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The president of the Portuguese parliament, José Aguiar-Branco, caused a furore during a parliamentary ceremony marking the anniversary of the Carnation Revolution. He made a speech in which he complained that politicians were now required to disclose every detail of their private lives. Socialist MP Pedro Delgado Alves saw this as mockery of the parliament's ethical rules and demonstratively turned his back.

MEPs are pushing for the Commission’s timely and effective enforcement of the EU’s Digital Markets Act and closer scrutiny of AI-driven search tools and cloud services.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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MEPs are pushing for the Commission’s timely and effective enforcement of the EU’s Digital Markets Act and closer scrutiny of AI-driven search tools and cloud services.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Haiti, China and Venezuela.

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On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Haiti, China and Venezuela.

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Thursday 30 April

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Thursday 30 April

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The UK has issued similar advice, telling citizens who stay, that they do so at their own risk.

Botswana's Collen Kebinatshipi urges African federations to offer better support for athletes amid concerns of a talent drain from the continent.

Avec l'âge, maintenir son équilibre sur une seule jambe devient plus difficile. Les activités quotidiennes comme se tenir debout devant l'évier pour se laver les mains ou se brosser les dents sont d'excellentes occasions d'améliorer son équilibre sur une jambe, selon les chercheurs.

Quarante ans après la catastrophe, des centaines de tonnes de matières radioactives gisent encore sous les ruines de Tchernobyl. Un jeune chercheur s'est donné pour mission de s'aventurer dans ce labyrinthe radioactif afin de préserver le monde d'une nouvelle catastrophe nucléaire.

Le président sud-africain estime que les inquiétudes de la population ne doivent pas « alimenter… la haine envers les autres Africains ».

Le président sud-africain estime que les inquiétudes de la population ne doivent pas « alimenter… la haine envers les autres Africains ».

In a vote on Wednesday, MEPs took stock of the fundamental rights situation in the EU in 2024 and 2025.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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