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21 hours ago
Battlelines were drawn as EU competition commissioner Margarethe Vestager defended merger controls — and slammed the idea that looser rules would improve competitiveness, as suggested in former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta's report 24 hours ago.
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25 minutes ago
As different Spitzenkandidaten now compete for different kinds of things, the process is most likely to cause confusion among the voters. Worse, it may even be seen as another failed promise of EU democratisation.
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Electorates of 987 million voters (India) and 400 million (Europe) both go to the polls in spring 2024 — what will the results mean for relations between New Delhi and Brussels?
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Informal meeting of consumer protection ministers

Foreign Affairs Council

Foreign Affairs Council

Informal meeting of health ministers

Informal meeting of health ministers

Informal meeting of health ministers

Informal meeting of health ministers

Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council

Agriculture and Fisheries Council

Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council

Lithuanian presidential elections

EU elections

EU elections

EU elections

EU elections

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Two Russian bankers left in EU limbo, despite court victory

8 days ago
Two Russian bankers have come closer to wriggling off the EU blacklist due to flimsy evidence, auguring badly for similar court rulings expected before summer.
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2 days ago
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EU eyes teen turnout as next generation votes

1 day ago
Lowering the voting age is a way of making mid-to-late teenagers feel listened to — but it is also a way of creating a habit, increasing the likelihood of them voting throughout their lives. And also possibly a youthful and idealistic ‘shield’ against more reactionary and right-wing middle-aged voters?
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