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Von der Leyen's future faces crunch vote in the European Parliament

The president of the European Commission needs an absolute majority of lawmakers to back her bid for a second term.

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Far-right forces cordoned off from power roles in European Parliament

The two new far-right groups failed to clinch any of the fourteen vice-president positions.

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Exclusive: MEPs to reassert support for Ukraine, slam Orbán's trips

Members sceptical of the bloc’s aid to Kyiv are more numerous and more organised than in the previous mandate.

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Mainstream groups in talks to cordon off far right in EU Parliament

A spokesperson for the centre-right EPP group said centrists do not want the institution to be represented by the "friends of Putin."

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New Popular Front’s spending plan compatible with EU rules - Mélenchon

The left-wing alliance has pledged to up public spending at a time when France has been cautioned over its excessive public deficit.

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Engage Russia to remain secure, Hungarian minister warns Europe

János Bóka tells Euronews that Europe needs to maintain "some kind of relationship" with Moscow if it is to safeguard itself.

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What does the French left's shock election win mean for Europe?

Experts say the anti-far-right bulwark has safeguarded the European bloc from a political shock.

United Kingdom

How could a Labour-led government change the UK's migration policies?

Thursday's general election could bring the Rwanda deportation plan to a halt. But campaigners warn Labour against mimicking the Conservatives' hard line on migration.

United Kingdom

Why the EU should be watching closely as the UK heads to the polls

Analysts say that a likely Labour-led government could offer new-found stability to a recently tumultuous UK-EU relationship.

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Far-right win in France would not change Labour's EU plans - Starmer

The UK Labour leader expressed willingness to work with any government in Europe.

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UK election: Cost of living, chronic housing shortage on voters’ minds

More than 1.2 million families are on a waiting list for social housing in England alone.

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Starmer vows to re-negotiate 'botched' post-Brexit trade deal with EU

The Labour leader says he wants to secure a better deal with the EU on trade, R&D as well as security and defence.

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Kaja Kallas: The Russia hawk poised to become the EU’s top diplomat

Moscow has put a prize on her head. Kaja Kallas is now wanted in Brussels.

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Ukraine and Moldova start membership talks with the European Union

The move comes two years after both countries applied for EU membership in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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António Costa in line for EU top job, despite judicial woes

A sprawling corruption probe tumbled his government. Costa is now aiming for political vindication.

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Hungarian hold on EU enlargement must end: Moldova delegation chair

Siegfried Mureșan says that putting the EU executive’s enlargement portfolio in the hands of Viktor Orbán’s man in Brussels has been a ‘problem’ over the past five-year mandate.

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Macron’s Liberals vow to pip Meloni's ECR in EU Parliament race

A post-election push for new members sees the rival groups neck and neck in the race to become the third biggest force in the hemicycle.

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Orbán ally-turned-rival joins EPP group in European Parliament

The European Parliament's centre-right faction has opened its arms to Péter Magyar, the thorn in Orbán’s side who is swapping Budapest for Brussels.

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No political deal on EU top jobs after leaders' meeting in Brussels

Despite hopes leaders would strike a preliminary agreement on a trio of nominations for the major positions of power in Brussels, the meeting ended with no agreement.

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Le Pen, Wilders and allies in Brussels to discuss uniting EU far right

Far-right leaders are expected to broach the possible re-configuration of the right wing in the European Parliament.

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