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Can Europe protect its women? EU members at odds over gender-based crimes

The statistics are as damning as they are grim. In the EU, one in three women aged 15 or over has experienced physical or sexual violence – or both. More than half of all women in Europe have been sexually harassed. Only a fifth of women in the EU go…

France 24

Europe's radical right has made challenging Brussels a winning formula – so why hasn't the radical left made the same gains?

With roughly six months to go, the radical right looks set to make significant gains in the 2024 European elections. The biggest share of votes is still likely to go to parties of the centre-right, but many of these have lately veered rightward, too.

The Conversation

Britain still needs post-Brexit deals - but has the EU moved on?

The chances of the UK striking key deals with Brussels are looking up, with many seeing the new foreign secretary David Cameron as the latest step in a rapprochement

The Guardian - UK

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For the French, there are rules and there are Camembert rules: mess with them at your peril

Sacre bleu! Brussels wants to replace the classic camembert box with plastic? I don’t think so says French-dwelling, cheese-loving, food writer Debora Robertson

The Independent UK

The EU’s Plan for Ukraine Could Easily Backfire

Membership bids in Europe sometimes accomplish the opposite of what they intend.

Foreign Policy

‘Inhumane’: Top Belgium officials criticise Israeli bombing of Gaza

The PM describes Israel’s bloody campaign as disproportionate’ as a left-wing politician calls for sanctions.

Al Jazeera

The Guardian view on the EU and Ukraine: creating a new Europe will take time

Editorial: Brussels was right to recommend that accession talks should begin with Kyiv. But the road ahead will be long and complex

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For a flavorful Thanksgiving side, try Brussels sprouts sauteed with bacon and mustard vinaigrette

Brussels sprouts are often cooked as a side dish, especially as part of a holiday meal like Thanksgiving

The Independent UK

Is the EU at a turning point? Populists back in Slovakia, liberals return in Poland

In this debate we focus on the recent election results in Poland and Slovakia, and discuss what they mean for Europe. Liberals across the continent are cheering after Polish opposition parties won enough seats to form a majority, potentially ending eight years of rule by the conservative Law and Justice…

France 24

Can Europe's Global Gateway out-rival China's Belt and Road?

This week the EU invited 16 leaders from the developing world to mark the first Global Gateway forum – Brussels' answer to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, a massive project aimed at building infrastructure across the globe and gaining political influence.

Radio France Internationale

EU strives to keep focus on Ukraine amid Middle East turmoil

EU leaders meeting in Brussels Friday discussed bolstering support for Ukraine, as they strived to focus on helping that country against Russia's invasion even as Middle East turmoil steals global attention.

Radio France Internationale

EU leaders says eurozone has shown ‘remarkable resilience’ as they discuss Ukraine, migration and the economy – as it happened

The bloc’s leaders are hosting a series of meetings in Brussels

The Guardian - UK

EU leaders call for humanitarian corridors and pauses to allow aid into Gaza

European Union leaders emerged on Thursday night from hours of talks in Brussels to call for humanitarian corridors and pauses to allow aid into Gaza.

Radio France Internationale

EU leaders reach agreement on Middle East – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read our full report on the EU summit here

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Orbán is lonelier than ever on the European stage – but he’s still got cards to play

The defeat of Poland’s Law and Justice party and Turkey moving towards ratifying Sweden’s Nato bid have further isolated Hungary’s PM

The Guardian - UK

Slovakia’s new prime minister Robert Fico to attend EU summit

Populist heads to Brussels days after becoming leader for fourth time with coalition government

Al Jazeera

Armenia says Pashinyan-Aliyev talks cancelled

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had been due to meet in Brussels.

The Guardian - UK

Robert Fico formally appointed as Slovakia’s prime minister – as it happened

Slovakia’s president, Zuzana Čaputová, officially announces the leader of the populist Smer party as PM

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The Guardian - UK

Montenegro’s president urges EU to grant country membership

In an interview with the Guardian, Jacov Milatović says Brussels has an opportunity to renew its commitment to enlargement

Radio France Internationale

Two men charged in Paris over Brussels attack

A Paris judge has charged two men suspected of links with the Islamist gunman who killed two Swedish football fans in Brussels on 16 October, French anti-terror prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Belgium Justice Minister resigns after deadly Brussels attack

Belgian Justice Minister Vincent van Quickenborne is stepping down following pressure over how Belgium had handled the case of a Tunisian gunman who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State and killed two people in Brussels this week.

The Guardian - UK

Belgium’s justice minister resigns after Brussels terror attack

Vincent Van Quickenborne stands down after it emerged Islamic extremist had been denied asylum and was sought for extradition

Foreign Policy

The EU Has Failed in Serbia and Kosovo

As violence flares, Washington has shown it has influence, while Brussels’s policies have shown weakness.

The Guardian - UK

Swedish and Belgian PMs lay wreaths for Brussels terror victims

Questions raised about how attacker slipped through net to kill two football fans heading to Euro 2024 qualifier

The Independent UK

Deadly attack in Belgium ignites fierce debate on failures of deportation policy

The suspected attacker who killed two Swedish soccer fans in Brussels this week before he was shot dead by police resided in Belgium illegally and had been ordered to leave Belgium years ago

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