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The public prosecutor’s office in charge of the investigation into former prime minister António Costa has admitted to a mistake in the transcript of a wiretap that led to his downfall, reportedly confusing his name with that of Economy Minister...

Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez finally managed to put together all the pieces of the complex political puzzle he needs to return to power, as right-wing and far-right forces vowed on Sunday to step up their patriotic resistance to...

Italian left-wing parties took to the streets of Rome to protest Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government and call for cohesion to represent a viable alternative to the centre-right. Members of Elly Schlein’s Democratic Party (PD/S&D) and the 5-Star Movement of...

Dutch anti-establishment newcomer party New Social Contract (NSC) – which was established back in August – intends to participate in next year’s European elections, party chairman Bert van Boggelen said on Friday, with Dutch media reporting that the party wants...

Saturday and Sunday saw thousands of people take part in two protests in Paris, the first to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and the second against anti-semitism, with French President Emmanuel Macron’s absence from the second raising questions. Anti-semitic...

Germany’s conservative centre-right CDU party decided on Friday to enter into rapid negotiations to form a coalition with the social democratic SPD in Hesse, marking a clear departure from the party’s almost automatic practice of teaming up with the Greens...

Austria’s Social Democrats have opted for experience and will likely reappoint their MEPs currently serving in the European Parliament to stand again in the June 2024 EU elections as the party continues its path of domestic rejuvenation. The five (SPÖ)...

The largest hospital in Gaza has ceased to function and fatalities among patients are rising, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday (12 November), as a blistering Israeli assault continues in the Hamas-controlled strip.

Nigeria’s last-minute cancellation of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s (ODS, ECR) visit to the country as part of his Africa tour may have something to do with his government’s pro-Israel stance, a Czech expert on Africa matters has said. According...

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on humanitarian pauses in Gaza

The Council and the European Parliament today reached agreement on the EU’s annual budget for 2024. Next year’s budget strongly focuses on the EU's main policy priorities. Total commitments amount to €189 385,4 million. Total payments amount to €142 630,3 million.

In this week’s edition: Stalling EU military aid for Ukraine, next steps on EU accession talks and space jam.

More than 300,000 pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London on Saturday (11 November), with police arresting over 120 people as they sought to stop far-right counter-protesters from ambushing the main rally.

Russia on Saturday (11 November) launched a missile attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv and the surrounding region for the first time in more than seven weeks and pounded the east and south of the country with drones, Ukrainian officials said.

Israel faced mounting international pressure, including from its main ally the United States, to do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza as the death toll rose and fighting intensified near and around hospitals.

President Joe Biden will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping face-to-face for the first time in a year on Wednesday (15 November), the White House said, in high-stakes diplomacy aimed at curbing tensions between the world's two superpowers.

A European Union plan to spend up to €20 billion on military aid for Ukraine is meeting resistance from EU countries and may not survive in its current form, diplomats say.

Le président du Conseil européen Charles Michel est intervenu lors de la session "Des multicrises aux multiconflits: comment arrêter le cercle vicieux?" du Forum de Paris sur la paix. Il a mis l’accent sur la guerre en Ukraine, l’élargissement, le multilatéralisme et la réforme des Nations unies.

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Dans son discours prononcé lors de la session "Concrétiser le Pacte de Paris pour les peuples et la planète" du Forum de Paris sur la paix, le président du Conseil européen, Charles Michel, a insisté sur le fait qu'un financement mondial efficace était essentiel pour répondre aux défis mondiaux, y compris la lutte contre la pauvreté et la protection de notre planète.