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Europe’s Starlink competitor is go
A Starlink terminal in the wild. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge The EU has signed a deal for its IRIS² constellation of…
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EU approves new sanctions on Russian ‘shadow fleet’
BRUSSELS — The European Union will blacklist dozens of oil and gas tankers helping Moscow earn billions from illicit fossil fuel sales after officials finalized…
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Kallas gave top EU official the ax and governments aren’t happy
BRUSSELS ― The European Union’s new foreign affairs chief has outraged governments and officials over her decision to boot out her department’s top civil servant.…
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European Commission downsizes spokesperson team
BRUSSELS — The European Commission is reducing the number of its spokespeople, as Ursula von der Leyen begins her second five-year mandate as president. The spokesperson’s service,…
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Report reveals 1 in 3 women in the EU have been victims of violence
Nearly one-third of women in the EU have experienced violence at home, at their work, or in public, according to a survey published Monday on…
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Austria opens door to Romania, Bulgaria in EU free-travel zone
Romania and Bulgaria might finally get the green light to become full members of the EU free-travel zone from the turn of the year, Home…
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Countries are ramping up renewable energy plans, but not fast enough
UN climate chief Simon Stiell delivers a speech during the opening of the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November…
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Greece’s main opposition further dismantled
Greece’s Syriza party cracked up further over the weekend and is about to officially lose its status as the country’s main opposition. The party’s recently…
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Moldovans head to polls in major test for EU future
`Moldova’s pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, faces a critical second-round election on Sunday that will determine who takes charge of the EU candidate country, amid widespread…
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Hungary taunts Western allies: We’ll talk to whoever we want
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said Thursday that it is Hungary’s “sovereign right to negotiate with whomever we want.” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s top diplomat…
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