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In today’s edition: French authorities brace for nationwide protests with 800,000 expected on the streets, two Italian lawmakers tied to Qatargate rejoin the S&D after suspension, and environment ministers meet on the 2035 climate target as Denmark pushes a UN workaround

A Czech minister’s appearance at an anti-government protest in Bratislava has sparked fury in Slovakia, deepening a diplomatic rift between the once closely aligned neighbours

Citing democratic backsliding and repression, Czechia will revoke visa-free entry for Georgian officials, joining a growing list of EU states imposing restrictions

Ironically, the core political deal creating ETS2 was sealed while Prague held the rotating Council presidency

Unions launch a nationwide general strike to protest sweeping budget cuts, testing the new French prime minister’s resolve amid warnings of unrest and mass disruption

An official paper warns of "excessive costs" on governments and businesses

Moscow has long assumed that it can not only win a war of attrition on the battlefield but that it can wear down western unity. A reparation loan would challenge both assumptions

The US AdTech giant has under two months to halt illegal self-preferencing after a €2.95 billion EU fine

EU transport chief says tunnel will speed up civilian and military transport across Europe

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola met in Kyiv on 17 September President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk, and addressed the Verkhovna Rada.

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European Parliament President Roberta Metsola met in Kyiv on 17 September President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk, and addressed the Verkhovna Rada.

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Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Draghi ideas "would be detrimental for investors’ certainty and would immediately bring a stop to much-needed investments in the system,” Europe's top power lobbyist said

The proposed sanctions are an effort to set the moral frame within which the bloc wishes to be viewed by its own citizens; but it's unlikely to sway public sentiment

Elisabetta Gualmini and Alessandra Moretti were suspended in March after Belgian prosecutors asked Parliament to lift their immunity

Kallas said there is “currently no mutual understanding” between the EU and India on Russia

Court of Auditors finds EU lacks effective systems to manage critical medicine shortages, with the EMA constrained by weak powers and opaque industry reporting

But clear figures on the long-debated eligibility criteria were left out

Expressing Europe’s continued and unwavering support for Ukraine, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola officially opened the EP’s office in Kyiv.

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Expressing Europe’s continued and unwavering support for Ukraine, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola officially opened the EP’s office in Kyiv.

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP