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Alternative for Germany's victory, Chancellor Merz's nightmare
Good morning, readers. Angela Skujins here holding the pen for this week’s newsletter, where a seismic regional election in Germany’s east has seen the far-right, anti-migration Alternative for Germany (AfD) sweep to power, with the blow ricocheting as far as Berlin.
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How can the EU help you repair your broken electronics?
Discarding repairable goods generates 35 million tonnes of waste and 261 million tonnes of greenhouse gases annually. Brussels wants to change this by promoting repairs over replacements. But how does it make fixing products easier? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot.
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AfD makes history in Germany, Mladić's funeral tests Serbia's EU bid
The far-right AfD party won the regional elections in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Meanwhile, the burial of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić in Belgrade today, after the EU warned against any glorification of him, is testing Serbia's EU bid.
Europe
EU races to rethink Arctic policy as the global power grab continues
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Greenland to discuss the Arctic's growing importance among allies. The visit comes as Brussels is busy preparing a reviewed Arctic policy, with experts warning it must have security and defence at its core.
Europe
AfD scores landslide regional victory but falls short of majority
The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to a major victory in a regional election on Sunday, but fell a little short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II.
Serbia
War criminal Mladić commemorated in Serbia amid state honours debate
Thousands are expected at Mladić's burial in Belgrade on Monday, which will proceed without serving officials, artillery salutes or ceremonial military presence. Brussels has said earlier any glorification would be "incompatible with the values on which the EU path is built".