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Bulgaria’s centre-right party tasked with forming new government

The GERB party won 69 seats in the October vote for the 240-member legislature, the most of any party but well short of a majority to govern alone.

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Commission presents plan to boost cybersecurity in healthcare sector

The European Commission has presented a new action plan to enhance the cybersecurity of the healthcare sector amid a rise in ransomware attacks.

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Poll: Europeans more fearful than others of second Trump presidency

Citizens in traditional US ally countries such as the United Kingdom, South Korea, and EU member states express greater doubts about the future of a Trump administration compared to the rest of the world, according to a new global survey.

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Euroviews. Foreign interference and the Musk effect

The limit between foreign meddling and freedom of speech in a world of modern communications - a question that will determine the future of Europe, MEP András László writes.

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Neutral Switzerland to join EU military mobility project

Switzerland will become a member of the EU's initiative to facilitate the mobilization of military forces and equipment, already including third countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Norway and Canada.

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Ryanair demands EU airports limit passengers to two alcoholic drinks

The call comes as the airline sues a passenger for €15,000 after they caused a flight to be diverted.

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Why is European Commission silent on von der Leyen’s hospitalisation?

Last week, the European Commission confirmed a German press agency DPA report revealing that European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen had been hospitalised for a week due to severe pneumonia.

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Von der Leyen hands reins to Ribera as health improves

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is recovering from a severe case of pneumonia but will not attend the weekly meeting of Commissioners.

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Nordics and Baltics ask EU to tighten price cap on Russian oil

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden have demanded a revision of the price cap on Russian seaborne oil. The cap was set in late 2022 at $60 per barrel and has remained untouched since then.

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Data protection hearings, Newsletter

This week's key events presented by Euronews' EU senior tech and industry reporter Cynthia Kroet.

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Is Zelenskyy as popular at home as abroad?

Belief in the Ukrainian president has dipped, with trust among Ukrainians falling from 77% in 2023 to 52% in 2024, according to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS).

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Croats divided on Milanović's landslide re-election victory

Milanović won more than 74% of the vote compared to his challenger, conservative HDZ party's Dragan Primorac, who received nearly 26%, according to near-final results released by the state election authorities.

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Croatians vote in the second round of the presidential election

Pre-election polling suggest the left-leaning incumbent president Zoran Milanovic, who is an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine, will win.

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Elon Musk slams EU's Thierry Breton as the 'tyrant of Europe'

The latest online war of words involves a Hungarian MEP, the former European Commissioner for Digital Affairs, and misinformation about the EU's power to interfere in elections.

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Dismay over Pakistan Airlines 'tone deaf' ad for flights to France

The image, posted by the airline on social media, appears to show a plane flying into the Eiffel Tower, with some on social media comparing the campaign to the 9/11 terror attacks in New York.

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Greenland's PM says his people don't want to be Americans

The United States is a strong ally of the European Union and the leading member of NATO and many in Europe were shocked by the suggestion that an incoming US leader could consider using force against an ally.

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Maduro 'lacks any democratic legitimacy', says EU

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stated that the country's authorities "have not respected" the will of the Venezuelan people.

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Italy's Tajani meets with head of Syria's new government in Damascus

The Italian minister spoke of cooperation between Syria and Italy in crucial sectors, but EU sanctions imposed over the last decade of conflict remain an obstacle to progress.

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How can European rearmament be financed?

The member states are divided on joint arms purchases, joint borrowing and the need to buy European.

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Armenia takes first step to EU accession as government approves bill

The South Caucasus country has previously floated the idea of joining the bloc as part of a general shift toward the West.