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‘They want to destroy our Europe’: von der Leyen condemns rise of populism

European Commission chief makes rallying speech after being nominated by her EU grouping for new term as head of executive

The Guardian - UK

EU's Largest Political Party Backs Von Der Leyen Re-Election

EU's largest political party endorses Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as President of the European Commission, highlighting her leadership strengths...

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EU Conservatives Set To Back Von Der Leyen For Second Term

The conservative European People's Party (EPP) -- the biggest force in the EU parliament -- is expected on Thursday to formally support European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen's bid for a second term.

International Business Times

Von der Leyen’s EU group plans Rwanda-style asylum schemes

Centre-right European People’s party says it wants to create deportation deals with non-EU countries to head off rise of far right

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the 2024 European elections: a continent at the crossroads

Editorial: As campaigning begins for the most important pan-European vote for decades, progressive parties need to respond to the radical right threat

The Guardian - UK

EU unveils €1.5 billion defence programme as Ukraine war persists

The European Commission has announced an unprecedented defence package for the EU to boost its arms industry, allowing the bloc to shift to "war economy mode" in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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EU proposes major defence boost as it eyes Russia and Trump

Bloc moves to strengthen defence sector in face of Russian aggression and prospect of weakened US support.

Al Jazeera

Widespread tractor protests threaten the EU’s green farming policies

It was the puddles of green sludge left by the tires of massive tractors in western Belgium’s industrial farmlands that drew the attention of biological engineer Ineke Maes.

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 732

G7 leaders urge additional support after defiant Zelenskiy hosts western leaders; Navalny’s body handed over to his motherSee all our Ukraine war coverage

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‘Putin must lose everything’: defiant Zelenskiy hosts western leaders in Kyiv to mark two years of war

Ukraine’s president met the prime ministers of Italy, Canada and Belgium in a show of unity after recent battlefield defeats

The Guardian - UK

Western leaders visit Ukraine to show solidarity as war enters third year

Visit comes as Kyiv is on the defensive amid flagging Western aid and Russian territorial gains.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: Navalny’s mother says if she doesn’t agree to secret funeral, Russia will ‘do something with my son’s body’ – as it happened

Activist’s mother says she was taken secretly to a morgue to view her son’s body, and Russian officials blackmail her over conditions for where, when and how her son should be buried

The Guardian - AU

Jim Ratcliffe’s vast petrochemical plant in Antwerp faces new legal challenge

Proposed Project One cracking plant is ‘hugely destructive’, says Client Earth

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 729

Putin more upbeat amid stalled US aid and victory in Avdiivka, say western officials; EU approves sanctions package targeting countries helping Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Ursula von der Leyen vows never to work with Europe’s far-right parties

European Commission president seeks a second term and says there’s no place for ‘Putin’s friends’ in bloc

International Business Times

Von Der Leyen Wants New Defence Tsar In Second EU Term

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen argued Wednesday for creating a post of defence commissioner to lead a drive to rearm Europe if she wins a second term in office.

Al Jazeera

EU approves new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war

Bloc officials say 200 people and entities have been added to the sanctions list, bringing the total to 2,000.

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Germany's von der Leyen seeks second term as EU Commission chief

Ursula von der Leyen on Monday announced her intention to seek a second term as president of the European Commission, the most powerful institution in Brussels.

Al Jazeera

EU launches Red Sea naval mission to protect shipping from Houthi attacks

The operation will send European warships and early warning systems to the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and nearby waters.

France 24

Germany's von der Leyen seeks second term as head of the EU Commission

Germany's Ursula von der Leyen will seek a second term as head of the European Union's powerful Commission in a move that could make her the most significant politician representing the bloc's 450 million citizens in a over a generation.

The Guardian - UK

Ursula von der Leyen to seek second term as head of European Commission

CDU politician, elected to role in 2019, will have to negotiate the Spitzenkandidaten process after EU elections in June

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Chinese electric carmakers are taking on Europeans on their own turf — and succeeding

Chinese automakers are winning over European consumers as part of a big push to enter markets abroad. Their success has sparked alarm among rival companies and lawmakers.

The Guardian - US

Alexei Navalny death: dozens reportedly arrested in Russia protests as Biden blames Putin ‘and his thugs’ – as it happened

US president joins world leaders in outrage at Putin critic’s death in prison, while human rights observers report at least 73 arrests

The Guardian - UK

Farmers are in revolt and Europe’s climate policies are crumbling. Welcome to the age of ‘greenlash’

Brussels is ditching green measures as EU leaders panic over rural protests, upcoming elections and the threat of the far right, says Paul Taylor, of the Friends of Europe thinktank

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