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Right-wing populists could control EU Parliament after election: study

Sweeping gains for far-right and Eurosceptic parties could allow a populist right-wing coalition to take control of the European Parliament this year for the first time, a new study finds.

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Israeli FM's artificial island pitch is 'irrelevant', Borrell says

Israel’s foreign minister Israel Katz has sparked controversy after using a high-stakes meeting of EU foreign ministers to promote a plan to build an artificial island off the Gazan coast.

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Palestine state a must, EU ministers say, in rebuke to Netanyahu

Foreign ministers of the European Union denounced on Monday morning the controversial remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejecting Palestinian statehood.

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Israel financed Hamas to weaken Palestinian Authority, Borrell claims

Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has accused Israel of financing Hamas to "weaken the Palestinian Authority of Fatah."

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Israel Hamas war: European Parliament calls for 'permanent ceasefire'

The European Parliament has for the first time called for a "permanent ceasefire" in Gaza and the start of political efforts to find a solution to the war between Israel and Hamas.

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Norway's approval of deep-sea mining divides European Parliament

Norway's controversial decision to approve commercial deep-sea mining in its waters has highlighted a left-right rift in the European Parliament.

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‘Two extinction rebellions’: Climate, migration fears to shape EU vote

Two ‘tribes’ of voters, one mostly worried about climate change and the other about immigration, could shape the outcome of June’s European elections, according to a new report.

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Red Sea crisis a risk for EU economy, trade chief warns

Trade disruptions caused by instability in the Red Sea pose a risk for the EU’s economic outlook as well as the supply and price of energy, the bloc’s trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis warned on Tuesday.

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EU adds Hamas political leader Yahya Sinwar to terrorist list

European Union member states added Hamas political leader Yahya Sinwar to the EU's terrorist list on Tuesday.

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Trump's return could leave Europe 'on its own', De Croo warns

Donald Trump's potential re-election in 2024 could leave Europe "on its own", Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo warned on Tuesday.

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Pro-EU parties can ward off far-right surge - Metsola

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has told Euronews she is "confident" that mainstream, pro-European political parties can ward off a far-right surge in June's European elections.

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EU mulls sending warships to protect Red Sea vessels from Houthis

Brussels wants to launch a bespoke EU mission to protect commercial vessels in the Red Sea from attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

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Why is the EU silent on South Africa's genocide case against Israel?

The first hearing in a landmark lawsuit against Israel enters its second day on Friday at the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ).

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Troubling gap between EU promises and actions on human rights - report

The European Union "persistently failed" to act on its human rights commitments in 2023, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

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EU warns of 'serious consequences' as Bosnian Serbs mark breakaway day

Brussels has sounded the alarm over celebrations planned in Bosnia and Herzegovina's post-war Serb region, the Republika Srpska, to mark its breakaway anniversary.

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Orbán could take European Council reins after Michel election bid

Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán could take the reins at the European Council in July unless EU leaders can swiftly find a successor to its current president.

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Brussels approves Northvolt German state aid to avoid losing out to US

Swedish battery producer Northvolt will receive €902 million in German state aid, as Brussels makes its first use of more flexible state aid rules to prevent investment from being diverted away from Europe.

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China to investigate EU brandy imports in new anti-dumping probe

China is launching an anti-dumping probe into imports of brandy from the European Union, a move which follows the bloc’s trade inquiry into Chinese electric vehicles.

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Can new EU corporate tax rules make big business pay its fair share?

A landmark global deal setting a minimum corporate tax rate of 15% on multinational companies came into force in the European Union on 1 January.

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EU nations condemn Israeli ministers’ call to resettle Gazans

EU nations have denounced two Israeli far-right ministers' calls for the ‘voluntary emigration’ of Palestinians from Gaza and the building of Israeli settlements in the besieged territory.

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