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The Commission was previously negotiating with a 50% participation cap in mind

Im Stadtzürcher Quartier Leimbach könnten bald rund 300 Geflüchtete in einem ehemaligen Altersheim unterkommen. Die Idee der Stadt Zürich spaltet die Bevölkerung. Jetzt sorgt ein gefälschter Flyer in den Briefkästen für noch mehr Unmut.

The Commission has also committed to reduce fees for micro and small manufacturers and orphan devices

The rapporteur for the file Gabriel Mato (EPP, ES) and the chair of Parliament’s International Trade committee Bernd Lange (S&D, DE) will brief journalists on the result of the vote.

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The rapporteur for the file Gabriel Mato (EPP, ES) and the chair of Parliament’s International Trade committee Bernd Lange (S&D, DE) will brief journalists on the result of the vote.

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Krichbaum's claim is the opposite of Belgian PM Bart De Wever's, who argues the 'reparations loan' would actually increase EU government borrowing costs

After two days of talks aimed at finding a peaceful solution for Ukraine, the participants at the meeting in Berlin were optimistic: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke of a "real chance" for peace, saying that the US had offered "considerable legal and material guarantees". And Ukraine's European allies proposed a "multinational force" to secure peace with Russia.

Belarus's authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has released 123 political prisoners. Among those pardoned were civil rights activist Maria Kolesnikova, former presidential candidate Viktor Babaryko and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Beliatski. The freed prisoners were taken out of the country and are not allowed to return. The move comes after the US announced it was lifting its sanctions on the Belarusian potash industry.

Berlin is currently the main venue of the West's efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky's talks with US negotiators at the Chancellery in the German capital will resume today. Chancellor Friedrich Merz has invited European, EU and NATO leaders to attend a meeting this evening. Europe's press takes a closer look.