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Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest EU-Mercosur free-trade deal

Proponents argue the agreement would provide an alternative to Beijing's export controls and Washington's tariff policies. Critics warn it would weaken environmental regulations and damage the EU's agricultural sector.

Euronews

Von der Leyen calls for unity on funding Ukraine as EU leaders meet in Brussels

As European Union leaders converge on Brussels, the debate over how to pay for Ukraine’s defence is coming to a head. The proposals to use frozen Russian assets are exposing legal risks, political fault lines and testing the limits of European solidarity.

Radio France Internationale

EU leaders urged to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s defence

Pressure is growing on member states to back a €90bn loan for Kyiv ahead of a Brussels summit

The Guardian - UK

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Von der Leyen slams rise of antisemitism as 'old evil' at Brussels Hanukkah event

The European Commission president's comments come days after 15 people were killed at a Hannukah event on Sydney's Bondi Beach, one of Australia's worst mass shootings in years.

Euronews

Italy may not support EU-Mercosur free trade deal without changes

Italy has signaled it might not support a major trade deal between the EU and South American countries

The Independent UK

Italy's Meloni pours cold water on EU-Mercosur deal, calling it 'premature'

Italy's position is pivotal, as France, Hungary, Poland, and Austria oppose the deal, which requires the approval of a qualified majority for the EU executive chief Ursula von der Leyen to sign it.

Euronews

EU leaders prepare to take unprecedented steps to help Ukraine at a high-stakes summit

European Union leaders are about to attempt something unprecedented

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Von der Leyen warns of EU's 'dangerous' reality in shifting world order ahead of crunch summit

The European Commission chief has laid out the high stakes of the decisions facing EU leaders, speaking of a world of "predators" and warning of a new international order after a sharp pivot in Washington's policy towards the continent.

Euronews

Reparations loan for Ukraine: Who's in favour and who's against?

The European Union's bold attempt to issue a reparations loan to Ukraine using immobilised Russian assets has sharply divided the bloc's key leaders. Ahead of a crucial summit, Euronews breaks down who's in favour and who's against.

Euronews

France urges delay as EU pushes ahead with Mercosur trade deal

France has called on the European Union to pause its plans to sign a long-awaited free-trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc, setting the stage for a tense week in Brussels as EU leaders seek to push the landmark deal over the line.

Radio France Internationale

'Brussels is crossing the Rubicon today,' Orbán says on Russian assets freeze

The Hungarian prime minister strongly condemned a move by the EU to indefinitely immobilise Russian Central Bank assets, widely seen as a way of circumventing a Hungarian veto.

Euronews

Fact check: How realistic is a bespoke EU-UK customs union?

Brexit is back making headlines in the UK after the Liberal Democrats received support for creating a bespoke customs union. Where does the UK currently stand, and what benefits would such an agreement bring?

Euronews

Requested documents shouldn’t ‘disappear’: EU Ombudswoman on von der Leyen’s disappearing texts

The European Ombudswoman has defended the European Commission’s commitment to transparency amid criticism that President Ursula von der Leyen is running an increasingly opaque operation, but recognised "challenges" in upholding free access to documents.

Euronews

From return hubs to sanctions for smugglers: EU strikes harder line on illegal migration

This week, the European Union took significant steps to tackle illegal migration making it easier to deport asylum seekers and irregular migrants. Von der Leyen also announced a new sanctions regime for smugglers.

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'Are we next?': world reacts to Aussie social media ban

Australia's social media ban for children under 16 is leading news bulletins around the world, as other nations consider implementing their own restrictions.

Euronews

Doubts grow over reparations loan for Ukraine as final deadline nears

The push to approve the reparations loan for Ukraine has entered the final stretch ahead of an EU leaders' summit on 18 December. Belgium continues to oppose the proposal, while Hungary rejects the Plan B of joint debt. Ursula von der Leyen has warned there are "no easy options".

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s new doctrine confirms it. Ready or not, Europe is on its own

We can move from defensive crouch to position of strength but only if we use the economic cards we have against US coercion, say Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman of the European Policy Centre

Euronews

European Greens declare Ursula von der Leyen and Manfred Weber's EPP enemy number one

At the start of the second day of the Greens' 40th European Congress in Lisbon, the co-chairs of the European Greens accused the EPP of crossing a red line whenever it reaches out to the far right.

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Reparations loan for Ukraine is 'very fragile' and risks investor exodus, Euroclear warns

Euroclear, the custodian of the immobilised Russian assets, has criticised the reparations loan for Ukraine as fragile, unpredictable and risky. In Brussels, the German chancellor holds a crisis meeting with the Belgian prime minister to find a compromise and break the deadlock on the proposal.

The Guardian - UK

‘No mistrust’ between Europe and US over Ukraine, Macron says

French president’s remarks come a day after a report claimed he had warned Washington could betray Kyiv

Euronews

With reparations loan for Ukraine, the EU defies both Putin and Trump

The European Union is defying external pressure from Washington and Moscow to get a seat at the table by leveraging the immobilised Russian assets held in its jurisdiction. The move is bold, but carries many questions.

The Guardian - UK

EU leaders race to save Ukraine funding deal as Kyiv’s cash runs low

‘Future of Europe’ at stake with Von der Leyen and Merz desperate to persuade Belgian PM to allow use of frozen Russian assets

Euronews

Friedrich Merz will meet Belgian prime minister to unblock reparations loan

The crisis meeting between the German chancellor and the Belgian premier is aimed at unblocking the reparations loan to Ukraine. It comes as Ursula von der Leyen offered sweeping guarantees to protect Belgium.

The Independent UK

Moscow says EU plan to freeze Russian assets would be considered an ‘act of war’

The EU has faced opposition from Belgium over its plan to fund Ukraine using €90bn of frozen Russian assets

Radio France Internationale

EU plan to tap Russian assets for Ukraine meets opposition from Belgium

The European Union has set out fresh details of its plan to channel billions of euros in frozen Russian assets into Ukraine’s war effort and economic stability over the next two years – a proposal which has been met with resistance from Belgium, which warns of financial and legal issues.

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