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Poland scares Belarus with trade measures – media reports
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has held close government meetings to discuss how to deal with the new in-depth checks on goods which Poland has introduced as a measure to slow down the flow of goods from Belarus, Polish media report.
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Iberian leaders agree to negotiate energy interconnections with France
Portugal and Spain have agreed to participate jointly in meetings with France on energy interconnections, arguing that the issue is a European one and not just one between the Iberian peninsula and France, the environment ministers announced on Wednesday.
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Spain’s VOX denies blocking party of far-right ‘rising star’ from joining ECR
Spanish far-right party VOX has rejected claims from Luise "Alvise" Perez, viewed as the 'rising star' in Spain's far-right scene, that his party SALF has been denied entry into the EU's conservative ECR group.
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Uncertainty hovers over Italy’s M5S bid to join the EU Left
As Italy's Five Star Movement (M5S) looks to Thursday's decision on its membership of the European Parliament's Left group, it remains to be seen whether its controversial past deals in a previous government with Matteo Salvini's Lega will make the EU group look the other way.
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Czech report warns against Russian tactics to undermine support for Ukraine
Czechia has been subjected to targeted information operations aimed at reducing support for Ukraine, a recent report by the Czech National Centre for Combating Organised Crime (NCOZ) has revealed.
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Russian regulator encourages use of crypto to counter sanctions
Russia's central bank told businesses they should use "multiple choice solutions" including cryptocurrencies and other digital assets to facilitate payments with foreign partners to counter Western sanctions imposed over the Ukraine conflict.
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Security and migration: How a Labour government would seek to woo the EU
With the UK Labour Party leading in the polls by a 20 point lead over the incumbent Conservative Party, a change in government following Thursday’s (4 July) snap general election seems inevitable and is likely to have a positive impact on somewhat icy post-Brexit UK-EU relations.
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In Astana, Erdoğan offers help to end Russia-Ukraine war
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (3 July) that Ankara could help end the Ukraine-Russia war, but Putin's spokesman said Erdoğan could not play the role of an intermediary in the 28-month-old conflict.
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UN rights chief warns about rise of far-right in Europe
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday (3 July) called for vigilance in the face of far-right political gains in Europe, citing narratives that dehumanise migrants and asylum seekers.
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Russia targets social media during French legislative campaign
Russian disinformation campaigns are targeting social media to destabilise the French political scene — currently in a legislative campaign — by steering it more towards the "extremes" and fragmenting the so-called "Republican front", a study found.
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NATO members increasingly nervous over risk of French far-right entering government
NATO members are increasingly concerned about the risks to the cohesion of the Western military alliance posed by the possible entry of the French far-right into government, and whether Paris' influence and commitment to Ukraine could wane in the near future.
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German coalition needs ‘painful’ compromises as it misses first 2025 budget deadline
Germany’s three-party government coalition did not manage to reach an internal deal on the 2025 draft budget by Wednesday (3 July), which had previously been named as the deadline for an internal agreement, as differences over potential spending cuts prove difficult to bridge.
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What do the UK elections mean for the EU?
UK citizens head to the polls today for a general election widely expected to end the 14 years of Conservative rule and return the Labour Party to power, prompting questions about what it will mean for the EU-UK relations and why - while Europe is shifting to the right - the UK is turning left.
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Industry cannot rely on negative emissions for 2039 climate target, experts say
Industry should not rely on negative emissions to compensate for the ending of new EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) allowances from 2039, experts have told Euractiv.
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Labour victory unlikely to restore pre-Brexit economic ties, experts say
A Labour victory in the UK general today (4 July) would likely not lead to a significant improvement in UK-EU trade ties in the near-term but could lay the foundations for deeper economic integration over the coming years, experts say.
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Spain to crack down on holiday rentals to address housing crisis
Spain's government announced a crackdown on Wednesday (3 July) on short-term and seasonal holiday lettings amid rising anger from locals who feel priced out of the housing market.
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Germany stops planned sale of VW’s gas turbine business to China
Germany's cabinet blocked the planned sale of the gas turbine business of Volkswagen unit MAN Energy Solutions to a Chinese company on Wednesday (3 July), with ministers citing security reasons.
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New EU left group fails, Wagenknecht blames ‘majority groups’
Talks to form an alternative left group in the European Parliament have failed, Germany's Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) confirmed on Wednesday evening, as its lead candidate Fabio de Masi blamed last-minute dropouts and the "powerful levers" of "majority groups".
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EPP, Socialists, Liberals finalise wishlists for von der Leyen’s second term
The three EU Parliament groups of the centrist majority diverge on some key policy issues for the next mandate, according to draft action plans seen by Euractiv, the basis for their talks with Ursula von der Leyen as she seeks support to win a second mandate as Commission president.
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Ahead of second round, Russia tries to weigh in on French snap elections
Amid the historic lead for the French far-right Rassemblement National in the first round of snap legislative elections, Russia weighed in on Wednesday (3 July), throwing its support behind the far-right party days before the decisive second round.
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