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General elections will not be held early, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday as the country’s main opposition force, the centre-right Partido Popular (PP) party, reels from an internal crisis. “(…) I am announcing that the government of Spain...

This is the first event in the Brazil Talks webinar series: Sustainability, Innovation and Productivity.

This spring, the Arctic Council is compelled to form an opinion about an initiative proposed by its current Chair, Russia. The idea is to launch a radio station, Pan-Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ Radio. Covering the entire Arctic region, it would broadcast...

"Ban the liars", Polish MEP Radek Sikorski said, as the EU slapped sanctions on some of Russia's most prominent TV broadcasters in response to their warmongering against Ukraine.

The future European Financial Architecture for Development
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Viktor Orbán has often proved to be more bark than bite when it comes to his sympathies with Russia, and Vladimir Putin himself.

Anne Hidalgo is the socialist candidate to become the next president of France. But, now, Hidalgo may be presiding over the party's collapse. She's not used to being such an underdog.

Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM and others would need to put in place technical and legal safeguards. The EU commission estimated the new rules could generate €270bn of additional GDP by 2028.

EU Council president Charles Michel has called an emergency summit for Thursday to discuss "how we deal with Russia, notably holding Russia accountable for its actions", according to Michel's invitation letter, referring to Russia's latest incursion into Ukraine. The Polish and Lithuanian presidents also called for the EU to grant Ukraine EU membership candidate status in a declaration Wednesday.

On Wednesday, an EP delegation ended its three-day visit to Poland, where MEPs met politicians, judges, civil society and journalists, to assess the rule of law situation.
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If war breaks out, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) needs to ensure good practices and policies in civilian harm mitigation developed over the past few years are directly integrated into any military response.

"Who in the Lord's name does Putin think gives him the right to declare what he called new countries on the territories of his neighbour?", US president Joe Biden said.

The European Commission says it is working with EU states as part of a Blueprint Network to prepare contingency plans for a refugee influx.

EU Commission vice-president Věra Jourová said on Tuesday the executive would like Poland to adopt legislation scrapping its controversial domestic disciplinary chamber for judges "soon". The European Court of Justice has ruled Poland should suspend the chamber, which is also a pre-condition for Warsaw receiving allocated recovery funds. Polish president Andrzej Duda and MPs have drafted separate bills to overhaul the chamber, but do not yet have a majority.

Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday the "time has come" for the EU to guarantee Ukraine membership of the 27-nation bloc, AFP reported. "I called on the EU to put aside all the hesitation, reticence and scepticism ... and to give Ukraine the promise of future EU membership," Kuleba said, describing the move as the best strategic decision for the EU.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday that the Baltic Sea pipeline to deliver Russian gas couldn't be certified under "present circumstances."

The European Citizen’s Prize recognises initiatives that contribute to EU cooperation and the promotion of common values. Are you involved in or know of such a project? Nominate it now!

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The European Citizen’s Prize recognises initiatives that contribute to EU cooperation and the promotion of common values. Are you involved in or know of such a project? Nominate it now!

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Russia's open incursion into eastern Ukraine means it is now "inconceivable" that the UEFA Champion's League final should go ahead in St Petersburg in May, UK prime minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday. Johnson spoke while announcing UK sanctions against Russia, when he said that and other major sporting events should not be held in Russia. At present, UEFA has "no plans to change the venue", according to the Guardian.

Some of the individuals to be blacklisted are Russian officials, but not Russian president Vladimir Putin himself or his foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.