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1 day ago
Here are five reasons why and how the far-right will shape the next half decade of European integration, and five reasons to remain (cautiously) optimistic.
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Only six MEPs voted against a 'groundbreaking' new law prohibiting products made with forced labour, targeting supply chains both inside and outside the EU. The broad support came despite lengthy negotiations on the file, and some doubts remain. 
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Informal meeting of health ministers

Informal meeting of health ministers

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Migration pact hailed as 'huge' EU win, amid human-rights fears

12 days ago
MEPs have given their final approval to the EU's long-delayed immigration and asylum pact, which EU Commission president von der Leyen heralded as a "huge achievement for Europe".
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6 days ago
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EU rules seen as insufficient to fix nutrient pollution

5 days ago
From rivers and lakes to lagoons and seas, numerous aquatic environments across Europe are grappling with a silent yet ubiquitous threat – an excess of nutrients that disrupt their ecological balance and imperil their very existence. And experts say current policies are not going to fix the problem.
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