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1 day ago
The €800bn annual investment gap identified in the Draghi report has revived discussions on supranational debt, but common safe asset talks should progress naturally as states see the need for shared funding, such as defence.
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Several EU leaders have warned it would be bad timing for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire — but said Europe might send peacekeepers in future. New foreign affairs chief, Kaja Kallas, said as the EU summit opened: "Any rush for negotiations too soon will actually be a bad deal for Ukraine".  
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A French court on Thursday (19 December) found Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband guilty of aggravated rape and sentenced him to 20 years in prison, concluding a case which has shocked France and womens' rights campaigners.
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A 'silent pandemic' the EU is not prepared for

2 years ago
"Mental health is the silent pandemic," Irish centre-right MEP Maria Walsh, who spearheads several parliament initiatives on mental health, said, arguing that the EU needs to have a strategy implemented in "weeks, not years".
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Gaza's children paying 'high price' for war, UN envoy says

2 days ago
Without shelter from bombs, access to water, food, hygiene, healthcare, or education, Gaza's children are paying “a high price” in the war, UNICEF’s envoy for Palestine told EUobserver.
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Drainpipe of shame: How Orbán hypocrisy became a gay icon in Brussels

2 months ago
The drainpipe in Brussels where a far-right MEP fled a gay orgy still attracts tourists, who take pics to remember what Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán really represents.
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