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4 days ago
EU countries are split on centralising capital markets supervision, with Luxembourg and Ireland opposed and large economies, led by France, in favour. “Luxembourg and the 13 dwarves just block everything,” according to one diplomat from a large EU member state.
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1 minute ago
The European Union is seeking to wean itself off most external raw materials dependency by 2030.
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1 hour ago
Many African leaders privately acknowledge the contradictions and conditionality they accept in international relations are nonsensical. But they play the game in order to achieve even a slight advantage over their peers as well as for the prestige of being invited to high-profile meetings in places like the Élysée Palace or Brussels.
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Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces

5 months ago
Legal scholars have dubbed it a "sleeping beauty" — a potent yet practically unused EU Parliament instrument akin to the EU's own Article 7, designed to safeguard the rule of law and the integrity of its institutions.
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Dekonspiratsiya: Meet 20 of Putin's EU spies

14 days ago
Russian spies are still active in the EU capital and have a "higher risk appetite" than before the Ukraine war — despite Belgium's efforts to push back against their plots.
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As Trump sells out Europe’s security, ‘war is not over’ in Ukraine

1 month ago
The US and Russia have agreed to start negotiations “immediately" to end the war in Ukraine. But experts keep warning about the moral and strategic consequences of a bad deal — especially for Europe. Meanwhile, it is clear that Ukrainians have no trust in any peace deal with Moscow without strong security guarantees.
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