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Under pressure: migration, corruption and Brexit weigh on EU countries
This week in State of the Union: another NGO boat in a Mediterranean standoff with Italy saw the EU Commission calling for migrants to be disembarked. A corruption report saw Hungary in the spotlight for refusing its publication, and we looked at how Brexit is affecting expats in Brussels.
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Europe report card on climate and migration
This week we take a look at where Europe stands on climate and migration. After the EU elections returned a big result for anti-migrant parties, we see how far the EU has come on managing migration. The Greens also won big, but we are yet to see the impact on policy at this week's summit.
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EU leaders address migration at summit following UNHCR refugee report
"Will there be enough political will to push through and read those documents and take this seriously?"
One migration policy officer said EU leaders need to understand a recent UNHCR report before reforming the asylum-seeking process.
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EU leaders don't agree on climate neutrality despite citizen pressure
Back in April, climate activist Greta Thurnberg encouraged MEPs to "panic" about climate change as if "the house is on fire." However, EU leaders were unable to adopt a goal for climate neutrality during Thursday's summit.
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The five key takeaways from the EU summits
More than one month after the European Parliamentary elections, there seems little sign of agreement between parliamentary groups or between member states' leaders on who should replace Jean-Claude Juncker as the president of the European Commission.
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Brexit blues in Ireland
Although it has not even happened yet, and the clock has been reset again, Brexit has managed to shake society and politics in the Republic of Ireland. Here in the city centre of Dublin, locals are frustrated but also concerned about this decision by their closest neighbour.