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3 days ago
EU leaders discussed a plan to send asylum seekers back to deportation camps in third countries, but some member states, led by Spain and Ireland, voiced strong opposition.
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10 minutes ago
Moldovan people freely voted to pursue EU membership in Sunday's referendum, according to the OSCE. The preliminary result saw EU integration backed by 50.4 percent, while 42 percent also backed the pro-EU Maia Sandu to stay on as president.
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33 minutes ago
The EU ombudsman has raised concerns about delays in regulating toxic chemicals — criticising the European Commission for its opaque decision-making process on approving or restricting hazardous substances.
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Capital Markets Union will not foot Europe’s climate bill, says report

3 months ago
In an effort to save money, the EU hopes private financiers will foot "most" of the climate bill. But a new report dispels these hopes, calling them "wishful thinking."
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Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces

12 days 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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A 'silent pandemic' the EU is not prepared for

2 years ago
"Mental health is the silent pandemic," Irish centre-right MEP Maria Walsh, who spearheads several parliament initiatives on mental health, said, arguing that the EU needs to have a strategy implemented in "weeks, not years".
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