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Election Observers In Serbia Flag An Uneven Campaign
Election observers in Serbia delivered a sober verdict on 26 October 2026, one day after the country’s early parliamentary vote, describing a deeply polarised contest with serious inequalities in campaign…
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Fewer EU Road Deaths In 2025 Still Miss The 2030 Target
EU road deaths fell by 3 percent in 2025, according to preliminary figures the European Commission published on 27 October 2026. The bloc recorded 19,350 fatalities, about 580 fewer than…
External Relations and Diplomacy
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Western Balkans Growth Plan Money Shifts to Faster Reformers
Brussels: The Western Balkans Growth Plan is entering a harder phase, because the Commission intends to move unallocated money away from governments that have not met their reform conditions. The…
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Australia Trade Agreement With EU Moves Towards Ratification
Canberra: The Australia trade agreement with the EU, concluded in March 2026 after talks that began in July 2018, is now moving through the ratification steps that will decide when…
Brussels Today
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Bio-based Europe Alliance Targets €10 Billion In Demand
The Bio-based Europe Alliance entered the policy stage on 21 October 2026, when Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall launched it at the Global Bioeconomy Summit in Dublin. The voluntary initiative links…
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ECB Interest Rate Decision Faces A 3.8% Inflation Test
The ECB interest rate decision due at 14:15 CET on Thursday 29 October 2026 arrives with inflation well above target and almost no sign that the Governing Council wants to…
European Affairs
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Brussels Renames European Heritage Label And Adds A Prize For Sites
Berlaymont: The European Commission proposed on 23 October 2026 a rewrite of the European Heritage Label, the EU scheme that recognises sites of European significance. The proposal would rename the…
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Refinery Dialogue Opens As Diesel Squeeze Tests EU Refining Capacity
Brussels: The European Commission opened a dialogue with European refiners on 28 October 2026 to halt the decline of EU refining capacity, as a tight diesel market and the war…
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Portugal’s Housing Budget Ends When Europe’s Money Does
Lisbon is cutting structural housing investment by almost two-thirds as the Recovery and Resilience Facility closes. The Union designed that cliff, and the instrument meant…
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