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European Council bids adieu to Angela Merkel
Press play to listen to this article German Chancellor Angela Merkel ended her 107th — and almost certainly final — meeting of…
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In EU leaders’ toolbox: Many wrenches, few quick fixes
EU leaders spent hours on Thursday discussing their so-called toolbox for confronting a spike in energy prices, but ultimately there…
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Warsaw and Brussels wage no-win battle over rule of law
Press play to listen to this article There’s a dirty not-so-secret truth about the EU’s fight with Poland over the…
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Ursula von der Leyen, Mateusz Morawiecki clash in European Parliament
Press play to listen to this article STRASBOURG — With battle lines starkly drawn in the European Parliament plenary, European Commission…
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Activists arrested in Athens for protesting Beijing Olympics
ATHENS — Activists protesting against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics were arrested in Athens on Sunday as they attempted to…
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Merkel cautions EU: Talk to Poland, Hungary before cutting funds
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday urged the EU against rushing to halt funds to Poland and Hungary despite mounting…
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In Slovenia, MEPs raise concerns about climate of ‘intimidation’
A European Parliament delegation investigating the state of democracy in Slovenia said Friday that public institutions “work well” in the country but raised concerns about polarization and…
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If the Commission won’t act on rule of law, the Parliament will
Adrián Vázquez Lázara is chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs. Sergey Lagodinsky is vice chair of the Committee on…
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Slippery business: Of fish, France and Britain
John Lichfield is a former foreign editor of the Independent and was the newspaper’s Paris correspondent for 20 years. CALVADOS,…
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Viktor Orbán backs Poland in EU law spat
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has given his backing to a Polish court ruling, endorsed by the government in Warsaw,…
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