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Europe Today

France faces perfect storm of student unrest and economic turmoil

Good morning. Mared Gwyn here with your Friday newsletter. Today: the perfect political storm that’s engulfing the French government, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plea to his international partners.

Business

EU debates harsh working conditions for fishers: 'I had no other choice'

Endless weeks, shifts of up to 24 hours and even no drinking water: these were some of the hardships aired last week at a debate held by the EU Fisheries Committee with sector representatives.

Europe News

EU presses Russia for more details on suspected plague case

Pressure mounts on Moscow to explain the suspected plague case in Siberia, which has put health authorities on edge. Brussels is calling on Moscow to come clean with precise details "as soon as possible".

Economy

EU debt could hit €1 trillion by 2027, auditors warn

EU auditors said 3.8% of the bloc's spending last year breached funding rules, warning that borrowing could hit €1 trillion by 2027 and that the next long-term budget risks repeating the flaws of the COVID-era recovery fund, as the Commission defended its controls.

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Europe Today

UK’s exclusion from ‘Made in EU’ would ‘weaken’ Europe, minister warns

Hamish Falconer, the UK’s chief negotiator with Brussels, warns that excluding Britain from the EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ industrial policy risks fracturing the common industrial base and making Europe ‘weaker’.

Europe Today

EU-China talks enter critical phase as Šefčovič heads to Beijing

Good morning. Mared Gwyn and Angela Skujins with you again this Thursday morning. Today: the EU’s trade chief holds crunch talks in Beijing, Maricarmen’s death sends shockwaves in Spain, and student protests persist in France.

EU.XL

Can Europe’s return hubs comply with its human rights rules?

The EU has approved a legal basis for sending people with no right to stay to centres outside the bloc. Governments say rights will be respected. Rights groups warn the safeguards on paper may not hold up in practice.

Europe News

Exclusive: The Left wants to halve MEP salaries

The proposal would slash MEPs’ net monthly salary from around €8,800 to almost €4,400, but opponents have dismissed it as a “populist stunt”.

Europe News

EU agrees to sanction 1,600 people and entities linked to Russia's war

The EU will soon add over 1,600 names, including 77 lawmakers who stood for election in the occupied territories of Ukraine, to its Russia sanctions. The decision comes amid an unsettling rise in hybrid attacks.

Europe News

Hungary set to lift veto on Ukraine's EU membership talks

Hungary dropped its veto on two clusters of Ukraine's EU accession talks on Wednesday. The next phase depends on Kyiv's parliament passing a minority-rights law.

Europe News

Spat over Israeli flag removal engulfs the European Parliament

Good morning. It’s Wednesday. On today’s docket: Israel’s Ambassador to France Joshua Zarka responds to mounting controversy over the removal of the Israeli flag at an exhibition in the European Parliament, and the latest on the suspected pneumonic plague outbreak.

EU.XL

The EU agrees on new Return Order, longer detention and return hubs

EU ministers agreed on new rules allowing sanctions for migrants who refuse to cooperate with return procedures, detention up to 24 months or longer for security risks, and return hubs outside the EU. Watch the video!

Europe News

EU countries to discuss suspected plague outbreak in Russia

European health authorities are closely following the suspected plague outbreak in Siberia, Russia. The European Commission and member states are set to discuss the matter on Wednesday morning.

Europe News

Burnout at work: MEPs call for stronger EU protections

MEPs called for EU-wide rules to tackle work-related stress, depression and anxiety, which affect almost one in three workers. Far-right groups opposed the text, arguing that it would place excessive obligations on businesses.

Tech News

The 'death' of back-office jobs: Office work in the AI storm

From insurance payouts to banking, AI is taking over tasks that once took hours or days of human work — which office jobs are first in line for automation?

Europe News

EU mulls tougher restrictions on Russian diplomats over hybrid threats

The recent spate of hybrid attacks across Europe has raised questions over the possible involvement of Russian diplomats, prompting member states to consider tighter restrictions and checks.

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