Achtung, espresso lovers! The EU’s incoming “deforestation-free” regulation, which comes into place in December 2024, is likely to impact supplies to the bloc of coffee beans. And Europe is the world's largest market for coffee.

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Cooperation on migration, security and geopolitics were on the agenda European Council president Charles Michel's three-country tour of West Africa this week, as the former Belgian premier made a concerted effort to develop EU influence in the region.

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I’d like to explain why we made this choice, and why we think it’s necessary. It’s not because we want your data. And it’s not because we’re intent on bombarding you with endless emails to sign up for a paid membership.

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MEPs from across Europe have urged the Austrian government to “encourage” the country's top bank not to hire more staff in Russia.

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Behold: Pollwatch, EUobserver's own 'poll of polls', providing a historically weighted average of national polls ahead of the June EU elections.

Pollwatch is done in partnership with EM-Analytics.

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Robert Brieger, Austria's former chief of defence and the current chair of the EU's military committee, is facing serious allegations he shared Facebook posts by an Holocaust-denying retired police officer.

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My article on 'how to talk about Europe without boring the pants off people' is now up on EUobserver: euobserver.com/eu-political/a… Enjoy - and do support this excellent media outlet by paying for their high-quality journalism.

Drawing on his 30 years’ experience in the Brussels bubble, a journalism professor's top tips on communicating the EU more clearly, concisely and convincingly.

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MEPs are preparing to take the European Commission to court over its new €7.4bn aid package for Egypt, pointing to the human rights abuses presided over by president Abdel Fattah el Sisi's government.

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While the judges in Luxembourg dismissed the case, they also faulted Frontex for failing to disclose the existence of relevant photographs.

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The European Commission launched on Wednesday (24 April) an investigation into what Brussels perceives as unfair discrimination in the Chinese procurement market for medical devices — before Chinese president Xi Jinping visits the bloc in early May.

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(1/n) Ahead of the next 🇪🇺elections, my contribution to EUobserver. My main thesis is that to fight euroscepticism, EU’s economies need a boost.

🧶with some ideas

Real Instituto Elcano CEPS ThinkTank

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Amnesty International recently published new research showing how some petrochemicals linked to human rights abuses and environmental racism, are being exported into Europe’s plastic supply chain from plants concentrated around the Houston Ship Channel.

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MEPs who had gathered in the European Parliament in Strasbourg approved EU debt and spending by a wide margin. The Greens, supported by the Left, led an effort to block the deal, saying spending limits would undermine investments in social and green.

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Only six MEPs voted against a 'groundbreaking' new law prohibiting products made with forced labour, targeting supply chains both inside and outside the EU

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MEPs are expected to use the creation of a new EU ethics body as a campaign dividing line, with the decisive vote coming on Thursday.

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Slovakia is risking a fresh rift with EU institutions as a controversial bill on public service media is heading for government approval on Wednesday — raising suspicions about Hungary-inspired policies on media and democracy. By Lucia Virostkova

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