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After the fatal shootings by ICE officers in Minneapolis, some immigration and border control agents will be withdrawn from the city, Mayor Jacob Frey announced following a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump. Trump also contradicted members of the administration who had described Alex Pretti, the nurse who was shot on the weekend, as a would-be assassin, calling Pretti's death a " very unfortunate incident". Will the tensions in the US calm down now?

Representatives of the Russian opposition are now also members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). A total of 15 Russians and representatives of ethnic minorities living in exile are to participate in the assembly's Platform for Dialogue with Russia's Democratic Forces. Russia was expelled from the Council of Europe in 2022 following its attack on Ukraine.

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A first draft report is already planned for next week, according to a document obtained by Euractiv

Besides lacking details, the Commission gets the relation between innovation and industrial policy wrong, according to EPP's Ehler.

Last June's parade drew a record attendance in a rebuke of PM Viktor Orbán's years-long clampdown on LGBTQ rights

Some parliamentary groups remain split on granting last generation biotech crops a different status from GMOs

The Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) are organising a joint public hearing with the title: “Cyber-defence and cybersecurity”, which will take place on 29 January 2026 (09.00-10.30).
The hearing will highlight the interplay between civil and military ecosystems, while emphasising on dual use technologies, cybersecurity and cyber-defence, as well as the crucial role of public-private partnerships and industrial policies in reinforcing Europe's resilience.
Location : ANTALL 4Q2
Programme
Poster
CV-Luca Tagliaretti
CV-Nataliya Tkachuk
CV-Paulina Uznanska
CV-Ferdinand Gehringer
CV-Iva Tasheva
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Length of video : 120'

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Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

"Europe is no longer Washington's primary centre of gravity," the EU top diplomat said

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The European Defence Agency is more relevant than ever, but it might not be prepared for the job