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People cheer as a bus carrying Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his ministers leave heading to the presidential palace in Warsaw, Poland (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

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Polish Conservative party warn against 'Brussels elites'

Conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) presented its candidates for the European Parliament today in Warsaw. During the convention, PiS politicians warned against the so-called European elites.

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Alternative for Germany EU candidate Maximilian Krah during interview

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Is the European Parliament under threat from espionage?

Fears are mounting that the EU's democracy could be under threat from espionage.

26/04/2024

Students blocking the Sciences-Po university flash the V sign Friday, April 26, 2024 in Paris. Students at a prestigious university resumed pro-Palestinian protests on Friday.

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Pro-Palestinian students occupy Paris university campus

Scores of protesters on Friday occupied the central campus building of Sciences Po and dozens of others blocked its entrance.

26/04/2024

French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, right, and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius shake hands after signing an agreement in Paris on Friday, April 26, 2024.

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'Tank of the future': France and Germany sign new arms deal

France's defence minister received his German counterpart on Friday to ink a deal between the two countries to build a next-generation battle tank.

26/04/2024

A petition to stop sexual harassment in the European Parliament

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After scandal-stained term, rules to clean up EU parliament weakened

As a mandate riddled with allegations of corruption, undue influence and misconduct among EU lawmakers draws to an end, the European Parliament has tried to push through reforms designed to bring the next chamber in line.

26/04/2024

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Women from Syria in a refugee camp, outside of the capital Nicosia, in the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017.

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Cyprus overwhelmed as number of refugee arrivals surges

The "worst may be yet to come," authorities on the Mediterranean island have warned.

25/04/2024

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic attends the government session in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.

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Serbia president sorry for calling Slovenians 'disgusting'

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic apologised on Wednesday for calling Slovenians “disgusting”, clarifying he was only referring to their politicians.

25/04/2024

A journalist gives Spanish socialist leader Pedro Sanchez and his wife Begona Gomez leave a polling station during the national elections in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June. 25

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Judge asks for investigation into Spain PM's wife to be suspended

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez has said he may well step down after his wife was accused of corruption.

25/04/2024

Officials hoped that would appease farmers who have protested across Europe since the end of last year, complaining about red tape and poor incomes.

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EU Policy. Record approval of farming reform raises legal, climate concerns

Faced with the roar of protesting farmers, the European Parliament has stripped down agricultural rules in record time – but some worry MEPs have been too hasty.

25/04/2024

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shakes hands with President Sergio Mattarella at 79th anniversary of Liberation Day (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)

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Italy marks anniveersary of fascist defeat amid TV censorship row

The row was ignited after anti-fascist writer Antonio Scurati's appearance on Rai's Saturday evening show was cancelled.

25/04/2024

MEPs vote during a plenary session on Strasbourg, France, on April 24, 2024.

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EU Parliament leaders recall term's highs and lows at last sitting

As Members of the European Parliament gathered in Strasbourg for the last plenary session before June’s elections, Euronews asked the presidents of major political groups to reflect on the highs and lows of the past five-year mandate.

25/04/2024

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech on Europe in the amphitheater of the Sorbonne University, April 25 in Paris. 2024.

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'Europe is mortal': Macron calls for more EU unity and sovereignty

The 27-country bloc needs to urgently rethink its defence and economic models to not fall behind its rivals, the French leader said.

25/04/2024

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, shakes hands with Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, April 4, 2024.

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Russian attack on NATO would end in defeat for Moscow, Polish FM says

Poland’s foreign minister, Radek Sikorski, also told parliament that NATO needs to upgrade its defences.

25/04/2024

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his wife Begona Gomez arrive at 10 Downing Street in London, Dec. 3, 2019. A Spanish judge agreed Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

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Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez suspends public duties to 'reflect'

Sanchez has said he is considering resigning from his position as his wife Begoña Gómez is accused of corruption.

25/04/2024

Demonstrators hold up a banner with writing (Italian) "Lets free Ilaria Salis", in front of the Pantheon monument, in Rome, ON Feb. 14, 2024.

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Father of anti-Nazi activist: 'My daughter wants a fair trial'

Ilaria Salis was detained in Hungary on charges of having assaulted neo-Nazi extremists. Now she is running in the European elections.

24/04/2024

FILE - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez poses for a portrait after an interview with The Associated Press at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, June 27, 2022.

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Spanish PM considers resigning amid wife corruption allegations

Spain's socialist leader has denied claims by a right-wing platform his wife used her position to influence business deals.

24/04/2024

New EU anti-money laundering rules include limits on the use of cash

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EU Policy. What do newly approved anti-money laundering rules cover?

EU lawmakers voted in a landslide in favour of new curbs on crypto, football clubs and cash transactions.

24/04/2024

Türkiye wants to register the name döner in Europe so that it can be used only by those producers conforming to the registered production method and product specifications.

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EU Policy. Turkish kebabs turn to Europe for protected status

Türkiye has filed an application to grant its best-known foodstuff the same EU protection as Neapolitan pizza and Spanish jamon serrano.

24/04/2024

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a press conference in Berlin, Germany

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Germany's Scholz urges Europe to do more for Ukraine

A meeting between the British and German leaders made for a show of unity even as disagreements on how to help Ukraine persist.

24/04/2024

A family member holds a picture of a garment worker, victim of the 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse

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EU Policy. Hopes high for new corporate sustainability rules after MEP vote

The new rules forcing companies to check supply chains have been hailed by environmental and social activists – but raised significant concerns over red tape.

24/04/2024

Members of the European Parliament for the ECR group vote during a plenary session in Strasbourg,

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‘Useless’: EU conservatives will not field lead candidate in June vote

The right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) party has confirmed it will not field a lead candidate in June’s European elections, spurning the process as "useless."

24/04/2024