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The European Parliament’s communication campaign for the 2024 European elections has been awarded one of Europe’s major creative industry awards.

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“Some animals must be protected less because they are not in danger anymore,” MEP Peter Liese said

Clearer labels set to boost low- and no-alcohol sales

Commission vice-president warns changes to environment law risk 'Pandora's Box'

German chancellor Friedrich Merz said "they are playing games with both you and us"

“This is the same person, incidentally, who characterised Communist Cuba as a ‘one-party democracy’,” Christopher Landau said

Tsipras argues that the current left-wing opposition is too divided to mount an effective challenge to the ruling conservatives

On Thursday, MEPs and Council reached a provisional deal on a new 'wine package', addressing challenges that wine producers face and unlocking market opportunities.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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On Thursday, MEPs and Council reached a provisional deal on a new 'wine package', addressing challenges that wine producers face and unlocking market opportunities.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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EU's Internal Affairs Commissioner, Magnus Brunner, told Parliament on Thursday he stands by the Commission's proposal and is disappointed with the Council mandate

Spain improved its previously fraught ties with Morocco after supporting Rabat's plan to grant the Western Sahara autonomy

EU Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen also said that "majority owners" of the forthcoming large AI model training hubs "should come from Europe"

The resignation adds pressure to a probe into suspected favouritism over EU-funded diplomatic training

Federica Mogherini, former EU foreign affairs representative and current head of the College of Europe in Bruges, has been been formally accused of corruption. The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating Mogherini, her deputy and EU official Stefano Sannino over alleged secret agreements relating to an EU-funded degree programme at the elite university. Commentators inquire into the causes and consequences.

US emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner spent five hours on Monday trying to negotiate a peace deal with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine. According to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, agreement was reached only 'on a few points', and Washington and Moscow 'still have a lot of work to do'. Both sides agreed to keep quiet about the results of the negotiations. Europe's media see this as treading water.