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The Christian Democrat, Social Democrat, liberal and green groups, plus the smaller Left group, warned that the latest legislative developments in Hungary will further deteriorate the rule of law, fundamental rights and democracy.

China is distancing itself from comments made by its ambassador in Paris that appeared to question the independence of ex-USSR states — which would include the Baltic EU member states.

Neither the future prospects nor the current situation of young people in Greece, Italy, and Spain are promising at the moment. But the three governments are implementing measures to reduce some of their worst employment problems.

Our 2023 Media Freedom Report shows that withering media pluralism is one of the greatest threats facing Europe's media landscape.

"It is increasingly clear that the 'hybrid' tribunal will be the solution," a senior EU official said, after foreign ministers of the key Western powers supported a tribunal option which is not Ukraine's preferred option.

During the week, the European Parliament special committee on foreign interference is set to adopt its proposals to fight foreign actors, particularly Russia and China, using information manipulation — which is likely to increase as the 2024 European elections approach.

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The European Health Data Space is a new EU law proposed to make use of your medical records for research purposes. It would essentially abolish the medical profession's oath of confidentiality with their patients. We must not let that happen.

Italy's central bank chief Ignazio Visco in a lecture at the University College London warned the ECB against further raising interest rates to tackle eurozone inflation.

High rates of unemployment and risk of poverty and social exclusion are rife among young Europeans. Yet, in some member states, they are excluded from the minimum income protection.

Poland is gunning for an EU crackdown on Russia's top gas bank, oil pipeline, and diamonds in upcoming sanctions.

Lithuania's parliament passed a controversial new law allowing volunteers from around Europe to join its national border guard force — while giving them the right to use violence against asylum seekers and migrants crossing in from Belarus.

There's general agreement that Ukrainian losses are about one third of Russian losses. There are several possible reasons for this discrepancy — one reason that has gone under-reported is the way in which Russia and Ukraine treat their wounded.

The European Parliament approved a new law proposal outlawing products linked to deforestation, covering wood, cattle, palm oil, soy, cocoa, coffee and rubber and derivatives like chocolate, furniture and certain cosmetics.

"If there's anyone in this house who thinks that you've become a homosexual by watching the television or listening to a song, then you've not understood anything," Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel told MEPs.

The EU executive plans to limit Ukraine grain imports to neighbouring EU countries to transit and export purposes only, after Bulgaria became the latest country to temporarily ban the import of Ukrainian grain.

MEPs leading files on the EU asylum reform want binding relocations of asylum seekers in times of crisis, a contentious issue for member states. But some capitals will be pleased that the plenary also endorsed EU funding for border fences.

This humanitarian tragedy unfolding just outside our EU borders is not just collateral damage from the war. We must acknowledge that it is part of an intentional strategy by the Kremlin aimed at those who are the most vulnerable: children.

Over 60 truck drivers, mostly from Georgia and Uzbekistan, have been striking for a month over abusive working conditions and unpaid wages by their Polish employer, who provides for global major brands.

EU countries have drawn up sanctions targeting Moldovan oligarchs trying to overturn the pro-Western government in Chișinău.