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...Anti-social media If the European elections were to be decided on Facebook, the far right would win, according to new research seen by Andy Bounds....
...Additional reporting by Ryan McMorrow in Beijing and Javier Espinoza, Alice Hancock and Laura Dubois in Brussels...
...Additional reporting by Laura Dubois and Javier Espinoza in Brussels, Marton Dunai in Budapest and Max Seddon in London...
...Ties that bind While Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Paris yesterday, a conference in Vilnius laid bare the EU’s divisions over how to deal with its economic entanglement with Beijing, writes Andy Bounds...
...At the ready Lithuania is prepared to send its soldiers to Ukraine on a training mission, its prime minister told Andy Bounds....
Politicians say chaotic attempt to shut down gathering undermines free speech ahead of EU elections
West African nation is departure point for boats seeking to reach Spanish islands in the Atlantic Ocean
Berlin launches global call to help protect cities, troops and infrastructure from Russia’s ‘murderous onslaught’
...The EU is stepping up its financial support to Lebanon to counter instability in the region and curb the number of Europe-bound refugees....
...Among the most contentious are looser environmental rules for farmers, write Andy Bounds and Alice Hancock....
...Today, representatives from the UK, Spain, the European Commission and Gibraltar meet with hopes high they can finally broker a deal over the British territory’s relationship with the EU, writes Andy Bounds...
...The European People’s party (EPP) yesterday endorsed a manifesto that will instruct Ursula von der Leyen to sharply change course if she gains a second term as European Commission president, writes Andy Bounds...
...According to the Netherlands, yes, write Andy Bounds and Alice Hancock....
...Homeless An unexpected migration crisis has hit an international gathering of rightwing activists in Brussels after two confirmed venues shut their doors to the group in quick succession, writes Andy Bounds...
Brussels summit is bloc’s last attempt to secure €50bn funding for Kyiv and prevent irreparable rift
Niccolo Figà-Talamanca says Belgian authorities have not found any evidence against him
...green A major party Ursula von der Leyen may need to secure another term as European Commission president has trashed one of her crowning achievements: the EU’s Green Deal climate package, writes Andy Bounds...
...Additional reporting by Javier Espinoza and Andy Bounds in Brussels, Richard Milne in Oslo and Amy Kazmin in Rome...
EU corruption scandal bogged down in legal counter-probes
Bloc to work on ‘plan B’ after Viktor Orbán’s rejection of €50bn lifeline for Kyiv
...But activists say his department’s zeal on the issue went too far with an attack on puppies and kittens last year, writes Andy Bounds....
...Additional reporting: Laura Dubois in Brussels...
...Northern delights Ursula von der Leyen is heading towards the Arctic Circle on Friday to open a European Commission office in Nuuk, capital of Greenland, writes Andy Bounds....
...groups invited by the World Trade Organization to its biennial conference in Abu Dhabi were detained by police, several governments complained — but the European Commission remained silent, writes Andy Bounds...
...Door policy The EU should offer its poorer neighbours more work permits for their citizens in return for curbing irregular migration, Greece’s prime minister told Andy Bounds....
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