As the European Political Community meets again, its role starts to take shape big-plus
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Interview As the European Political Community meets again, its role starts to take shape

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

The European Political Community has held its second-ever meeting, this time in Moldova. Launched last year at the suggestion of France’s President Macron, it’s open to all European ...

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Labour Party faces reckoning over sexual harassment claims big-plus
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Interview Labour Party faces reckoning over sexual harassment claims

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

Female MPs turn on leadership following latest ‘pestminster’ revelations. LONDON — The U.K. Labour Party has been plunged into a reckoning over internal processes after a series of sexual m ...

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The Tiananmen massacre and China’s pragmatist soft power big-plus
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Interview The Tiananmen massacre and China’s pragmatist soft power

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

Thirty-four years ago, China’s Communist government ordered the army to fire on protestors at Tiananmen Square, killing hundreds, if not thousands. Jianli Yang, a Tiananmen massacre survivo ...

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Europe’s energy crisis is Putin’s problem now big-plus
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Interview Europe’s energy crisis is Putin’s problem now

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

With Europe’s fuel prices returning to pre-war levels, Russia has lost its best leverage over the Continent, experts say. Barely six months ago, Russian media released a propaganda film sho ...

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Under pressure, Commission delays foreign funding disclosure plan big-plus
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Interview Under pressure, Commission delays foreign funding disclosure plan

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

A top von der Leyen priority to fight election interference hits a speedbump amid NGO outcry. In the fight against foreign interference, the European Commission is making a tactical retreat ...

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The struggle to control AI big-plus
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Interview The struggle to control AI

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

At a summit in Sweden, the EU and US plan a joint code of conduct for AI firms. If only they agreed on what it should say. LULEÅ, Sweden — Top European and American officials gathered ...

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EU data protection chief launches Frontex investigation big-plus
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Interview EU data protection chief launches Frontex investigation

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

People arriving and seeking refuge in Europe may be end up being grilled by Frontex agents to divulge possibly incriminating information (Photo: Freedom House) Warsaw-based Frontex ...

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Madrid steps up bid to host EU anti-money laundering hub big-plus
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Interview Madrid steps up bid to host EU anti-money laundering hub

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

Madrid has offered its Glass Tower to host the AMLA headquarters, a skyscraper almost 250 metres high (Photo: Unsplash) The application process has not yet opened, nor is there an o ...

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Boris Johnson got ‘bored’ with COVID, former aide claims big-plus
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Interview Boris Johnson got ‘bored’ with COVID, former aide claims

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

Guto Harri also detailed a bust up between the UK’s then-prime minister and Rishi Sunak. LONDON — Boris Johnson declared himself “epileptically bored with COVID” in 2022 as he mulled scrapp ...

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Italy eyes ECB board seat gamble big-plus
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Interview Italy eyes ECB board seat gamble

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

Meloni’s expected choice for Rome job may jeopardise a crucial privilege in Frankfurt. FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank’s six-member strong executive board may welcome a new face later ...

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Russia and Ukraine fail to embrace IAEA plan to protect nuclear plant big-plus
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Interview Russia and Ukraine fail to embrace IAEA plan to protect nuclear plant

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

Grossi, who spoke at the UN Security Council, has tried for months to craft an agreement to reduce the risk of a catastrophic nuclear accident from military activity like shelling a ...

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POLITICO Pro Morning Central Banker: Energy price relief — Zero-day options — The long arriverderci big-plus
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Interview POLITICO Pro Morning Central Banker: Energy price relief — Zero-day options — The long arriverderci

Friday, 02 June 2023 14:45

Our one-stop source for central banking & monetary policy news. View in your browser or listen to audio By GEOFFREY SMITH ...

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