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Belgian polls reveal regional disparities in voting behaviour in the lead-up to elections

Mon, 2024-03-25 06:49
Belgian opinion polls show vast differences in voting behaviour between the country’s regions, with Wallonians being the least likely to go to the polls while the far right is gaining ground in Flanders.
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Ukraine says it hit two Russian warships in strikes on Crimea

Mon, 2024-03-25 06:49
The Ukrainian military said it hit two large Russian landing ships in attacks on the annexed Crimean peninsula early on Sunday (24 March), as well as a communications centre and other infrastructure used by the Russian navy in the Black Sea.
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New anti-immigration candidate to feature on Le Pen’s EU list

Mon, 2024-03-25 06:48
Malika Sorel-Sutter, known for her strong anti-immigration stance, will be the second candidate on the French far-right Rassemblement National party’s list for the European elections in June, making her the second candidate on the list formerly associated with the currently struggling right-wing Les Républicains party.
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Faltering French right-wing party slams Macron and Le Pen ahead of EU elections

Mon, 2024-03-25 06:48
France’s right-wing Les Républicains (EPP) party took aim at President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance (Renew) and Le Pen’s Rassemblement National (ID) at the launch of the party’s EU election campaign in Aubervilliers Saturday.
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German trade union boss questions EU carbon price on petrol, gas

Mon, 2024-03-25 06:38
The introduction of an EU-wide carbon price on heating and road fuels in 2027 should be reconsidered, Yasmin Fahimi, president of the German trade union confederation (DGB), said in Berlin on Saturday (23 March).
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TikTok Taoiseach’: Simon Harris set to be Ireland’s youngest PM

Mon, 2024-03-25 06:14
Simon Harris, who is set to become Ireland's youngest ever prime minister after being appointed party leader on Sunday (24 March), will be hoping his social media skills and fresh face can save his party's flagging fortunes as elections loom.
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Europeans keep away from Russia’s blame game over Moscow terror attack

Mon, 2024-03-25 06:00
While European countries sent condolences and largely stayed away from commenting further on its implications, some fear the Russian terrorist attack could lead Putin to a more forceful response in Ukraine.
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From abortion rights to assisted dying: Macron’s 180-degree shift

Mon, 2024-03-25 06:00
In the latest episode of our Today in the EU podcast, we are looking at how European elections have impacted French President Emmanuel Macron's policy choices. 
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Ghosts of Beslan

Sun, 2024-03-24 10:15
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Global Europe Brief, your weekly update on the EU from a global perspective. You can subscribe to receive our newsletter here. As the deadly Moscow attack shatters Vladimir Putin’s security promise to Russians, he’ll likely be looking for...
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Biden signs $1.2 trillion US spending bill not including Ukraine aid

Sun, 2024-03-24 07:50
US President Joe Biden on Saturday (23 March) signed into law a $1.2 trillion spending package, keeping the US government funded through a fiscal year that began six months ago.
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Putin vows to punish those behind Russia concert massacre, strikes Ukraine

Sun, 2024-03-24 07:31
Russia said on Saturday (23 March) it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre in a concert hall near Moscow, and President Vladimir Putin pledged to track down and punish those behind the attack.
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Pro-EU Korčok scores surprise victory in first round of Slovak election

Sun, 2024-03-24 07:06
A pro-EU former Slovak foreign minister scored a surprise victory in the first round of a presidential election on Saturday (23 March), setting up a run-off vote with a key ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.
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Ukraine hopes to start installing nuclear reactors from Bulgaria in June

Sat, 2024-03-23 07:54
Ukraine hopes to sign a deal in June to buy two nuclear reactors from Bulgaria as it seeks to compensate for the loss of its vast Russian-occupied six-reactor Zaporizhzhia plant, the head of nuclear firm Energoatom said in an interview.
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Divided over Ukraine war, Slovakia votes for president

Sat, 2024-03-23 07:22
Slovakia will on Saturday (23 March) hold the first round of a presidential election that is a battle between the Central European country's Russia-leaning ruling camp and a pro-Ukraine opposition-backed candidate.
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Terrorist attack at Moscow concert leaves more than 60 dead, ISIS claims responsibility

Sat, 2024-03-23 06:57
Gunmen opened fire at a Moscow concert hall on Friday (22 March) killing more than 60 people, wounding more than 100 and sparking an inferno, authorities said, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility.
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Long subcontracting chains foster injustice, says ETUC leader [Advocacy Lab Content]

Fri, 2024-03-22 22:22
Long subcontracting chains lock workers out of rights, and lock injustices in, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) General Secretary Esther Lynch said during a debate on abusive subcontracting practices in Europe.
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Germany and France announce “breakthrough” for joint tank project plus defence production in Ukraine

Fri, 2024-03-22 18:14
Defence ministers Boris Pistorius and Sébastien Lecornu shared major breakthroughs on bilateral defence collaboration on Friday (22 March), announcing that both countries will officially start developing a new tank as well as produce military equipment in Ukraine.
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Commission presents five pillars for quantum development

Fri, 2024-03-22 17:27
The European Commission presented on Friday (22 March) five pillars that will form the basis of an action plan to boost Europe's competitiveness in quantum computing, a rapidly growing technology that solves problems too complex for classical computers. 
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BREAKING: Nature restoration law fails to secure support at critical member states meeting

Fri, 2024-03-22 17:12
Hungary’s last minute decision to withdraw support for the proposal means that the law’s future is uncertain. A planned vote during Monday’s (25 March) meeting of national environmental ministers is now postponed.
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EU imposes duties on Russian food commodities to appease Eastern European farmers

Fri, 2024-03-22 16:47
The European Commission proposed to increase tariffs on Russian and Belarusian grains and oilseeds imports to prevent the destabilisation of the EU market, the funding of Russian aggression against Ukraine and to try to defuse the protests on the Ukrainian-Polish border.
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