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German prosecutor requests Puigdemont extradition to Spain

Schleswig-Holstein's public prosecutor requested on Tuesday the extradition of former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, to Spain for involvement in the Catalan independence referendum in October, underlining that the Spanish crime of 'rebellion' is the equivalent of the German offence of 'high treason'. Schleswig-Holstein's highest court will examine the request for extradition and decide whether Puigdemont meanwhile should be kept in custody because he represents a flight risk.

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Afghanistan is a 'forever emergency,' says UN head

Afghanistan is a "forever emergency" rendered worse by an isolated country intent on dismantling human rights, says UN refugee agency (UNHCR) representative for the country, Leonard Zulu.

EU public procurement reform 'ineffective', find auditors

The EU Commission reformed procurement directives to make bids more attractive (and competitive), but the reform has failed, say auditors. Procedures now take longer, and the number of direct awards and individual tenders has increased over the past decade.

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Optimising Alzheimer's disease health care pathways across Europe

Despite challenges and barriers across European health systems in the timely detection and accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, policymakers have a unique opportunity to be remembered for improving the AD care pathway and transforming the way the disease is managed.

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The EU's U-turn on caged farm animals — explained

A European citizens' initiative — signed by 1.4 million people — saw the EU Commission promise to ban cages for 300 million farmed animals. Then the farming lobby got involved.

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