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Sat, 06/28/2025 - 18:12
The 30th Pride march in the Hungarian capital took place despite a police ban, with organisers putting the number of attendees at between 180,000 and 200,000.
Sat, 06/28/2025 - 11:06
Some 70 members of the European Parliament taking part in the parade have been advised to carry their diplomatic passports.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 21:35
Canada was "obviously copying the European Union" in taxing US Big Tech firms, Trump said – despite the fact the EU does not have a digital services tax.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 18:13
Trump's homage to "the love and the passion that [EU leaders] showed for their country" was especially uncomfortable to hear. "I’ve never seen anything like it,” he beamed. Neither had we.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 17:58
The US president has been widely mocked for “always chickening out”. No one, however, backs down better than the Europeans.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 16:04
Wiretaps, resignations, and a €415 million fine: Greece reels from a subsidy fraud scandal tied to EU agriculture funds.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 15:37
The Polish government’s new draft law on drug reimbursement aims to streamline procedures, empower patients, and ensure faster and more transparent access to essential therapies.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 14:49
Without a solidly integrated digital data-driven health system, Ireland’s chronic disease burden will sink the boat. More ambition is needed, urgently.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 14:35
The vote to select the new president, now Ireland’s Paschal Donohoe, is scheduled for the next Eurogroup’s meeting on 7-8 July.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 07:16
In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about what happened at the EU summit, how rare earths could make or break the EU’s defence ambitions, and how a motion of no confidence in Ursula von der Leyen is losing steam.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 06:23
The EU's proposed Omnibus Directive aims to reduce sustainability monitoring burdens – but without deeper reform, it risks weakening the very agenda it set out to simplify and support.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 06:10
Rome risks misfiring again as its most recent hunting law overhaul draws attention in Brussels.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 06:00
EU chiefs dissected the latest US trade offer that arrived as they digested the summit dinner, but there were splits in outlook between the leaders.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 04:18
Coalition partners in Poland clash over whether to rotate the speaker’s post as agreed — with Poland 2050 demanding trade-offs and the Left refusing to budge.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 04:14
Montenegro says Portugal can meet NATO defence targets without touching healthcare or other public services — and still end the year with a surplus.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 04:10
Spain’s top court has cleared an amnesty for Catalan separatists, but EU concerns linger over possible “self-pardon” deals and Puigdemont remains excluded.
Fri, 06/27/2025 - 01:43
The summit debut of the leader of the EU's biggest economy was unremarkable, if not underwhelming.
Thu, 06/26/2025 - 20:54
Global health equity at the heart of Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s message. WHO says vaccination is still a leading health investment.
Thu, 06/26/2025 - 18:42
Move by Stockholm will reduce the protected population to just 170.
Thu, 06/26/2025 - 18:22
The complaints follow a recent EU fact-finding mission and include allegations of irregularities across nearly all Slovak districts.
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