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Analysis: Tunisia isolated, but migration realpolitik keeps Europe onside

US and EU concerned with state of Tunisia’s democracy but will ultimately retain ties, analysts say.

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2023

German far-right says the EU is a 'failed project' as it prepares for European Parliament elections

The far-right Alternative for Germany has declared the European Union a “failed project” in its current form as it adopts its program for next June’s European Parliament election at its party convention in the eastern city of Magdeburg

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

Tunisian parliament gets defensive after Black refugee treatment criticism

Country’s interior minister has called images of dead refugees ‘fake’, as EU ignores criticism of deal with Tunisia.

Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2023

EU Official Supports Conditioning Aid To Palestinian Authority On Removal Of Antisemitism From Textbooks

European Union official echoes calls for removal of antisemitic references and incitement from Palestinian textbooks.

Zenger · Jul 20, 2023

Despite EU-Tunisia deal, Black refugees pushed out ‘at gunpoint’

The EU has promised Tunisia $280m in aid. But on the country’s frontiers, refugees and migrants are still stranded.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2023

EU lawmakers dampen Turkey's hopes of reopening accession talks

European lawmakers say that Turkey needs to make a “drastic change of course” to get EU accession talks back on track

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

EU regulator faces questions over appointment of US economist

French politicians want the European Commission to reconsider its decision to hire an American economist for a key post in its competition department, which oversees European Union efforts to regulate American tech giants.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 18, 2023

German captain in a migrant rescue standoff will run for the European Parliament

The captain of a humanitarian rescue ship who was arrested in 2019 for docking in an Italian port without authorization has been presented as one of a struggling German left-wing party’s top candidates for next year’s European Parliament election

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

EU Commission rebuffs Paris demand to 'reconsider' American hire

The European Commission on Friday rejected a demand from France that it "reconsider" its appointment of an American to the key position of chief economist in the EU executive dealing with the regulation of US tech giants.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 15, 2023

The EU mandates user-replaceable smartphone batteries by 2027

The EU adopted a new rule, stating replaceable and removable batteries must be within smartphones by 2027.

Android Central · Jul 14, 2023