New move to tackle child abuse at EU level
The EU has taken a fresh step in the ongoing fight against child abuse at Europe level.
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August 5, 2025 Campaign group voices concern over animal welfare
By Martin Banks Campaigners say the European Union must support farmers meet the “highest” animal welfare standards.
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August 4, 2025 Bavarian state premier Markus Söder calls for stop to citizen’s allowance for Ukrainian refugees
Bavaria’s Minister President Markus Söder said he is in favour of paying Ukrainian refugees in Germany lower benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act, rather than the current citizen’s allowance.
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August 3, 2025 European businesses “deserve clarity, predictability” – MEPs
By Martin Banks The S&D Group in the EU parliament, one of the two biggest groups in the assembly, has urged China to lift what it calls “its unjustified export restrictions on rare earth elements.”
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August 2, 2025 MEPs calls for CAP to be “strengthened”
The European Conservatives and Reformists Group, one of the mainstream parties in the EU Parliament, has called on the European Commission to safeguard and strengthen the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
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August 2, 2025 Danish EU presidency must work “for a strong Europe”
By Martin Banks The EU must take responsibility for its own security and strengthen its competitiveness.
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August 2, 2025 Big shake up on the way for EU passenger rights
By Martin Banks MEPs are pushing for radical and far-reaching changes to passenger rights throughout the EU. They have called for a common reimbursement form, no charge for selecting a child seat, free on-board personal item and small hand luggage and better protection for what are called multimodal journeys. The changes are being proposed by the EU […]
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August 2, 2025 Trump’s Pressure and Russia’s War Push Europe Toward Rearmament, Says Survey
By Martin Banks The European Council on Foreign Relations, or ECFR, has published the results of its latest survey. The survey tested European attitudes towards rearmament, defence, and the war in Ukraine in a world of Trump 2.0. It comes just days after US President Trump halved his deadline to Russia for a peace deal in […]
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August 1, 2025 France drops 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid in Gaza as crisis worsens
Jean-Noël Barrot urged for more humanitarian aid in Gaza, where 40 tonnes were recently dropped. A WHO report warns of severe famine affecting thousands of children.
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July 31, 2025 Portugal to consult major parties and president about Palestinian state recognition, PM says
Some 144 of the UN’s 193 member states recognise Palestine as a state, including most of the global south but only a handful of the 27 European Union member countries do.
