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Orbán’s Patriots become third-largest group in European Parliament
Viktor Orban's newly-founded Patriots of Europe has quickly become the third-largest political group in the European Parliament, after French National Rally and Italian League joined on Monday. But despite their size, the Patriots are unlikely to wield much influence, due to the parliament's 'cordon sanitaire'.Read on »
Confiscating Russian assets would not break international law — it would safeguard it
European officials highlight potential economic retaliation — particularly from China and Saudi Arabia — as the main reason to refrain from confiscating Russia’s frozen assets. Whether in the form of direct retaliation against large EU member states such as France and Germany, or by withdrawing state assets from European banks, they fear that retaliatory steps could undermine the euro as a reserve currency and threaten Europe’s economic stability. Read on »
Left-Green French win is a welcome surprise — but rise of racism is sour hangoverANALYSIS
The Green-Left alliance surprised everyone, including the pollsters, to become the largest bloc in the French parliament while Marine Le Pen's hard-right National Rally came only third, behind president Emmanuel Macron's centrist coalition. For many, this is a huge relief. Yet, neither the French, the Europeans nor Macron himself must forget that the French far-right is actually bigger than ever.Read on »
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Podcast: Orbán in commandPODCAST
A run through the beginning of the controversial Hungary’s EU Council presidency and what is at stake in French politics right now.Read on »
The EU must not support intensive fish farming — it's not sustainable
The Hungarian EU presidency has announced its main priority when it comes to fisheries is to support aquaculture. The EU should focus instead on responding to the social and environmental challenges posed by this sector and on promoting sustainable small-scale aquaculture options. Read on »
Hungary's pseudo-EU diplomacy renews talk of sanctions
Orbán’s pseudo-EU global diplomacy has ignited talk of taking away his presidency and cancelling a Budapest summit, but also distracted attention from a fresh wave of repression inside Hungary. Read on »
Starmer presses 'reset' button on EU-UK relations
A flurry of diplomatic activity by new UK prime minister Keir Starmer and his senior ministers has followed their taking office on Friday (5 July) after Labour won a landslide election victory the night before. Read on »
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