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Israel denounced Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday (2 May) for suggesting that Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, accusing Lavrov of spreading anti-Semitism and belittling the Holocaust.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Europe on Monday (2 May) with New Delhi's refusal to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine set to be a key talking point in meetings with regional leaders.

The European Commission’s proposal to regulate the bloc’s carbon removals market will be based on existing verification and certification schemes and will aim to create a common method in order to bring more transparency to the opaque sector, an EU official has said.

Alphabet unit Google on Monday urged Europe's second-highest court to dismiss a 1.49-billion-euro ($1.6 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators three years ago for hindering rivals in online search advertising.

The European Commission sent Apple on Monday (2 May) the preliminary findings of a competition investigation into its mobile payment system, Apple Pay, suggesting that the US tech giant had "unfairly shielded" its system from competitors and therefore stifled innovation.

Ukraine will complete by the end of this week the second part of a questionnaire on political and economic criteria for EU accession and expects a positive answer in June, the country's deputy prime minister for European integration told EURACTIV but added that Kyiv understands "there is no fast track" for EU membership.

EU regulators on Monday charged Apple with restricting rivals' access to its technology. The commission said Apple abused its dominant position, could be fined, and it could also force the iPhone-maker to open its mobile payment system to competitors. "We have indications that Apple restricted third-party access to key technology necessary to develop rival mobile wallet solutions on Apple's devices," EU anti-trust commissioner Margrethe Vestager said.

Europe Ecologie Les Verts (EELV) and Jean Luc Mélenchon's La France Insoumise have reached on Sunday an agreement setting up a joint programme and a sharing of electoral districts for the legislative elections.

The Conference on the Future of Europe plenary adopted 49 proposals with more than 300 measures for change at its final session on 29-30 April.

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The Conference on the Future of Europe plenary adopted 49 proposals with more than 300 measures for change at its final session on 29-30 April.

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Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has announced a national referendum on his proposed amendments to the county’s constitution and warned against what he described as “provocateurs who are trying to undermine the unity in the country”.

The Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) has done little to bring the EU closer to its citizens and is solely concerned with increasing the EU's competences, writes Janusz Saryusz-Wolski.

This background note includes an informal summary of Parliament's positions, ongoing work, and past resolutions related to the Conference Plenary proposals.

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This background note includes an informal summary of Parliament's positions, ongoing work, and past resolutions related to the Conference Plenary proposals.

Source : © European Union, 2022 - EP

The lawmaker overseeing the adoption of a key package of EU climate legislation in the European Parliament has urged colleagues to stop fighting over the proposed reform, saying Europe must rise to the occasion in the current geopolitical context.

Russian troops are continuing their attacks in eastern Ukraine. Despite a brief ceasefire to evacuate civilians from Mariupol, concerns are growing about Putin's course of action in the run-up to the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany on 9 May. Commentators weigh up different scenarios.