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EU ministers will discuss more aggressive deportations of migrants this week and visit Ukraine, amid crunch talks on how to fund Kyiv.
Migrant returns, Russia assets, car engines on EU's mind This WEEK
EU ministers will discuss more aggressive deportations of migrants this week and visit Ukraine, amid crunch talks on how to fund Kyiv.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:01 AM
EU ministers will discuss more aggressive deportations of migrants this week and visit Ukraine, amid crunch talks on how to fund Kyiv.
A French banker inside Euroclear, who flew to Russia 155 times for private reasons, allegedly tried to connect the company's CEO, Valérie Urbain, with Russian spies and threatened her when she declined, according to an investigation by EUobserver, Humo, and Dossier Center.
Bolshoi-loving banker threatened Euroclear CEO, amid EU talks on Russian assets
A French banker inside Euroclear, who flew to Russia 155 times for private reasons, allegedly tried to connect the company's CEO, Valérie Urbain, with Russian spies and threatened her when she declined, according to an investigation by EUobserver, Humo, and Dossier Center.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A French banker inside Euroclear, who flew to Russia 155 times for private reasons, allegedly tried to connect the company's CEO, Valérie Urbain, with Russian spies and threatened her when she declined, according to an investigation by EUobserver, Humo, and Dossier Center.
Greens berate EU centre-right on values, vote with them anyway
Greens berate EU centre-right on values, vote with them anyway
At their Lisbon conference, the European Greens accused the centre-right EPP of crossing democracy's red lines by working with far-right parties. But when asked if they'd stop cooperating with the EPP themselves, the answer was clear: no.
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December 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Greens berate EU centre-right on values, vote with them anyway
At their Lisbon conference, the European Greens accused the centre-right EPP of crossing democracy's red lines by working with far-right parties. But when asked if they'd stop cooperating with the EPP themselves, the answer was clear: no.
Greens berate EU centre-right on values, vote with them anyway
At their Lisbon conference, the European Greens accused the centre-right EPP of crossing democracy's red lines by working with far-right parties. But when asked if they'd stop cooperating with the EPP themselves, the answer was clear: no.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
At their Lisbon conference, the European Greens accused the centre-right EPP of crossing democracy's red lines by working with far-right parties. But when asked if they'd stop cooperating with the EPP themselves, the answer was clear: no.
Be ready to fill US void in Europe after fresh Trump security shift, warns EU defence chief
Be ready to fill US void in Europe after fresh Trump security shift, warns EU defence chief
Europe must boost investment in its strategic independence, warns EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius in light of Friday's US national security strategy.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Be ready to fill US void in Europe after fresh Trump security shift, warns EU defence chief
Microsoft faces GDPR complaint over ties with Israeli military
Microsoft faces GDPR complaint over ties with Israeli military
NGOs argue Microsoft has violated them EU's GDPR by storing and processing data from the Israeli military on Palestinian citizens on servers in the EU — which is the latest action in a series of questions into the companie's ties with the IDF.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Microsoft faces GDPR complaint over ties with Israeli military
Western Sahara heads back to court in bid to annul EU-Morocco trade deal
Western Sahara heads back to court in bid to annul EU-Morocco trade deal
Legal advisors to the independence movement in Western Sahara will table a fresh lawsuit to the EU’s general court in the coming days — hoping to strike down the EU’s latest trade deal with Morocco.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Western Sahara heads back to court in bid to annul EU-Morocco trade deal
The search is on for a home for the new European Customs Authority
The search is on for a home for the new European Customs Authority
With a reform of the customs union the EU Commission wants to establish a new European Customs Authority — and member states are fighting over where it should be.
euobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The search is on for a home for the new European Customs Authority
Secret plan for east Africa: Austria looking to set up 'transit centres' for rejected asylum seekers
Secret plan for east Africa: Austria looking to set up 'transit centres' for rejected asylum seekers
An internal document from the home affairs ministry outlines Austrian plans to turn east African countries into “transit hubs” for rejected asylum seekers — regardless of where they come from.
euobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Secret plan for east Africa: Austria looking to set up 'transit centres' for rejected asylum seekers
How the EU actually worked to undermine Global South debt reforms
How the EU actually worked to undermine Global South debt reforms
While the EU supported declarations at the G20 heads of state summit and the AU-EU summit, acknowledging the need for a debt architecture reform, its actions in New York last week told a different story, warns Eurodad.
euobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
How the EU actually worked to undermine Global South debt reforms
Europe must boost investment in its strategic independence, warns EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius in light of Friday's US national security strategy.
Be ready to fill US void in Europe after fresh Trump security shift, warns EU defence chief
Europe must boost investment in its strategic independence, warns EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius in light of Friday's US national security strategy.
euobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Europe must boost investment in its strategic independence, warns EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius in light of Friday's US national security strategy.
NGOs argue Microsoft has violated them EU's GDPR by storing and processing data from the Israeli military on Palestinian citizens on servers in the EU — which is the latest action in a series of questions into the companie's ties with the IDF.
Microsoft faces GDPR complaint over ties with Israeli military
NGOs argue Microsoft has violated them EU's GDPR by storing and processing data from the Israeli military on Palestinian citizens on servers in the EU — which is the latest action in a series of questions into the companie's ties with the IDF.
euobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
NGOs argue Microsoft has violated them EU's GDPR by storing and processing data from the Israeli military on Palestinian citizens on servers in the EU — which is the latest action in a series of questions into the companie's ties with the IDF.
Legal advisors to the independence movement in Western Sahara will table a fresh lawsuit to the EU’s general court in the coming days — hoping to strike down the EU’s latest trade deal with Morocco.
Western Sahara heads back to court in bid to annul EU-Morocco trade deal
Legal advisors to the independence movement in Western Sahara will table a fresh lawsuit to the EU’s general court in the coming days — hoping to strike down the EU’s latest trade deal with Morocco.
euobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Legal advisors to the independence movement in Western Sahara will table a fresh lawsuit to the EU’s general court in the coming days — hoping to strike down the EU’s latest trade deal with Morocco.
With a reform of the customs union the EU Commission wants to establish a new European Customs Authority — and member states are fighting over where it should be.
The search is on for a home for the new European Customs Authority
With a reform of the customs union the EU Commission wants to establish a new European Customs Authority — and member states are fighting over where it should be.
euobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
With a reform of the customs union the EU Commission wants to establish a new European Customs Authority — and member states are fighting over where it should be.
While the EU supported declarations at the G20 heads of state summit and the AU-EU summit, acknowledging the need for a debt architecture reform, its actions in New York last week told a different story, warns Eurodad.
How the EU actually worked to undermine Global South debt reforms
While the EU supported declarations at the G20 heads of state summit and the AU-EU summit, acknowledging the need for a debt architecture reform, its actions in New York last week told a different story, warns Eurodad.
euobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
While the EU supported declarations at the G20 heads of state summit and the AU-EU summit, acknowledging the need for a debt architecture reform, its actions in New York last week told a different story, warns Eurodad.
An internal document from the home affairs ministry outlines Austrian plans to turn east African countries into “transit hubs” for rejected asylum seekers — regardless of where they come from.
Secret plan for east Africa: Austria looking to set up 'transit centres' for rejected asylum seekers
An internal document from the home affairs ministry outlines Austrian plans to turn east African countries into “transit hubs” for rejected asylum seekers — regardless of where they come from.
euobserver.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
An internal document from the home affairs ministry outlines Austrian plans to turn east African countries into “transit hubs” for rejected asylum seekers — regardless of where they come from.
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Meta probed by EU over banning rival AI from WhatsApp
Meta probed by EU over banning rival AI from WhatsApp
The European Commission will investigate WhatsApp over potential antitrust violations from a new policy which could prohibit third-party AI on the messaging service.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Meta probed by EU over banning rival AI from WhatsApp
Macron pushes EU case on trade and Ukraine in China visit
Macron pushes EU case on trade and Ukraine in China visit
French president Emmanuel Macron urged Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to agree to resolve its trade disputes with Europe and give its support to the bloc’s stance on the war in Ukraine during a state visit to Beijing on Thursday.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Macron pushes EU case on trade and Ukraine in China visit
EU quality jobs roadmap dismissed as 'empty rhetoric'
EU quality jobs roadmap dismissed as 'empty rhetoric'
The EU Commission presented its strategy for better jobs in the bloc on Thursday — but until the the Quality Jobs Act is published, unions and NGOs are on the fence about it.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
EU quality jobs roadmap dismissed as 'empty rhetoric'
Police will get powers to raid homes in new EU deportation bill
Police will get powers to raid homes in new EU deportation bill
A controversial new clause in the EU’s migration policy overhaul would give police across the bloc the power to enter private homes in search of undocumented migrants facing deportation.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Police will get powers to raid homes in new EU deportation bill
EU Commission and European Investment Bank join forces on AI gigafactories
EU Commission and European Investment Bank join forces on AI gigafactories
In a new agreement with the EU Commission, the European Investment Bank will provide technical and financial support to parties interested in build AI gigafactories on the continent. But the EU's own statistics show that only 13 percent of businesses currently use AI systems in their operation
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December 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
EU Commission and European Investment Bank join forces on AI gigafactories
Wirecard’s long shadow: five years on, justice deferred
Wirecard’s long shadow: five years on, justice deferred
More than five years after the spectacular collapse of Wirecard AG, the scandal that once promised to reshape global fintech has instead exposed deep flaws in Europe’s systems of financial oversight and accountability.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Wirecard’s long shadow: five years on, justice deferred
EU minerals project leaves thousands at risk of homelessness in Congo
EU minerals project leaves thousands at risk of homelessness in Congo
The EU’s flagship project to increase supply of critical minerals will leave up to 6,500 people at risk of displacement in south DR Congo, according to new research.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
EU minerals project leaves thousands at risk of homelessness in Congo
The European Commission will investigate WhatsApp over potential antitrust violations from a new policy which could prohibit third-party AI on the messaging service.
Meta probed by EU over banning rival AI from WhatsApp
The European Commission will investigate WhatsApp over potential antitrust violations from a new policy which could prohibit third-party AI on the messaging service.
euobserver.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The European Commission will investigate WhatsApp over potential antitrust violations from a new policy which could prohibit third-party AI on the messaging service.