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Spyware targeted MEP critical of Hungary

Daniel Freund said it seems “most likely” that Hungary was behind thwarted surveillance attempt.

July 25, 2024 11:52 am CET

‘Blood minerals’: EU accused of fueling conflict with Rwanda deal

Facing criticism it is stoking a humanitarian crisis, Brussels seeks to clarify the aims behind its minerals pact with Kigali.

July 25, 2024 6:00 am CET

Georgia claims to have uncovered plot to violently overthrow government

The allegations come amid a growing crackdown ahead of elections in October.

July 24, 2024 12:57 pm CET

Poland’s Tusk hits a wall on legalizing abortion

Failure of abortion vote raises big questions of whether Tusk can deliver the key social reforms he promised in last year’s election.

July 24, 2024 10:49 am CET

Finland’s deportation law puts EU’s migration norms to the test

Human rights organizations sound the alarm over the controversial measure.

July 22, 2024 4:35 pm CET

What a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like

She would likely stay tough on Russia and China, and has rebuked Israel’s handling of aid into Gaza.

July 22, 2024 1:33 am CET

Starmer and Macron: New allies heading in different directions

A U.K. Foreign Office aide said the French president was pleased by how the Brits handled his brainchild summit.

July 18, 2024 10:52 pm CET

Britain’s Keir Starmer vows: I’ll never leave ECHR

The European Political Community is gathering in Blenheim, Oxfordshire.

July 18, 2024 2:31 pm CET

How the 2024 Olympics changed Paris

We hand out gold medals and wooden spoons to the French capital.

July 18, 2024 4:00 am CET

Fugitive Romanian prince triggers legal storm on sun-kissed island

Officials from Bucharest are being dispatched to Malta to push for Paul Philippe’s extradition over an illegal land grab.

July 10, 2024 4:01 am CET

Putin critic Kara-Murza goes missing after transfer to prison hospital

The political activist’s health is already compromised after two attempted poisonings, his supporters say.

July 9, 2024 7:51 pm CET

EU parliament centrists circle wagons to keep far right out of top jobs

Liberals are incensed over a backdoor deal between the EPP and ECR.

July 9, 2024 7:21 pm CET
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EU announces Georgia’s accession is ‘stopped’ after anti-West pivot

Tens of millions of euros in financial assistance will also be frozen as part of the decision, according to Brussels’ envoy.

July 9, 2024 10:10 am CET

Labour’s top policy priorities

A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.

July 6, 2024 3:40 pm CET

Who is Keir Starmer? Britain’s new prime minister is complex, unknowable, aggrieved

Starmer could be a great reforming Labour PM. Or he could be, as his thwarted enemies call him, a Tory in red.

July 5, 2024 6:04 am CET

Slovak culture minister blames sexual minorities for Europe’s low fertility

Martina Šimkovičová thinks “Europe is dying out … because of the excessive number of LGBTQ+.”

July 4, 2024 8:06 pm CET

EU diplomat imprisoned in Iran kept his sexuality a secret from the regime

Johan Floderus proposed to his boyfriend immediately after landing in Stockholm, he said in new interview.

July 3, 2024 2:26 pm CET

Biden’s envoy to Hungary lashes Orbán for backing Trump

No other U.S. ally has so “overtly and tireless” campaigned for the Republican candidate, says David Pressman.

July 3, 2024 9:24 am CET

With EU bid stuck, Georgia prays for Euro 2024 victory instead

Amid warnings of backsliding on key reforms, the ruling party is focusing on a different type of goal altogether.

June 30, 2024 11:31 am CET

EU finalizes up to €1B in aid to Egypt as part of migration deal

Brussels has made similar deals with Tunisia, Mauritania and Turkey to curb irregular migration into the EU.

June 29, 2024 5:01 pm CET

Reynders defeated in race to lead Council of Europe

Swiss former president Berset is expected to take the reins of the Strasbourg-based human rights organization in September.

June 25, 2024 7:17 pm CET

Germany records sharp rise in antisemitic incidents

Most recorded antisemitic incidents in Germany last year came after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, according to a monitoring group.

June 25, 2024 5:02 pm CET

Russia tortured and disappeared Ukrainians in Crimea, says human rights court

European Court of Human Rights ruled Russia is guilty of suppressing human rights in occupied Crimea

June 25, 2024 3:20 pm CET

Georgia’s pro-EU parties unite in bid to oust government

New declaration calls on the West to help ensure free and fair elections in wake of “foreign agent” law outcry.

June 25, 2024 12:52 pm CET
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