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Voices: Is price the biggest hurdle to owning an electric car? Join the Independent Debate

An Independent exclusive has revealed electric cars will cost drivers £6,000 more if Sunak fails to strike a Brexit deal with the EU - but is cost the main factor holding average motorists back on switching from petrol and diesel vehicles?

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

Tuesday briefing: What Poland’s rightwing parties losing control of government means for Europe

In today’s newsletter: In what could be the most consequential election in the country since the fall of communism, Poland may have made a step closer to Europe

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023

Vladimir Putin to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing: Five things to know

Ties between Russia and China have deepened in recent years.

Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2023

How Serbia-Kosovo tensions hang like a spectre over the European Union

An armed band of Serb militants recently ambushed police in Kosovo. In the resulting firefight and retreat, four people — including a police officer — died from their wounds.

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2023

Von der Leyen does ‘not speak for Ireland’ on Israel-Hamas conflict

The Irish president joined criticism of the EU Commission leader’s comments on the Middle East conflict.

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

Poland’s pro-EU opposition poised for victory over ruling nationalist PiS party

The majority of voters in Poland’s general election supported opposition parties that promised to reverse democratic backsliding and repair the nation’s relationship with allies, including the European Union and Ukraine, near-complete results showed Monday.

France 24 · Oct 16, 2023

‘Democracy has won!’: Donald Tusk’s liberal coalition poised for Poland election win

Voters queue until 3am in highest election turnout since the fall of communism in 1989

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023

The Guardian view on Poland’s election: a record turnout delivers a landmark result

Editorial: A mass mobilisation of voters appears to have ousted the radical right from power. That is good news for Polish democracy, and for Europe

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023

EU abandons promise to ban toxic chemicals in consumer products

Exclusive: Plan to outlaw all but the most vital of harmful chemicals is not included in leaked policy proposals

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023

EU - Balkan summit opens in Albania with 'greater convergence' on the agenda

Leaders from the Western Balkans and several European countries are meeting for an annual summit in the Albanian capital Tirana, with few concrete decisions expected amid heightened tensions across the region.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 16, 2023