Metsola: “We cannot afford to show any signs of fragility or division”
By Martin Banks EU council leader Antonio Costa has told Russia: “You have not achieved your objectives in Ukraine.”
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December 20, 2025 Campaigners “welcome” outcome of ECJ case
By Martin Banks Open Society Foundations has welcomed what it hails as a “landmark judgment” from the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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December 16, 2025 Europe’s young farmers hailed as an “inspiration”
By Martin Banks The 11th EPP European Congress of Young Farmers has honoured those deemed to have made a particularly valuable contribution to the farming community in the past year.
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December 16, 2025 European court rules out forced integration of immigrants in the EU
By Martin Banks The EU’s top court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), is expected to rule soon on the legality of the Danish government’s “Ghetto Package” under EU law.
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December 15, 2025 Reparations loan under ‘pressure from different sides’, Kallas says as more countries voice doubts
The reparations loan for Ukraine is in doubt after Italy, Bulgaria, Malta and the Czech Republic joined the Belgian opposition and called for “alternative solutions”. EU leaders will gather on Thursday to decide how to meet Kyiv’s financial and military needs for the next two years.
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December 14, 2025 New business park opens in Brussels
By Martin Banks A new city park has opened in Brussels, close to the Brussels-Charleroi Canal.
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December 13, 2025 Statement by the President of the Administrative Council of the College of Europe
By Martin Banks On 12 December, in line with the Statutes of the College of Europe, following the unanimous position expressed by the Executive Committee, and after consultation and full endorsement by the Academic Council, the Administrative Council adopted a decision to transfer the powers and responsibilities of the Rector to the Vice-Rector.
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December 12, 2025 Kazakhstan–EU Gateway Launches Cooperation Platform
By Martin Banks The Kazakhstan–EU Gateway (KEG) has officially launched its new cooperation platform today by convening the high-level roundtable “Strategic Partnership on Critical Raw Materials”, bringing together representatives of the European Commission, EEAS, research institutions, industry leaders, and diplomatic missions.
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December 12, 2025 EU told to “act with courage
By Martin Banks A conference was told that European policies are “seriously penalising businesses”.
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December 11, 2025 MEP: EU has decisions to make on GSP+
By Martin Banks Romanian MEP Georgina Teodorescu has urged the EU to rethink Pakistan’s GSP+ status unless the country respects “certain things.”
