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16th Apr 2024

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Salvini wins majority for 'security' decree on asylum-seekers

Italy's populist-coalition government won a confidence vote, 163 to 59, in the upper house Senate on Wednesday over a controversial security decree. Deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini called it a "historic day" on Twitter. The decree will make it easier for Italian authorities to deport convicted asylum seekers. Critics fear the new decree may increase crime by pushing migrants out of the system and into illegality.

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EU puts Sudan war and famine-risk back in spotlight

The EU is hoping to put the international spotlight back on Sudan amid a war where half the population is at risk of famine. And Josep Borrell, EU foreign policy chief, also warned of Russia's presence in the country.

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Private fears of fairtrade activist for EU election campaign

I am not sleeping well, tossing and turning at night because I am obsessed about the EU election campaign, worried by geopolitical tensions, a far-right next parliament, and a backlash against the Green Deal, writes Sophie Aujean of Fairtrade International.

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