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4th Sep 2023

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Austrian minister probed on far-right intelligence raids

Austrian far-right FPO interior minister, Herbert Kickl, has come under growing pressure in a parliamentary inquiry opening on Tuesday into raids of private homes and offices of security officers in Austria's domestic BVT intelligence agency. The searches, which took place on 28 February, were carried out by a police street crime unit run by an FPO official and seized files that reportedly related to investigations into far-right extremist groups.

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Letter

Right of Reply: Ethiopian embassy responds to Human Rights Watch

In her article, Laetitia Bader expresses doubts about the Ethiopian government's ability to deliver justice. We would like to provide insight into Ethiopia's significant efforts in implementing transitional justice policies, fostering healing, and building a more inclusive and just society.

Agenda

La Rentrée and MEPs anti-corruption reform This WEEK

The European Parliament's committee on constitutional affairs will vote on a 14-point anti-corruption reform, after the Qatargate allegations. Meanwhile, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will participate in the first Africa Climate Summit.

Job insecurity 'undermines' voting and political participation

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Analysis

Europe's summer wildfires: the lessons to be learnt

This summer's wildfires have dominated headlines, featuring pictures of helicopters flying overhead and tourists fleeing — but what lessons have experts drawn? They are calling for the need to manage forests and vegetation, and create more forest firebreaks.

Opinion

Remembering Robert Schuman (1886-1963)

Robert Schuman who died on Monday (4 September) 60 years ago, was the rarest of creatures. A subtle subversive. An individual who changed the course of history without much personal power. A revolutionary without weapons.

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