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Poland slams vote questioning Hungary holding EU presidency

Poland rebuked on Thursday the European Parliament backing a resolution that questions Hungary's ability to hold the European Union presidency next year due to concerns about judicial independence.

Reuters

EU parliament to question Hungary's ability to hold EU presidency

The European Parliament will on Thursday question Hungary's ability to hold the rotating presidency of the 27-nation European Union next year, citing the country's problems with the rule of law, a draft parliamentary resolution showed.

Reuters

We won't work with far-right 'extremists', EPP chief Manfred Weber says

Talking Europe interviews the boss of the largest and oldest group in the European Parliament, the centre-right European People's Party. Manfred Weber is a veteran of the EU assembly, having first been elected nearly twenty years ago, and he is an important player in German politics, in the conservative Christian…

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Europe's military support for Ukraine: Has the EU risen to the occasion?

Talking Europe hosts two MEPs who are diametrically opposed on the question of EU military assistance to Ukraine. "The European Union is not a military union. It is a peace union. It should be an honest broker, a mediator between Russia and Ukraine," argues Slovak MEP Katarina Roth Nevedalova. "I'm…

France 24

Analysis-Europe hits resistance in race to finalise green laws

Increased political resistance to new EU laws to protect the environment has left the European Commission fighting to keep intact its vision for Europe's green transition.

Reuters

Swedish Ultra Nationalist Party Seeks Friendship With Israel

Two members of the Swedish Democrats Party were in Israel last week seeking to cement their friendship with the Jewish state

Zenger

EU Parliament delays renewable energy vote after late backlash

The European Parliament has delayed a planned vote to approve new EU renewable energy targets, after France and other countries lodged last-minute opposition to the law last week, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

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EU should move from 'nice words' to action on enlargement: Romanian ex-minister Negrescu

The European Union sees Romania as one of its frontline states when it comes to the war in Ukraine. The country of 19 million people, a member of both the EU and NATO, has a land and sea border with Ukraine of more than 600 kilometres. It has been a…

France 24

Food fight over Ukrainian grain: Will Eastern Europe's farmers break EU solidarity?

The European Union has been caught off guard by a food fight. Last month, when Poland unilaterally announced it was shutting its borders to imports of Ukrainian grain, it came as a shock to policymakers in both Kyiv and Brussels. Farmers in the eastern EU member complained that a food…

France 24

Italian court agrees to extradite EU lawmaker to Belgium

An Italian court on Tuesday agreed to extradite to Belgium an EU lawmaker under investigation in a cash-for-influence corruption scandal at the European Parliament, one of his lawyers said.

Reuters

Former MEP elected leader of Aberdeen SNP council group

A FORMER member of the European Parliament has been elected as the leader of the Aberdeen SNP council group.

The National (Scotland)

Turkey's EU tightrope act: Is either side ready to break the stalemate?

Just months after a devastating earthquake, and with millions suffering from an economy in dire straits, Turkish voters are deciding who should lead the pivotal NATO ally at the crossroads between Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The outcome will reshape the political landscape in Turkey and beyond. For some,…

France 24

EU Parliament Condemns Incitement In Palestinian Authority Textbooks, Urges Funding Freeze

European Parliament passed a resolution condemning the PA for antisemitism in its school textbooks for the fourth consecutive year

Zenger

EU Parliament Calls For ‘public Black List’ Of Radical NGOs

The European Parliament voted on May 10 in favor of creating a "public black list" of NGOs

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Ukraine strikes back in Bakhmut, as Russia wrangles with Wagner

What happened in the 63rd week of Russia’s war in Ukraine?

Evening Standard

What is Europe Day and how is it being celebrated?

The special day was established many decades ago

Reuters

Italian court refuses to extradite former EU lawmaker's accountant to Belgium

An Italian court on Tuesday refused to hand over to Belgian authorities the tax consultant of a former EU lawmaker at the centre of a cash-for-influence corruption scandal at the European Parliament.

France 24

Nutrition labelling in the EU: Should food have an EU-wide, front-of-pack label?

Europe has been mulling an EU-wide food labelling system, ostensibly in order to help people make healthier choices. Nutrition information is standard on the back or side of food packaging, of course. But now there are efforts to put labels on the front of items.

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After Qatargate, EU executive proposes stepping up fight against corruption

The European Union executive proposed new laws on Wednesday to step up fighting corruption through aligning definitions and penalties for graft crimes across the bloc, as well as introducing sanctions for corrupt foreigners.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli FM Addresses Rapprochement with Europe to Confront Iran

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has said that Europe is finally coming to Israel's side on Iran. Cohen held consultations with senior European officials in Brussels as part of Tel Aviv's efforts to push the EU to take a more assertive policy with Iran, according to the Times of Israel…

Dublin Live

Dublin mum who fought for 'Coco's Law' on anti-bullying to address European Parliament

Heartbroken Jackie worked tirelessly to have measures introduced and Coco’s Law came into effect in Ireland in February 2021

Irish Mirror

Mum of Irish girl whose death sparked new anti-bullying law to address European Parliament

Nicole Fox took her own life in 2018 when she was 21 after years of vile abuse and online death threats. Heartbroken Jackie worked tirelessly to have measures introduced and Coco’s Law came into effect in Ireland in February 2021.

France 24

Macron insists EU should not be US 'vassal': Is the French president isolated?

The fallout continues from Emmanuel Macron's remarks about China and the US. On his way back from a state visit to China, the French president said that Europe should not be a "follower" of either Washington or Beijing, or get caught up in any escalation. Despite the resulting backlash on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Proposes New Copyright Rules for Generative AI

Companies deploying generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, will have to disclose any copyrighted material used to develop their systems, according to an early EU agreement that could pave the way for the world's first comprehensive laws governing the technology. The European Commission began drafting the AI Act nearly two…

Al Jazeera

Attempts to silence journalists increase in Europe: CPJ

The Committee to Protect Journalists says the European Union needs to do more to protect media workers.

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