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Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza’s Rafah, humanitarian aid dries up
Israel intensified its bombardment of Rafah in Gaza's south and over a dozen members of one family were killed in an air strike, residents said, as the ruined Palestinian enclave's health ministry announced 29,313 deaths in the war so far.
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Romanian social democrats, liberals to have joint list at EU elections
The PSD and the PNL have agreed to merge the European elections with the local elections and to present joint candidates for the EU Parliament to ensure the largest possible turnout of citizens to vote.
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Bulgaria’s ruling coalition parties fight for high-ranking positions
Bulgaria's ruling coalition parties on Wednesday began threatening each other with the withdrawal of support for the government amid a battle for top executive posts that could lead to early parliamentary elections alongside European elections in June.
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EU’s war fund for Ukraine stuck in debate around solidarity
An agreement on reimbursing member states for their donations to Ukraine remains out of reach, as Paris and Berlin are not giving in on their demands to reshape the facility according to their national priorities.
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Sánchez visits Morocco to boost relations after past tensions
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez praised his country’s bilateral relations with Morocco during an official visit to the North African country on Wednesday, where he met with King Mohamed VI.
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Traffic chaos in Madrid as farmers vow to continue with protests.
Over 500 tractors from several regions descended on the Spanish capital, where they vowed to continue their struggle until Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his left-wing coalition implement concrete measures to secure the sector’s viability.
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Iran sends Russia hundreds of ballistic missiles
Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources revealed, deepening the military cooperation between the two US-sanctioned countries.
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Visegrad, Baltic farmers rally against EU policies, backed by national governments
Farmers from eastern European and Baltic countries – namely the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Bulgaria – joined forces on Thursday to protest against EU policies, with many of their governments either supporting the farmers or at least expressing their understanding.
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Italians increasingly sceptical of EU’s positive role in Ukraine war
Italians are among the most sceptical and disillusioned Europeans about the future of Ukraine, and, above all, they do not believe that the EU has played a positive role in the conflict, according to a survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations.
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Ukraine’s defeat will put EU values at risk, Michel says
A defeat of Ukraine would put European values at risk, which is why there is no alternative but for Europe's support to continue, European Council President Charles Michel told a group of media, including Euractiv, in an interview.
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Germany’s Habeck blames Putin, world trade for industrial slump
Germany's current economic weakness is mostly to blame on a slowdown of global trade and the aftermath of Russia's attack on Ukraine, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said while presenting economic forecasts on Wednesday (21 February).
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Sweden: Intelligence threat from Russia, China and Iran remains high
Sweden is in a serious international situation, facing growing threats from foreign powers such as Russia at a time when the country is at a key stage in its accession to NATO, according to the Swedish Security Service’s annual threat assessment review on Wednesday.
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Macron’s party looks for EU lead candidate – can’t find one
The date for the announcement of Macron’s Renaissance party’s EU candidate has been postponed several times, and key political figures have turned down the job, raising concerns that the party is not prepared or ready to launch its European Parliament electoral campaign.
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VDL’s second term bid: What challenges lie ahead?
Ending months of speculation,Ursula von der Leyen told members of her conservative CDU party in Germany on Monday (19 February) that she was seeking a second term.
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EU Council pushes ahead on Ukraine trade benefits while MEPs push for more farming safeguards
The EU Council endorsed the Commission’s proposal on the renewal of trade liberalisation with Ukraine with no changes, as MEPs from the Parliament's agriculture committee instead side with farmers by pushing for more safeguards.
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Pressure mounts on finance chiefs to tweak EIB, taxonomy rules in boost to defence
Pressure is piling up on the EU to loosen its investment rules and boost flows into defence assets, a non-paper seen by Euractiv revealed as finance ministers prepare to discuss the future of the bloc’s public lender on Friday (23 February).
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France urges EU to review standards for permanent grassland
France will ask the European Commission to ease up on constraints on permanent grassland, the country's Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced, adding that he plans to bring a proposal on the subject to the next ministerial meeting on Monday (26 February).
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Climate change’s invisible threats for mental health
There is a growing need for an EU agenda that would address mental health challenges linked to climate change, stakeholders told an expert conference in Brussels, urging a shift towards mitigation alongside adaptation efforts.
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Kremlin pushes to smother grieving for Navalny as election nears
The Kremlin is working to suppress memorials for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a bid to prevent his death from spoiling President Vladimir Putin’s expected re-election next month.
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Germany’s rebel Wagenknecht plots new left-wing group in EU Parliament
With the new German party BSW projected to become the biggest left-wing delegation in the European Parliament after June’s EU elections, its leader, Sahra Wagenknecht, insinuated on Tuesday (20 January) that she will try to create a new left-wing parliamentary group.
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