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After ministers were confronted outside parliament, political leaders across Sweden call for stricter protest laws to curb escalating threats and disruptive behaviour

The proposal includes approximately €430 million for air defences, rocket artillery, combat vehicles and new warships

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Washington's energy chief Chris Wright speaks of 'strengthening US energy dominance' in Europe

Euractiv has learned that political group discussions on the own-initiative report are ongoing, with amendments tabled on 12 June

Kazakhstan aims for a constructive foreign policy to protect national interests while driving growth and long-term stability

The decision, due to budgetary constraints, "is leaving the very farmers who want better animal welfare out in the cold," NGO says

Europe is less attractive than it could be because funding isn’t being coordinated enough, a new Commission strategy warns

With half the population overweight, and 18% obese, Belgium wants to make overeating as unpopular as smoking

Hamas says top officials survived last week's air strike in Doha that killed six people and triggered a wave of criticism, including from US President Donald Trump

Energy minister Katherina Reiche says the transition needs pragmatism and realism

Orbán used the Swedish example to argue that “laws and order are breaking down” in the country

The far-right Alternative for Germany almost tripled its vote share in comparison to 2020

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A gathering of policymakers, business leaders, and consumer protection groups to discuss the future of consumer trust, business innovation, and the Single Market in Europe.

In today’s edition: Friedrich Merz’s CDU wins as the far-right AfD triples its vote in a bellwether state, new French PM Sébastien Lecornu says he’ll scrap his predecessor's plan to cut two national holidays, and Belgian PM Bart De Wever backs Israeli conductor Lahav Shani after his cancellation by the Ghent festival

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Plus Romania suffers Russian drone incursion as Kubilius arrives in Kyiv to discuss a drone wall

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