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Opinion: Hungary and Poland win at Merkel’s last EU summit
It was predictable that Chancellor Angela Merkel would want to prevent the EU's unity from being undermined under her watch during the last weeks of what has been a rough…
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EU agrees €1.8 tr budget – but what brought Hungary & Poland onboard?
European leaders have hailed the breakthrough that saw the approval of the EU's much-delayed €1.8 trillion budget and coronavirus recovery package. It was held up for weeks because Poland and…
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New volunteering programme for young people in Europe and beyond agreed
On Friday, Parliament and Council reached a political agreement on the European Solidarity Corps for 2021-2027, worth more than one billion EUR.Committee on Culture and Education Source : © European…
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Fri. 8:27 a.m.: EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talks
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Pandemic harming freedom from religion in many countries, says report
The Covid-19 pandemic has undermined the rights of people who reject religious norms in many countries, according to the latest Freedom of Thought Report from Humanists International. This year's edition…
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Youth perspectives in focus at high-level meeting on schooling during COVID-19 pandemic
This week, WHO/Europe hosted a virtual high-level meeting with ministers of health and education from across the WHO European Region to highlight ways to minimize the impact of the COVID-19…
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Boris Johnson and EU chief pessimistic about chances of Brexit trade deal being reached
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen both appear pessimistic about the chances of a Brexit trade deal being reached before the UK officially…
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Turkey rejects ‘biased and illegal’ EU approach at summit
Turkey on Friday rejected the European Union’s “biased and illegal” approach at its summit this week and provocatively called on the bloc “to act with principles, strategically and with reason”.…