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Europe looks to poach US researchers as Trump cuts funding

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Twelve EU capitals want programs to bring over American scholars.

European leaders warn Putinโ€™s talk of peace is a mirage

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Allies voice deep skepticism as Trump and Putin hold a 90-minute call.

Northern Europe pushes EU to speed up Ukraine membership

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Hungary’s Viktor Orbรกn has repeatedly sought to derail Kyiv’s accession.

EUโ€™s front-line states rally against Russian energy return

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A return to buying more of Moscow’s fossil fuels would be a mistake, EU countries bordering Russia told POLITICO.

How Northern Europe is readying for war with Russia: A Le Monde documentary

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‘The Russian trap.’ In the shadow of the war in Ukraine, an invisible frontline has been taking shape in Europe. From Estonia to Norway, Le Monde met with military officers to investigate this hybrid war, already a reality on Europe’s northern borders.

Weโ€™re all living longer, but Mediterraneans live longest in EU, says Eurostat

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Figures show a stark east-west divide in life expectancy within Europe.

The depopulation of Ukraine

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The war is exacerbating a demographics decline that had already started well before Putin ordered his troops across the border

LIVE: News from the Capitals

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The latest news from across Europe, all in one place

Estonia to Europe: Trump is right โ€• itโ€™s time to pay more for defense

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Kristen Michal tells POLITICO that no country should shirk its obligations as U.S. casts doubt on NATO security.

EU restaurants snagged by new meat hook: origin labelling

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More and more EU countries are making it mandatory for restaurants to say where their meat comes from.

I love Italy, says Estonian Eurovision entry accused of insulting Italians

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Tommy Cash says he did not expect Espresso Macchiato to cause such offence with references to the mafia and coffeeEstoniaโ€™s entry for this yearโ€™s Eurovision song contest has said he never intended to offend Italy with his song that pokes fun at Italian…

Second crisis Ukraine summit planned for Wednesday

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More EU leaders, plus Norway and Canada, are expected to attend, 48 hours after previous talks.

Trumpโ€™s Ukraine bombshell puts British support to the test

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to be a โ€œsteadfastโ€ backer of Ukraine. But Britain is cash-strapped and struggling to build links.

Trumpโ€™s uphill battle to make NATO allies hit his mega defense spending target

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There is broad agreement to boost defense spending โ€” but the U.S. president’s call for 5 percent of GDP is too much for most European countries.

Ukraine war briefing: Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine, say European ministers

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If we canโ€™t join Nato we must build our own, says Zelenskyy; Russian trial begins over explosion that crippled Kerch bridge. What we know on day 1,086 Nothing about ending Russiaโ€™s war against Ukraine should be decided without the Ukrainians, Europea…

Inside the new plan to seize Russiaโ€™s shadow fleet

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European countries are pushing for new powers to squeeze Moscowโ€™s shadow fleet after a spate of incidents in the Baltic Sea.

Baltic states successfully plug in to European power grid

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Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania disconnected from Russia’s power network on Saturday morning and connected to the European grid on Sunday in a historic move.

Baltics disconnect from Russian grid: Decrease โ€˜vulnerability to Russian blackmailโ€™

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Three Baltic nations โ€“ Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania โ€“ disconnected from Moscow’s power grid to join the EU’s electricity network in an attempt to decrease their “vulnerability … to Russian blackmail”, FRANCE 24 Chief Foreign Editor Rob Parsons said…

Baltic nations switch from Russian power grid to EU network

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The three Baltic states on Saturday cut ties with Russia’s power grid to join the European Union’s network, the culmination of a years-long process that gained urgency with Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuaniaย โ€“ all former Sovie…

Baltic states cut ties to Russian power grid in historic switch away from Moscow

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Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania disconnected their electricity systems from Russia’s power grid on Saturday, the region’s operators said, part of a plan designed to integrate the countries more closely with the EU and boost security.ย 

Baltic countries sever final power ties with Russia

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Disconnecting from the Soviet-era grid faced an intimidation campaign โ€” but it’s Moscow that could be left in a precarious position.

Poland spends big on arms to stay friends with Trump

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Defense Minister Wล‚adysล‚aw Kosiniak-Kamysz warns that Europe must spend more “to retain the presence of the Americans in Europe.”

France leads fight against EU plans to merge health crisis and civil protection units

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11 countries signed a paper to Ursula von der Leyen warning the move would downgrade Europe’s health crisis resiliency.

How Vladimir Putin killed the EUโ€™s frugal coalition

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The need to counter Russia is shifting the attitudes of rich northern countries on budget discipline.

Lithuania and Estonia bow to Trump pressure and pledge 5% on defence spending

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EU states to boost military plans as they deal with Russiaโ€™s invasion of Ukraine

Baltic undersea cable likely damaged by โ€˜external influence,โ€™ Latvian broadcaster says

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The Latvian Navy sent a patrol to inspect a vessel possibly involved in causing the damage and is contact with NATO allies.

Brussels holds its breath for Trumpโ€™s first move

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This time around, Europe isnโ€™t panicking about what America First will mean โ€” in part because it has prepared.ย 

Nato flotilla assembles off Estonia to protect undersea cables in Baltic Sea

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Taskforce to act as โ€˜security camera of the Balticโ€™ after string of suspected sabotage incidents on critical infrastructureA Nato flotilla likened to โ€œthe security camera of the Balticโ€ has assembled off the coast of Estonia as the military alliance se…

Starmer to launch talks on UK-Poland defense pact

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UK PM is heading for the Polish capital as part of efforts to ramp up coordination with European allies on defense.

NATO to deploy drones, aircraft to counter wave of Baltic Sea cable attacks

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Baltic Sea country leaders are meeting in Helsinki after a series of incidents involving energy and data cables.

Ukraine can join NATO โ€” if allies are willing to be bold

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Right now, Russia knows all it needs to do to prevent a country from joining is to invade and partially occupy it โ€” and that needs to change.

NATO sends a fleet to guard Baltic Sea cables

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The decision follows a spate of suspected sabotage incidents on underwater cables.

Taiwan suspects China of latest attack on undersea cables

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A Cameroon-flagged tanker could not be boarded due to rough seas and steamed on toward South Korea.

Trump chooses Estonia-born lawyer as ambassador to the Baltic nation

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The role could get more attention than normal because Estonia shares a border with Russia

Owner seeks release of oil tanker seized in Finland cable probe

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Investigators said the Eagle S broke the undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia, and damaged four fibre optic lines by dragging its anchor across the seabed for dozens of kilometres.
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Sixty-mile drag mark found near damaged Baltic Sea cable, says Finland

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Electricity cable link to Estonia was damaged on Christmas Day in suspected Russian act of sabotageFinnish investigators say they have found a seabed trail stretching almost 100km (about 60 miles) around the site of an underwater electricity cable that…

Ukraine war briefing: Russia vows to retaliate after state media reportedly blocked on Telegram in EU

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Moscow says the move is โ€˜censorshipโ€™ and that it reserves the right to โ€˜respond in the same mannerโ€™. What we know on day 1,041Russia has vowed to retaliate after the channels of its state media were apparently blocked on the popular Telegram social med…

Ukraine war briefing: Russia must give clearer explanation of Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, Zelenskyy says

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Moscow has confirmed its air defences were repelling Ukrainian drones at the time of planeโ€™s flight but has not admitted it shot it down. What we know on day 1,040Ukraineโ€™s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has called on Russia to provide a clearer expla…

NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after cables broken

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Baltic nations are on alert after a string of outages of power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
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Hereโ€™s a cause Greta Thunberg and the Pentagon can agree on

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The world needs a coalition of the willing to protect our oceans.

As Finland seizes Russian ship, Estonia launches naval patrols

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A member of Russiaโ€™s so-called shadow fleet is suspected of damaging an undersea cable.

Estonia begins naval patrols to protect energy cable after suspected sabotage

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Move to secure electricity supply comes as Finland investigates tanker that sailed from Russian port Estonia has begun naval patrols to protect a cable supplying electricity from Finland after the suspected sabotage of another one on Christmas Day, the…

Estonia begins naval patrols to protect undersea energy cables with Finland

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Estonia’s navy has begun patrolling an undersea cable supplying energy from Finland after a different cable was disconnected from the power grid on Christmas Day in what Finnish authorities suspect is a case of deliberate sabotage.ย 

Finland boards oil tanker suspected of causing internet, power cable outages

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The Cook Islands-registered ship, part of the Russian ‘shadow fleet’, was boarded by a Finnish coast guard crew that took command and sailed the vessel to Finnish waters
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Finnish coastguard boards tanker suspected of causing power and internet cable outages

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Cook Islands-registered Eagle S was carrying Russian oil in the Baltic SeaFinnish authorities have seized a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea on suspicion it caused the outage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia a day ea…

Finland probes Russian shadow fleet involvement in new Baltic cable break

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Finnish police said there is reason to believe a ship belonging to Moscow’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet caused the damage.

Finland probes Russia-linked tanker for ‘sabotage’ of undersea cable

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Finnish authorities are investigating the oil tanker Eagle S, suspected of “aggravated sabotage” to the Estlink 2 power cable between Finland and Estonia damaged on Christmas Day. The tanker is thought to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” vessels tha…

Finland-Estonia power cable hit in latest Baltic Sea incident

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The Finnish electricity gridโ€™s head of operations said sabotage could not be ruled outAn undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia broke down on Wednesday, Finlandโ€™s prime minister said, the latest in a series of incidents involving cables and e…

โ€˜Almost impossibleโ€™ for Trump to exclude Europe from Ukraine decisions, Estonia PM says

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Michal said it would be “almost impossible to exclude Europe when talking about Europe”.
The post โ€˜Almost impossibleโ€™ for Trump to exclude Europe from Ukraine decisions, Estonia PM says appeared first on Euractiv.

Britainโ€™s Baltic defense club falls flat on military spending pledge

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U.K. leader Keir Starmer says talking about extra defense spending is tough at the moment.

Keir Starmer to visit British troops on Russiaโ€™s border

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Prime minister tells Joint Expeditionary Force conference in Estonia that Ukraine requires โ€˜all the capability it can getโ€™Keir Starmer is to visit British troops serving on Russiaโ€™s border after saying that Ukraine will require more funding and capabil…

Estonia levelling the playing field, including more girls and women in football [Advocacy Lab Content]

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Thirty-eight per cent of the Estonian Football Association are women, and only eight per cent of the executive committee members are women – a stark gender imbalance persists in women’s sports.
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Starmer wants to โ€˜double downโ€™ on Russia sanctions โ€” but wonโ€™t spell out defense hike

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“We have to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position whether or not there are negotiations,” says UK prime minister.

Digital governance in the era of hybrid warfare, with Estoniaโ€™s digital minister

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In this episode, host Giada Santana is joined by Estonia’s Justice and Digital Affairs Minister Liisa Pakosta to discuss Estonia’s digital transformation and the challenges of securing a fully digital state in an era of escalating cyber warfare.
The po…

Use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine, says EUโ€™s top diplomat

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Kaja Kallas, the EUโ€™s new high representative for foreign affairs, said Kyiv had a legitimate claim for compensation Billions of Russian state funds frozen in the European Union should be used to aid Ukraine, the EUโ€™s top diplomat has said.Kaja Kallas,…

Kallas gave top EU official the ax and governments arenโ€™t happy

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Sanninoโ€™s departure leaves gap at top of foreign policy wing.

Ukraine sanctions Georgian officials over violent crackdown on pro-EU protests

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Sanctions target “the part of the Georgian government that is surrendering Georgia to Putin,โ€ Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said.

Countries back Brusselsโ€™ plan to ban outdoor vaping

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But Hungary’s minister reminded countries that the move was nonbinding, as Germany and Greece abstained.

Baltic countries sanction Georgian officials after violence against protestors

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New EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas says democratic backsliding in Georgia “will have direct consequences.”

โ€˜The EU wants Ukraine to win this warโ€™: who is its new chief diplomat Kaja Kallas?

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She stepped down as Estoniaโ€™s prime minister to take up foreign policy role replacing tough talker Josep BorrellIt was no surprise that Kaja Kallas went to Ukraine on her first day as the EUโ€™s chief diplomat.Kallas, who stepped down as Estoniaโ€™s prime …

Ukraine war briefing: US urges Zelenskyy to lower conscription age to 18

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Biden administration readying another $725m in arms for Kyiv; Zelenskyy to approve tax increases for defence funding. What we know on day 1,009 A senior official in Joe Bidenโ€™s administration has told the Associated Press that the US is urging Ukraine…

Swedish PM says Baltic sea now โ€˜high riskโ€™ after suspected cable sabotage

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Regional leaders meet after undersea telecoms cables severed, while Chinese ship remains at anchor nearbyThe Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has said the Baltic sea is now a โ€œhigh riskโ€ zone as he met Nordic and Baltic leaders days after a sus…

China must face โ€˜higher costโ€™ for backing Russia in Ukraine, says next EU foreign policy chief

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Kaja Kallas says Ukraineโ€™s victory in war is โ€˜a priority for us allโ€™, adding that it is also in the US interestChina should face โ€œa higher costโ€ for supporting Russia in the war against Ukraine, the EUโ€™s incoming foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has …

Nine in ten honey samples from UK retailers fail authenticity test

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Call for industry reform as latest results support belief that products are being bulked out with cheaper sugar syrupThe honey industry faces new demands to overhaul its supply chain after more than 90% of sampled products bought from large British ยญre…

Europeโ€™s Trumpian nightmare

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The return of the disrupter-in-chief would further destabilize an already weakened continent.

Europeโ€™s Greens ask Jill Stein to pull out of US election to prevent Trump victory

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“The race for the White House is too close for comfort,” write parties from around Europe, calling on Stein to throw her support behind Democrat Kamala Harris.

Sergey Lavrov to visit Malta next month, Russian media reports

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Russia’s foreign minister is expected to travel to Malta for an OSCE meeting in December.

USโ€™s little-known weapon for countering foreign disinformation faces uncertain future

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The Global Engagement Center has helped thwart Kremlin-backed disinformation campaigns in other countries, but some GOP skeptics may prevent its reauthorization.

Georgia election marred by intimidation and interference, observers warn

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Opposition leaders have decried the voting as rigged.

North Korean troop claims revive talk of EU โ€˜boots on the groundโ€™ in Ukraine

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Lithuaniaโ€™s foreign minister tells POLITICO itโ€™s time to revisit the idea of deploying EU troops to support Kyiv.

โ€˜Winter is coming,โ€™ Zelenskyy warns as Putin threatens Ukraineโ€™s power grid

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Ukrainian president is in Brussels to push EU allies for more help resisting Russia.

EU faces migration rebellion as Poland vows to block asylum-seekers

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More and more member countries are clashing with Brussels over how to treat incoming migrants.

Leaked: Tense correspondence between EU commissioner hopefuls and Parliament

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Still, the 23 nominees were cleared by the institution’s legal committee for hearings in early November.

Hereโ€™s the final schedule for commissioner hearings in November

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MEPs will grill all executive vice presidents on Nov. 12 after a weeklong hearing marathon in the Parliament.

Two proposed timetables put forward for commissioner hearings

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See who’s up for a grilling in the European Parliament on which days.

Estonian president: Tear down the wall of restrictions weโ€™ve built around Ukraine

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As the West, the limits weโ€™ve placed on ourselves merely reflect our fear, weakness and indecision โ€” all feeding the aggressor.

How a law on truck movements divided the EU

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The EU’s top court delivers a ruling on an exceptionally fierce legal fight this week.

Leaked documents: Which EU commissioners have the most property, money and influence

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POLITICO has reviewed the declarations of interest of every European Commission nominee.

How China plans to get more backers for its Ukraine peace plan at the UN

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A Ukrainian government document says Beijing is trying to rally support this week for its peace talks aimed at โ€œpreventing Russia from losingโ€ the war.

IMF axes controversial Russia visit after outrage from European capitals

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Kyiv’s allies said the trip would have been a “propaganda win” for Vladimir Putin.

The winners and losers of the new European Commission

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What the portfolios tell us about the EUโ€™s power dynamics.

Meet the commissioners: Class of 2024

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Everything you need to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second term.

Ursula von der Leyenโ€™s new European Commission

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Commission president hands out the top jobs in her new team.

European governments criticize IMF trip to Russia as โ€˜propaganda winโ€™ for Putin

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Visit will “create substantial reputational risks,” countries say.

Estonia records 600 violations at Russian border since full customs checks started

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According to the customs authorities, travellers leaving Estonia generally transport goods that are in short supply in Russia, such as spare parts for cars and machinery, components for drones and electronics and radio transmission devices.

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