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France deployed 40,000 police and gendarmes across the country on Thursday in an attempt to contain riots that followed the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old by a police officer on Tuesday, with tensions expected to continue rising, a territorial intelligence...

Belgian lawmakers voted in support of the mandate of Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib on Thursday evening, bringing to an end a two-week debate that questioned her granting of visas to an Iranian delegation for a mayors’ summit that put the...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday (29 June) that Azerbaijan and Armenia made progress during three days of negotiations and voiced hope for an accord despite a flare-up in violence.

Belgium has agreed with operator Engie (ENGIE.PA) to extend the use of the country’s nuclear reactors by 10 years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted Belgium’s governing coalition to rethink plans to rely more on natural gas. According to the...

The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to Schengen will only be discussed in the Council when it is sure that the outcome will be successful, President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday. Following the “unfortunate” vote of Austria last year, Romania...

Spain’s digital lobby wants a ‘State Pact’ between major political forces to cement favourable digital economy policies in the future government’s agenda amid uncertainty ahead of the parties’ electoral programme presentation. The upcoming general elections on 23 July are generating...

The German Court of Auditors has criticised the European Commission’s proposal to make EU debt rules more flexible, echoing similar concerns voiced by German Finance Minister Christian Lindner amid ongoing EU negotiations on national debt and deficit rules. In April,...

EU leaders broke off migration talks early Friday (30 June) as Poland and Hungary blocked progress after they were outvoted earlier this month on a plan to overhaul its rules on migration and asylum.

While the failed Wagner military mutiny was the 'elephant in the room' on Thursday at the EU summit, several European leaders explicitly mentioned Belarus.

The EU institutions closed critical points on the legislative proposal for a European Digital Identity framework in a negotiating session on Wednesday evening (28 June), but more political discussions will be needed to finalise the file.

To close the skills gap, businesses and policymakers have recently backed a 'skills-first' hiring approach, which evaluates job applicants based on their abilities instead of traditional education or certification.

In the wake of mass drownings off the Greek coast, EU leaders in Brussels plan to clamp down on smuggling, even though former efforts made matters worse.

One of the world's most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and regulators.

Ongoing negotiations on the EU's plan to boost the bloc's ammunition production show a push towards a European defence industrial policy, that focuses on regulatory waivers.

As the Media Freedom Act moves on in the European Parliament, the real elephant in the room has become a provision introduced in the EU Council's version that would allow authorities to spy on journalists for national security reasons.

Political consensus has emerged in the European Parliament around a draft telecom law and debates are now confined mainly to technical points about state sovereignty in issuing permits. 

A group of nine Mediterranean EU countries have urged the bloc to create a formal ‘southern partnership’ with African countries based on cooperation on energy and migration, according to a document seen by EURACTIV.

The departure of Margrethe Vestager, one of the European Commission’s heavyweights, could trigger a chain reaction and an early reshuffle less than a year from the finish line.

DRAFT REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning strengthening the right to participate: legitimacy and resilience of electoral processes in illiberal political systems and authoritarian regimes
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nacho Sánchez Amor

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“Solidarity with Ukraine is as existential to Ukraine as it is to Europe", said European Parliament President Roberta Metsola to European leaders to the European Council.

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