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The end of the French exception
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Fake parts for Russia’s stolen airliners
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Weakened Macron keeps low profile at NATO summit
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How Le Pen’s far right blew it
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Plenary Welcome Party
After the election, the newly (re-)elected MEPs will head to Strasbourg for the first plenary session of the new legislature. And we want to welcome them properly.
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Brüssel stellt sich neu auf — Was plant die EU für ihre neue Wahlperiode?
Für Kommissionschefin sind es entscheidende Tage: Ursula von der Leyen will sich im Parlament für eine zweite Amtszeit wählen lassen und damit die Weichen für die Zukunft stellen. In unserem Debrief blicken wir hinter die Kulissen der künftigen Kommission. Wer sind die neuen Entscheider in Brüssel, welche neuen Akzente wollen sie setzen? Über diese Fragen […]
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Germany
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The Continent
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The many faces of Giorgia Meloni
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Washington
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Sunday services paint Trump as God’s chosen one
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Britain finally has a female chancellor. It only took 800 years.
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The Tories are gone — and Britain is moving closer to Europe again
Keir Starmer’s first foreign policy move is to refocus UK-EU relations.
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