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War in Ukraine drags into second year, Russia isolated in UN vote
The war in Ukraine entered its second year with no end in sight and Russia isolated at the United Nations in a vote demanding its forces withdraw, while G7 leaders are set to coordinate more support for Ukraine.
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Sweden considers sending tanks to Ukraine
The Swedish government could soon send Leopard-2 tanks to Ukraine as Defence Minister Pål Jonson announced he was open to the idea on Thursday following political agreement in parliament. Sending tanks would send a strong signal as a complementary contribution,...
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Finland to donate three Leopards to Ukraine
Finland will hand over three Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in a new military aid package, Defence Minister Mikko Savola (Center) announced in a press meeting on Thursday. As part of the package, Finland will send Leopard 2 de-mining tanks...
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Lawyer says lifting MEP Kaili’s immunity was ‘illegal’
Greek lawyer Spyros Pappas has filed an appeal to the General Court of the EU against the European Public Prosecutor's decision to request the lifting of the immunity of MEP Eva Kaili, claiming that it was illegal because none of the conditions for such a move were met.
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UK welcomes EU’s role in addressing global challenges, Ukraine support
The European Union played a positive role in addressing global challenges, upholding peace and security in the Western Balkans, and supporting Ukraine, said the UK’s UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on EU-UN Cooperation on Thursday. “We...
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Far-right attacks on Austrian president spark outrage
Far-right leader Herbert Kickl’s verbal attack on President Alexander Van der Bellen at the traditional “political Ash Wednesday”, where politicians have carte blanche to publicly criticise eachother, has sparked widespread outrage among Austria’s political parties. In Germany, Political Ash Wednesday...
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France hopes to recover €14.6 billion worth of 2022 tax fraud from the public
French taxpayers may have to fork out €14.6 billion in unpaid taxes, according to the tax authorities fraud assessment for 2022, the Public Accounts Ministry reported on Thursday. In their assessment for 2022, tax authorities lay out the sums they...
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Lajcak: Kosovo, Serbia expected to agree on normalising relations on Monday
The Special Envoy of the European Union for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Miroslav Lajçak, said he expects Belgrade and Pristina to accept the European proposal, backed by France and Germany, for the normalisation of relations with Kosovo at the meeting in...
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Bulgaria may join Eurozone in 2025
Bulgaria may join the Eurozone on 1 January 2025, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said in Sofia on Thursday, postponing Bulgaria’s initial plan to join the group in 2024. Three years ago, Bulgaria set the goal of joining the...
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Italy’s leading left wing force to vote on new leadership on Sunday
Emilia-Romagna Governor Stefano Bonaccini and his former deputy, leftwing MP and former MEP Elly Schlein are through to the primaries for the election of the new leader of Italy’s leading centre-left force, the Democratic party (PD), with the vote scheduled...
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Scholz: Ukraine ‘not wise’ to strike Russian territory with West’s weapons
It would not be wise for Ukraine to attack Russian territory with weapons it received from the West should it successfully push out Russian forces, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday, as many Germans increasingly fear this scenario may...
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UK researchers await NI protocol deal after losing £1.6bn Horizon funds
UK universities and researchers are among those waiting most anxiously for the long-awaited compromise agreement on the Northern Ireland protocol in order to finally unlock access to billions of euros of EU Horizon Europe funding.
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Qatargate: Kaili reacts negatively to partner’s release from jail
Francesco Giorgi, the partner of European Parliament former vice president Eva Kaili, has been freed from jail but will wear an electronic bracelet, according to a press release by the Belgian prosecution. This development prompted a negative reaction from Kaili.
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How the war in Ukraine is shaping Europe’s geopolitical ambitions
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches the one-year mark with no end in sight, there are hints at how the outcome of the war could transform the global order. What lessons did European policymakers learn from the first year...
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The Brief — War of attrition
The current phase of the war in Ukraine, one year after Russia started its brutal aggression, is reminiscent of the entrenched phase of World War I when hundreds of thousands of soldiers on both sides dies in muddy trenches of Flanders and France, fighting to conquer only a few metres.
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Commission sounds alarm as progress stalls on pesticide reduction plan
A question mark hangs over the timeline of the sustainable use of pesticides regulation (SUR) after a leaked letter showed agriculture MEPs are dragging their feet on the crucial file, leading Commission officials to accuse them of deliberately blocking progress on the regulation.
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How Europe prepares to support Ukraine for ‘as long as it takes’
As the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion nears, Kyiv and its Western allies are looking at how to keep up sustained long-term support. To do so, this could see the EU entering unchartered territories.
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Until when will Serbia be Russia’s prisoner?
The tragedy of both Serbia and the Serbian people is caused by the fascination with Russia as a gulag, Russia as a prison, Russia as an occupier and robber, writes Vuk Drašković.
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Politicisation as a boost for EU trade
While free traders generally lament the politicisation of trade for its undermining effect on the multilateral trade order, the more geopolitical tensions might give some EU trade deals the impetus they need to get over the line.
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EU lawmakers: Migrant reception capacities ‘on brink of failure’
The migrant welcoming system within the EU has “come to the brink of failure" mostly due to inadequate planning and growing needs, the head of a delegation of EU lawmakers declared after completing a visit to three reception hotspots on Wednesday evening (22 February).
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