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Newsletter: ‘Raging’ Trump turns up the heat ahead of NATO summit

Good morning and welcome to Friday, I’m Mared Gwyn. We wrap up this week with another dispatch from Ireland as it takes on the six-month EU Council Presidency, and a look ahead to next week’s high-stakes NATO summit in Ankara.

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Leaked EU document confirms Hungarian spy ring, renews pressure on Commissioner Várhelyi

A leaked European Commission document indicates that Hungary operated a diplomatic intelligence network targeting EU staff from 2012 to 2018, reviving scrutiny of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi and calls for his resignation.

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Péter Magyar's axe could soon hit Orbán's network in Brussels

Magyar's election win in Hungary threatens Orbán's EU influence network, putting figures including Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, think tank MCC Brussels, and the Hungarian ambassador on the chopping block.

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'The biggest challenge’ and ‘opportunity’: Euronews Health Summit key takeaways

Medicine shortages, European health sovereignty, the ethical lines of AI, and mental health dominated the conversation Euronews’ Health Summit in Brussels.

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EU healthcare model 'cannot be taken for granted' Commissioner Várhelyi tells Euronews Health Summit

Simplification is key to boosting Europe’s healthcare competitiveness, fostering innovation, and reaching patients across the region, according to European Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi.

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The European Union launches new AI tool to boost food safety controls

The European Commission has launched TraceMap, an AI platform that allows national authorities to detect food fraud, trace contamination, and speed product recalls.

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EU freezes Hungarian files ahead of key election in April, sources say

Sources at the European Commission told Euronews that key files from cash to a spying scandal probe are frozen as Brussels awaits a crucial parliamentary election in April. Brussels does not want to feed Orbán's anti-EU campaign by launching fresh procedures against Budapest.

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‘Safe Hearts Plan’: The EU aims to tackle cardiovascular disease. But does it go far enough?

The European Union’s new ‘Safe Hearts Plan’ aims to cut cardiovascular deaths by 25 per cent in the next decade.

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EPP blocks Parliament’s inquiry committee over spying allegations against Hungary's secret services

The European People's Party opposes setting up a Parliament's inquiry committee to investigate spying allegations against Hungary's secret services on the basis that it would only help Victor Orbán’s strategy to antagonize the EU. Progressives want to open the investigation immediately.

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Thirty-five MEPs urge European Commission president to push for Várhelyi's resignation

MEPs from four political groups asked von der Leyen to force Hungarian Commissioner Várhelyi to resign, following allegations of spying by Hungary’s foreign intelligence service.

Euronews

Top Hungarian EU official ‘not aware’ of alleged spying attempt in Brussels

European Commission spokesperson says Olivér Várhelyi denies knowledge of his country targeting staff

The Guardian - UK

Brussels mounts pressure on Hungarian EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi over spy probe

Olivér Várhelyi was Hungary's EU ambassador when an alleged spy ring at the embassy tried to recruit European Commission staff to be moles for Hungary. The European Commision president now wants to discuss the matter with Várhelyi.

Euronews

European Commission probes alleged Hungarian spy network in Brussels

According to reports that sparked the probe, the undercover spy ring allegedly operated under the cover of the Hungarian permanent representation, which at that time was led by Olivér Várhelyi, who is now a European Commissioner.

Euronews

5 takeaways on the Critical Medicines Act

From funding challenges to what changes in joint drug procurement: Here’s what you need to know about the new rules aimed at securing Europe's access to critical medicines.

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The Guardian - UK

Von der Leyen has tightened her grip on the EU’s steering wheel – and is moving it subtly to the right

The European Commission president’s new team reflects her ruthlessness in crushing critics, rewarding loyalty and showing who is the boss

The Guardian - UK

Spanish Socialist Teresa Ribera gets top EU role steering climate and antitrust policy

Spain’s deputy PM among six executive vice-presidents in Ursula von der Leyen’s next European Commission team

The Guardian - UK

European Commission accused of ‘bankrolling dictators’ by MEPs after Tunisia deal

Members of justice committee say €150m in EU funding went straight to country’s president, Kais Saied

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Europe can’t rise to the Israel-Hamas crisis until it overcomes its own rifts

The EU could help to defuse this conflict – but first it must tackle diverging sympathies and Brussels turf wars, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

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Macron denounces ‘odious blackmail’ as Hamas threatens to kill some hostages

French president condemns group’s ‘terrorist acts’ but says humanitarian aid for Palestinians should continue

The Guardian - UK

EU appears to backpedal on freezing of Palestinian aid payments

Earlier announcement by Olivér Várhelyi had prompted surprise from member states including Ireland and Spain

Radio France Internationale

European Union suspends aid to Palestinians after attack on Israel

The European Union, one of the biggest donors to the Palestinian people, has suspended all development funding after Hamas militants broke out of the Gaza Strip and launched a series of attacks on Israel. Meanwhile, an emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers is to be held on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Giorgia Meloni: I won’t allow Italy to become Europe’s refugee camp

Prime minister says Italy ‘under incredible pressure’ from large number of arrivals from north Africa

France 24

'If Europe wants long-term security, it needs to enlarge': EU Commissioner Várhelyi

Enlargement of the European Union was one of the priorities outlined by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her State of the Union speech on September 13th, and it is likely to become an ever more pressing issue over the next few years. After the speech, Talking Europe sat…

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EU Official Supports Conditioning Aid To Palestinian Authority On Removal Of Antisemitism From Textbooks

European Union official echoes calls for removal of antisemitic references and incitement from Palestinian textbooks.

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EU’s Borrell Against Conditioning Aid On PA Dropping Antisemitic Textbooks

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is against making financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority

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