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Explained: Why truckers are blockading the EU's eastern border with Ukraine
Polish truck drivers have spent nearly a month blockading different crossing points along the border with Ukraine. Last Friday, Slovak...
Dec 4, 2023
Brussels opens Pandora's box with €100 billion budget top-up request
The European Union's common budget is up for a review. But member states have little to no appetite for coughing up the €100 billion...
Nov 1, 2023
Ursula von der Leyen defends trip to Israel and says civilians must be protected from 'fury of war'
Ursula von der Leyen defended on Wednesday morning her closely watched trip to Israel and called on the European Union to "redouble"...
Oct 18, 2023
EU 'will not reconsider' appointing US economist linked with Big Tech to top job despite backlash
The European Commission on Friday defended its decision to appoint a US professor with links to Big Tech as the chief economist of its...
Jul 15, 2023
Brussels’ mission impossible: Greening agriculture
New rules aimed at restoring nature have unleashed a major fight that endangers the EU’s climate agenda. Farmers say they’re already...
Jun 14, 2023
UK bill to revoke EU laws could have 'negative impact on trade', Brussels warns
A member of protocol adjusts the EU and Union flag prior at EU headquarters in Brussels, Feb. 21, 2022. Relations between Brussels and...
Jun 12, 2023
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