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2 days ago
Copernicus, the EU's earth observation agency, has issued a new global-warming warning — as world leaders are expected to gather for the annual UN climate talks being held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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3 hours ago
The imminent ban by the Knesset on the UN relief agency in Gaza leaves it with no contingency plan to help the entrapped two million people under Israeli siege.
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2 hours ago
If you look out from the Baltic beaches at Helsingborg, Jastarnia or Warnemunde, you can see the giant tankers that belong to the Russian shadow fleet. These are the ships that bring oil from Russia's harbours and ship it to the world market, in violation of international sanctions. On Thursday, MEPs have a chance to vote to stop this.
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Plenary debate about UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

Plenary debate about EU-US relations in the light of the outcome of the US presidential elections

Plenary debate about listing Russia as a high-risk third country in the EU

Plenary debate about the report on how to enhance Europe’s civilian and defence preparedness and readiness

UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)

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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

14 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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