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Spain’s Sánchez reiterates full support for Ukraine, pledges more military aid

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:54
Madrid will continue to “firmly support” Ukraine, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE/S&D) reiterated in a telephone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday.
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Salvini and Le Pen against von der Leyen, corner Meloni

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:51
Lega leader, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, and French far-right leader Marine Le Pen have confirmed at an event in Rome that they will not support European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for a second term.
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Belgian polls reveal regional disparities in voting behaviour in the lead-up to elections

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:49
Belgian opinion polls show vast differences in voting behaviour between the country’s regions, with Wallonians being the least likely to go to the polls while the far right is gaining ground in Flanders.
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Ukraine says it hit two Russian warships in strikes on Crimea

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:49
The Ukrainian military said it hit two large Russian landing ships in attacks on the annexed Crimean peninsula early on Sunday (24 March), as well as a communications centre and other infrastructure used by the Russian navy in the Black Sea.
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New anti-immigration candidate to feature on Le Pen’s EU list

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:48
Malika Sorel-Sutter, known for her strong anti-immigration stance, will be the second candidate on the French far-right Rassemblement National party’s list for the European elections in June, making her the second candidate on the list formerly associated with the currently struggling right-wing Les Républicains party.
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Faltering French right-wing party slams Macron and Le Pen ahead of EU elections

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:48
France’s right-wing Les Républicains (EPP) party took aim at President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance (Renew) and Le Pen’s Rassemblement National (ID) at the launch of the party’s EU election campaign in Aubervilliers Saturday.
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German trade union boss questions EU carbon price on petrol, gas

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:38
The introduction of an EU-wide carbon price on heating and road fuels in 2027 should be reconsidered, Yasmin Fahimi, president of the German trade union confederation (DGB), said in Berlin on Saturday (23 March).
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TikTok Taoiseach’: Simon Harris set to be Ireland’s youngest PM

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:14
Simon Harris, who is set to become Ireland's youngest ever prime minister after being appointed party leader on Sunday (24 March), will be hoping his social media skills and fresh face can save his party's flagging fortunes as elections loom.
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Europeans keep away from Russia’s blame game over Moscow terror attack

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:00
While European countries sent condolences and largely stayed away from commenting further on its implications, some fear the Russian terrorist attack could lead Putin to a more forceful response in Ukraine.
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From abortion rights to assisted dying: Macron’s 180-degree shift

Euractiv.com - Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:00
In the latest episode of our Today in the EU podcast, we are looking at how European elections have impacted French President Emmanuel Macron's policy choices. 
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Ghosts of Beslan

Euractiv.com - Sun, 03/24/2024 - 10:15
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Global Europe Brief, your weekly update on the EU from a global perspective. You can subscribe to receive our newsletter here. As the deadly Moscow attack shatters Vladimir Putin’s security promise to Russians, he’ll likely be looking for...
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Biden signs $1.2 trillion US spending bill not including Ukraine aid

Euractiv.com - Sun, 03/24/2024 - 07:50
US President Joe Biden on Saturday (23 March) signed into law a $1.2 trillion spending package, keeping the US government funded through a fiscal year that began six months ago.
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Putin vows to punish those behind Russia concert massacre, strikes Ukraine

Euractiv.com - Sun, 03/24/2024 - 07:31
Russia said on Saturday (23 March) it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre in a concert hall near Moscow, and President Vladimir Putin pledged to track down and punish those behind the attack.
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Pro-EU Korčok scores surprise victory in first round of Slovak election

Euractiv.com - Sun, 03/24/2024 - 07:06
A pro-EU former Slovak foreign minister scored a surprise victory in the first round of a presidential election on Saturday (23 March), setting up a run-off vote with a key ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.
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Remarks by President Charles Michel following the European Council meeting of 22 March 2024

European Council - Sat, 03/23/2024 - 20:03
European Council President Charles Michel held a press conference at the end of the second day of the European Council meeting. In the margins of the meeting, EU leaders met their EEA counterparts and held a Euro Summit.
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Forward look: 25 March - 7 April 2024

European Council - Sat, 03/23/2024 - 20:03
Overview of the main subjects to be discussed at meetings of the Council of the EU over the next two weeks and upcoming media events.
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Media advisory - Environment Council of 25 March 2024

European Council - Sat, 03/23/2024 - 20:03
Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.
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Press briefing - Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 26 March 2024

European Council - Sat, 03/23/2024 - 20:03
Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 25 March 2024 at 13.30.
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European Council conclusions, 21 and 22 March 2024

European Council - Sat, 03/23/2024 - 20:03
On 21 and 22 March, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine, security and defence, the Middle East, enlargement and reforms, external relations, migration, agriculture, preparedness and crisis response and the European Semester.
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Death of Alexei Navalny: EU sanctions 33 individuals and two entities under its Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime

European Council - Sat, 03/23/2024 - 20:03
The Council imposed restrictive measures against 33 persons and two entities linked to the death in a strict penal colony of the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny.
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