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President Metsola said that should a decision on the reparations loan for Ukraine be taken, Parliament will use the urgent procedure and vote on it in January.

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Europe has taken a decisive step toward strengthening its competitiveness, safeguarding cultural heritage and reinforcing the integrity of its Single Market. As of 1 December 2025, European producers of craft and industrial products can register their product names under the European Union’s new geographical indication (GI) protection system. This long-anticipated development extends GI protection—previously reserved […]

Commission experts were caught off guard by last-minute health plan

For years, smallholder farmers across Kenya have been engaged in a legal battle with the government over a law that criminalizes the practice of saving, sharing and exchanging indigenous seeds. In 2022, a group of 15 Kenyan smallholder farmers petitioned the country’s High Court, seeking to compel the government to review sections of a law […]

Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a political agreement on the creation of an EU list of safe countries of origin to speed up asylum claim processing.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a political agreement on the creation of an EU list of safe countries of origin to speed up asylum claim processing.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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On Thursday, Parliament condemned Belarus for conducting an escalating campaign of coordinated hybrid attacks against Lithuania and the EU.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On Thursday, Parliament condemned Belarus for conducting an escalating campaign of coordinated hybrid attacks against Lithuania and the EU.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On Thursday, Parliament adopted resolutions on the human rights situations in Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Guinea Bissau.

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On Thursday, Parliament adopted resolutions on the human rights situations in Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Guinea Bissau.

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A key question is on the table at today's EU summit in Brussels: should the EU grant Ukraine a loan for tens of billions of euros guaranteed by frozen Russian assets? If the proposal goes through, Russia would formally retain ownership of the funds, but its access to them would be permanently blocked. Any attempts by Moscow to claim the assets - most of which are held by the financial institution Euroclear in Belgium - would only be accepted if it agreed to pay war reparations.

Italy has become the EU second member state after France to voice doubts about the EU Commission's plans to sign the Mercosur trade agreement on Saturday. The deal is "premature", Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday. Commentators also observe that the opposition to the free trade agreement has by no means been overcome despite safeguard clauses for agricultural products.