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Davos 2023: Ukraine's first lady takes centre stage

The World Economic Forum has officially kicked off in Davos. Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He are among the expected speakers this Tuesday. Our Business Editor Kate Moody brings us an update from Davos, with insights on the…

France 24

EU Commission To Link ‘Fair Share’ Debate With The Metaverse

The EC’s move to make traffic intensive online platforms to contribute to the cost of digital infrastructure will include …

Zenger

Rishi Sunak urged to pursue war crimes tribunal against Russian invaders

A SCOTTISH MP has urged the Prime Minister to back a special tribunal to investigate Russian aggression in Ukraine.

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SNP MP urges Sunak to back special tribunal into Russian invasion of Ukraine

Stewart McDonald said he had recently met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s working group to discuss the tribunal.

The Independent UK

Capping rocky 2022, EU agrees more Russia sanctions, funds for Ukraine

European Union leaders wrapped up their last summit of 2022 with an agreement to provide 18 billion euros in financing to Ukraine next year and slap more sanctions on Russia as the EU also prepared to cap natural gas prices and prop up its industry.

Reuters

Ferghal Blaney column: We want politics to put money back in our pockets

Our politicians need to get back to brass tacks

Irish Mirror

Nearly 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russian invasion

Mykhailo Podolyak, who advises the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, estimated between 10,000 and 13,000 troops have lost their lives since Russia's invasion began

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EU Commission updates drone rules, plans measures against malicious use

The European Commission on Tuesday updated drone rules in a bid to boost a fast-growing commercial market while measures to tackle the malicious use of drones will be adopted in the near future.

Reuters

Hungarian FM on Russia's war in Ukraine: 'We want peace, not another sanctions package'

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto doesn't rule out vetoing a ninth package of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine – a package that is currently being prepared by the EU, along with a proposed price cap on Russian oil. "We want peace, not another [sanctions] package," he says.…

France 24

Europe's migration impasse: EU Commission pitches action plan amid France-Italy row

It's one emergency the EU didn’t need. Already dealing with a war on its doorstep, an energy crisis and rising inflation, the handling of the Ocean Viking – a ship carrying migrants rescued in the Mediterranean – starkly showed the limits of European solidarity. The EU Commission has put forward…

France 24

EU to Cooperate with Egypt to Limit Illegal Migration from Libya

The European Union, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the French CIVIPOL agreed on a package of measures to enhance cooperation between the EU and Egypt to address illegal migration. The EU signed an agreement with Egypt on Sunday for the first phase of an 80-million-euro border management program,…

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EU funds border control deal in Egypt with migration via Libya on rise

The European Union signed an agreement with Egypt on Sunday for the first phase of an 80 million-euro border management programme, a statement from the EU delegation in Cairo said, at a time when Egyptian migration to Europe has been rising.

Reuters

EU leader tours Western Balkans and Serbia to seek more influence

The European Union is in the midst of yet another goodwill trip through the Western Balkans to drum up support for the bloc and to make sure that Europe's historical tinderbox is not about to pick the side of hostile Russia or strategic rival China in the world of geopolitics.

Radio France Internationale

UK-Morocco trade deal did not get consent of Western Sahara people, court told

The Western Sahara Campaign UK has brought legal action against the Department for International Trade and the Treasury,

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Ryanair expects over 100,000 passengers to have flights delayed or cancelled amid strikes

The airline has called on the UK, Irish, Italian and Spanish Governments to take action

France 24

Mixed reactions abroad to Meloni winning Italian elections

Far-right Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni looks set to become Italy’s first woman prime minister at the head of the country’s most right-wing government since World War II. Reactions from elsewhere in Europe included French President Emmanuel Macron voicing “respect” for the choice of Italy’s voters, the EU Commission…

The Conversation

Energy crisis: how the EU hopes to tackle high power prices while protecting its cross-border electricity market

Europe is getting more of its power from renewable sources every year but, as the current crisis has shown, power markets remain at the mercy of increasingly volatile gas prices. The EU Commission has recently proposed a plan to relieve the crisis by decoupling electricity and gas prices. But the…

France 24

'State of the EU' speech: Is the Union rising to acute challenges?

In a much-awaited speech this week, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen focused on the acute problems facing the Union: the war in Ukraine, energy prices and the challenge from autocracies. But some of the MEPs in the audience said the solutions she proposed are vague. We debrief von…

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Europe will 'stand by your side' says von der Leyen on visit to Ukraine

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday that Ukraine would have the backing of Brussels "for as long as it takes" as Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears its seventh month. The comments came during her visit to Kyiv, her first since the country became a candidate for bloc…

France 24

'Sanctions are here to stay': How does Europe plan for winter without Russian gas?

Ursula von der Leyen's message was loud and clear in her State of the European Union address. To drive home the point, the EU Commission President, sporting the yellow and blue of the Ukrainian flag, had Ukraine's First Lady as her guest of honour. We ask about von der Leyen's…

Irish Mirror

Late Late Toy Show star Adam King hailed by EU Commission President for his 'symbol of hope' during Covid-19

"His idea travelled far and wide and helped us to collectively heal"

France 24

Zelensky discusses Russia sanctions, aid with EU chief

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the urgent allocation of the next round of aid to Ukraine and pressed for new sanctions on Russia in a phone call with EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday. This comes as Russian shelling hit the port city of Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine,…

France 24

Germany has ‘homework’ to do on gas demand cuts to preserve EU unity

The EU reached a draft agreement on Tuesday for member states to voluntarily reduce gas consumption by 15 percent from August to March. The burden will fall unevenly given that some countries are more dependent than others on Russian gas. But beyond what's in the text, analysts say that countries…

Evening Standard

Russia’s Gazprom to drastically cut Europe’s gas supply from Wednesday

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of waging a ‘gas war’

Al Jazeera

Brussels asks EU member states to slash gas use by 15%

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warns a full cutoff of Russian gas flows to Europe is ‘a likely scenario’.

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