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In a series of votes on Wednesday, MEPs granted discharge to all but two EU bodies, approving the way they managed the EU budget in 2023.
Committee on Budgetary Control

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Parliament’s vision and demands for the EU’s 2028-2034 budget are set out in a resolution adopted by MEPs on Wednesday.
Committee on Budgets

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Parliament’s vision and demands for the EU’s 2028-2034 budget are set out in a resolution adopted by MEPs on Wednesday.
Committee on Budgets

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On Wednesday, the European Parliament marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe in a ceremony in plenary with three veterans.

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On Wednesday, the European Parliament marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe in a ceremony in plenary with three veterans.

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Speech by Ambassador Cai Run at the Reception in Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of China-EU Diplomatic Ties.

US spies are under orders to monitor Greenland's independence movement and find those receptive to Trump's desire to control the island, the WSJ reports.

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In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about France hoping for energy policy ‘resynchronisation’ with Merz’s Germany, Putin and Fico set to hold talks for the second time in five months, and so much more.

The EU says it supports smallholders, yet the EUDR and CSDDD, including recent proposed changes, tell a different story. To tackle deforestation and promote corporate sustainability, the EU must support small oil palm farmers, reports the Palm Oil Barometer 2025.

Braun will be prosecuted in connection with an incident, when he used a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles in the Polish parliament.

Fico will be one of just two European leaders attending Russia’s Victory Day celebrations, alongside Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.

An unsettling start for the Merz government resurrects doubts about Berlin as the EU's stable political centre.

Last month's power cut has the opposition calling for fresh debate on a planned nuclear phase-out.

Germany's relationship with Poland remains beset by grievances linked to the war.

No concrete decisions are expected when EU ministers gather in Warsaw and Lviv, as efforts to expand military aid fizzle.

Belgium’s breast cancer patients are often left without reimbursed treatments, exposing a growing gap between precision oncology's promise and policy reality.

Swedish researchers are joining a chorus of international voices expressing deep concern that US policy changes are impacting medical advances and interventions.