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The European Commission has opened a fresh round of media pluralism funding worth €20.5 million, giving newsrooms, regional publishers and press-freedom monitors a new chance to secure money under Creative…

The European Parliament voted on 22 October to ask the EU and its member states to consider a Black Sea naval operation after a run of deadly drone strikes on…

Ramallah: The Palestinian elections 2027 timetable now dominates the European debate on the Palestinian Authority after President Mahmoud Abbas decreed that the legislative vote planned for next month will not…

Luxembourg: The Russia sanctions listings adopted by EU foreign ministers on 12 October 2026 form the largest single round the Union has produced since the invasion of Ukraine began. The…

Passenger rights enforcement took a decisive step forward on 20 October 2026, when the European Parliament approved updated rules covering disruption across every mode of transport. The final vote was…

The Smartflats ruling, delivered by the Court of Justice of the European Union on 22 October 2026, gives the Brussels-Capital Region a partial win and a long to-do list. In…

Cologne: Council and Parliament negotiators struck a provisional deal on 21 October 2026 that rewrites the EU securitisation rules, letting banks free up capital and lend more to households, small…

Strasbourg: Forty-four members of the European Parliament asked EU transport ministers on 20 October to restart Council negotiations on ending seasonal clock changes, days before clocks go back in the…
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EU leaders asked for targeted and temporary energy relief. Two days later, cost-of-living protests swept four member states, and Europe’s fiscal rules still make room…
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