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Macron pushes for European unity during meeting with Hungary's Viktor Orban

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Paris on Monday evening to discuss a range of issues against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. Orban’s anti-EU statements have frequently lead to confrontations with Brussels.

Radio France Internationale

Georgia's president tours Europe, US to strengthen ties after a week of protests

Georgia's president met French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and EU chief Charles Michel in Brussels on Monday to drum up international support for the country amid mounting tensions with Russia. The visits come after after lawmakers were forced to drop a controversial "foreign agent" bill in the face of major…

Radio France Internationale

Global trade union leader sacked over EU graft scandal ties

BRUSSELS - The general secretary of the international union ITUC has been dismissed from his post over his links to a European Parliament graft scandal implicating Qatar, the confederation said.

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Businesses welcome ‘huge opportunity’ of Sunak’s Northern Ireland Brexit deal

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck a deal with Brussels last month to end the deadlock over post-Brexit Northern Ireland

Evening Standard

Belgium adds beds for migrants as EU faces rising arrivals

Belgium on Thursday announced it would expand reception capacity to cope with what it called a migration "crisis" as EU ministers debated bringing down rising numbers of arrivals and overhauling their broken asylum rules ahead a bloc-wide election next year.

Reuters

Belgium to ban all gambling ads

BRUSSELS: The Belgian government has decided to ban gambling advertising across multiple platforms from July 1 in a bid to crack down on addiction and debt, with a further prohibition on ads in stadiums and sports sponsorships coming at a later date.

Bangkok Post

Hungary vows to fight in EU court to defend anti-LGBT law

Hungary's Justice Minister said late on Wednesday that Budapest would fight in the Court of Justice of the EU to defend an education law that Brussels says discriminates against people on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Reuters

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4 acquitted over Brussels diamond heist; almost nothing

Four remaining suspects in a brazen 2013 diamond heist at Brussels Airport have been acquitted on appeal

The Independent UK

Belgium says attack to Brussels metro today is 'unlikely'

Belgium's crisis centre said on Wednesday that an attack on the Brussels metro was unlikely, after EU institutions and international embassies warned their employees of bombs threats in central Brussels.

Reuters

Will UK, EU deepen ties after Northern Ireland breakthrough?

After years of vexed negotiations, few predicted a new Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. But not only did the February 27 agreement offer a genuine resolution of the thorny border problem – it also marked a big change in the ambience surrounding UK-EU relations. Some analysts say the war in…

France 24

Türkiye Earthquake Damage Set to Exceed $100 Bln, Says UN Agency

Damage caused by a devastating earthquake in Türkiye will exceed $100 billion, a UN Development Program official told a press briefing on Tuesday ahead of a major donor conference next week. "It's clear from the calculations being done to date that the damage figure presented by the government and supported…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Massive farmers protest disrupts Brussels traffic

Hundreds of tractors driven by angry farmers protesting a plan to cut nitrate converged on Brussels on Friday

The Independent UK

Heaton-Harris says protocol deal ‘decisively takes back control from Brussels’

The Northern Ireland Secretary issued a robust defence of the draft agreement – but admitted it wasn’t perfect.

The Independent UK

EU, NATO seek stronger Indo-Pacific ties

BRUSSELS -- The European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are considering holding meetings in April and May with foreign ministers from the Indo-Pacific region, including Japan, to strengthen ties with democratic nations in the region, with China in mind.

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Sunak’s ‘seismic’ deal resolves N. Ireland border problem – but DUP support remains elusive

The Northern Irish question has caused endless headaches in Belfast, London and Brussels throughout the Brexit saga. Now analysts say the deal Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck with the EU Commission this week offers genuine resolution of the problem. However, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)’s backing will be needed to…

Bangkok Post

Belgium PM tells Iranian leader to free aid worker

BRUSSELS - Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Wednesday urged Iran's president to "immediately" set free an aid worker held by Tehran in a case denounced as hostage diplomacy.

France 24

Germany: Skulls and bones, a sinister colonial heritage

It's a sinister heritage: tens of thousands of skulls and other human remains are stored in German museums and research institutes. Many were taken during the colonial era and researchers are now trying to source them in order to send them back to their countries of origin, mostly in Africa.…

The Guardian - UK

‘It was time to act as adults’: how Sunak charmed his way through a deal

Timing, trust and intense talks brought Northern Ireland deal over the finish line

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Brits back Ukraine joining the EU - even though UK quit bloc three years ago

A survey for the pro-EU European Movement UK revealed support for Kyiv joining the Brussels bloc - on the same day NATO's boss said Ukraine will join the alliance in the long-term

Reuters

Serbia, Kosovo back normalising ties but need more talks -EU's Borrell

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo agreed on Monday to a Western-backed deal to normalise relations but more talks are needed on the implementation of the pact, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s NI deal looks like a Brexit win, but his next steps are tricky

Fixing the detail with Von der Leyen was the easy part – winning over Tory hardliners and the DUP will be harder

The Independent UK

Sunak scraps Johnson’s controversial Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

Brussels will end its retaliatory legal action against the UK.

Evening Standard

Northern Ireland Protocol: Key questions answered

The controversial arrangements have created red tape on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf unveils plans for regional assemblies and SNP presence in Brussels

REGIONAL assemblies on how to win independence will be set up for SNP members across Scotland if Humza Yousaf is elected party leader, he is…

Bangkok Post

From Brussels to Bangkok, demonstrations of support for Ukraine

In Brussels, they sang Ukraine’s national anthem in the rain. In Sydney, they gathered to pray. And in London, they hung paper angels from the ceiling of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, in honour of the children who have died in the war.

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