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1 day ago
One of the biggest steel companies in the Czech Republic faces a severe financial crisis, worsened by alleged mismanagement, high energy costs, and decreased steel demand. Losing the steel sites risks adding fuel to Europe’s rising far-right populism, as experts warn “part of the reason that people vote for the far-right is the impact and threat of deindustrialisation”.
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Follow our live blog for real-time updates and insights on the EU commissioner hearings as they unfold.
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A Dutch judge threw out a previous ruling that required Shell to reduce emissions of its activities and that of its customers by 45 percent by 2030.
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Plenary debate about UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

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Drainpipe of shame: How Orbán hypocrisy became a gay icon in Brussels

1 month 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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Handshake of death: EU embrace of Kagame helping silence dissidents in Belgium

13 days ago
Every time EU leaders shake hands with Rwanda's president Paul Kagame, they embolden him to commit crimes against dissidents in Belgium, making themselves morally liable.
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Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces

1 month 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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