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'The boats will not stop', as migrants try to escape Tunisia violence

Mon, 31/07/2023 - 13:08
Sub-Saharan migrants escaping racism and violence in Tunisia are reaching Italy in record numbers — despite an EU push to halt migration.
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[Analysis] How Prighozin tried to steal Putin's Africa summit

Fri, 28/07/2023 - 23:00
Mercenary boss Prigozhin tried to use Niger putsch to steal limelight at Africa summit, even though Wagner played no role in the coup, sources say.
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EU proposes legal targets to cut food waste

Fri, 28/07/2023 - 15:51
With concerns over food security, inflation and the environmental impact of food waste becoming increasingly evident, the European Commission has proposed legally-binding targets to reduce food waste across the EU.
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Split on Africa Big-Agri sees boycott at UN food summit

Fri, 28/07/2023 - 12:14
At its heart, the two sides have different ideas about how this transformation should take place: by increasing production through further industrialisation — or by making the system more equitable and sustainable.
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Russian flags waved as putsch topples Niger leader

Thu, 27/07/2023 - 18:34
The sudden toppling of the EU's main ally in the Sahel has punctured Western schadenfreude on Russia's Africa-summit flop.
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ECB hikes rates for ninth time, despite recession fears

Thu, 27/07/2023 - 16:32
The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the ninth consecutive time even as the risk of recession is growing.
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July hasn’t been hotter in 120,000 years

Thu, 27/07/2023 - 15:30
July 2023 is expected to become the warmest month ever recorded, with global temperatures approximately 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. And this is just a "foretaste of the future", the World Meteorological Organization warned.
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New EU 'Youth Test' to check policies for 15-29 year olds

Thu, 27/07/2023 - 13:22
To date, existing measures to give young people a say in the policies that affect them have either been limited to areas such as culture or education, or have been designed for young people rather than with or by them.
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[Opinion] Why Spain's Popular Party is doomed to fail

Thu, 27/07/2023 - 12:25
Alberto Núñez Feijóo made three big mistakes during the election campaign that led to the Popular Party's underperformance.
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Little love from Africa for Putin at lavish summit

Wed, 26/07/2023 - 18:17
Just 17 African leaders are going to Putin's summit despite his food-deal games, in a sign of how the Ukraine war has harmed his standing.
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EU Ombudsman opens probe into Frontex role in Greece boat tragedy

Wed, 26/07/2023 - 15:02
The EU Ombudsman has launched an investigation into the role of the EU's border agency Frontex in the mid-June sinking of the Adriana trawler that led to hundreds of people drowning.
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[Opinion] A wealth of jobs, but poor wages: Europe in 2023

Wed, 26/07/2023 - 11:49
The best protection against poverty is employment. However, at the European level, this principle seems to be failing. It is not only the quantity of jobs that matter, but also fair wages.
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[Feature] The visa downside of digital nomads’ Instagram lifestyle

Wed, 26/07/2023 - 10:18
Some EU countries offer 'digital nomad visas' to attract high-skilled workers and boost their economies, but there is no unified framework at EU level, resulting in pitfalls and legal uncertainties.
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Five frontline EU states push to extend Ukraine grain ban

Tue, 25/07/2023 - 17:44
Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia called on the European Commission to extend their ban on Ukrainian grain imports until the end of 2023 in a bid to safeguard their farmers and agricultural sector.
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[Feature] EU banks in Russia: next in line for asset-grab?

Tue, 25/07/2023 - 16:11
Leading EU banks are still operating in Russia despite a growing risk of being plundered by the Kremlin, as well as dragging their brands through the mud.
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ECB rate hikes see corporate loans drop to record low

Tue, 25/07/2023 - 15:29
According to the ECB lending survey, demand for corporate loans fell 42 percent in the second quarter of 2023, and 38 percent in the first quarter. "The decrease was again substantially stronger than expected by banks," the ECB reported.
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[Opinion] Silencing Muslim voices: France's authoritarian security state

Tue, 25/07/2023 - 13:24
France's extensive use of anti-terrorism legislation bears witness to the increasing authoritarianism that comes with the expansion of the security state, hitting several freedoms France would normally claim to uphold: freedom of thought, of speech, of travel, and of assembly.
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[Opinion] Rhodes to ruin — fleeing the Greek inferno

Mon, 24/07/2023 - 15:41
We were left dazed and disoriented by the blazing spike which had punctured our tourist bubble. Last Monday we were in Lindos, marvelling at its panoramic acropolis and enjoying its beaches. Now it is the site of mass tourist evacuations.
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Vox's failure leaves Spain with hung parliament

Mon, 24/07/2023 - 12:36
Sunday's election in Spain has left a fragmented political landscape, where no party or potential coalition has achieved a clear working majority — raising concerns about a stalemate or even new elections.
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[Agenda] Brussels Bubble slows down for summer recess This WEEK

Mon, 24/07/2023 - 07:00
Slowdown as the European institutions prepare to go into summer recess.
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