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If we fail to seize momentum, a reform of the EU's asylum and migration system will disappear over the horizon, further condemning Europe to its current, dysfunctional system. The Spanish EU presidency has a huge responsibility on its shoulders.

European investors are sounding the alarm over sustainable reporting rules, which they say have been weakened by the European Commission. Many reporting requirements that were mandatory in an earlier draft have been made voluntary, including climate, biodiversity and transition-plan reporting.

Spanish voters will hit the polls on Sunday for a snap general election — with a huge fork in the road ahead, between a centre-right plus far-right Vox coalition, or a centre-left plus Sumar one.

The EU agreement with Tunisia on 16 July follows similar past efforts, dating back to 2014, to stem migration, shore up borders, and ease Tunisians into more lucrative jobs in Europe.

'Uber-style' platforms offer carers what appear to be higher wages, flexibility, and locations close to home — but unions warn of the hidden risks and long-term consequences of these jobs.

The battle between the Global South and North is on. In one corner sits the transition to green economies and electric vehicles. In the other corner, development and basic human rights.

EU leaders are reluctant to issue more debt for climate investments — they shouldn't be.

Tunisian security forces have been committing serious abuses against black African migrants, says leading NGO Human Rights Watch. The findings comes against the backdrop of a EU-Tunisia deal to stem migration flows.

Unemployment levels remain at record lows, but household incomes and living conditions are deteriorating sharply in many European countries. Even holidays, or certain foods, have become a luxury.

MEPs in the budget committee have backed the decision to acquire yet another building in Strasbourg — a move dubbed "insane", expensive and unnecessary by other MEPs.

The EU's border agency Frontex may shift some of its resources in Greece towards other regions more in demand. Separately, it may also withdraw the use of EU-financed Frontex vessels by Greek authorities in response to alleged abuses.

Russia has become "totally unsafe" for foreign investors, the EU foreign service has warned in reaction to the daylight robbery of Carlsberg and Danone.

Many observers around the world are annoyed by Kyiv's intransigence vis-à-vis Moscow. For them, a bad-but-soon peace is preferable to a noble-but-long military confrontation. They are wrong.

Disagreement on Russia's war in Ukraine overshadowed the finale of a summit between EU and Latin American and Caribbean leaders on Tuesday.

Russia's raid on Carlsberg and Danone will likely see other foreign firms still there "stampede to the exit", the Yale School of Management says. "It's ridiculously risky and foolish for them to stay there."

An EU-Tunisia deal includes promoting legal migration to undermine smuggling — but also hinges on member states easing cumbersome Schengen visas applications.

In reality, the EU's Act in Support of Ammunition Production has little, if anything, to do with supporting Ukraine, and everything to do with guaranteeing the profit-driven interests of Europe's highly-lucrative arms industry.

The governments that spend all that money on the OSCE? They shrugged and sent congratulatory telegrams to Turkey's president Erdoğan regardless. Same in Poland: twice the OSCE found its elections violated international norms for democratic elections. Reaction? Zero.

The European Union is pushing to revive its relationship with Latin American and Caribbean countries, particularly highlighting the importance of trade deals and investments in the region in the current geopolitical context.

The EU Commission report analysed a series of hypothetical reforms to the tax systems of Austria, Hungary, Italy, Belgium and Spain, and found targeted measures have a greater impact on labour supply than across-the-board cuts in personal income tax.