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Ethics and integrity are set to dominate the contest to succeed Boris Johnson as UK prime minister.
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Bulgaria sounds alarm over EU’s mafia-run border
Outgoing reformist government says EU single market’s border with Turkey was run by the mob under previous administrations.
Germany’s drought hotspot scrambles to adapt
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Europe faces Facebook blackout
Ireland’s data authority informs its EU counterparts that it will block the platform from sending user data to the US.
Unions take post-COVID chance to squeeze airports and airlines
The power dynamic between unions and airports and airlines has shifted in favor of labor — and they’re acting.
Revealed: The ‘minders’ tasked with keeping Britain’s drunk or misbehaving MPs in line
Revelations about Chris Pincher have exposed a darker side to Westminster culture.
Russia’s Jews fear resurgent anti-Semitism amid Ukraine war
Jews have fled Russia in droves, but those who remain are scared of a return to the darkest days of discrimination.
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EU plans to approve sales of fully self-driving cars
Europe aims to be the first-mover when it comes to letting so-called Level 4 autonomous cars on the road.
Brussels’ new innovation plan likely won’t meet startups’ demands
Nascent firms want support for funding, stock options and recruitment, but the EU may fall short on delivery.
Streik, grève, strike: European Parliament interpreters (virtually) walk off the job
It’s the latest tangle between the EU and its interpreters, who are angry over health problems arising from listening to poor digital connections.
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Ukraine can’t have NATO-style security guarantees from the West, Germany says
Western assurances for the country won’t amount to the ‘mutual defense’ enshrined in Article 5 of the NATO treaty, Chancellor Olaf Scholz says.
‘Wir schaffen das’: Scholz channels Merkel to promote Russian gas exit plans, green transition
German chancellor says he’s optimistic the country can end its dependency on Russian gas and swiftly transition to green energies.
Scholz hints at Lufthansa-like bailout for gas giant Uniper
German government is looking into options to help the energy company, chancellor says.
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Boris Johnson’s manner of going was in keeping with his character