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EU’s ‘reluctance’ to act over Israel criticised by 27 former ambassadors
Euronews
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Published on 11/07/2025 - 12:29 GMT+2•Updated 12:41 The EU's “reluctance to take serious action against Israel” in relation to its conduct in Gaza and the West Bank has been criticised by 27 former EU ambassadors to the Middle East and North...
EU waits on Trump letter as markets digest latest tariff salvo
Yahoo Finance
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By Julia Payne and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union braced on Friday to receive a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump, outlining planned duties on his largest trade and investment partner after a broadening of his...
EU Justice Commissioner Signals Brussels Will Continue To Blackmail Hungary In Run Up To National Elections
Zero Hedge
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Via Remix news, Using the “Poland method,” the European Union elite played a pivotal role in toppling the conservative Polish government by freezing billions in EU funds. Once Donald Tusk came to power, the money began flowing again. Now, the same...
EU Commission President Survives No-Confidence Vote
Sada Elbalad
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July 11, 2025
Fri 11 Jul 2025 | 01:21 PM European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has decisively survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament, after a motion led by far-right lawmakers failed to gain traction. The vote, held on Thursday,...
'Europe watched as our children were killed': Bosnia remembers Srebrenica genocide 30 years on
The Journal
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July 11, 2025
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE have gathered in Srebrenica to commemorate the genocide committed 30 years ago by Bosnian Serb forces, one of Europe’s worst atrocities since World War II. On the eve of the commemorations, thousands of Srebrenica peace...
EU foreign ministers to discuss situation in Middle East Monday
Tuscaloosa Times - Alabama
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BRUSSELS, 11th July, 2025 (WAM) -- EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs will hold a meeting next Monday in Brussels, to be chaired by Kaja Kallas, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The meeting will address...
Germany's book sales increase in 2024 despite 'continuously volatile market'
The Bookseller
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Book sales in Germany were up 1.8% to €9.88bn in 2024, according to figures released by the trade association Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels on Thursday. But despite the positive result, the industry remains concerned in the face of a...
Ukraine Seeks $40B in Budget Aid for 2026 – Prime Minister
Kyiv Post
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July 10, 2025
Ukraine will need more than $40 billion in external financing in 2026, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome, Italy. “The year 2026 is a challenge,” he said, speaking at the opening, “Our external financing...
France’s water crisis hits daily life.
Euro Weekly News
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July 11, 2025
France’s shrinking reservoirs lay bare the scale of the water crisis, as drought conditions stretch into summer 2025. Credit: NADAS Photography from Pexels via Canva.com In the summer of 2025, France is not only hot, it’s thirsty. From the Loire...
EU court rules in favour of Eva Kaili in access-to-documents case
Malta Today
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The European Union’s General Court has annulled a decision by the European Parliament that denied former MEP Eva Kaili access to documents linked to suspected misuse of parliamentary assistant allowances, ruling that the Parliament acted...
Spain's central government gives blessing to San Diego Comic-Con Málaga, promoting it as event 'of exceptional public interest'
SUR in English
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July 11, 2025
Compartir San Diego Comic-Con Málaga 2025 has already proved that it will be a huge event, especially after selling 60,000 tickets in just a few hours. The latest event in the planning of the geek convention's first edition outside the US further...
EU blasts Russia's latest Ukraine attacks, threatens new sanctions
The Derby Informer - Kansas
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The EU's top diplomat on Friday slammed Russia's latest blitz on Ukraine as "unacceptable", saying the 27-nation bloc was pondering a new raft of sanctions against Moscow. Russia has pummelled Ukraine this week with the largest drone and missile...
NGOs file legal appeal to revoke Comino project permit
Times of Malta
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July 11, 2025
Moviment Graffitti, together with 14 environmental NGOs and individuals, filed an appeal on Thursday evening with the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal, calling for the revocation of the Comino project’s planning permit. The proposed...
European Parliament wrongly withheld files from Qatargate MEP, court rules
Times of Malta
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July 11, 2025
The EU’s General Court has overturned the European Parliament’s decision to withhold key documents from former Greek MEP Eva Kaili, in what is being hailed as a procedural victory for her. Kaili, who was a vice-president of the Parliament at the...
European Shares Decline As Tariff Worries Return To Haunt
RTTNews
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July 11, 2025
European stocks fell on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 35 percent tariff on Canadian imports, starting Aug. 1, in a dramatic escalation of a trade war with the United States' closest ally over the country's alleged role in...
EU to assess legality of UK-France migrant return deal before expressing support
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
The EU has said it will assess Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron’s migrant return deal to see whether it is compatible “with the spirit and the letter of the law”. While the UK has said it is confident the deal will be approved, a spokesperson for...
Italy: Companies with ties to Russia should be excluded from rebuilding of Ukraine
Baltic News Network
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July 11, 2025
Italy has said that companies that have supported Russia’s aggression by continuing to cooperate with it should not benefit from Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts, Reuters reports. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told participants in a Rome...
Let’s fix the gulf between workplace pensions for public and private sector workers
The Globe and Mail
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July 10, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:The 20-per-cent pension participation rate for Canadian private sector workers is much lower than the rates in other developed economies in the European Union, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand.Nathan Denette/The...
Italy to provide over €30 million for restoration of cultural landmarks damaged by Russia in Odesa
Ukrainska Pravda
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July 11, 2025
Aftermath of the Russian attack. Photo: Odesa Philharmonic named after David Oistrakh on Facebook Italy will provide Ukraine with more than €30 million in non-repayable aid to restore the cultural heritage of Odesa Oblast. Source: Ministry of...
EU ministers searches for forever chemicals in their blood
Baltic News Network
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July 11, 2025
European environment ministers have taken blood tests to look for the forever chemicals in a public campaign, shedding light on the worrying presence of the toxic substances, writes Politico. Forever chemicals, or PFAS, are perfluorinated and...