[Agenda] EU leaders will gather in Brussels and discuss Ukraine's candidacy status, and the impact of Russia's invasion of the country on energy and defense #EUCO
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If EU leaders give the green light, #Ukraine and #Moldova could leapfrog places such as Bosnia and Kosovo in the #EUenlargement line.
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Wider group of EU states, including the Netherlands, Denmark and Portugal, voice reservations on granting #Ukraine #EUcandidatestatus.
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[Opinion] Granting #EUcandidatestatus to #Ukraine would be an unprecedented move: never before has the EU extended this offer to a country at war.
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Germany urges businesses and families to do their best to save #energy as Russia tightens #gassupplies across Europe.
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Calls to crack down on the Russian #propaganda machine are on the rise in Europe — amid concerns over the impact of global #disinformation campaigns.
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Four EU leaders visit #Ukraine in a show of support ahead of key decision next week to grant EU candidate status to the country.
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[Interview] Since coming to Brussels in 2019 to spearhead the EU's #climate response, former leader of the Dutch labour party has been operating outside of the public eye.
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[Exclusive] Egypt's coast guard is set to receive €80m from the European Commission to prevent #migrants from taking boats towards Italy, according to an internal EU paper.
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[Opinion] #Ukraine's membership in the EU would reinvigorate Europe's tired institutions.
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France proposed a nebulous new European club for #Ukraine to join, as president visits Kiev.
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Over 100 million people are currently displaced by conflict, a figure that the UN #refugee agency (UNHCR) describes as dramatic.
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EU takes legal action against London after the UK earlier this week put forward legislation scraping parts of the #NorthernIrelandProtocol.
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The EU will work alongside the Egyptian government on #energy despite widespread #humanrights abuses.
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#Ukraine may have a #grain storage capacity deficit of 10-15 million tonnes by October, Ukrainian deputy #agriculture minister Markiyan Dmytrasevych tells MEPs.
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The EU has a problem with anti-#Muslim hatred and its institutions are doing little to help, say some 41 #CivilSociety groups.
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If #Putin counts on Western fatigue for supporting #Ukraine's war-effort, the Russian leader would be sorely disappointed, says America's EU ambassador Mark Gitenstein .
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The European Centre for Disease Control says the likelihood of #monkeypox spreading among sexual partners is considered high.
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European Parliament environment and economy committees reject Commission proposal to label certain #gas and #nuclearenergy projects as #sustainable investments until 2030.
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Britain has set out plans to override some of the post-#Brexit trade rules for #NorthernIreland, making it possible to scrap parts of the agreement, while citing instability in the region and overburdening bureaucracy.
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European lawmakers have been joining forces to veto the inclusion of #gas and #nuclear in the #taxonomy guidelines since it was adopted by the EU Commission early this year.
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Only a handful of EU states have so far pledged to relocate around 7,000 #migtrants seeking protection and arriving on European #Mediterranean shores.
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EU Commission is unfreezing aid funds for #Palestine, while deepening relations with #Israel despite its #occupation regime.
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[Opinion] If the geopolitical pivot towards the #IndoPacific was a race, then the European Union risks lagging behind at the turn.
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[Opinion] While measures are being taken to reduce Europe's dependency on #RussianGas, the EU puts #civilsociety concerns on the backburner by seemingly avoiding to construct a much-needed plan to phase out all gas.
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[Opinion] Romania is considering a dangerous bill to prohibit educational materials that discuss #homosexuality and #gender transition.
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Sweden voices support for #Ukraine's "European choice" as diplomacy gathers pace ahead of an EU summit on its first-ever wartime #enlargement decision.
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Ten countries have joined forces to water down the ambition of a flagship EU #EnvironmentalPolicy on #pesticides.
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A Russian military corvette violated Danish territorial waters north of the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm twice on Friday #Denmark
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#Ukraine and #Moldova should immediately join the #EUenlargement queue and be granted #EUcandidatestatus, but Georgia isn't ready yet, says EU Commission.
"[This] is a technocratic fudge aimed at saving reputations, not lives," said Max Lawson, campaigner at , adding that the attitude of rich countries has been "utterly shameful" #vaccines #COVID #TRIPSwaiver #WTO
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The Netherlands reaffirms its commitment to the #EUenlargement process but also says the process needs to be fair.
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[Opinion] Granting Ukraine #EUcandidatestatus would be the right signal to send for next week's #EUsummit. But to make sure that the signal goes beyond mere declaration, EU leaders will have to back up their words with deeds
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[Exclusive] #Egypt's leadership is steeped in widespread #humanrights abuses, including extrajudicial killings, systematic #torture and disappearances. So now Egyptians are the top nationality of people arriving irregularly in Italy.
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Experts say all EU countries should copy Germany's plea and ask their people to consume less #energy in face of Russia's tightening of #GasSupplies.
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EU commissioner for transparency and values says EU countries should remain vigilant and impose #sanctions on media that pose a threat to national security in order to counter Russian #disinformation.
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French president , German chancellor , Italian PM Mario Draghi, and Romanian president say in Kyiv that they all support fast-tracking #Ukraine becoming an official EU candidate.
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