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Bulgaria will take key step to drop North Macedonia veto on Friday
Lawmakers will vote to throw their weight behind a proposal from the French presidency of the Council to solve the Skopje-Sofia impasse.
EU leaders grant Ukraine and Moldova candidate status
British politicos swoon over union chief Mick Lynch
Western Balkans leaders fume after summit fails to unblock EU bids
UK trade secretary set to extend controversial steel protections
Leaders to back Ukraine’s EU bid while skirting tough questions on war
The Czechs Europe needs to know
As the Central European country takes over the EU presidency, here’s who could be influential.
A wonk’s guide to the Czech EU presidency policy agenda
With Europe beset by multiple crises, Prague will focus on energy security, trade deals and climate change.
The pro-Putin preacher the US won’t touch
The U.S. tends to avoid sanctioning religious figures. Could the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church prove an exception?
The end of Macronism
A poor performance in this week’s parliamentary election has brought French President Emmanuel Macron back to earth.
Brussels says it’s serious about green trade deals
The EU aims to use its massive market power to push trading partners to act on climate change.
UK courts could ignore interim ECHR decisions under new human rights plan
London says it retains “fundamental commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights” as new Bill of Rights unveiled.
EU is sabotaging itself with Russian oil sanctions, Khodorkovsky warns
The Putin critic says Europe is harming its own finances when it should be pouring cash into arms for Kyiv.
Smugglers’ secrets: How Russia can beat EU sanctions
It’s only a matter of time before Russia starts pulling tricks on ships at sea and sending goods via friendly countries to avoid and evade sanctions.
Pegasus used by at least 5 EU countries, NSO Group tells lawmakers
NSO Group ‘made mistakes,’ its chief lawyer says.
Scholz adviser turns heads with appeal to consider future Russian relationship
German chancellor’s foreign policy adviser urges Europe not to forget about its long-term relations with Moscow and to tread carefully toward China.
Commission staff get pay raise — against its own advice
The EU executive has long opposed the so-called automatic indexation of wages to inflation.
Polish ruling party chief leaves government post
Jarosław Kaczyński says he wants to focus on the upcoming elections.
Judges clip EU countries’ wings on collecting travel data
Top court says airlines shouldn’t have to hand over passenger data to governments for EU flights.
Macron faces 5 years of gridlock after stunning parliamentary defeat
French president will have to battle for his promised reforms after far-left and far-right rivals log historic gains.
Biden’s Saudi trip not out of desperation, US official says
The president’s upcoming visit to the energy-producing powerhouse is drawing criticism.
Abortion rights advocates in US prepare for a new wave of digital security threats
Advocates and abortion providers are reassessing their digital security practices ahead of an expected rise in cyberattacks and surveillance.
Race against time to unlock Ukraine’s trapped grain
Western governments are scrambling to bolster a patchwork of land routes to export the grain before the summer harvest.
EU privacy chief bashes lack of GDPR enforcement against Big Tech
The European Data Protection Supervisor hinted at needing a more centralized enforcement model.
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For Putin and the Catholic Church, history repeats
Isn’t Pope Francis doing what so many have done before — placing temporal interests above spiritual and moral imperatives?