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EU Chief Starts Balkans Tour, Says Enlargement 'Top Priority'

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday pledged that membership expansion would be high on the Brussels agenda, as she arrived in Albania at the start of a tour of six Balkan nations hoping to join the bloc.

International Business Times

European Commission chief assures Western Balkans of the bloc's enlargement progress

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has reassured the Western Balkan countries that the enlargement of the trade bloc remained one of its priorities

The Independent UK

EU leaders embrace foreign 'return centres' to counter illegal migration

Migrants seeking asylum illegally in Europe will face tougher conditions starting Friday, after an EU summit in Brussels agreed that countries outside the 27-nation bloc could handle returns to their original homes.

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EU considers offshore centres for deportees as it hardens on migration

Idea of ‘return hubs’ gains traction after mainstream EU politicians were unnerved by rise of far right

The Guardian - UK

Hard Talk On Migration Expected At EU Summit

EU leaders will discuss tightening rules on migration as they meet in Brussels on Thursday for a summit that is set to crystallize a rightward shift in the bloc's rhetoric.

International Business Times

EU’s weak or distracted governments make unity of purpose hard to achieve

Leaders can only spend limited political capital on Euro initiatives while weighed down by domestic troubles

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Crown Prince In Brussels For First EU-Gulf Summit

Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gather with EU heads of state and government in Brussels Wednesday for a summit aimed at averting a "general conflagration" in the Middle East.

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Von der Leyen to ask EU leaders to explore using ‘return hubs’ for migrants

European Commission president cites Italy-Albania deal as possible model for reducing irregular arrivals to Europe

The Guardian - UK

European audit of democracy standards too positive, says human rights watchdog

European Commission report ‘completely ineffective as an enforcement tool’, according to civil liberties organisation

The Guardian - UK

UK government must say what Brussels ‘reset’ means, says EU delegation head

Sandro Gozi calls for detail from Labour administration and says ‘new phase in bilateral relationship’ is possible

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: End the war in 2025 through ‘decisive action’, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian president to meet Keir Starmer and Nato’s new secretary general, Mark Rutte, in London on whirlwind tour. What we know on day 960

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: senior government adviser ‘sacked’, Florida braces for storm of the century, Minns faces protest over protests

Richard Marles’ chief of staff Jo Tarnawsky says she was barred from her office without warning; Florida threatened with 4.5m storm surge

The Guardian - AU

Ursula von der Leyen attacks Viktor Orbán over pro-Russia stance

Pointed speech by EC president in Strasbourg rebukes Hungarian leader for economic and political policies

The Guardian - UK

EU officials blast Hungary’s Orban over Ukraine stance, democratic decline

Lawmakers belt out antifascist anthem, prompting European Parliament president to declare: ‘This is not Eurovision’.

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The Guardian - UK

Look at this photo of Ursula von der Leyen’s new team – and tell me the EU doesn’t have a diversity problem

I have seen how structural racism is embedded in the EU’s institutions. A revolution in recruitment is needed

The Independent UK

Fears of rotting vegetables at border lead to new delays over post-Brexit digital border checks

Starmer warned fresh delays to third stage of Border Target Operating Model ‘prove Brexit doesn’t work’

The Guardian - UK

The Middle East is on the brink of all-out war – so why is the EU still navel-gazing?

A decade ago, Europe helped broker the Iran nuclear deal. Now, it seems at a total loss, absent from efforts to stop the unfolding crisis

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Keir Starmer’s plan to fix Britain’s fractured friendship with Europe

In today’s newsletter: Yearly summits, freedom of movement (sort of) – how the prime minister is trying to repair the UK-EU bond

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The Guardian - UK

Former EU environment chief hits out at plans to delay anti-deforestation law

Credibility ‘damaged’ by proposed 12-month delay, which followed lobbying from governments and firms around the world

The Guardian - UK

Starmer vows to turn page on UK’s relationship with the EU

PM promises ‘constructive’ relations, despite resisting talks with the bloc on a proposed youth mobility scheme

The Independent UK

Starmer faces reality check over reset with Europe despite hailing ‘very productive’ talks

The PM came away from talks with commission president with plans for further talks this autumn followed by a summit early next year

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on resetting UK-EU relations: more candour and courage required

Editorial: The prime minister will struggle to get a better deal in Brussels if he is afraid to make a pro-European argument at home

International Business Times

Britain's Starmer In Brussels To Flesh Out EU 'Reset' Pledge

Keir Starmer arrived in Brussels on Wednesday on his first visit as British prime minister, looking to build on a promised "reset" of relations with the European Union after the rancour of Brexit.

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British PM Keir Starmer Seeks Improved EU Relations

British PM Keir Starmer visits Brussels to strengthen ties with EU post-Brexit, focusing on security, migration, and trade.

The Guardian - UK

EU pushes Keir Starmer to open door to youth mobility scheme as PM heads to Brussels

European politicians said to believe such a scheme would be a ‘token of good faith’ in EU-UK relationship

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