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EU Approves Plan to Use Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine's Reconstruction

European Union nations are considering using frozen Russian central bank assets to aid in the reconstruction of Ukraine, following the war in the country.

Top News · Jan 30, 2024

Hungary's 'Chilling' Foreign Influence Office Starts Up

A new government agency to "protect Hungary's sovereignty" which starts work Thursday will have a "chilling effect" on the country's democracy, critics warn.

International Business Times · Jan 30, 2024

TechScape: ‘Hot garbage’ or core protection? Inside Apple’s ongoing beef with the EU

Of course the App Store owner’s fight with EU regulators is about money – but is it also about something more?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024

Goods to flow freely from GB to NI as part of deal to restore Stormont power sharing, says DUP – as it happened

DUP leader says checks on goods moving from GB to NI and staying in the UK to end unless there is a suspicion of criminality

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024

Europe’s thirst for lithium threatens livelihoods, biodiversity in Portugal

Open-pit mines are planned for Portugal’s northern region, worrying locals who say their livelihoods are at risk.

Al Jazeera · Jan 30, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia showing no willingness to return PoW bodies from plane crash, Kyiv says; Zelenskiy wants ‘air shield’ – as it happened

Kyiv says Moscow has provided no evidence to support claim Ukrainian soldiers were on board crashed plane

The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2024

Tuesday briefing: The late night vote to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland

In today’s newsletter: how the DUP finally brought two-year boycott of Stormont assembly to an end

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024

From Germany to Israel, it’s ‘the will of the people’ v the rule of law. Which will win?

In liberal democracies, populists are setting two core principles at odds – and putting freedom and human rights in danger, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024

Brexit border rules could cut shelf life of fresh food from EU by a fifth, say experts

Requirement for importers to give 24 hours’ notice of deliveries described as ‘unfeasible’ by suppliers

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024