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How Orbán plans to survive 2026
Inspired by the Romanian election annulment, there are indications that the Orbán regime may be preparing a scenario for the 2026 elections in which allegations of foreign interference could be used to contest a potential victory by Péter Magyar’s Tisza.
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US explored energy deals with Russia during Ukraine peace talks
US and Russia discussed energy deals during Ukraine peace talks, while Trump’s new tariffs on India over Russian oil triggered on WednesdayRead on »
EU and Spain risk rights abuse complicity in Mauritania, says Human Rights Watch
The EU and Spain incentivised repression in Mauritania primarily against black African people attempting to get to Europe irregularly, says Human Rights Watch.Read on »
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The Brussels Bubble is a conveyor belt of potential, crushed into uniformityOpinion
Brussels markets itself as the home of visionary policy, yet it breeds a culture where vision is impossible. The EU says it wants to win the global race on innovation, but the very people tasked with thinking about that innovation are too drained, too precarious, too unheard to imagine alternatives.Read on »
How Orbán plans to survive 2026Column
Inspired by the Romanian election annulment, there are indications that the Orbán regime may be preparing a scenario for the 2026 elections in which allegations of foreign interference could be used to contest a potential victory by Péter Magyar’s Tisza.Read on »
Listen: Why Israel’s Gaza hospital strike could constitute multiple war crimesPodcast
On Monday morning, Israeli forces launched not one, but two strikes on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. Among the casualties: five journalists and four health workers. How is Israel justifying this latest attack, one that, on many fronts, may amount to a war crime?Read on »
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The Mediterranean: where the EU’s duty to rescue endsOpinion
Rescue ships in the Mediterranean are forced into needless detours by Italy’s Piantedosi decree, stripping the sea of lifelines while Brussels stays silent. When even the Ocean Viking comes under fire, Europe’s complicity is laid bare.Read on »
Open letter from 34 ex-EU ambassadors: 'Act now against Israel'Letter
An open letter by 34 former European Union ambassadors calling for immediate and effective measures against Israel’s unlawful actions in Gaza and the West Bank.Read on »
Aid-worker death toll likely to surpass last year's record
The death toll of aid workers killed this year may surpass last year's record total of 383, the European Commission has warned.Read on »
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