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The Friday Five

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

Centre-right’s Muslim Brotherhood witch-hunt in EU Parliament risks criminalising everyday activism

If Brussels accepts this vague hunt for “Muslim Brotherhood networks”, the same logic could later be turned against almost any vocal minority in Europe.

Spain’s 54-day sprint to the polls: can Sánchez’s housing gamble stop the far-right from entering into government?

Spain’s Pedro Sánchez has called snap elections for 29 November, after parliament rejected his housing decrees, giving him a hot-button political issue for his election platform. But polls favour the opposition centre-right People’s Party, which may need the far-right Vox to govern. And the loss of Sánchez would be a big blow for the centre-left in Brussels.

How bad does it have to get for the ECB to save France?

France is no Greece. A full-blown debt crisis is not yet on the cards. But as things stand, a protracted muddling through seems the most likely outcome.

From the Netherlands to Sierra Leone: EU aid, a president’s daughter and Europe’s most‑wanted cocaine boss

Jos Leijdekkers was sentenced in the Netherlands in absentia to 24 years in prison for smuggling seven tonnes of cocaine, robbery, and ordering a killing. But he is also the partner of Agnes Bio, the president of Sierra Leone’s daughter.

Brazil’s cliff‑hanger election could rob EU of key ally in Latin America

Brussels is watching as one of the world’s largest democracies heads to the polls on Sunday (4 September), with climate resilience and the Trump administration’s influence in the Americas at stake.

 

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