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Why young people are the big losers in Europe’s dysfunctional housing system

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Why young people are the big losers in Europe’s dysfunctional housing system
The EU has unveiled its first-ever housing strategy, but can it rescue a generation shut out of affordable living?
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December 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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#migration
Many Europeans mistakenly think most immigrants are illegal, poll shows

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Many Europeans mistakenly think most immigrants are illegal, poll shows
Exclusive: Seven-country survey finds strong opposition to increasing migration and support for deportations
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December 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Campaign for recognition of #ecocide enters new phase at international court

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Campaign for recognition of ecocide enters new phase at international court
“Policy shift signals that the international justice system formally recognizes severe environmental destruction as central to atrocity crimes.”
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December 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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#sustainabledevelopment #lobbying #climatecrisis
EU scraps 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars to boost auto industry
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EU scraps 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars to boost auto industry
The EU on Tuesday walked back a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars seen as a milestone in the fight against climate change, as the bloc pivots to bolstering its crisis-hit auto sector.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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#migration
High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’Callaghan
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High asylum seeker numbers are a threat to ‘social cohesion’, says Jim O’Callaghan
Minister tells Inside Politics that population growth is too high, putting services under pressure
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December 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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#socialmedia
Irish MEP Barry Andrews has warned that social media has "become a geopolitical battleground

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Social media 'geopolitical battleground', says Andrews
Irish MEP Barry Andrews has warned that social media has "become a geopolitical battleground".
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December 16, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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EU strikes deal to further weaken corporate sustainability laws

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EU deal to further weaken corporate sustainability laws
European Union members and parliament reached a deal today to cut corporate sustainability laws, after months of pressure from companies and governments, including the US and Qatar.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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EU yields to pressure from automakers as it rethinks 2035 combustion car ban

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EU may rethink its 2035 combustion car ban
The European Commission is expected tomorrow to reverse the EU's effective ban on sales of new combustion-engine cars from 2035, bowing to intense pressure from Germany, Italy and European automakers ...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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#ECHR #humanrights
Why has Ireland followed Denmark in an abrupt shift towards claiming the European Convention on Human Rights goes too far?

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Liam Herrick: Why has Ireland abruptly decided the European Convention on Human Rights goes too far?
Precedent could have far-reaching consequences. Who is to say the rights of gay citizens won’t be the next target by a coalition of hostile states?
www.irishtimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast elected Chile’s next president

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Ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast elected Chile’s next president
The son of a Nazi party member and an admirer of Pinochet, Kast built his campaign on a promise to expel tens of thousands of undocumented migrants
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December 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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As EU countries face multiple challenges in a new era, they must fight to preserve the continent’s social model. That means a new economic approach

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The Guardian view on combating Europe’s national populists: protect the less well-off from the winds of change | Editorial
Editorial: As EU countries face multiple challenges in a new era, they must fight to preserve the continent’s social model. That means a new economic approach
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December 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Ireland has second highest emissions per head in EU and must do more to reach net zero by 2050

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Ireland has second highest emissions per head in EU and must do more to reach net zero by 2050
We have made good progress on decarbonising electricity and in retrofitting buildings but are moving too slowly on transport
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December 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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#opinion #UN
The world needs the United Nations now more than ever
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Opinion: The world needs the United Nations now more than ever
On the 70th anniversary of Ireland joining the UN, Minister Neale Richmond reflects on its role in the face of unstable global politics.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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#humanrights #migration #ECHR
As 27 European countries urge changes to laws forged after second world war, human rights chief says politicians are playing into hands of populists
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‘Who’s it going to be next time?’: ECHR rethink is ‘moral retreat’, say rights experts
As 27 European countries urge changes to laws forged after second world war, human rights chief says politicians are playing into hands of populists
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December 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Mercosur trade deal hangs in balance as EU enters final stretch
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Mercosur trade deal hangs in balance as EU enters final stretch
Twenty-five years after negotiations began, the fate of the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU is nearing its conclusion, but the struggle between backers and opponents remains tough.
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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From return hubs to sanctions for smugglers: EU strikes harder line on illegal migration
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Deportations and sanctions: EU strikes harder line on migration
This week, the European Union took significant steps to tackle illegal migration making it easier to deport asylum seekers and irregular migrants. Von der Leyen also announced a new sanctions regime f...
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Excessive heat: How rising temperatures are harming young children's development
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Excessive heat risks harming children’s development, warns study
Researchers have warned that spells of excessive heat driven by climate change may lead to delays in early childhood development.
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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US government website removes fossil fuels as cause of global warming
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December 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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How the fashion industry’s ‘big green plan’ is worsening microplastic pollution
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Your new ‘green’ t-shirt could be making microplastic pollution worse
An investigation into recycled polyester found microplastic pollution is being worsened by ‘green’ materials.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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‘A planet in peril’: UN calls for global climate investment to unlock €17 trillion benefit by 2070
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Climate change is coming for the world's GDP, says UNEP report
A global change in direction is necessary to help secure a healthy planet, according to a new UN report.
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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#protest #youngpeople #slovakia
‘Chalk Revolution’ strikes nerve as Slovakia fears return to authoritarian past
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‘Chalk Revolution’ strikes nerve as Slovakia fears return to authoritarian past
Teenager who first scrawled messages on pavement in protest at rightwing government did not expect so many others to follow suit
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December 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Hard-right and far-right politicians now lead the polls in France, the U.K. and even Germany.

Here’s how the power of populist hardliners differs across European countries 👇

🔗 politi.co/3MyT6Tp
December 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Will Trump 'pull' Italy, Austria, Poland, Hungary from EU?

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Will Trump 'pull' Italy, Austria, Poland, Hungary from EU? – DW – 12/12/2025
The US recently published its new National Security Strategy. Now a leaked draft indicates that the US wants to exert its influence over four countries in Europe in particular to destabilize the Europ...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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EU watchdogs raid Temu’s Dublin HQ in foreign subsidy investigation
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EU watchdogs raid Temu’s Dublin HQ in foreign subsidy investigation
Chinese online retailer targeted under rules limiting state help to companies
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December 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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“Authoritarian” moves by Donald Trump’s administration to ask travellers, including from Ireland, to hand over five years of social media history have been branded “a massive overreach”

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‘Authoritarian’ US visa plan to vet social media threatens Irish business and World Cup fans
“Authoritarian” moves by Donald Trump’s administration to ask travellers, including from Ireland, to hand over five years of social media history have been branded “a massive overreach” that would dam...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM