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The plans include strengthening whistleblower protection, a ban on all unofficial parliamentary friendship groups (groups of MEPs discussing relations with non-EU countries), reviewing enforcement of code of conduct rules for MEPs, and new rules interactions with officials from non-EU countries.

The evidence shows the 'next Afghanistan' is not in the Middle East but in Africa, specifically West Africa, where religious violence, political corruption, weak states, and the devastating impacts of climate change have combined to create an unprecedented crisis.

EU leaders' bark will be worse than their bite on Russia sanctions at this week's summit, if disagreements drag out.

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said Europe must "beef up" investments in green energy and technology if it wants to compete with China and the US in the race to net zero.

Historically, Muscovite and Russian elites viewed the territories that comprise modern Ukraine with indifference or greed, not fear. Ukraine was too far away to matter.

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen will present a new government on Thursday, which, in addition to her Social Democrats party, consists of the Liberals, led by Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, and the Moderates, a new liberal party formed in June and led by former prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. It took 43 days to negotiate the political platform for the new Danish grand coalition.

Italy's new government has launched a fresh assault on non-governmental rescue groups that save lives. While the rhetoric is sharper and some tactics are new, successive Italian governments have tried to block maritime rescue groups — including with criminal charges.

Over 4,000 documents from the EU's border police agency Frontex, including freedom of information request responses, are now public. The files were uploaded and published by German-based transparency group FragDenStaat.

The European Parliament has officially unseated Greek socialist Eva Kaili as vice-president of the European Parliament in a decision that secured 625 votes in favour, 1 against and 2 abstentions. The vote had followed a proposal by the conference of presidents, which is composed of political group leaders. "Everyone involved must be held accountable," they said, in a statement.

After 10 gruelling hours of overnight negotiations that lasted until five in the morning EU negotiators reached a deal on a border tariff for carbon-intensive goods, ending 20 years of discussions.

Modern dictators wear suits instead of uniforms. They hold referendums and opinion polls, and chat with citizens. This democratic façade allows them to mingle with the Davos crowd, keep foreign investors onboard, and, crucially, deliver economic growth for their citizens.

In the last-minute deal, the EU unblocked Hungary's opposition to joint financial assistance to Ukraine and the bloc's adoption of the global minimum tax.

Greek socialist Eva Kaili is set to lose her seat as vice-president of the European Parliament after being arrested and charged with corruption as fallout hits other socialist MEPs, including the chair of the human rights committee.

A new study commissioned by The Left in the European Parliament sets out how even legal forms of subcontracting have become the business model for exploiting workers in the European Union.

In a new paper, economists call on central banks to wield their monetary and regulatory powers to prevent biodiversity loss and the destruction of ecosystems — not just climate change.

Upcoming EU sanctions will strike at Russia's media bullhorn, while shedding light on the horrors behind the propaganda facade.

This week officials from the parliament and council are also set to try and find an agreement on three major bills which are part of the Fit for 55 initiative to make the EU climate neutral by 2050.

European Parliament vice-president Eva Kaili has had her tasks suspended but retains her seat until a formal vote is taken. The move follows allegations of corruption as well as a spate of arrests by the Belgian police, involving €600,000 cash.

The EU Commission says it works closely with EU states on dual-use exports but won't comment on revelations Greece authorised the sale of spyware software to Madagascar.

As a result of my peaceful civil activism, I have been arrested 13 times, undergone five trials, and been sentenced to 34 years of imprisonment and 154 lashes in total. I am currently in Evrin prison, without the slightest regret.