L’UE cherche toujours comment continuer à financer l’effort de guerre ukrainien
Juan Carlos I’s memoir paints a different picture to an official statement released at the time

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Rhetoric between Russia and Europe has ramped up after talks between Donald Trump’s envoy and Vladimir Putin failed to reach an agreement

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For ultimate luxury, book the Four Seasons Ritz in Lisbon, says Rachel Everett

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Leaders focus on bolstering Ukraine’s finances as US-Russia talks to end war make little progress
The European Commission will move ahead with controversial plans to fund Ukraine with a loan based on Russia’s frozen assets, but in a concession to concerns raised by Belgium, which hosts most of the assets, the EU executive has also proposed another option: an EU loan based on common borrowing.
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Wednesday the two proposals would ensure “Ukraine has the means to defend [itself] and take forward peace negotiations from a position of strength”.
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The accused, including Syrian refugee Sarah Mardini and Irishman Sean Binder, were among those providing humanitarian assistance in Europe’s migration crisis
Twenty four former aid workers accused of facilitating the illegal entrance of migrants into Greece, and other crimes that carry lengthy prison terms, are set to appear in court on Lesbos in a trial being closely watched internationally.
Human rights defenders from around the world, including Sarah Mardini, the Syrian refugee immortalised in the Netflix movie, The Swimmers, are slated to take the stand when proceedings before a court of appeals begin in the island’s capital, Mytilene, on Thursday.
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The capital of Estonia is complete with a Christmas market, plenty of history, and incredible food

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From superb food to a competitive price point, Rachel Everett covers one of her favourite Lisbon hotels

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Women in Ireland and the UK linked to Free Birth Society among scores around world to have suffered loss or serious harm after births
Over a weekend in late June 2024, Emilee Saldaya, the leader of the Free Birth Society, hosted a festival on her 21-hectare (53-acre) property in North Carolina. It was a celebratory gathering for FBS, a multimillion-dollar business that promotes a radical approach to giving birth without medical support.
Promotional footage from the Matriarch Rising festival shows Saldaya dancing beside her private lake, wearing a crown. That same weekend, more than 3,000 miles away, in Dundalk, a town on the east coast of Ireland, Naomi James, bled to death after freebirthing her son.
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Commission unveils €3bn strategy to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare earth metals and elements
The EU is considering legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China to insulate Europe from future hostile acts, the industry commissioner, Stéphane Séjourné, says.
He made his remarks as the European Commission unveiled a €3bn (£2.63bn) strategy to reduce its dependency on China for critical raw materials amid a global scramble caused by Beijing’s “weaponisation” of supplies of everything from chips to rare earths.
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Prosecutors say two others also indicted in investigation into funding for school training young diplomats
The EU’s former chief diplomat Federica Mogherini and two other people have been formally accused of fraud and corruption, the European prosecutor’s office has said.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) did not refer to Mogherini by name, but said the rector of the College of Europe in Bruges – her role – had been formally notified of the accusations. A senior staff member of the college and a senior official from the European Commission were also indicted, the EPPO said, after all three were questioned by Belgian police.
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Lors de cette deuxième journée des Championnats d'Europe petit bassin à Lublin en Pologne, Maxime Grousset et Béryl Gastaldello ont géré, ce mercredi matin, leur série respective du 100 m 4 nages en prévision d'une soirée plus dense. Belle performance de Sacha Velly, qualifié pour la finale du 1500 m. Output reduction to ‘around 790’ planes comes after French firm issued recall over software glitch affecting 6,000 jets
Airbus has cut its plane delivery target for this year after it identified a problem with the fuselage panels on its bestselling A320 family of aircraft that has forced it to inspect hundreds of jets.
The world’s largest plane manufacturer said it would now deliver “around 790” commercial aircraft this year, a drop of 30 from its previous target of 820 planes.
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