EU sends dual message to Ankara
The European Union is sending a dual message to Turkey as it seeks to strengthen cooperation with Ankara while maintaining pressure on issues involving member-states and democratic standards.
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UK NEWS 
June 24, 2026 Majority of Brits want closer relationship with EU, says new poll
By Martin Banks A major new polling report reveals that British voters across all party lines – including those that support Reform UK – now believe the UK’s decision to leave the European Union in 2016 has had a “negative” impact on the country.
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EUROPE
June 23, 2026 Fresh crackdown on “evil” of child abuse welcomed
By Martin Banks MEPs have warmly welcomed new EU moves to combat what one MEP calls the “evil” of child abuse.
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EUROPE
June 15, 2026 EU welcomes US-Iran peace deal
By Martin Banks The EU has warmly welcomed the agreement reached between the US and Iran.
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EUROPE
June 13, 2026 Awards honour women innovators in EU
By Martin Banks The European Commission revealed the winners of the 12th edition of the prize for women innovators.
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EUROPE
June 13, 2026 EU undertakes cyber exercise
By Martin Banks Some 5,000 experts have taken part in an EU-wide cyber exercise to test how Europe would respond to attacks on critical transport infrastructure.
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EUROPE
June 10, 2026 “Growing sense” that Europe cannot rely on the U.S. for security – survey
By Martin Banks Public support for expanding the EU eastwards is “slipping,” says a major new survey.
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GREEKS ABROAD
June 5, 2026 Europe’s peripheral and maritime regions “combine many territorial assets” – meeting told
By Martin Banks Europe’s energy transition must strengthen territorial cohesion rather than deepen existing disparities.
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ECONOMY
May 23, 2026 EU, Mexico sign revamped trade deal amid Trump tensions
The EU and Mexico signed a revamped trade agreement on Friday at a summit in Mexico City, attended by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council António Costa.
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EUROPE
May 20, 2026 Any UK return to EU would need a “focused review” – leading MEP
By Martin Banks The chair of the EU Parliament’s influential foreign affairs committee has told the UK there are “no political shortcuts” to any possible return to the EU.
