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The EU-UK reset: What are the prospects for closer cooperation?

As the UK Labour government’s honeymoon period fades, it must now get down to the nitty-gritty of its EU reset.

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Fidesz MEP resigns after drunken argument with woman turns 'violent'

Hungary's ruling Fidesz party said in a statement that there was 'no excuse' for the behaviour of MEP Balázs Győrffy.

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Hungary shrugs off EU’s concerns over easing of visas for Russians

Budapest says its National Card scheme takes EU rules and potential security risks into account.

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China to probe EU dairy products as anti-subsidy spat escalates

The tit-for-tat anti-subsidy probe is seen as a response to the EU's tariffs on imported electric vehicles.

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Brussels moves closer to slapping definitive tariffs on Chinese EVs

The EU executive says it stands ready to reach an alternative solution, compatible with WTO principles, with the Chinese government.

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Brussels awaits explanation for Hungary’s easing of visa for Russians

The Hungarian foreign minister has accused European governments of targeting Budapest with a ‘campaign of lies’ over the entry scheme.

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Why critics want an EU response to Bulgaria's LGBTQ+ 'propaganda' ban

The EU executive has previously taken legal action and withdrawn funds from Hungary for a similar law.

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Commissioner nominees mostly male as leaders flout von der Leyen order

Of the 17 EU capitals that have named their Commissioner picks so far, only five have put forward a female candidate.

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Discontent spills over to Slovak streets amid Fico government reforms

The Slovak opposition is calling on Brussels to continue to hold the government in Bratislava to account.

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EU’s Breton reminds Musk of legal obligations ahead of Trump interview

Elon Musk hosted US presidential hopeful Donald Trump in a live-streamed conversation on his X platform on Monday.

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EU Parliament's Jaume Duch named minister in new Catalan government

Duch will leave the European Parliament's spokesperson service to serve as regional minister for the European Union and external policy.

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Two French MEPs in legal fight after clash over human rights role

François-Xavier Bellamy and Rima Hassan are filing legal complaints against each other.

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EU states defy von der Leyen's plan for gender balance in executive

As Commissioner nominations trickle in from EU capitals, von der Leyen's plan to ensure gender parity is facing early challenges.

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Sixteen children medically evacuated to EU for first time in Gaza war

Humanitarian workers welcome the gesture but say it is a "drop in the ocean" as children continue to bear the scars of war in Gaza.

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Borrell slams Knesset vote against Palestinian state as Hungary vetoes

A high-ranking EU diplomat confirmed 26 member states had subscribed to the statement while Budapest wielded its veto power.

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Pro-Europeans hail von der Leyen win as rebuff to extremism

Greens emerge as kingmakers as von der Leyen vows to keep the centrist coalition strong.

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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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