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ANALYSIS Why concessions to Orbán will come back to bite EU

As the EU hopes to agree on further financial aid for Ukraine, fears are emerging over offering concessions to Hungary, which risk setting a dangerous precedent and the threats of legal challenges. Read on »

Anti-asylum election rhetoric spurs arrivals, says migrant chief

Extremist political messaging on clamping down on asylum ahead of elections may actually drive more people towards Europe, says a Vienna-based institute. Read on »

ANALYSIS Understanding EU's silence on ICJ Gaza 'genocide' case

The EU's silence on South Africa's legal challenge of "genocidal intent" against Israel underscores the geo-political tensions between the West and the Global South that risk being exacerbated by the conflict. Read on »

MEPs approve new 'suicidal' EU debt and spending rules

MEPs approved a negotiating text on new EU debt-and-spending rules during a plenary vote in Strasbourg, despite warnings from the leader of the Greens it was "economic, environmental, geopolitical and democratic suicide." Read on »

EU experts urge total fossil-fuel subsidy phase-out

The EU climate advisory board, an independent scientific body, has urged phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and concluding the Green Deal pending files to ensure 2030 targets are met. Read on »

OPINION In defence of Charles Michel

He's been dubbed a deserter and a traitor, but Charles Michel's desire to return to campaigning in Belgium and go to the European Parliament is good for Europe, good for the parliament and good for the European Council. Read on »

Spanish abstention clears way for EU naval mission in Red Sea

EU countries have provsionally agreed to launch a Red Sea naval mission alongside the US after Spain showed it wouldn't stand in the way. Read on »

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