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1 day ago
A cynical fight between Europe’s two biggest political parties is delaying the confirmation of the EU’s highest officials.
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14 hours ago
Two weeks ago, when the parliamentary hearings for the new EU commissioners began, few could have expected that the new commission — and the inauguration of its president Ursula von der Leyen — would end up being so dependent on domestic Spanish politics (and climate change).
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16 hours ago
Rightwing MEPs set out plans to gut key reporting requirements from the EU’s already-delayed anti-deforestation law on Thursday — the latest pillar of the bloc’s green deal to come under threat, in a move branded “shameful” by environmental NGOs and campaigners.  
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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

16 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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