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Iceland gets new government under Social Democrat Frostadottir

12 hours 41 min ago

The new government plans to put the question of EU membership to a referendum, which the governing parties said they hope will take place no later than 2027.

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Pope calls Gaza airstrikes ‘cruelty’ after Israeli minister’s criticism

13 hours 2 min ago

Pope Francis has recently been outspoken about Israel's military campaign against Palestinian militant group Hamas.

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Albania announces shutdown of TikTok for at least a year

13 hours 12 min ago

The blocking of the controversial social network comes less than a month after a 14-year-old student was killed and another injured folowing an online confrontation.

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Turkey will do ‘whatever it takes’ if Syria government cannot address Kurd militia issue

13 hours 25 min ago

The US-backed Kurdish SDF played a major role defeating Islamic State militants in 2014-2017 with US air support, and still guards its fighters in prison camps in Syria. Turkey wants SDF disbanded.

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Britain sends former EU commissioner Mandelson as envoy to charm Trump

13 hours 39 min ago

Trump responded by selecting the producer of his long-running reality television show, "The Apprentice," to be his administration’s special envoy to the United Kingdom.

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German far right brings political edge to Magdeburg attack site

13 hours 54 min ago

Martin Sellner, an Austrian popular with Germany's far-right, posted on social media that the suspect "hated Islam, but he hated the Germans more".

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Alcohol is a public health challenge. Why don’t we see it that way? [Advocacy Lab Content]

18 hours 37 min ago

The EU’s alcoholic beverages market is worth over €200 billion. But is it time to look beyond the profit margins towards a fundamental policy rethink of harm reduction?

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Kazakhstan investing in renewables, hydrocarbons, and infrastructure with new energy vision [Advocacy Lab Content]

18 hours 45 min ago

Kazakhstan currently has 148 renewable energy projects totalling 2.9 GW. Plans underway for 66 additional projects with a capacity of 1.68 GW, attracting $1.3 billion in investments.

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Europe’s start-up ecosystem is evolving, with big investment returns now possible [Advocacy Lab Content]

18 hours 53 min ago

European venture capital funds have been achieving net returns greater than 20% annually over a 10-year horizon, outperforming many global benchmarks. Investing early is key.

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Climate change slowly killing Europe’s beech forests, says new study [Advocacy Lab Content]

19 hours 2 min ago

Climate change risks beech tree growth decline across Europe, potentially leading to forest dieback.

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Albania shuts down TikTok at least for a year

Sat, 2024-12-21 19:03

“We are going to chase this thug out of our neighbourhood for one year", Rama said.

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Meloni’s Italy-Albania deal faces another judicial set-back

Sat, 2024-12-21 16:24

“If these [Italian court rulings] are upheld by the EU Court of Justice in their underlying philosophy,” Meloni warned, they could “compromise the repatriation policies of all member states.”

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EU, Swiss hail ‘historic’ new deal resetting relations

Sat, 2024-12-21 08:32

Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen described the agreement as "historic" and vital given the geopolitical turmoil.

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Azerbaijan-brokered deal to keep gas flowing to EU via Ukraine fails

Sat, 2024-12-21 07:01

This development appears to end hopes that gas transiting via Ukraine could continue to flow after 31 December, when a long-term gas transit contract between Moscow and Kyiv ends.

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US House approves bill to avert midnight shutdown, sends to Senate

Sat, 2024-12-21 06:26

Trump's demand to lift the debt ceiling was resoundingly rejected by the House -- including 38 Republicans. Previous fights over the debt ceiling have spooked financial markets.

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Italian deputy PM Salvini acquitted of migrant kidnapping charges

Sat, 2024-12-21 06:12

Salvini had tried to prevent the Spanish charity Open Arms from bringing 147 asylum seekers to Italy in the summer of 2019, when he was interior minister.

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Saudi man kills at least two after ramming into crowd at German Christmas market

Sat, 2024-12-21 06:02

Police said the attacker was a 50-year-old male doctor from Saudi Arabia with permanent residency in Germany, where he had lived for almost two decades.

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Slovak doctors’ avoid prison, Fico’s government avoids mass resignations, for now

Sat, 2024-12-21 02:28

Over 3,300 doctors resignations will be withdrawn. The immediate crisis is avoided, with the stability contingent on February’s parliamentary votes.

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Berlin remains calm after Musk endorses AfD

Fri, 2024-12-20 19:02

Alice Weidel, AfD's chancellor hopeful, was quick to pick up on Musk's endorsement.

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Trucking horrific animal welfare conditions across Europe [Advocacy Lab Content]

Fri, 2024-12-20 17:07

Animals stuck on a truck for months, an uneven application of EU animal welfare rules, and complex transport costs. Europe’s animal transport conundrums are getting a second look.

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