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Next week, EU foreign ministers decide what action to take on Israel's human rights breaches in Gaza. But what options do they have?
In this article, journalist Andrew Rettman dissects what's on the table and what's possible – and we made a handy little chart.
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In this article, journalist Andrew Rettman dissects what's on the table and what's possible – and we made a handy little chart.
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July 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Next week, EU foreign ministers decide what action to take on Israel's human rights breaches in Gaza. But what options do they have?
In this article, journalist Andrew Rettman dissects what's on the table and what's possible – and we made a handy little chart.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
In this article, journalist Andrew Rettman dissects what's on the table and what's possible – and we made a handy little chart.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
With the summer holidays coming up, we've made this feature free to read:
Wealthy Russian tourists are flocking back to Italy, France, and Spain — despite the Ukraine war and EU allies' security fears.
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Wealthy Russian tourists are flocking back to Italy, France, and Spain — despite the Ukraine war and EU allies' security fears.
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July 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
With the summer holidays coming up, we've made this feature free to read:
Wealthy Russian tourists are flocking back to Italy, France, and Spain — despite the Ukraine war and EU allies' security fears.
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Wealthy Russian tourists are flocking back to Italy, France, and Spain — despite the Ukraine war and EU allies' security fears.
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"I’m traveling to Libya next week or the week after to get involved with those…I know there will be some criticism about getting involved with authorities, which are a bit dodgy - to be diplomatic again. But we have to get involved."
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Read it here: euobserver.com/migration/ar...
June 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"I’m traveling to Libya next week or the week after to get involved with those…I know there will be some criticism about getting involved with authorities, which are a bit dodgy - to be diplomatic again. But we have to get involved."
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Read it here: euobserver.com/migration/ar...
Brussels has developed a growing toolkit – legal, procedural and purely political – to stop Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán from paralysing EU foreign-policy decisions with his ever-lengthening list of vetoes on Ukraine-related aid and Russia/Israel sanctions.
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June 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Brussels has developed a growing toolkit – legal, procedural and purely political – to stop Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán from paralysing EU foreign-policy decisions with his ever-lengthening list of vetoes on Ukraine-related aid and Russia/Israel sanctions.
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Just as far-right forces crack down on civil society dealing with climate, a new study reveals that lobbyists from the top fossil-fuel industry organisations had over 1,000 meetings with MEPs within less than a year.
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June 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Just as far-right forces crack down on civil society dealing with climate, a new study reveals that lobbyists from the top fossil-fuel industry organisations had over 1,000 meetings with MEPs within less than a year.
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Free to read: euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
The "restricted", eight-page EU foreign service document was circulated to member states' embassies in Brussels on Friday (20 June) and has been leaked here in full for the first time by EUobserver.
Read the closely guarded report here: euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
Read the closely guarded report here: euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
June 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The "restricted", eight-page EU foreign service document was circulated to member states' embassies in Brussels on Friday (20 June) and has been leaked here in full for the first time by EUobserver.
Read the closely guarded report here: euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
Read the closely guarded report here: euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
Spain is in political turmoil.
But why?
In this explainer, editor-in-chief @elenasanchez.bsky.social explains:
🔹 What happened
🔹 Who is involved
🔹 Why it matters
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But why?
In this explainer, editor-in-chief @elenasanchez.bsky.social explains:
🔹 What happened
🔹 Who is involved
🔹 Why it matters
Catch up here: euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
June 20, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Spain is in political turmoil.
But why?
In this explainer, editor-in-chief @elenasanchez.bsky.social explains:
🔹 What happened
🔹 Who is involved
🔹 Why it matters
Catch up here: euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
But why?
In this explainer, editor-in-chief @elenasanchez.bsky.social explains:
🔹 What happened
🔹 Who is involved
🔹 Why it matters
Catch up here: euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
"We will march with you in Budapest, side-by-side, proud and loud," Iratxe García Perez, the Spanish MEP who leads the Socialist and Democrats (S&D) group, told the Strasbourg plenary yesterday.
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June 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
"We will march with you in Budapest, side-by-side, proud and loud," Iratxe García Perez, the Spanish MEP who leads the Socialist and Democrats (S&D) group, told the Strasbourg plenary yesterday.
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The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, doesn’t mince words.
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June 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, doesn’t mince words.
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FREE TO READ: Mid-term rentals are increasingly seen as a haven for investors, adding further strain to an already scarce housing supply for long-term residents in city centres.
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June 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
FREE TO READ: Mid-term rentals are increasingly seen as a haven for investors, adding further strain to an already scarce housing supply for long-term residents in city centres.
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Homophobia, as well as Russophilia, could cost populist Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán his EU veto, 20 other EU countries have shown.
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May 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Homophobia, as well as Russophilia, could cost populist Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán his EU veto, 20 other EU countries have shown.
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“Trade and military power are important to establish the demand for an international currency,” Lagarde told the Jacques Delors Centre on Monday (26 May).
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May 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“Trade and military power are important to establish the demand for an international currency,” Lagarde told the Jacques Delors Centre on Monday (26 May).
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Free to read today: The EU's worrying dependency on US blood plasma.
Europe imports nearly a third of its blood plasma from the US. The problematic question is whether donation systems should offer cash incentives — or push for 100 percent voluntary donations.
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Europe imports nearly a third of its blood plasma from the US. The problematic question is whether donation systems should offer cash incentives — or push for 100 percent voluntary donations.
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May 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Free to read today: The EU's worrying dependency on US blood plasma.
Europe imports nearly a third of its blood plasma from the US. The problematic question is whether donation systems should offer cash incentives — or push for 100 percent voluntary donations.
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
Europe imports nearly a third of its blood plasma from the US. The problematic question is whether donation systems should offer cash incentives — or push for 100 percent voluntary donations.
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
"As a member of staff of the European Commission one has the right of freedom of expression, but ... it's not an absolute right," a commission spokesman told press in Brussels on Monday (26 May).
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May 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"As a member of staff of the European Commission one has the right of freedom of expression, but ... it's not an absolute right," a commission spokesman told press in Brussels on Monday (26 May).
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Did you know that Europe relies on the US for up to 30 percent of its supply of blood plasma?
While the EU Commission seeks to reduce dependencies, blood plasma – a component used to treat bleeding disorders and immune deficiencies – is still being imported.
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While the EU Commission seeks to reduce dependencies, blood plasma – a component used to treat bleeding disorders and immune deficiencies – is still being imported.
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
May 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Did you know that Europe relies on the US for up to 30 percent of its supply of blood plasma?
While the EU Commission seeks to reduce dependencies, blood plasma – a component used to treat bleeding disorders and immune deficiencies – is still being imported.
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
While the EU Commission seeks to reduce dependencies, blood plasma – a component used to treat bleeding disorders and immune deficiencies – is still being imported.
euobserver.com/health-and-s...
“We must be blind if we can’t see what is coming our way,” says Lithuanian deputy defence minister Karolis Aleksa.
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May 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“We must be blind if we can’t see what is coming our way,” says Lithuanian deputy defence minister Karolis Aleksa.
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The European Commission has told Hungary to scrap its Transparency of Public Life bill or face possible legal consequences.
“We will not hesitate to take the necessary action if this draft is adopted.”
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“We will not hesitate to take the necessary action if this draft is adopted.”
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May 24, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The European Commission has told Hungary to scrap its Transparency of Public Life bill or face possible legal consequences.
“We will not hesitate to take the necessary action if this draft is adopted.”
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“We will not hesitate to take the necessary action if this draft is adopted.”
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Externalising asylum is the hottest trend in EU migration policy; but just 10 years ago the European Commission opposed it on humanitarian and legal grounds.
Here's what you need to know.
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Here's what you need to know.
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May 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Externalising asylum is the hottest trend in EU migration policy; but just 10 years ago the European Commission opposed it on humanitarian and legal grounds.
Here's what you need to know.
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Here's what you need to know.
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"I would refrain from using the word deported," said a European Commission official.
@nikolajnielsen.bsky.social on why words matters:
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@nikolajnielsen.bsky.social on why words matters:
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May 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
"I would refrain from using the word deported," said a European Commission official.
@nikolajnielsen.bsky.social on why words matters:
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@nikolajnielsen.bsky.social on why words matters:
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The move on Tuesday is part of a wider bid by the EU to curtail irregular migration and have other countries shoulder applications for asylum on its behalf with rights groups like @amnesty.org and @rescue.org describing the measures as "cruel" and "unnecessary".
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May 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The move on Tuesday is part of a wider bid by the EU to curtail irregular migration and have other countries shoulder applications for asylum on its behalf with rights groups like @amnesty.org and @rescue.org describing the measures as "cruel" and "unnecessary".
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The EU has launched a formal review of whether Israel's human rights abuses merit trade sanctions, following 18 months of war and over 53,500 Palestinian casualties.
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May 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The EU has launched a formal review of whether Israel's human rights abuses merit trade sanctions, following 18 months of war and over 53,500 Palestinian casualties.
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A group of nearly 100 economists from across Europe has come out strongly against the European Commission’s efforts to water down key sustainability laws, warning that the rollback risks undermining both human rights and Europe’s industrial future.
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May 20, 2025 at 4:49 AM
A group of nearly 100 economists from across Europe has come out strongly against the European Commission’s efforts to water down key sustainability laws, warning that the rollback risks undermining both human rights and Europe’s industrial future.
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Russia and Ukraine might sign a "memorandum of understanding" as a "prelude" to a peace deal if "root causes" of the war were eliminated.
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May 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Russia and Ukraine might sign a "memorandum of understanding" as a "prelude" to a peace deal if "root causes" of the war were eliminated.
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In today's op-ed, @stavinoha.bsky.social , @balkanizator.bsky.social and @giacomoza.bsky.social raise the alarm about Europol's lack of transparency:
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May 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
In today's op-ed, @stavinoha.bsky.social , @balkanizator.bsky.social and @giacomoza.bsky.social raise the alarm about Europol's lack of transparency:
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Nicușor Dan, the pro-European mayor of Bucharest, has been elected president of Romania following a dramatic and closely-watched electoral campaign.
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May 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Nicușor Dan, the pro-European mayor of Bucharest, has been elected president of Romania following a dramatic and closely-watched electoral campaign.
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