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What will happen to Ukrainian refugees if they want to stay permanently in the EU countries in which they have been given refuge? Are they free to choose?

Parliament wants to update the EU Stability and Growth Pact to allow EU countries more flexibility in how they manage their budget deficits and debt levels.

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Parliament wants to update the EU Stability and Growth Pact to allow EU countries more flexibility in how they manage their budget deficits and debt levels.

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The EU aims to launch new Middle East peace talks with Arab states, but doubts remain about how realistic the EU's proposal is, with some observers labelling it "bizarre".

European foreign ministers met with leaders from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt to discuss the ripple effects of the war in Gaza and the disruption of Red Sea trade.

Russia may launch attacks against Baltic nations and other eastern flank states if it is not stopped in Ukraine, says Lithuania.

Member states are worried about the domestic costs of investigating forced-labour abuses, whilst two major omissions in the council's latest draft risk making the regulation toothless: no reference to remediation for victims, and no reference to state-imposed forced labour.

Europe can no longer sit on the fence on Taiwan, hiding behind obfuscating tweets designed not to designate William Lai as president-elect, or to recognise that these were presidential elections at all.

The attention given to the Red Sea Houthi attacks has come at a price. Decision-makers in Brussels have not yet noted that another problem in this region has returned. The pirates of Somalia are also back in action.

Spain faces criticism for buying and supplying weapons to Israel while publicly condemning its military operation in Gaza, with thousands of demonstrators expected to take to the streets this weekend under the call "stop the arms trade with Israel".

EU foreign ministers will discuss Gaza and Israeli sanctions on Monday, as well as frozen assets and Russian sanctions. Nato will launch military exercises. Meanwhile, migration talks with Egypt and the future of agriculture are also planned for this week.

In the rush to finalise the controversial EU-Mercosur trade deal before the European elections in June of this year, its promoters appear willing to shake hands with Argentina's new far-right president, Javier Milei — a known climate change denier.

"Inciting or publicly provoking acts of serious violence" against Israel "in support of Hamas" to be made illegal in EU, alongside a new blacklist of Hamas money-men in Lebanon and beyond.

Hungary is ratcheting up its rhetoric against migrants and LGBTi rights amid an on-going standoff with the EU over frozen funds following an acrimonious debate in the European Parliament on stripping Budapest of its EU voting rights.

Holocaust Remembrance Day and committee meetings, Brussels

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