In a sprawling criminal investigation, all roads lead to the European Parliament’s subcommittee on human rights. Maria Arena is blaming her secretary. The Socialist MEP, who chairs the European Parliament’s…
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Ukrainian capture North Korean
Kiev 1 November 2024. The Ukranian army eliminated a troop concentration of newly arrived North Koreans on the battlefield. About 40 soldiers were killed in an exchange with only one…
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Auditors warn of LNG dependency after Russian sources cut off
The successful phasing-out of gas imports from Russia risks making Europe dependent on liquified natural gas (LNG) imports, according to a report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) today…
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Is China Using Hungary as Its Bridgehead in Europe?
by Kan Khineby Kan KhineThe primary purpose of Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Hungary might be to ensure that Hungary can help China gain market share in the EU, as Beijing and Budapest prepare…
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The War that nobody wanted (but everyone engaged in)
Brussels (50). Two years in the war of Russian aggression against the Ukraine the balance is grim. Let us take stock. Leadership. The EU model of command and control consist…
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Towards a new EU relationship with northern Africa
by Zeya Mgby Zeya MgMigration, terrorism and energy — three ‘crisis’ topics — have preoccupied EU policy and their societies’ view of their neighbourhood in northern Africa for a long time. Caught in (post-)colonial…
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Africans in Tunisia, who are trying to make their way to Europe via irregular migration routes, are unimpressed with the new “strategic agreement” on migration — that’s if they’ve heard…
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Morocco-EU Farming Agreement: Pro-polisario Farmers’ Union Dismissed by French Justice
by DN15Aa4109by DN15Aa4109The Court of Tarascon issued a judgment condemning la Confédération Paysanne (Peasant Confederation), a French trade union organization used in the judicial harassment of the Morocco-EU farming agreement, which constitutes…
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With Tunisia, the EU and the West Are Experiencing a Crisis of Value-based Solidarity
by Yarzar Yeby Yarzar YeBrussels and its partners should urgently stand with democracy activists and support democratic institutions that, together, hold Tunisia’s leaders accountable, Ikram Ben Said and Nicole Rowsell write. In 2009, while Zine…
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EU to Weigh Sanctions Against Chinese Firms Accused of Helping Russian Military
The European Union is weighing sanctions on Chinese companies accused of providing help to Russia’s military in its invasion of Ukraine, diplomatic sources have confirmed. Ambassadors from the bloc’s 27 member states…
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