EU resumes diplomatic presence in Kyiv
The EU will resume its diplomatic presence in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, after temporarily moving it to Poland after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the bloc announced on late Friday (8 April).
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April 8, 2022 EU approves Russia coal embargo, but already looks beyond
EU member states on Thursday (7 April) green-lighted an embargo on Russian coal and the closing of the bloc’s ports to Russian vessels over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, but attention has already shifted to who may stand in the way of possible future energy sanctions.
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April 7, 2022 EU Commission lays out plan to become climate neutral by 2030
The European Commission unveiled plans on Tuesday (5 April) to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions by 60% before the end of the decade, saying the remainder will be compensated with carbon removals.
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April 6, 2022 Commission to trigger mechanism that could see Hungary lose EU funds
**This article has been updated with comments from officials of the Hungarian government
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April 5, 2022 Orbán gloats at Brussels following supermajority electoral win
Despite polling and analyst predictions, incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his ruling Fidesz party were able to preserve the two-thirds majority they have held in the Hungarian legislative since 2010.
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April 4, 2022 Splitting up Europe’s authoritarian alliance
The reelection of Viktor Orbán to a fifth term as Prime Minister of Hungary should push the European Commission to isolate his autocratic government and break up Europe’s authoritarian alliance between Hungary and Poland.
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April 3, 2022 Ukraine war pushes eurozone inflation to new record
Spiralling energy bills and disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine caused consumer prices in the eurozone to surge by a new record of 7.5% in March, the EU statistics agency Eurostat said on Friday (1 April).
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April 2, 2022 EU unveils revision of food quality scheme amid push to change the minimum
The latest revamping of the EU’s geographical indications (GIs) policy was marked as “an evolution” without substantial changes but still ruffled the feathers of food producers and some member states, who would have liked to preserve the status quo of the framework.
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March 30, 2022 German agri minister: Sustainable farming key for independence from Russia
German Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir has joined the European Commission in dubbing agriculture a security issue. Making agriculture more sustainable and resilient is an important step towards more independence from Russia, he said in an address to German lawmakers.
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March 29, 2022 Seven EU countries urge their citizens not to join fight in Ukraine
Seven European Union countries on Monday (28 March) urged their citizens to refrain from joining the Ukrainian military resistance against Russia’s invading troops.
