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How will member states implement the EU migration pact?

The European Commission presented a migration pact implementation plan in June, leaving EU member states until the end of the year to present their national plans.

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Why are fewer women winning EU leadership roles?

Despite three top EU positions being held by women in this mandate, there will be fewer women in positions of power within EU institutions.

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Does Finland's new migration bill break international law?

The Finnish government has approved a migration law which enables border guards to block migrants from entering the country. A move seen by many civil society organisations as legalisation of so-called 'pushbacks'.

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Will Iran's new president change relations with EU?

Masoud Pezeshkian will take the oath as the new President of Iran today (July 30) in an official ceremony.

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What would a commissioner for the Mediterranean do for the EU?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, re-elected on 18 July, proposed a new portfolio for the Mediterranean.

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Will von der Leyen stick by the Green deal?

The flagship program of von der Leyen's previous mandate, the Green deal, has come under fire from far-right forces in the European Parliament.

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Does the European Commission enforce rule of law in Hungary?

Hungary together with Slovakia and Italy, has come under fire over its continued decline in democratic standards, according to the latest rule of law report released this week by the European Commission.

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Can the far right be kept from power in Parliament?

Members of far-right parties in the European Parliament have been excluded from powerful positions on parliamentary committees, with pro-European forces deploying the so-called 'cordon sanitaire'.

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How will future US foreign policy impact the EU?

Joe Biden withdrew from the US presidential race, handing the baton to his vice-president Kamala Harris, now the Democrats favourite candidate.

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Meloni's EU gambit: Confrontation or strategy?

Fratelli d'Italia, the party led by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, voted against Ursula von der Leyen's re-election as European Commission President

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What does von der Leyen's re-election mean for the EU?

Ursula von der Leyen was re-appointed as European Commission president on Thursday, 18 July, provoking different reactions in the Strasbourg hemicycle.

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Talking to the first-timer MEPs: what are their plans?

In the first plenary at the European Parliament, over 50% of MEPs are entering the Strasbourg chamber for the first time. Today, 18 July, the European Parliament will decide whether to elect Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president.

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How far will the EU go to boycott Orbán?

The European Commission has cancelled its anticipated trip to Budapest in association with the Hungarian presidency. How far will other institutions follow with similar measures?

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How will the centre-right manage key votes in the European Parliament?

The European Parliament is set to elect its president and vice-presidents today in the first plenary session in Strasbourg after the European elections.

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How is the behind-the-scenes horse trading in the EU Parliament going?

MEPs will gather for the first time in Strasbourg after the European election occurred in early June. They will elect the next president of EU Commission.

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France — the new friend of Orbán, Wilders or Meloni?

Macron's decision to call snap election opens France to the potential for a far-right government or a hung parliament. Both these outcomes will generate instability in the EU.

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Macron responds to election defeat with snap election

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What's behind the Netherlands' far-right, Greens/Socialists win?

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What is the election mood in Europe's capitals?

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From Frontex director to far-right MEP candidate: Fabrice Leggeri

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