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1 day ago
The EU's plan for a so-called “28th regime” could make unfair competition the norm at the expense of Europe’s working people. Just like the Bolkestein Directive, it risks becoming a free pass for companies to bypass national collective bargaining agreements, union rights, and social protections.
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16 minutes ago
The EU will delay its retaliatory tariffs on the United States until mid-April in a bid to give more room for an agreed settlement to avoid a transatlantic trade war, the bloc’s trade commissioner said on Thursday.
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25 seconds ago
An informal gathering of leaders ahead of EU summits on how to best crack down on migration appears to be attracting more and more members.
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Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces

5 months 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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Dekonspiratsiya: Meet 20 of Putin's EU spies

9 days ago
Russian spies are still active in the EU capital and have a "higher risk appetite" than before the Ukraine war — despite Belgium's efforts to push back against their plots.
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As Trump sells out Europe’s security, ‘war is not over’ in Ukraine

1 month ago
The US and Russia have agreed to start negotiations “immediately" to end the war in Ukraine. But experts keep warning about the moral and strategic consequences of a bad deal — especially for Europe. Meanwhile, it is clear that Ukrainians have no trust in any peace deal with Moscow without strong security guarantees.
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