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Around three and a half million refugees, mostly from Syria and Afghanistan, are currently in Turkey. Many live in precarious conditions as a result of the country's fragmentary integration policy. In view of rising inflation and the economic crisis, the vast majority of political camps have adopted a harsher tone. Commentators criticise the rise of xenophobia.

For peace in Europe in the short term, Ukraine must win the war. But for peace in the long term, Germany must be contained and Russia must break apart.

The EU countryside is facing the most difficult moment of the century, Spanish agriculture Luis Planas told EURACTIV's partner EFE Agro, adding that Spain aims to secure food supply while also guarding the green ambitions of its CAP strategic plan.

Two explosions damaged Soviet-era radio masts that broadcast Russian radio from a village in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria on Tuesday (26 April), prompting Moldova's president to convene an urgent security meeting.

In a speech in New York, a member of the European Central Bank's executive board criticised crypto finance for its lack of transparency and the risks it poses to financial stability, describing crypto-assets as "speculative assets that can cause major damage to society" and calling for a faster and more stringent regulation.

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Intellectual and industrial property
The obligation, on online content-sharing service providers, to review, prior to its dissemination to the public, the content that users wish to upload to their platforms, is accompanied by the necessary safeguards to ensure that that obligation is compatible with freedom of expression and information

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Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Where there is a serious threat to its public policy or internal security, a Member State may reintroduce border control at its borders with other Member States, but without exceeding a maximum total duration of six months 

Dutch MEP Mohammed Chahim is rapporteur forthe proposed carbon tax on imported goods which is planned to come into force in 2026. It is one of the biggest and most complex legislative proposals Europe has ever drawn up.

A commitment by the G7+EU member nations to cut oil demand in the next two decades would incentivise global producers to flood the market with cheap oil and cut financing for Vladimir Putin's regime, write Robert Jeszke and Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks.

European gas infrastructure operators are preparing for all scenarios in the coming winter, including one “with no Russian gas at all” and supply cuts for consumers, says Torben Brabo.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Czech republic wanting to replace Russia in the UN Human Rights Council, the Portuguese president calling for more resources for armed forces, and so much more.

The German government has decided to revamp its energy security act from 1975. The update will allow the executive to expropriate operators of critical infrastructure while authorities will be given "far-reaching options for action to manage crises.”

Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French elections has pleased political parties in Athens, who said it’s both a relief for democracy and a warning. The government are happy a close ally remains in the EU council, while the opposition sent...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats find themselves haunted by the legacy of former chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who held a close friendship with Putin, while they find themselves also increasingly isolated within their own coalition government.

Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National refuses to accept fellow far-right leader Éric Zemmour’s call for a “union of the rights” ahead of the legislative elections in June. The party spokesperson told EURACTIV France that Le Pen opposes party deals ahead...