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The Latvian prime minister called the decision "a victory of democracy, rule of law and women's rights"

The European Commission’s strongly preferred option to support Kyiv’s war effort remains the €140 billion ‘reparation loan’ currently blocked by Belgium

Rights groups argue that the reform frames migration as a criminal and security issue

At a College of Commissioners meeting, the EU commissioner for taxation floated the idea as a potential new own resource

But the European Data Protection Board does recommend the EU's executive clarifies law enforcement and national security exemptions

In today's edition: AI capacity, Patent law lawsuit, geolocation data

Latest compromise document of the Council's review of the EU's Digital Decade policy framework, seen by Euractiv, calls for "common criteria" for sovereign cloud services

Warning of persistent threats to the rule of law in Hungary and the continuing deterioration of common values, Civil Liberties MEPs have reiterated their calls for EU action.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Warning of persistent threats to the rule of law in Hungary and the continuing deterioration of common values, Civil Liberties MEPs have reiterated their calls for EU action.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The US's largest city will be governed by Democrat Zohran Mamdani. The 34-year-old politician describes himself as a "democratic socialist" and has promised free buses, free childcare and to freeze some rents. In his victory speech he addressed the US president directly, presenting himself as his new major rival. For the European press, the significance of the election goes far beyond the Big Apple.

The EU Commission has presented its annual EU enlargement report, which assesses the progress made by the ten EU candidate countries in implementing reforms. Montenegro, Albania, Moldova and Ukraine were commended for their efforts, whereas Georgia was criticised for regressing. Commentators look closer.

Spain's top prosecutor, Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz, is on trial before the Supreme Court over allegations of leaking an email to the media which implicates Alberto González Amador, the partner of the president of the Community of Madrid Isabel Díaz Ayuso (PP), in tax fraud. García Ortiz, who was appointed by the Sánchez government in 2022, is suspected of using his office to harm an opponent of the ruling PSOE party.