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Top10. Why the EU is divided over the Mercosur trade deal

Mon, 2025-01-06 06:00

In this episode, host Giada Santana and agrifood reporter Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro delve into the details of the EU-Mercosur deal and explore the controversies surrounding it.

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Five EU health policy stories to follow for 2025

Mon, 2025-01-06 00:03

2025 looks set to see some important legislative developments in the field of health.

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Zelenskyy reports heavy Russian, North Korean troop losses in Russia’s Kursk

Sun, 2025-01-05 07:57

Zelenskyy also said "fierce battles" had raged along the entire 1,000-km front line, with the most difficult situation near the city of Pokrovsk.

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Italian Prime Minister Meloni meets with Trump at his Florida resort

Sun, 2025-01-05 07:44

While no details of the meeting have been disclosed, Meloni had planned to talk with Trump about Russia's war in Ukraine, trade issues, the Middle East and the plight of an Italian journalist detained in Tehran.

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Austrian chancellor quits as coalition talks collapse

Sun, 2025-01-05 07:15

The coalition talks' collapse three months after September's parliamentary election underscores the growing difficulty of forming stable governments in European countries.

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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza Strip as new ceasefire talks begin

Sun, 2025-01-05 07:02

The Israeli military said earlier its forces had destroyed a military complex that had been used by Hamas.

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Greenland’s leader steps up push for independence from Denmark

Sat, 2025-01-04 07:56

An independence movement has gained traction in Greenland in part due to revelations of misconduct by Danish authorities, including an involuntary birth control campaign launched in the 1960s.

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Poland takes over EU presidency with focus on security

Sat, 2025-01-04 07:35

Analysts say the Polish presidency is a key moment for Europe above all due to Trump’s arrival and the situation in Ukraine but also issues related to the broader economy.

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Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, judge signals no jail

Sat, 2025-01-04 07:10

Before Trump, no US president - former or sitting - had been charged with or convicted of a crime.

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Musk projects his hard-right influence in Europe

Sat, 2025-01-04 06:54

The ever-more powerful Tesla and SpaceX chief is turning his gaze on Europe, where many governments are already grappling with the rise of populism and the far-right.

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Germany and France return to Syria to push for ‘peaceful transition’

Fri, 2025-01-03 19:56

The countries' foreign ministers met Syria's transitional leader on Friday.

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EU chief von der Leyen cancels engagements due to pneumonia

Fri, 2025-01-03 18:28

The EU Commission chief is working from home, a Commission spokesperson said.

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Austrian coalition talks collapse as liberals bow out

Fri, 2025-01-03 14:12

The ÖVP secretary-general blamed the collapse of negotiations on the centre-left party, not the liberals.

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Mercosur deal exposes EU contradictions on key strategic issues, expert warns

Fri, 2025-01-03 13:00

If completing the long-awaited trade deal was a geopolitical move to counter Chinese influence, the EU may have missed the boat.

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US LNG exports soar, Europe remaining the main destination

Fri, 2025-01-03 07:47

In 2024 Europe accounted for 55% of total US LNG exports, 34% of total US exports went to Asia while the next 11% went mainly to Latin America.

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In Norway, nearly all new cars sold in 2024 were fully electric

Fri, 2025-01-03 07:19

Fully electric cars account for more than 28% of all cars driven in the Nordic country as of December, according to Public Road Administration data.

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Venezuela puts a price on the head of exiled opposition candidate

Fri, 2025-01-03 07:02

Spain granted Edmundo González Urrutia asylum on 20 December after Venezuela announced charges of conspiracy and racketeering against him.

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Zelenskyy: Trump is capable of stopping Putin

Fri, 2025-01-03 06:44

The Ukrainian President said in an interview that Donald Trump had told him he would be one of the first to visit Washington after the presidential inauguration this month.

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Starved of gas, industry shuts down in pro-Russian region of Moldova

Fri, 2025-01-03 06:30

Transnistria has for several years paid nothing for supplies from Russian gas giant Gazprom under a tacit understanding with Moscow.

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Slovakia brings its grievances to Brussels after Ukraine’s gas transit ‘sabotage’

Fri, 2025-01-03 06:02

Prime Minister Robert Fico said in a video message that his Smer party would consider cutting electricity supplies to Ukraine, adding that a Slovak delegation would discuss the situation in Brussels next Tuesday.

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