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The Friday Five

Editor-in-chief picks her favourite stories of the week.

German appetite for Russian cod puts EU fish sanctions at risk

Ursula von der Leyen announced a ban on Russian cod earlier this month, as part of the next sanctions package – but at least four EU states are holding out against it.

[Interview] Drone control means Ukrainians only need to wait for Russia’s economic crisis, expert says

Far from the front, ordinary Russians are starting to feel a war their leaders can no longer afford.

US ambassador turns America’s 250th party in Brussels into Trump‑style show

From a mysterious diamond ring gift to a journalist being ejected after the ambassador called the police, the Brussels bash played out less like a birthday party and more like a meticulously stage-managed piece of Trump-era political theatre.

Ireland’s EU presidency already under pressure – how long can Europe resist sanctioning Russian alumina plant?

As Zelensky publicly rebuked the role of European companies like a Russian-owned alumina refinery on Irish soil, Dublin assumes the EU Council presidency under pressure to stop exports to Russia of a key component for its defence sector.

Budapest free to celebrate Pride again, but Orbán-surveillance machine still in place

Large trucks equipped with biometric cameras were stationed around last year’s Budapest Pride march to discourage participation. The objective was not only punishment, but deterrence. Despite the new government, this logic remains embedded in Hungarian law today.

 

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