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Just under eight months after the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, President Erdoğan's main political rival, Turkish prosecutors have charged him with offences that could carry a penalty of up to 2,430 years in prison. The charges include corruption and leading a criminal organisation. The arrest of the CHP politician last spring triggered mass protests across the country.

This week France commemorates the victims of the attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015, in which Islamist terrorists killed 130 people at the Bataclan concert hall, outside the Stade de France football stadium and at several street cafés. Commentators take stock a decade on.

On Thursday, Parliament supported the nominations of Nikolaos Milionis from Greece and Pierre Moscovici from France for the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
Committee on Budgetary Control

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On Thursday, Parliament supported the nominations of Nikolaos Milionis from Greece and Pierre Moscovici from France for the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
Committee on Budgetary Control

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On Thursday, plenary supported a proposal to mobilise EU funds to help Spain and France following devastating floods and cyclones.
Committee on Budgets

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On Thursday, plenary supported a proposal to mobilise EU funds to help Spain and France following devastating floods and cyclones.
Committee on Budgets

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MEPs have agreed a major step towards net-zero, thwarting a last-minute rebellion within the centre-right EPP group

Before the digital omnibus package has even been officially proposed it's firing up intense political division among MEPs

The Commission's new Digital Markets Act investigation will assess whether the tech giant is demoting news media content in search results