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Some 26 years on, among financial insecurity and gender taboos, the challenges facing widows and survivors of Kosovo’s war serve as a warning for other conflicts.
Lessons from Kosovo’s widows: how to rebuild a European village after war took its men
Some 26 years on, among financial insecurity and gender taboos, the challenges facing widows and survivors of Kosovo’s war serve as a warning for other conflicts.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Some 26 years on, among financial insecurity and gender taboos, the challenges facing widows and survivors of Kosovo’s war serve as a warning for other conflicts.
EU launches Mediterranean pact, but top Maghreb envoys stay away
EU launches Mediterranean pact, but top Maghreb envoys stay away
The EU on Friday in Barcelona launched its pact on the Mediterranean that seeks to create a new era of relations with neighbouring states in the hopes of stemming irregular migration. But low-level attendance from key countries highlights uneven commitment.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
EU launches Mediterranean pact, but top Maghreb envoys stay away
EU-Kenya trade deal faces uncertain future after legal challenge
EU-Kenya trade deal faces uncertain future after legal challenge
The fate of the EU’s trade agreement with Kenya is uncertain after the East African regional bloc, that Kenya is part of, suspended it pending a court case.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
EU-Kenya trade deal faces uncertain future after legal challenge
Listen: Belgium objects to the Russian assets loan as the EU prepares to table its plan
Listen: Belgium objects to the Russian assets loan as the EU prepares to table its plan
Belgium’s PM Bart De Wever has thrown quite a spanner into the EU’s plans to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine. But what’s really behind Belgium’s resistance and could one country derail Europe’s entire Ukraine strategy?
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November 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Listen: Belgium objects to the Russian assets loan as the EU prepares to table its plan
The 'Made in Europe' label debate comes round again, 20 years on
The 'Made in Europe' label debate comes round again, 20 years on
Twenty years ago as a mid-ranking official in the European Commission, I was told to develop an EU regulation requiring products to be labelled “Made in Europe”. That particular poisoned chalice did not go ahead, but now it's coming around again, writes former EU trade negotiator John Clarke.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The 'Made in Europe' label debate comes round again, 20 years on
Instead of Black Friday, unions call for Make Amazon Pay Day
Instead of Black Friday, unions call for Make Amazon Pay Day
Amazon workers in over 30 countries are striking this 'Black Friday' weekend, demanding fair wages, union rights, and environmental accountability. The "Make Amazon Pay" campaign marks its sixth year of turning the retail giant's busiest sales period into a global day of protest.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Instead of Black Friday, unions call for Make Amazon Pay Day
The EU on Friday in Barcelona launched its pact on the Mediterranean that seeks to create a new era of relations with neighbouring states in the hopes of stemming irregular migration. But low-level attendance from key countries highlights uneven commitment.
EU launches Mediterranean pact, but top Maghreb envoys stay away
The EU on Friday in Barcelona launched its pact on the Mediterranean that seeks to create a new era of relations with neighbouring states in the hopes of stemming irregular migration. But low-level attendance from key countries highlights uneven commitment.
euobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The EU on Friday in Barcelona launched its pact on the Mediterranean that seeks to create a new era of relations with neighbouring states in the hopes of stemming irregular migration. But low-level attendance from key countries highlights uneven commitment.
The fate of the EU’s trade agreement with Kenya is uncertain after the East African regional bloc, that Kenya is part of, suspended it pending a court case.
EU-Kenya trade deal faces uncertain future after legal challenge
The fate of the EU’s trade agreement with Kenya is uncertain after the East African regional bloc, that Kenya is part of, suspended it pending a court case.
euobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The fate of the EU’s trade agreement with Kenya is uncertain after the East African regional bloc, that Kenya is part of, suspended it pending a court case.
Belgium’s PM Bart De Wever has thrown quite a spanner into the EU’s plans to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine. But what’s really behind Belgium’s resistance and could one country derail Europe’s entire Ukraine strategy?
Listen: Belgium objects to the Russian assets loan as the EU prepares to table its plan
Belgium’s PM Bart De Wever has thrown quite a spanner into the EU’s plans to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine. But what’s really behind Belgium’s resistance and could one country derail Europe’s entire Ukraine strategy?
euobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Belgium’s PM Bart De Wever has thrown quite a spanner into the EU’s plans to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine. But what’s really behind Belgium’s resistance and could one country derail Europe’s entire Ukraine strategy?
Twenty years ago as a mid-ranking official in the European Commission, I was told to develop an EU regulation requiring products to be labelled “Made in Europe”. That particular poisoned chalice did not go ahead, but now it's coming around again, writes former EU trade negotiator John Clarke.
The 'Made in Europe' label debate comes round again, 20 years on
Twenty years ago as a mid-ranking official in the European Commission, I was told to develop an EU regulation requiring products to be labelled “Made in Europe”. That particular poisoned chalice did not go ahead, but now it's coming around again, writes former EU trade negotiator John Clarke.
euobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Twenty years ago as a mid-ranking official in the European Commission, I was told to develop an EU regulation requiring products to be labelled “Made in Europe”. That particular poisoned chalice did not go ahead, but now it's coming around again, writes former EU trade negotiator John Clarke.
Amazon workers in over 30 countries are striking this 'Black Friday' weekend, demanding fair wages, union rights, and environmental accountability. The "Make Amazon Pay" campaign marks its sixth year of turning the retail giant's busiest sales period into a global day of protest.
Instead of Black Friday, unions call for Make Amazon Pay Day
Amazon workers in over 30 countries are striking this 'Black Friday' weekend, demanding fair wages, union rights, and environmental accountability. The "Make Amazon Pay" campaign marks its sixth year of turning the retail giant's busiest sales period into a global day of protest.
euobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Amazon workers in over 30 countries are striking this 'Black Friday' weekend, demanding fair wages, union rights, and environmental accountability. The "Make Amazon Pay" campaign marks its sixth year of turning the retail giant's busiest sales period into a global day of protest.
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Orbán bypassing EU diplomacy with new Moscow trip to see Putin
Orbán bypassing EU diplomacy with new Moscow trip to see Putin
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán is again bypassing EU diplomacy on Ukraine by going for another meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to media reports.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Orbán bypassing EU diplomacy with new Moscow trip to see Putin
MEPs voice frustration at Hoekstra for EU performance at COP30
MEPs voice frustration at Hoekstra for EU performance at COP30
MEPs expressed their frustration to on the results of the UN’s COP30 summit, explaining why the EU’s performance was weak and hypocritical — and also criticising Ursula von der Leyen for 'undermining' the bloc's efforts with her comments at the simultaneous G20 summit in South Africa.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
MEPs voice frustration at Hoekstra for EU performance at COP30
Tanzania accuses MEPs of 'affront to sovereignty' after censure vote on post-election violence
Tanzania accuses MEPs of 'affront to sovereignty' after censure vote on post-election violence
Tanzania has accused the European parliament of an "affront to sovereignty" and defying “natural justice” after MEPs demanded that the EU commission withhold €156m in funding for the country following post-election violence that has killed thousands.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Tanzania accuses MEPs of 'affront to sovereignty' after censure vote on post-election violence
EU fails to protect disabled people in institutions from violence, watchdog warns
EU fails to protect disabled people in institutions from violence, watchdog warns
One-in-five people with disabilities are victims of violence. The number is even higher for those living in institutions, according to new findings from the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
EU fails to protect disabled people in institutions from violence, watchdog warns
Listen: No evidence of wrongdoing, yet EU NGO funding inquiry sparks turmoil
Listen: No evidence of wrongdoing, yet EU NGO funding inquiry sparks turmoil
Wednesday’s inaugural session of the European Parliament’s new scrutiny working group, the one set up to investigate transparency around NGO funding, did not exactly go as planned. The meeting descended into chaos within the first half hour. Progressive and left-leaning MEPs walked out almost immediately, calling the probe a politically-motivated assault on civil society.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Listen: No evidence of wrongdoing, yet EU NGO funding inquiry sparks turmoil
EU deforestation regulation delay is a chance to fix what went wrong
EU deforestation regulation delay is a chance to fix what went wrong
The impending delay of the EU deforestation regulation is no failure – it’s an opportunity for Brussels to get things right going forward. The delay reflects mounting domestic unease from farmers, industry and national administrations that earlier warnings about design flaws, costs and feasibility were not addressed.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
EU deforestation regulation delay is a chance to fix what went wrong
The EU–Mercosur agreements: are they actually treaty-compatible?
The EU–Mercosur agreements: are they actually treaty-compatible?
The Merosur procedure led by the European Commission has been chaotic, untransparent and, more importantly, raises significant legal issues.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The EU–Mercosur agreements: are they actually treaty-compatible?
EU Ombudswoman slams Commission for abusing 'urgency' provisos
EU Ombudswoman slams Commission for abusing 'urgency' provisos
The EU Commission should not skip public consultations, impact assessments, or other steps of ‘good regulation’ by simply citing the vague ‘urgency’ of a legislative proposal, the European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho found in an inquiry on Wednesday.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
EU Ombudswoman slams Commission for abusing 'urgency' provisos
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán is again bypassing EU diplomacy on Ukraine by going for another meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to media reports.
Orbán bypassing EU diplomacy with new Moscow trip to see Putin
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán is again bypassing EU diplomacy on Ukraine by going for another meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to media reports.
euobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán is again bypassing EU diplomacy on Ukraine by going for another meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to media reports.
MEPs expressed their frustration to on the results of the UN’s COP30 summit, explaining why the EU’s performance was weak and hypocritical — and also criticising Ursula von der Leyen for 'undermining' the bloc's efforts with her comments at the simultaneous G20 summit in South Africa.
MEPs voice frustration at Hoekstra for EU performance at COP30
MEPs expressed their frustration to on the results of the UN’s COP30 summit, explaining why the EU’s performance was weak and hypocritical — and also criticising Ursula von der Leyen for 'undermining' the bloc's efforts with her comments at the simultaneous G20 summit in South Africa.
euobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
MEPs expressed their frustration to on the results of the UN’s COP30 summit, explaining why the EU’s performance was weak and hypocritical — and also criticising Ursula von der Leyen for 'undermining' the bloc's efforts with her comments at the simultaneous G20 summit in South Africa.
Tanzania has accused the European parliament of an "affront to sovereignty" and defying “natural justice” after MEPs demanded that the EU commission withhold €156m in funding for the country following post-election violence that has killed thousands.
Tanzania accuses MEPs of 'affront to sovereignty' after censure vote on post-election violence
Tanzania has accused the European parliament of an "affront to sovereignty" and defying “natural justice” after MEPs demanded that the EU commission withhold €156m in funding for the country following post-election violence that has killed thousands.
euobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Tanzania has accused the European parliament of an "affront to sovereignty" and defying “natural justice” after MEPs demanded that the EU commission withhold €156m in funding for the country following post-election violence that has killed thousands.
One-in-five people with disabilities are victims of violence. The number is even higher for those living in institutions, according to new findings from the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency.
EU fails to protect disabled people in institutions from violence, watchdog warns
One-in-five people with disabilities are victims of violence. The number is even higher for those living in institutions, according to new findings from the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency.
euobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
One-in-five people with disabilities are victims of violence. The number is even higher for those living in institutions, according to new findings from the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency.
The Merosur procedure led by the European Commission has been chaotic, untransparent and, more importantly, raises significant legal issues.
The EU–Mercosur agreements: are they actually treaty-compatible?
The Merosur procedure led by the European Commission has been chaotic, untransparent and, more importantly, raises significant legal issues.
euobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The Merosur procedure led by the European Commission has been chaotic, untransparent and, more importantly, raises significant legal issues.