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3 days ago
EU leaders discussed Europe's defence industry needs during the European Council on Thursday (27 June). French negotiators brokered a compromise with leaders quickly shutting down suggestions of common borrowing.
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59 minutes ago
Climate-change deniers and anti-vaxxers are converging online in far-right conspiracy groups, according to an investigation by the nonprofit investigative newsroom Lighthouse Reports and EUobserver, taking in everything from 15-minute cities to net zero.
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4 hours ago
Marine Le Pen's National Rally won big in the French elections but may yet be blocked from gaining an outright majority if leftwing and centrist voters made it a priority to counter her far-right party.
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Five things to know about the European elections in Germany

1 month 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

25 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

11 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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