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ANALYSIS The 'Caledroli law' — explaining Italy's major regional shakeup

Italy is considering a new law which will profoundly redefine the country's geographical-administrative organisation — making it more federal, like Spain or Belgium. But is it the League's plan for a separate north, refurbished? Read on »

AGENDA Aid for Kyiv EU summit and Nato defence in focus This WEEK

EU leaders will gather in Brussels for an extraordinary council on Thursday (1 February) to try to agree on the €50bn four-year aid package to Ukraine, after Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán blocked all compromises in December. Read on »

As EU birth-rates plummet, nativist family politics ascend

At 1.5 children-per-woman, the EU cannot ensure a sufficient population replacement rate — which threatens welfare models and care of an ageing population. So ahead of the European elections, far-right candidates are offering Orbán-style nativist family policies. Read on »

ICJ orders Israel to halt killing of Palestinians in landmark ruling

The International Court of Justice on Friday ordered Israel to take immediate steps to limit Palestinian deaths in its assault on Gaza, in a major victory for South Africa that sets a legal precedent for future conflicts. Read on »

EU will mediate talks in six-year old Spanish judiciary row

Spain's most senior judicial body has only been operating on an 'interim' basis for the past six years — prompting rule-of-law concerns in Brussels Read on »

OPINION Germany throws a spanner in works of the EU supply chain law

Germany's pro-business coalition party the FDP now cites "unreasonable bureaucratic hurdles" in the EU's proposed supply chains directive, in a major and unexpected U-turn, writes the associate children's rights director at Human Rights Watch. Read on »

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