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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the absence of European leaders in US-led peace negotiations with Russia, calling it a “big mistake.” He stressed the need for Europe’s security interests to be included as Ukraine prepares for further talks and demands clear security guarantees.
Warsaw is vying to host the new EU Customs Office amid a political battle and significant technological challenges, as officials assess its suitability for this critical role in EU operations.
António Costa, President of the European Council, stated that enhanced cooperation in the EU is “a non-issue,” countering calls for a two-speed Europe for economic reforms. His comments follow proposals from others, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, emphasizing urgency for progress.
EU member states and lawmakers clinched a deal on Friday on how to draft “historic” rules regulating artificial intelligence models such as ChatGPT — after 36 hours of negotiations.
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne on Friday visited the French overseas island of Mayotte, the poorest place in the European Union, amid a growing water crisis. Due to a drawn-out drought compounded by years of underinvestment and water mismanagement, the island’s inhabitants have access to water only one every three days.
The war in Ukraine has forced a major rethink in European security, with both Sweden and Finland abandoning their long-standing policy of non-alignment and applying for NATO membership last year. But while Finland was admitted into NATO this April, delays have persisted on Sweden’s entry, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan linking a serious of unrelated issues to Ankara’s ratification of Sweden’s accession – the latest of which is a potential sale of US F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. We discuss what Sweden’s entry to NATO would actually mean with Sweden’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Tobias Billström.
Denmark’s parliament on Thursday adopted a law criminalising the “inappropriate treatment” of religious texts, effectively banning Koran burnings after a series of desecrations of Islam’s holy book sparked anger in Muslim countries over the summer.
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Increasing uncertainty surrounds Western funding for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s escalating efforts to cripple the nation’s energy infrastructure.
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