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Azerbaijani police raid offices of independent TV station
Azerbaijani police on Wednesday (6 March) raided the offices of a TV station, the interior ministry said, in the latest sign of a crackdown on independent media.
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Bulgarian public opinion of Putin turns negative after Navalny death
Most Bulgarians are convinced that the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was directly caused by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime, leading to increased negative perceptions of Putin and Russia, a national poll published on Wednesday by Bulgarian consultancy Alpha Research found.
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Croatian PM sees no threat in centre-left opposition
Ten left-wing and centrist parties have formed the “For a Better Croatia” coalition, led by the centre-left Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP/S&D) - a new formation that centre-right HDZ leader and Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has already dismissed as a threat ahead of the parliamentary elections.
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Bulgaria’s GERB leader accuses coalition partners of provoking early elections as government resigns
Bulgarian centre-right leader Boyko Borissov (GERB) on Wednesday accused his partners in the ruling PP-DB coalition of “provoking early elections” by hastily submitting the government’s resignation.
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Czech concerns over costs and delays cast shadow on French EDF nuclear bid
In the race to secure a nuclear unit tender for the Dukovany power plant, Czechia express concerns over cost overruns and delays, casting a shadow on French company EDF’s bid.
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Kyiv proposes temporary trade restrictions with EU in exchange for Russian grain import ban
Ukraine is ready to accept temporary trade restrictions with the EU provided the bloc imposes a ban on Russian grain imports, Ukrainian Trade Minister Taras Kachka told the Financial Times.
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Chinese FM blasts US, criticises EU, defends Russia ties
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi lashed out against the US, criticised the EU and praised his country's partnership with Russia on Thursday (7 March), in a wide-ranging press conference where he called the war in Gaza a "disgrace for civilisation".
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Sánchez navigates controversial amnesty bill changes to secure separatist support
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez accepted changes to the text of the controversial amnesty bill on Wednesday - the latest version of which is almost certain to be approved on Thursday - to satisfy the Catalan separatists who remain key to the government’s stability.
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Italy presses ahead with nuclear as energy transition tool after 30-plus-year hiatus
The Italian Chamber of Deputies will launch a major inquiry into how nuclear energy could help Italy reach its energy transition goals, a significant step as the country remains the only G7 nation not operating nuclear power stations, having shut down the last plant over 30 years ago.
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French left party LFI unveils EU election list
Radical-left La France Insoumise (LFI, GUE/NGL) unveiled its EU election list on Wednesday, and although it remains incomplete and has yet to be voted on by party members, it includes all outgoing MEPs as well as some new faces.
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German Federal States demand progress on outsourcing asylum applications to third countries
In a lasting dispute over asylum policy between the German federal states and the government, the states have now made demands to proceed with outsourcing asylum applications to third countries, setting a deadline for the government.
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Fico says Czechia has ‘interest’ in supporting Ukraine war, after Prague burns bridge
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has dismissed Czechia’s decision to suspend intergovernmental consultations due to Bratislava’s apparent pro-Russian stances by claiming they ‘just want peace’ while accusing Prague of having an ‘interest’ in supporting the war in Ukraine. Czech Prime...
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Top US sanctions official delivers warning to Austria on Russia
A top US sanctions official will visit Austrian authorities as well as Raiffeisen Bank International on 7-8 March, the US embassy to Austria said on Wednesday (6 March), ratcheting up pressure on the biggest Western bank in Russia.
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Facing a squeeze, centre-right parties defy EPP’s elections plan
National centre-right parties used the European People’s Party’s (EPP) congress on Wednesday (6 March) as a platform to air grievances on national issues and rebel against the party line, as many feel the squeeze of home voters' swing to the far-right.
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Von der Leyen to visit Cyprus to discuss Gaza maritime aid corridor
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is set to visit Cyprus this week for talks on a maritime aid corridor from the island to Gaza, officials said Wednesday (6 April).
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Italy’s centre-right wants Meloni in EPP
Italian centre-right party Forza Italia wants right-wing Prime Minister Georgia Meloni’s party joining the European People’s Party (EPP) to strengthen Italy’s influence in the European Parliament, MEP Salvatore De Meo told Euractiv.
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German government bound to continue coalition while conservatives brace for its collapse
Concerns about a defeat in the EU election are looming large for the German government, which is currently facing a decline in the polls and internal discord, while the conservatives are actively preparing for its collapse.
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Parliament committee considers more safeguards in trade liberalisation with Ukraine
The European Parliament Trade Committee will vote tomorrow (7 March) whether to add new limits to trade benefits to Kyiv to appease EU farmers, or to approve the new rules with no changes to speed up their adoption in help of the country in war.
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Revised due diligence law adds farmers’ protection in food chain
In a fresh nod to EU farmers who have been protesting across the bloc for weeks, the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council included a political message in support of farmers in its draft compromise on the controversial EU corporate due diligence law, seen by Euractiv.
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EU to finally exit ‘climate-wrecking’ energy treaty
The European Union is poised to agree on a joint exit from a controversial energy investment protection agreement that activists say is a roadblock on the bloc’s path to climate neutrality.
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