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EU Ministers Endorse New Migrant Plan after France-Italy Spat

European interior ministers welcomed Friday an EU plan to better coordinate the handling of migrant arrivals, after a furious row over a refugee rescue boat erupted between Italy and France. France has accused Italy of failing to respect the law of the sea by turning away the NGO vessel earlier…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Edwin Poots defends attempt to change Northern Ireland Protocol bill

Negotiations between London and Brussels aimed at securing changes to the protocol are continuing.

The Independent UK

Will more Ukrainians flee to the European Union as winter bites?

The EU says there are preparations for all scenarios, but analysts say support could wane as inflation soars.

Al Jazeera

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Azerbaijan Cancels Armenia Talks, Says Macron Cannot Take Part

President Ilham Aliyev said on Friday that Azerbaijan did not want France to take part in its peace talks with Armenia, and called off a four-way meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Council head Charles Michel in Brussels on Dec. 7. Aliyev said Macron had "attacked" and "insulted"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU faces scrap over control of tool to counter China coercion

BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) is quickly advancing with a powerful new trade weapon designed to curb economic bullying by China and other actors, but Brussels is girding itself for a scrap over who decides when to use it.

Bangkok Post

Azerbaijan cancels Armenia talks, says Macron cannot take part

Reuters

Twitter reportedly disbands Brussels office, leading to EU compliance concern

Platform could struggle to enforce new EU laws covering power of big tech companies and hate speech

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European Union energy ministers fail to agree to cap gas prices

European Union ministers met in Brussels on Thursday to debate measures intended to ease the energy crisis but were unable to agree a gas price cap proposed by the bloc's governing commission.

Radio France Internationale

EU energy ministers hold tense talks on Russian natural gas price cap

Talks are taking place in Brussels on a proposal to set the ceiling for the price of Russian natural gas at €275 per megawatt hour. The plan has come under criticism from all sides for either being too complicated, too high or unnecessary. Meanwhile, the G7's plan to cap Russian…

France 24

Jeremy Hunt refuses to deny briefing that government wants Swiss-style ties with EU

Chancellor says he or Treasury was not source of alleged briefing and he did not support ‘moving away’ from Brexit agreement

The Guardian - UK

The truth that Rishi Sunak dare not speak: Britain still needs the EU

Rumours of a Swiss-style deal have put Brexit back on the agenda, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Bulgaria to let Russian oil refinery export despite EU ban

Bulgaria will allow a Black Sea refinery owned by a Russian oil company to keep operating and exporting oil products to the European Union until the end of 2024 despite warnings by Brussels that it is against the bloc’s sanctions

The Independent UK

Tuesday briefing: Why European leaders don’t want a ‘Swiss-style’ deal for the UK

In today’s newsletter: Many in Britain now yearn for closer ties to the EU, but what does the European Union want? Our Brussels correspondent explains what the story’s really about

The Guardian - UK

EU says Serbia, Kosovo fail to reach deal, warns of escalation

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo on Monday failed to reach a solution to their dispute over car license plates used by the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo during emergency talks in Brussels, the European Union's foreign policy chief said.

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The Independent UK

EU holds talks with Serbia and Kosovo amid rising tensions

The European Union’s top diplomat is holding talks with Serbian and Kosovo officials in Brussels

The Guardian - UK

Brexit: who wants a Swiss-style EU deal and what would it look like?

As reports suggest some in government want closer ties with Brussels, we look as what these might mean

Reuters

Thousands of Belgian police line streets for funeral of murdered colleague

Thousands of uniformed police lined the streets of the Belgian city of Borgworm on Friday for the funeral of a murdered 29-year-old policeman, saluting as the cortege passed.

Al Jazeera

Women call for tougher EU stance on Poland’s abortion laws

At least six women have died after doctors refused abortion due to constitutional court’s 2020 ruling on foetal defects.

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FIFA World Cup fan zone in Belgium cancelled amid little interest

BRUSSELS: The Belgian soccer federation has scrapped plans to set up a World Cup fan zone where supporters could follow Belgium games live on big screens amid a lack of fervour for the tournament in the football-mad country.

Al Jazeera

EU launches military training mission for Ukraine’s armed forces

Up to 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers will be trained in different European member states as a part of the assistance mission.

The Guardian - UK

Brussels tries to cool locals’ anger over ‘racist’ street murals – with QR codes

City authorities hope to soothe those who are ‘deeply shocked’ by the comic-strip trail of Belgium’s rich history

Evening Standard

Brussels knife attacker ‘just released from psychiatric hospital and hated police’

The suspect made “unhinged remarks” during a talk with officers

Asharq Al-Awsat

Belgium Launches Terror Probe after Policeman Stabbed to Death

A Belgian police officer was killed in a knife attack in Brussels on Thursday, authorities said, as anti-terror prosecutors took charge of the inquiry. The spokesman for the prosecutor's office, Eric Van Duyse, told AFP that federal investigators had taken charge "because there is suspicion of a terrorist motive, which…

France 24

Belgian stabbing suspect had earlier threatened police

Belgian authorities said early Friday that a lone assailant who killed one police officer and wounded another in a stabbing that was being investigated as a possible terrorism-linked attack had gone to a police station earlier to express hatred for them.

Reuters

Brussels proposes EU support plan for Ukraine, Hungary says 'no'

The European Union's executive arm on Wednesday proposed a support package for war-gripped Ukraine worth up to 18 billion euros ($18.06 billion) in 2023, but Hungary said it would not contribute to the joint assistance, which would come as highly concessional loans.

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