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10 hours ago
The objections to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-semitism are that some of the examples conflate anti-semitism with harsh, but non-racist, criticism of Israel.
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4 hours ago
So far a typical encounter between Budapest's EU officials and journalists visiting the Hungarian capital for the @HU24EU! 'welcoming party' has turned into stonewalling and propaganda — with zero welcoming presence from prime minister Viktor Orbán and no meeting of EU commissioners in the capital, as is traditionally the case.
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5 hours ago
The EU will slap import duties of up to 37.6 percent on battery electric vehicles from China in a bid to ensure the survival of its own industry, the EU Commission announced on Thursday.
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What if we are fighting inflation all wrong?

10 days ago
In a new paper, two economists argue that the EU needs a system of price controls and buffer stocks to prevent future inflation and shouldn't just leave it to the ECB to fight price rises through interest rates after the fact.
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How QAnon pushed climate-denialism into European mainstream

3 days ago
Climate-change deniers and anti-vaxxers are converging online in far-right conspiracy groups, according to an investigation by the nonprofit investigative newsroom Lighthouse Reports and EUobserver, taking in everything from 15-minute cities to net zero.
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EU Migration ‘schizophrenia’: Need workers, close borders?

6 days ago
With the need for one million foreign workers annually, the EU introduced Talent Partnerships to bring in non-EU citizens to fill gaps in the labour market. Pilot projects only led to a small number of recruitments so far, with partner countries required to cooperate on border protection and returns.
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