EU’s Stratcom struggles to counter Russian election disinformation on 04/06/24
The European Union's disinformation-busting team last month debunked a Russian-language video on YouTube that said citizens were fleeing dictatorship in EU member Poland and seeking refuge in Belarus, a close ally of Moscow. France arrests three people after coffins found at Eiffel Tower on 04/06/24
French police arrested three people on Monday after five empty coffins wrapped in French flags with the words "French soldiers from Ukraine" written on them were found near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday (1 June). Why the next European Commission’s enlargement portfolio could be its most wanted on 04/06/24
In the next European Commission mandate, the enlargement and neighbourhood file is expected to be one of the most prized possessions when it comes to the distribution of EU top jobs between member states. EU defence spending should not cut into cohesion funds, Commissioner warns on 04/06/24
New EU priorities, such as defence, should not come at the cost of helping poorer EU regions, European Commissioner for Cohesion Elisa Ferreira told Euractiv on Monday (3 June) in Berlin. Mexico’s Sheinbaum blazes trail as first woman president, under mentor’s watchful eye on 04/06/24
Claudia Sheinbaum basked in the glow of a thumping presidential win late Sunday (2 June), thanking supporters who gathered at the capital's iconic Zocalo plaza shortly after 1 a.m. to applaud Mexico's first female president. Wojciechowski visits Kazakhstan, highlights favourable conditions for EU investors [Advocacy Lab Content] on 04/06/24
A delegation of 39 agri-food businesses and organisations from across the EU, led by Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski, offered Kazakhstan a taste of EU quality in a bid to expand Europe's presence in Central Asian markets. European Commission should be less political and more impartial, Michel says on 03/06/24
The EU's treaties explicitly provide for the European Commission to be 'impartial', something that the current EU executive has not followed, European Council President Charles Michel told several European media, including Euractiv. The Brief – Lord, protect me from my friends on 03/06/24
“Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies” is a quote attributed to many, specifically to Voltaire. In recent times, the tensions between Joe Biden and his main Western allies over the two conflicts burning at the gates of Europe have never been so visible. Biden’s Gaza plan ‘not a good deal’ but Israel accepts it, Netanyahu aide says on 03/06/24
An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war being advanced by US President Joe Biden, though he described it as flawed and in need of more work. Thousands of Georgians gather at concert for arrested protesters on 03/06/24
Thousands of Georgians gathered Sunday (2 June) in the capital Tbilisi for a charity concert aimed at raising funds for those arrested during weeks of protests against a controversial "foreign influence" law.
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