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Jacob Nagel, former national security advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that the European Union’s pressing challenge lies within its own borders rather than external conflicts. He emphasised the strain in EU-Israel relations, particularly following Israel’s Foreign Minister severing ties with the bloc’s foreign policy chief.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has lifted his country’s veto on Ukraine’s EU membership bid, a shift from Viktor Orbán’s policy. However, Magyar opposes fast-tracking Ukraine’s accession and has delayed further negotiations, citing concerns for Western Balkan candidates and the implementation of minority rights agreements.
Cyprus faces a critical water crisis, having exhausted 72% of its freshwater resources, peaking at 92% during summer. In response, the government is prioritising desalination efforts to address drinking water needs. The ongoing situation highlights significant disparities in water management across the EU.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hailed the new law as a bold step towards eliminating a significant inequality.
Finns headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, an office whose importance has grown as tensions increased with neighbouring Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.
Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defense ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells for the war with Russia, Ukraine’s security service reported. Yet, the current investigation dates back to August 2022, and “anti-corruption activists do say that things have improved in terms of defence procurement”, said FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Kyiv-Ukraine, Gulliver Cragg.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday his government will propose legislation to liberalise a near-total abortion ban and ease restrictions on the morning-after pill, which would dramatically reverse the previous administration’s policies.
A group of French farmers protested near the headquarters of the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday.
EU agriculture ministers will discuss on Tuesday how to resolve European farmers’ growing discontent as Brussels scrambles to address the issue ahead of elections this year. Europe’s farmers are in revolt. The fury has led to road blockages and tractor parades in the past few weeks, with farmers taking their protests to the street in France, Germany, Poland and Romania, after the Netherlands earlier.
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