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1 day ago
The EU Commission’s decision to pay out the first €1bn tranche of Egypt’s ‘cash for migrant control’ deal without consulting MEPs was made purely because of urgency, rather than a concerted effort to bypass EU lawmakers, a senior commission official has said.  
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18 minutes ago
The EU, Germany, the Netherlands, and fossil fuel giants are driving a green hydrogen boom in South Africa — but, if the fever subsides, it will be the people of South Africa left footing the bill.
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4 hours ago
The number of 'revolving door' cases at the European Investment Bank is rising, pointing to a systemic issue at this key EU institution and endangering its integrity. Alarmingly, the Bank’s response until now seems to be one of sitting back and doing nothing about it.
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Plenary debate on the crackdown on the civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan

President Metsola meets with the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk

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Drainpipe of shame: How Orbán hypocrisy became a gay icon in Brussels

2 months 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

1 month 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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