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European Commission says EU funds can be used for cross-border abortion access

The decision comes in reaction to a campaign launched by the citizens' initiative "My Voice, My Choice", which raised 1,124,513 signatures across all 27 EU member states asking for improved access to safe abortions in Europe.

Euronews · Feb 26

British travellers to Gibraltar to have passports checked under post-Brexit deal

Schengen-style checks by Spanish officials will operate alongside those by Gibraltarian authorities at borders and airports

Evening Standard · Feb 26

Poland beats Spain on income as Tusk claims ‘European elite’ status

Poland's per capita income calculated in purchasing power parity (PPP) has overtaken Spain as it edges closer to UK levels.

Euronews · Feb 26

Denmark calls early election in March after Trump-Greenland standoff

Denmark will hold early elections on 24 March as PM Mette Frederiksen seeks a new mandate after a tense standoff with the US over Greenland.

Euronews · Feb 26

Gibraltar to remain British as UK and EU hail post-Brexit treaty

A draft treaty published on Thursday would remove all checks for people and goods crossing the Spain-Gibraltar land border.

Evening Standard · Feb 26

Brussels seeks EU-wide jail sentences for firearms offences including 3D-printed weapons

New technologies and conflicts can lead to a surge of illicit firearms reaching the EU. The Commission argues this new directive is well-timed to prepare the bloc.

Euronews · Feb 26

Lagarde: Falling inflation still 'doesn't feel real’ for households

ECB surveys show households feel stronger price pressures than official data suggest, even as headline inflation falls to 1.7%.

Euronews · Feb 26

‘How can I start again at 68?’ Maria has spent 50 years in the UK – and is fighting deportation

She left the Netherlands for Britain in the 1970s at just 17. Now, after receiving a short suspended sentence, she faces removal to a country she hasn’t lived in for five decades or visited since 1999

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26

Orbán proposes 'fact-finding mission' to Druzhba pipeline, admits 'difficulties' caused by his veto

In a new letter to António Costa, Viktor Orbán admits the "political difficulties" caused by his veto on the €90 billion loan for Ukraine.

Euronews · Feb 26

Could global tensions finally see Sweden warming towards the euro?

Sweden has been part of the European Union for 30 years, yet it is one of the few EU countries that has kept its own currency, the krona. Legally, Sweden is expected to join the euro one day but in reality, that day keeps being pushed into the future.

The Conversation · Feb 26