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EU foreign and defence ministers pledge to do more to arm Ukraine big-plus
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Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:39

The Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg -attended by EU Defence Ministers as well as Foreign Ministers was told by their Ukrainian counterparts about the heightened Russian bombar ...

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Free speech victory claimed as court stops order to halt NatCon big-plus
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Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:39

Belgian justice came to the rescue of the National Conservatism (‘NatCon’) conference in Brussels. Police had blockaded the conference in Brussels on the order of a local mayor who ...

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Borrell writes his job description big-plus
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Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:39

The job of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs is not an easy one. On the one hand, Josip Borrell has been up against the determination of member states to keep the competenc ...

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Leak: EU interior ministers want to exempt themselves from chat control bulk scanning of private messages big-plus
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Business Leak: EU interior ministers want to exempt themselves from chat control bulk scanning of private messages

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:39

According to the latest draft text of the controversial EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation proposal leaked by the French news organisation Contexte, EU interior ministers want to exem ...

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National Conservatives vow to go ahead with Brussels event big-plus
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Business National Conservatives vow to go ahead with Brussels event

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:39

The Eurosceptic National Conservatives have vowed to go ahead with their conference in Brussels, despite having their booking cancelled by the intended venue. The most high-profile ...

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SIBUR plans to recycle up to 100,000 tons of plastic waste per year big-plus
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Business SIBUR plans to recycle up to 100,000 tons of plastic waste per year

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:39

This month, officials from UN member states will gather in Ottawa to discuss progress in drafting a legally binding global treaty to combat plastic pollution, which is expected to b ...

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Finance ministers give go ahead to boost security and defence industry big-plus
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Business Finance ministers give go ahead to boost security and defence industry

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:39

EU finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg have welcomed the action plan from European Investment Bank President Calviño to update the definition of dual-use projects and ext ...

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Resist backlash on deforestation law, green groups tell EU big-plus
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Business Resist backlash on deforestation law, green groups tell EU

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:39

The EU Commission has unveiled new funding programmes for African coffee producers to comply with the bloc’s anti-deforestation law (Photo: Taylor Flowe) European environmental grou ...

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Rural Europe’s turn to far-right triggered by ‘political neglect’ big-plus
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Business Rural Europe’s turn to far-right triggered by ‘political neglect’

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:39

Investigate Europe’s reporters travelled to four rural communities — in the Netherlands, Portugal, France, and Germany — to understand what is driving voters to side with far-right parties (Ph ...

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No EU membership without free media big-plus
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Business No EU membership without free media

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:39

As the EU plans for enlargement, it will be imperative that the European Commission remains ruthless in ensuring that candidate countries abide to the newly enshrined European Media ...

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The Plight of Minorities in Kyrgyzstan: systematic persecution and repression big-plus
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Business The Plight of Minorities in Kyrgyzstan: systematic persecution and repression

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:39

Notably recognized for its ethnic diversity, Kyrgyzstan is one of the Central Asian countries known for its rich history and multiculturalism. However, beneath the surface of this d ...

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Germany tells ICJ Gaza hearing arms sales to Israel ‘defensive’ big-plus
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Business Germany tells ICJ Gaza hearing arms sales to Israel ‘defensive’

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 08:39

Germany’s director of legal affairs Tania von Uslar-Gleichen ‘firmly rejected Nicaragua’s accusations’ (Photo: International Court of Justice) The International Court of Justice met ...

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