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Farmers are in revolt and Europe’s climate policies are crumbling. Welcome to the age of ‘greenlash’

Brussels is ditching green measures as EU leaders panic over rural protests, upcoming elections and the threat of the far right, says Paul Taylor, of the Friends of Europe thinktank

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NATO defense ministers discuss progress on defense spending targets

NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels to discuss progress on defense spending and support for Ukraine, regardless of past political rhetoric.

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Jens Stoltenberg says Nato ‘on the right track’ on defence spending as Ukraine counts cost of Russian missile strikes – as it happened

Nato secretary general says ‘supporting Ukraine is not charity’ but ‘an investment in our own security’

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EU proposes sanctions on Chinese firms aiding Russian war effort

Bloc hoping to close loopholes that allow Moscow to route military technology via third countries

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Post-Brexit watchdog ‘ready’ to investigate flood of cheaper Chinese electric cars

Remarks by head of trade authority come amid fears UK firms could be undercut ‘to extinction’

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Far Right Could Exploit EU's Economic Slump To Win Big In June Vote

Soaring food costs, economic stagnation and deteriorating living standards risk pushing voters into the far right's arms in European elections later this year, which could shake up the political agenda in Brussels.

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin cancels NATO trip due to medical treatment

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled his trip to Brussels due to an emergent bladder issue. This comes after previous complications from prostate ca...

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Why Farmers Ride The Tractors To European Cities

From Greece to Italy, France, and Germany, tractors have become the farmers' "weapons" of a "war" against Brussels and national governments, protesting EU and domestic policies threatening their livelihood.

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Farmers Protest EU Agricultural Rules, Demand Support Amidst Economic Hardship

European farmers are protesting against restrictive regulations and unfair competition, calling for support from Brussels to protect their livelihoods.

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Why are farmers protesting across the EU and what can the bloc do about it?

Food producers say increasing costs, tiny margins and climate policies leave livelihoods in peril

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European Union approves $54 billion aid for Ukraine as Hungary drops opposition

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had vetoed the aid package in December but joined other EU members in approving it at a summit in Brussels. His vote came with conditions the EU did not disclose.

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Farmers Demand Relief as Prices Rise and Bureaucracy Increases

Farmers in tractors create chaos in Brussels, demanding relief from rising prices and bureaucracy. They call for support ahead of EU parliamentary elections.

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Farmers Take Protest To EU Leaders

European farmers took their growing protest over low prices and the threat of competition from South American agri-food importers to Brussels on Thursday, clogging the streets with 1,300 tractors as EU leaders met for a summit.

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Smoked monkey and whole sharks: the suitcase smugglers feeding Europe’s hunger for bushmeat

Customs officers and scientists are working together to combat the highly lucrative illicit trade in wildlife meat that is helping to push some species to extinction

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EU agrees €50bn package for Ukraine as Viktor Orbán bows to pressure

Hungarian prime minister, who had vowed to block the funding, relented after series of 11th-hour meetings

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Nearly 100 French farmers arrested at food market in Paris as tractor protests spread

Major thoroughfares in Brussels, the heart of the European Union, were also blocked by around 1,000 tractors on Thursday

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European leaders debate aid for Ukraine amidst growing farmer protests

European leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss aid for Ukraine amid internal political disputes and Russia's offensive. Hope for a deal is high.

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Von der Leyen and two prime ministers meet farming groups over protests – as it happened

The European Commission president will be joined by the PMs of Belgium and the Netherlands in the farming lobby meeting

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EU leaders enter showdown with Viktor Orbán over €50bn Ukraine package

Member states hope to persuade Hungary to remove its block on funding at Brussels emergency summit

International Business Times

EU Leaders Face Off Against Orban Over Ukraine Aid

EU leaders will grapple with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a crunch summit meeting Thursday to try to overcome his veto on 50 billion euros in financial aid for Ukraine.

International Business Times

EU To Shield Farmers Threatened By Ukraine Farm Imports

With farmers venting their anger across Europe, Brussels moved Wednesday to address two of their core grievances: creating "safeguards" to stop cheaper Ukrainian imports from flooding the market, and easing highly contested rules on leaving land unused.

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Europe live: Brussels recommends delay to ‘set-aside’ rules that have fuelled farmers’ protests – as it happened

Proposals that new rule requiring farmers to set aside up to 7% of land to boost biodiversity should not come into force until 2025

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Northern Ireland: what is the power-sharing deal – and could it be blocked?

DUP approves post-Brexit legislation, meaning devolved government could soon be functioning again

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French prime minister says country’s farmers should be granted ‘exception’ as protests and road blocks continue – as it happened

Gabriel Attal says agriculture is France’s ‘strength and pride’ after Emmanuel Macron calls for measures for Ukraine imports

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Secret EU plan ‘to sabotage Hungarian economy’ revealed as anger mounts at Orbán

Brussels’ fury grows over Budapest’s ‘policy of blackmail’ in continuing to hold up £50bn support package

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