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Outgoing EU ombudsman: ‘Some groups may not want somebody as active as I was’Interview
Emily O'Reilly, the first woman to hold the EU Ombudsman post, is leaving her post after serving over a decade, and conducting nearly 4,000 investigations. As her term comes to an end, she highlights the challenges of EU transparency amid growing institutional control.Read on »
EU migration funds helped finance Libyan seaside boulevard
EU funds meant to tackle irregular migration in Africa has helped finance the Al Shabbi seafront corniche in Libya's Benghazi, restored a Roman theatre at Sabratha — and delivered a blender to a school with no electricity.Read on »
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EU-Indonesia trade deal set to miss September deadline over deforestation dispute
A major trade deal between the EU and Indonesia is set to miss a September deadline as the deadlock over the EU’s deforestation regulation remains unresolved. Read on »
EU countries back commission proposal to lower wolves' protection
EU member states have taken a step further to lower the protection status of wolves in Europe in response to growing concerns from livestock farmers.Read on »
Sudanese refugee women caught between Egypt’s borders and Europe’s fundsOpinion
Instead of finding safety, Sudanese women fleeing the country's civil war and possible genocide, are subjected to harsh conditions. Egypt, buoyed by EU financial support, has introduced stricter migration and residency controls, making it increasingly difficult for refugees to find legal and physical security. Read on »
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A new German-Kenya labour and migration deal appears to have fallen into the trap of over-promising on jobs, while carrying a sting on migrant returns. Read on »
The mask comes off the Georgian Dream partyOpinion
The Georgian Dream party is now publicly transforming from a supposedly pro-EU oligarchic party into an anti-Western and pro-Russian political actor.Read on »
Kallas is strong on Ukraine but what about Gaza?Opinion
The EU’s (probable) new foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas comes to Brussels with what many view as excellent credentials. She is tough on Russia and an ardent supporter of Ukraine. The bad news is that Kallas has so far shown little interest or knowledge of the Global South but the good news is that on Gaza, unlike her new boss Ursula von der Leyen, she hasn’t shown an unflinching pro-Israel biasRead on »
The UN official trying to fix Global South debt, climate finance and AfghanistanInterview
EUobserver talks to the UN's head of development for Asia and the Pacific, Kanni Wignaraja, about the prospects for this year's COP29 in Baku, debt-servicing of the Global South, and a looming drought catastrophe in Afghanistan.Read on »
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