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1 day ago
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has endorsed "innovative strategies" on migration outlined in a letter sent by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to EU summit leaders.
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7 hours ago
With the need for one million foreign workers annually, the EU introduced Talent Partnerships to bring in non-EU citizens to fill gaps in the labour market. Pilot projects only led to a small number of recruitments so far, with partner countries required to cooperate on border protection and returns.
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20 hours ago
Leaders reached an agreement on the EU's trio of top jobs with Ursula von der Leyen as the next EU Commission president, ex-Portuguese prime minister António Costa as Council president, and Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas as the EU's new foreign affairs chief.
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Five things to know about the European elections in Germany

29 days ago
As the largest member state in the 27-nation bloc, the distribution of its 96 seats is important in shaping the future of EU decision-making. Here's what to expect from the European elections in Germany.
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Disinformation often worst three days ahead of EU elections, says official

22 days ago
EU officials are raising the alarm at the increasing sophistication of disinformation campaigns — as tens of millions of European citizens head to the voting booths over the next few days.
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Italy's journalism never recovered from Berlusconi — under Meloni, it's getting worse

8 days ago
'Today it's less risky to criticise the Pope, even very harshly, than the CEO of a company,' one Italian journalist told EUobserver. Italy's freedom of the press — never recovered from the era of Silvio Berlusconi, has got worse under Georgia Meloni, with a harsh new defamation law and corporate buyouts of independent news agencies.
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