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For the first time, the EU is facing pressure at COP27 to soften its resistance to compensate the world's poorest nations for the loss and damage created by floods, rising seas and other impacts fuelled by the climate crisis.

Israel is trying to gag its critics by formally labelling them as antisemites in the UN, Jewish academics have warned, but the EU Commission says there's no cause for alarm.

Member states are looking at circumventing an EU court ruling on hoovering up people's personal data. The data vacuum is part of an EU law known as the passenger name record (PNR) directive, aimed help track and prevent terrorist attacks.

60-year-old cleaner José Antonio González died of a heart attack after being forced to sweep the Madrid streets in a 40 degree heatwave — just one example of workers losing their lives because labour law hasn't changed with the climate.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has set a deadline of the end of 2024 deadlines for banks to green their lending operations and meet climate requirements

Two blips of light in the night sky, whizzing around the globe every 90 minutes, could be where Russia opts to clash with Nato over the Ukraine war.

Danish social democrats secured the best result in two decades (27,5%) in general elections on Tuesday, giving prime minister Mette Frederiksen's 'red bloc' of parties the required 90 seats to form a new government. But Frederiksen resigned on Wednesday and wants instead to form a new government based on parties in the middle of the political spectrum. A record high 12 political parties secured representation in the new parliament.

The spike in violence against the LGBTQ+ community directly reflects the proliferation of hateful, ultra-nationalist rhetoric — often perpetrated by Poland's PiS party leaders.

NGOs say Athens should no longer consider Turkey as a safe place to return asylum seekers, citing a European Commission report that highlights likely abuse and violations.

Finland and Sweden will not be requesting any preconditions before joining Nato.

Denmark's anti-piracy mission in Gulf of Guinea was launched with such haste that no protocols were made with the Nigerian government. So no plan was in place if Denmark killed or captured pirates — likely to be Nigerian nationals.

Europe and the US are seen as imposing rules upon the rest but not following these rules themselves. Europe is insisting on democracy, human rights and the rule of law in third countries — but not several EU member states

Much has been made of how the fate of the world's eco-system depends on the Amazon — and the Brazilian election. But there's another problem in Lula's in-tray: the destruction of the wetlands.

For Polish decision-makers, the River Oder is just a navigation channel, not an eco-system that is important in terms of biodiversity, drought control and providing for local communities.

At least 12 ships departed from Ukrainian ports despite Russia's withdrawal from an UN-brokered grain export deal.

In this episode: a look at when top EU diplomat Josep Borrell branded most of the world a jungle — and then got away with making only a grudging apology.

Back in 2011, I had arrived to Brussels as the new correspondent for the largest Hungarian daily. I was eager to find out all about the euro crisis. I found a ghost town.

All the stories you should have not missed this week.

Serbia ought to join Western sanctions on Russia if it is serious about future EU membership, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said.

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