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‘External’ source suspected as Finland, Estonia gas, telecom link damaged

Damage to undersea gas and telecommunications links comes just over a year after sabotage to Nord Stream gas pipeline.

Al Jazeera · Oct 11, 2023

Poland and Hungary clash with EU over migration reform

A row over planned changes to Europe's migration rules overshadowed an EU summit Friday, although supporters of the reform vowed opposition from Poland and Hungary would not derail it.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 7, 2023

EU leaders clash with Hungary over proposed laws on migration

Viktor Orbán used provocative language at summit, saying EU had gone ahead without his or Poland’s support

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

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European leaders tell Zelenskiy they will not waver in supporting Ukraine

EU president says 47-nation summit sends strong message to Putin amid US jitters over defence funding

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023

‘No turning back’: how the Ukraine war has profoundly changed the EU

Russia’s invasion has had a major impact on the bloc’s security and energy policies – and even its very raison d’être

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

'Now is not the time to slow down': WWF sounds alarm on EU Green Deal backlash

EU leaders are hailing their drive to make Europe the world's first carbon-neutral continent by 2050 as a "Man on the Moon" moment. But is Europe's giant leap towards net-zero carbon emissions at risk of becoming a stumble in the dark, amid a rise in right-wing populism that has seen…

France 24 · Sep 29, 2023

On Lampedusa, the lucky few who made it across the sea live in misery

Overcrowding, lack of food and police violence plague the people who fled to Italy praying for a better life.

Al Jazeera · Sep 28, 2023

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Wolf given death sentence after killing Ursula von der Leyen’s pony

Hunters have been given permission to shoot a wolf that killed Ursula von der Leyen’s beloved pet pony after a permit to kill the animal was issued.

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023

Ursula von der Leyen praises watered-down vehicle emissions compromise – as it happened

European Commission president welcomes agreement among EU governments on Euro 7 pollution standards

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

Nothing is off table to get Ukraine into EU, says president of bloc’s parliament

Exclusive: Roberta Metsola warns ‘pushing the can down the road’ will fuel nationalism and the far right

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

On Lampedusa, a familiar disillusion 10 years after its first refugee tragedy

Islanders lament how little has changed despite the crackdown promises of politicians – whom cynics accuse of chasing votes

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

The east German town at the centre of the new ‘gold rush’ … for lithium

Refining the metal, which is essential for electric car batteries, in Europe would ease the EU’s precarious reliance on China

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023

Here on Lampedusa, the crisis we face alone is a humanitarian one – not a migrant invasion

Thousands of desperate people have arrived, yet hostile Italian and EU leaders offer no help – to them or to islanders, writes former mayor of Lampedusa Giusi Nicolini

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023

EU to start releasing money to Tunisia under migration pact

The European Union is set to ‘swiftly’ disburse 127 million euros as part of a July deal to halt irregular migration.

Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

European Commission announces €127m aid to Tunisia to reduce migration as rescue groups warn of death toll at sea – as it happened

Commission says it is ‘cracking down’ on smuggling networks as NGOs say more assistance is needed from Europe’s leaders

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

Europe is sleepwalking into a far-right trap. Who will sound the alarm?

Across the EU, once-taboo ideas are becoming mainstream, as refugees and Muslims are demonised. But change is still possible, says Brussels-based commentator Shada Islam

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

‘She plays the moderate but winks at those who are not’: the many faces of Giorgia Meloni

After almost a year in power critics of Italy’s PM say nobody should be fooled: those giving her plaudits have forgotten her past

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023

The EU’s anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles is a risky strategy that may backfire

In her State of the Union address on 13 September, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced a new anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles (EVs) from China, claiming that the market is being flooded by cheap imports at prices that are kept artificially low by “huge state subsidies”. The…

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The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023

Idea of green growth losing traction among climate policy researchers, survey of nearly 800 academics reveals

When she took to the floor to give her State of the Union speech on 13 September, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen largely stood by the script. Describing her vision of an economically buoyant and sustainable Europe in the era of climate change, she called on the EU…

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

Giorgia Meloni: I won’t allow Italy to become Europe’s refugee camp

Prime minister says Italy ‘under incredible pressure’ from large number of arrivals from north Africa

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

Ten years after tragedy, tiny Lampedusa at centre of migration crisis again

More than 11,000 people have landed on the island in recent days – a decade on from when hundreds were killed in a shipwreck

Radio France Internationale · Sep 19, 2023

France to support Italy in 'securing its border' against illegal migrants

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin visited Rome on Monday to discuss migration, after a week of mass arrivals on the Italian island of Lampedusa forced a European-wide response.

WEKU · Sep 19, 2023

Italy cracks down on migrants as Meloni calls for a naval blockade off North Africa

The measures approved by the Cabinet focused on migrants who don't qualify for asylum and are slated to be repatriated to their home countries.

Al Jazeera · Sep 18, 2023

Amid migration crisis, Italy set to pass stricter measures on arrivals

Last week, almost 10,000 people arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Italy mulls new migrant crackdown as talk turns to naval blockade to prevent launching of boats

The Italian Cabinet is meeting to adopt new measures to crack down on migration

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