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'Border checks won't prevent terrorism or extremism': Croatian PM Plenkovic

Talking Europe hosts Andrej Plenkovic, the prime minister of Croatia. We unpack the dense agenda of the October 26-27 EU Council and debrief the summit's conclusions on the Israel-Hamas war, particularly the call for "humanitarian corridors and pauses" to ensure aid to the Palestinians in Gaza. We also discuss developments…

France 24

Emmanuel Macron condemns Viktor Orbán meeting with Vladimir Putin

French president says Hungarian leader’s meeting risks weakening European unity against Russia

The Guardian - UK

Supporting Israel and the Palestinians: EU's impossible tightrope walk

Almost a month into the war between Israel and Hamas, the European Union is still struggling to speak with one voice. While EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has expressed unconditional support for Israel, some of her own staff have signed a letter criticising her position, along with employees…

France 24

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Irish premier says EU position on Israel-Palestine conflict is evolving

Leo Varadkar said he was satisfied with the language of an agreed statement from 27 EU leaders issued on Thursday.

The Independent UK

EU talks on common Gaza stance must consider all perspectives, says Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar said he hoped the European Council could agree a joint call for a humanitarian ceasefire.

The Independent UK

Police attacks on journalists surge across EU, most press freedom violations in Turkey: MFRR report

In the first six months of this year, Turkey saw the highest number of violations of press freedom across European Union member states and candidate countries, according to the Media Freedom Rapid Response’s latest report.

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UN warns that Gaza desperately needs more aid − an emergency relief expert explains why it is especially tough working in Gaza

United Nations agencies on Oct. 24, 2023, pleaded for more aid to be allowed into Gaza, saying that more than 20 times the amount of food, water and medical supplies and other items that are currently reaching people is needed.

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EU leaders reach agreement on Middle East – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read our full report on the EU summit here

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Impotent and utterly irrelevant, Europe has been shown up on Israel-Gaza

Diplomacy is full of quips so brutal they can haunt generations of diplomats. For the Foreign Office, the words that still sting are those of Dean Acheson, that harsh Cold War US Secretary of State, who unforgettably said — and this was in 1962 — “Great Britain has lost an…

Evening Standard

European Union to press the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo to set decades of enmity behind them

The European Union is ramping up political pressure on Serbia and Kosovo to normalize their relations

The Independent UK

Orbán is lonelier than ever on the European stage – but he’s still got cards to play

The defeat of Poland’s Law and Justice party and Turkey moving towards ratifying Sweden’s Nato bid have further isolated Hungary’s PM

The Guardian - UK

Goods ‘flowing smoothly’ into NI under provisions of Windsor Framework

Chris Heaton-Harris told peers he would not comment publicly on any talks with the EU.

The Independent UK

Racism towards black people is growing in Europe, report finds

Racism towards Black people has risen in the European Union, a report published Wednesday has found. It pinpointed Germany, Austria and Finland as countries with the highest rates of discrimination and harassment.

Radio France Internationale

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Don Farrell's high noon for European free trade deal, and hopes for lobster exports to China

Last weekend Australia had a big win when China agreed to review over the next five months its prohibitive tariffs on Australian wine, This weekend Trade Minister Don Farrell hopes to finally land a long-awaited free trade deal with the European Union, for which negotiations have been going on for…

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Macron calls for 'international coalition' to fight Hamas

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for Gaza militants Hamas to be added to the targets of an international coalition against the Islamic State armed group, during a visit to Israel and the West Bank.

The Independent UK

Ireland has no plans to expel Israeli ambassador, Varadkar insists

The Taoiseach said ambassadors facilitated important lines of communications between countries.

France 24

Macron calls for anti-IS group international coalition to fight Hamas

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called for Gaza militants Hamas to be added to the targets of an international coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group while on a solidarity visit to Israel after the October 7 attacks.

The National (Scotland)

Brexiteer says referendum result should have required a supermajority

A UK Government minister has expressed regret the Brexit referendum did not require a supermajority to pass.

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The Independent UK

Steve Baker says Brexit vote ‘probably should have been a supermajority’

The Northern Ireland Office minister and leading Brexiteer acknowledged the referendum would have failed under a supermajority.

The Independent UK

Kosovo's premier claims a Serbian criminal gang with government links was behind a September flareup

Kosovo’s prime minister is claiming that a criminal gang from northern Serbia with alleged links to the Belgrade government was behind a September attack in Kosovo that killed a police officer and involved a daylong gunbattle with Kosovo police that left three gunmen dead

The Independent UK

Deal to force multinational companies to pay a 15% minimum tax is marred by loopholes, watchdog says

An ambitious 2021 agreement by more than 140 countries and territories to weed out tax havens and force multinational corporations to pay a minimum tax has been weakened by loopholes and will raise only a fraction of the revenue that was envisioned, a tax watchdog backed by the European Union…

The Independent UK

EU and US envoys urge Kosovo and Serbia to resume dialogue in order to defuse tensions

The envoys of the European Union and the United States are urging Kosovo and Serbia to resume their dialogue on normalizing relations before the bitter tensions between the two nations result in more violence

Radio France Internationale

EU staff criticise bloc chief's 'double standard' on Israel-Hamas conflict

EU staff around the world have written to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen criticising her "unconditional support" of Israel. The letter, which lays bare deep divisions within the bloc on how to approach the war, says the European Union is “losing all credibility” as a “fair, equitable and…

France 24

'Poland is back in the European Union': Polish former Europe minister

In this edition we focus on Poland, where opposition parties have won enough seats in the parliamentary election to oust the ruling conservative Law and Justice party after eight years in power. To analyse this major shift and what it means for Poland's place in the EU, we speak to…

France 24

EU enlargement: Are candidate countries and the EU on track?

In this debate we delve into the latest tensions between Serbia and Kosovo, and discuss how they could affect the efforts of the Western Balkan countries to come closer to the European Union. We also look at what is happening around Ukraine's efforts to join the EU, and what signals…

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