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Possible to cooperate with 'some' far-right personalities, says Michel

Michel's comments at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on Tuesday put him at odds with his own liberal family, Renew Europe, which is firmly opposed to cooperation with either ECR or ID.

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EU must enlarge or face 'new Iron Curtain', President Michel warns

The European Union must get bigger or risk facing a "new Iron Curtain" along its eastern flank, European Council President Charles Michel said Monday as the bloc marks 20 years since its largest ever enlargement.

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Michel hopes apparent Israeli attack on Iran will 'end' escalation

The president of the European Council hopes Friday's apparent Israeli retaliation will be the last in the recent escalation with Iran and believes the next "hours and days" will be critical.

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Faced with US and China, EU leaders call for competitiveness deal

The 27 leaders of the European Union have called for a "new competitiveness deal" to close the economic gap with its global rivals and reverse a worrying trend of industrial decline.

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Europe Decoded

If not Ursula, then who? Seven in the wings for Commission top job

The Commission chief post will be put up for grabs after the EU elections. Who might be the other options to Ursula von der Leyen?

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Call for reinforcement of 'Aspides' operation guarding Red Sea vessels

The EU naval mission in the Red Sea was launched to protect merchant ships from attacks by Houthi rebels.

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Exclusive: Letta to call for European industrial strategy

The former Italian PM’s report, part of which has been seen by Euronews, calls for stronger rules to unify telecoms, energy and financial markets and a new European business code.

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President Michel looks to capital markets to solve economic woes

A summit next week could look at alternatives to bank finance in a bid to boost Europe’s fortunes – but previous attempts haven’t met with much success.

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Group of EU states should recognise Palestine together, Michel says

European Union countries willing to recognise the State of Palestine should move in tandem in order to "trigger significant progress" in building peace in the war-torn region, European Council President Charles Michel has said.

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Poland's local elections test Tusk's new government

Poland's local elections test Donald Tusk's new government after 4 months in power.

Europe Decoded

Spitzenkandidaten: Democratic fix or political charade?

The 2024 elections to the European Parliament promise to give the Spitzenkandidaten system a new chance. But can the grand project survive its inherent shortcomings and contradictions?

Earth News

Farmers throw beets and set hay alight at protests in Brussels

Police used tear gas and water cannons to keep the violence at bay as the entryway to a subway station was set alight.

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Euroviews. The EU Nature Restoration Law could stop us from destroying ourselves

We have an opportunity to forge a path towards a future that is not only sustainable but also flourishing, Janez Potočnik writes.

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Kyiv may get €1 bn in profits from frozen Russian assets by July - EU

Ukraine could receive €1 billion in windfall profits from immobilised Russian assets as soon as this July, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said.

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EU leaders approve opening accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a step closer to entering formal talks on its accession to the European Union after the bloc’s 27 leaders green-lighted the move on Thursday.

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EU leaders to discuss breaking the defence bond taboo at summit

The highly divisive prospect of using so-called Eurobonds to finance efforts to ramp up the EU’s defence capacities will be floated as the bloc’s 27 leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday.

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Euroviews. CSDDD: A tale of corporations hijacking the EU's democratic process

Undermining binding EU legislation on corporate accountability would be a green-light signal by the bloc's governments to reckless businesses that they can keep fuelling the climate and ecological crises for corporate profits, Alban Grosdidier writes.

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Euroviews. For the EU’s prosperity, we must empower the single market now

The EU rests on its single market, its singular crowning achievement. To ensure the EU’s future competitiveness and prosperity, its leaders must act now to truly empower it, Jacques Pelkmans writes.

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Brussels, my love? Furious farmers bring Germany to a standstill

In this edition, we look at the root causes of farmers' fury in Germany and break down the recently agreed EU fiscal rules reform.

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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.