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Europe is a continent and is different to the European Union.

Switzerland’s non-membership of the EU means it is viewed as more neutral than countries like Austria, Ireland or Sweden.

Europe risks dying and faces big decisions - Macron Centre

Europe risks dying and faces big decisions – Macron

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French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe must escape from its self-imposed naivety or face the risk of dying. In a speech on the EU, he said Europe must react fast to survive in a changing world. “We need to be lucid, and recognise that our Europe is mortal. It can die. It all depends on the choices we make, and those choices need to be made now,” he said.

Spain's PM Pedro Sánchez halts public duties as wife faces inquiry Europe

Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez halts public duties as wife faces inquiry

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a temporary suspension of his public duties to decide whether to continue in office. This decision comes in the wake of a court’s start of a preliminary inquiry into his wife, Begoña Gómez. Sánchez expressed the urgency of determining whether to persist in leading the government or relinquish his position, stating it as a matter of honour.

UNRWA: Restart aid to Palestinian UN agency, EU urges Centre

UNRWA: Restart aid to Palestinian UN agency, EU urges

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The EU has called on international donors to resume funding to Gaza’s largest UN agency. Several nations had stopped funding the UNRWA agency after allegations that some employees took part in the October 7 attack on Israel. A review has found that Israel failed to provide evidence for its claim that thousands of UNRWA staff were members of terror groups.

Spain accidentally releases alleged Dutch cartel boss Centre

Spain accidentally releases alleged Dutch cartel boss

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Spanish Justice officials have accidentally released a billionaire Dutch drug lord from prison in a major bureaucratic mix-up. Karim Bouyakhrichan, allegedly a leader of the Mocro Maffia, was arrested in Marbella in January after a five-year money-laundering investigation.

Sweden passes law lowering age to change legal gender from 18 to 16 Centre

Sweden passes law lowering age to change legal gender from 18 to 16

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Swedes can change their legal gender from the age of 16, after the Swedish parliament passed a law lowering the age. The law passed with 234 votes in favour and 94 against in Sweden’s parliament. Sweden was the first country to make gender transition legal – in 1972. But the new law has sparked a debate. For some, lowering the age from 18 to 16 will make an “important difference” but critics say more research is needed.

EU to tighten Iran sanctions after Israel attack Centre

EU to tighten Iran sanctions after Israel attack

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The EU will expand sanctions on Iranian producers of drones and missiles following Iran’s attack on Israel. More than 300 missiles were launched from Iran, with 99% of them shot down or intercepted by Israel and its allies. Iran launched its attack after an Israeli strike on its consulate building in Syria killed 13 people.