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A Blow to Danish Policy: EU Court Questions ‘Ghetto Law’
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The European Court of Justice has issued a landmark ruling that Denmark's controversial 2018 "ghetto law" may constitute ethnic discrimination, challenging a cornerstone...
EU Leaders Face Crucial Vote on Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine
European Union leaders are set to decide Thursday whether to use frozen Russian assets to fund billions in loans to Ukraine, a move seen...
EU Split Over Ukraine Funding as Belgium Holds Key to 2026–27 Plan
European Union leaders are set to decide on Thursday how to finance Ukraine’s war effort in 2026 and 2027, with the use of frozen...
Why Ukraine’s Economy Hinges on the EU’s Frozen Russian Assets Loan
European Union leaders are weighing proposals to use proceeds from immobilised Russian sovereign assets, most of which are held in Belgium, to support Ukraine’s...
The EU-Mercosur Trade Deal: What’s At Stake and Why It’s Stalling
The text discusses a trade agreement between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc, highlighting the challenges the EU faces in gaining support from...
EU Parliament Approves Ban on Russian Gas Imports
The European Parliament approved a plan to stop Russian gas imports by late 2027, moving closer to making this ban law.
This decision follows the...
UK Growth Stalls as Brexit Constraints Limit Economic Options
Britain’s Labour government faces a slow-moving economy with limited levers to stimulate growth. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget contained no measures projected to...
The $524 Billion Question: Can Europe’s New Commission Make Russia Pay?
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Europe has formally launched the International Claims Commission for Ukraine, a landmark mechanism based in The Hague designed to assess and award compensation...
Eurovision 2026: Identity, Norms, and Digital Activism in Europe’s Cultural Diplomacy
The Eurovision likes to sell itself as a glittering exercise in European unity, colorful, loud, proudly diverse, and (officially) above politics. Yet anyone who...
Farmers vs. Free Trade: The EU’s Mercosur Agreement Hangs in the Balance
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France and Italy are leading a push to delay the final EU vote on a landmark 25-year-in-the-making trade deal with the Mercosur bloc,...