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EU Civil Protection Mechanism launches preparations for possible extreme weather events for 2024 in the face of climate change big-plus
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Opinion EU Civil Protection Mechanism launches preparations for possible extreme weather events for 2024 in the face of climate change

Sunday, 19 May 2024 12:23

The meeting involves 54 representatives from 30 European countries that are part of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Together they will identify and share lessons and good practic ...

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Commission disburses the third payment of €700 million to Croatia under the Recovery and Resilience Facility big-plus
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Opinion Commission disburses the third payment of €700 million to Croatia under the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Sunday, 19 May 2024 12:23

On 24 July 2023, Croatia submitted to the Commission the third request for payment of €700m under the RRF covering 32 milestones and 13 targets. These cover several reforms in the a ...

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Rishi Sunak’s flying visit to COP28 big-plus
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Opinion Rishi Sunak’s flying visit to COP28

Sunday, 19 May 2024 12:23

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‘Clash of civilizations’ looms over EU elections big-plus
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Opinion ‘Clash of civilizations’ looms over EU elections

Sunday, 19 May 2024 12:23

Far-right parties are cashing in on decades of campaigning against Islam and migration, as they move to the center ground. Geert Wilders may be just the tip of the iceberg. Following the ...

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Paris and Berlin key to including rape in gender-violence directive big-plus
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Opinion Paris and Berlin key to including rape in gender-violence directive

Sunday, 19 May 2024 12:23

13 EU member states currently apply consent-based definitions to criminalise rape (Photo: Unsplash) Germany and France currently hold the key to unblocking negotiations on the EU di ...

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‘Go fuck yourself!’ Elon Musk tells fleeing advertisers big-plus
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Opinion ‘Go fuck yourself!’ Elon Musk tells fleeing advertisers

Sunday, 19 May 2024 12:23

‘Is that clear? I hope it is,’ says X owner as companies pull ads from his platform. Elon Musk has a message for advertisers who have left X en masse amid accusations of unchecked antisemit ...

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Von der Leyen: ‘Now or never’ for Israel-Palestine solution big-plus
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Opinion Von der Leyen: ‘Now or never’ for Israel-Palestine solution

Sunday, 19 May 2024 12:23

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Lithuania asks EU not to drop ammo refunds for Ukraine big-plus
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Opinion Lithuania asks EU not to drop ammo refunds for Ukraine

Sunday, 19 May 2024 12:23

Small members would struggle to continue sending weapons to Kyiv in the absence of the EPF, Foreign Minister Landsbergis tells POLITICO. BRUSSELS — Small EU countries would encounter financ ...

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UN officially launches ‘interoperable’ digital public infrastructure dubbed ‘50-in-5’ big-plus
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Opinion UN officially launches ‘interoperable’ digital public infrastructure dubbed ‘50-in-5’

Sunday, 19 May 2024 12:23

On November 8, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched its new initiative promoting digital public infrastructure (DPI) in cooperation with countries claiming to “commit to shari ...

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Greta Thunberg Joins Anti-Zionism Protest at Israeli Embassy in Sweden big-plus
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Opinion Greta Thunberg Joins Anti-Zionism Protest at Israeli Embassy in Sweden

Sunday, 19 May 2024 12:23

Greta Thunberg was caught on camera chanting “Crush Zionism” during a demonstration outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm. The incident took place on November 22 during a pro-Palestinian de ...

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Von der Leyen flirts with second term, outlines priorities big-plus
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Opinion Von der Leyen flirts with second term, outlines priorities

Sunday, 19 May 2024 12:23

EU Commission chief would ‘keep the direction of travel’ while adapting to a changing world in potential new mandate. TERVUREN, Belgium — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, ...

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EU’s von der Leyen urges youth to reverse Brexit big-plus
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Opinion EU’s von der Leyen urges youth to reverse Brexit

Sunday, 19 May 2024 12:23

European Commission president says politicians ‘goofed it up’ in 2016 and the next generation will ‘have to fix it.’ The U.K. is on a clear “direction of travel” toward rejoining the EU, th ...

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