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Reform UK proposes welfare ban for EU citizens with settled status
Party's £50bn savings plan would require renegotiating the Withdrawal Agreement and could strip rights from over 700,000 EU nationals on Universal Credit
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US threatens retaliation over EU sustainability rules despite Brussels concessions
Washington says the Turnberry trade deal commitments remain unfulfilled and signals possible action against American companies facing due diligence and reporting requirements.
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Farage wins Clacton by-election but local issues ignored
Reform UK leader secures second victory in Essex seat without major party opposition, while parliamentary standards inquiry looms and constituency's deprived neighbourhoods see no new promises.
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Gabriel Attal campaigns through August while rivals holiday in bid to close polling gap
Former prime minister and Renaissance leader bets that a summer spent meeting voters at markets, ports and vineyards can erode Edouard Philippe's lead for the centrist vote ahead of the April 2027 presidential election.
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Costa launches capitals tour to salvage €2 trillion EU budget deal before 2027 elections
European Council president begins August 25 trip through Central Europe and Baltics as frugal and cohesion camps remain deadlocked on seven-year spending plan.
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EU migration pact in force but capacity question goes unanswered
The Pact on Migration and Asylum took effect in June alongside a tougher returns law, yet no mechanism exists to measure when migration flows exceed a member state's ability to integrate newcomers.
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UK seeks deeper EU ties under Burnham while holding Brexit red lines
Hamish Falconer, appointed last month as the prime minister's chief EU negotiator, says Britain wants a more ambitious partnership but rules out single market or customs union membership.
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Meloni hardens migration rhetoric as far-right rival Vannacci gains ground
Italy's prime minister suspends Schengen with Spain and adopts tougher tone on borders to protect her right flank ahead of a possible spring election.
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Tisza party nominates former judge András Baka for Hungarian presidency
Parliament will vote next Tuesday on the nomination of a jurist removed by Orbán's government in 2011, a move the European Court of Human Rights later ruled unlawful.
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Iceland heads to referendum on restarting EU accession talks
Voters decide on August 29 whether to reopen negotiations suspended in 2013, with security fears, fishing rights and mortgage rates driving a dead-heat campaign.
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Merz faces chancellor swap talk as AfD surges before eastern elections
Conservative politicians discuss replacing Friedrich Merz after one year as AfD leads national polls and threatens to win state power for the first time in September.
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EU migration chief rebukes Spain over regularisation plan after Ceuta crisis
Magnus Brunner says regularising 500,000 undocumented migrants sends the wrong signal, as ministers meet to contain fallout from 72,000 arrivals in the Spanish enclave.
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Glucksmann says French intelligence blames GRU for disinformation campaign
Centre-left MEP and likely 2027 presidential candidate Raphaël Glucksmann says the Secretariat-General for National Defence and Security attributed a coordinated operation to Russian military intelligence, weeks before he is expected to declare his candidacy.
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Ceuta migrant surge reshapes European election landscape as far right gains momentum
Around 50,000 Moroccan migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave in late July, leaving 88 dead and handing far-right parties across Europe a potent campaign issue ahead of a cluster of national votes in 2027.
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EU Commission defends Sahel envoy process after Slovenia blocks Fajon nomination
The European Commission says it followed procedure in selecting Tanja Fajon as EU Special Representative for the Sahel, but the nomination was withdrawn after Slovenia's new government objected and filed criminal charges against the former foreign minister.
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Romania's political crisis deepens as hard-right leader Simion demands snap elections
With parliament in deadlock and the president under pressure, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians leads polls at 36 percent while Brussels watches a NATO ally on Ukraine's border.
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Spain's record wildfire tests People's Party ahead of 2027 election
More than 100,000 people evacuated across four regions as temperatures near 40°C. The PP governs 11 of 17 regions and faces scrutiny over firefighting cuts and climate rhetoric shaped by Vox alliances.
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Poland seeks US extradition of former justice minister Ziobro on corruption charges
Warsaw has formally requested Washington arrest and hand over Zbigniew Ziobro, who faces 19 charges including leading a criminal group within the justice ministry and deploying Pegasus spyware against opponents.
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Meloni's Italy faces scrutiny over democratic drift as 2027 election looms
A France 24 investigation examines pressure on courts, media and abortion access, while the government balances migration crackdowns with half a million new work visas for labour-hungry employers.
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Polish president renews referendum push on EU climate policy with revised question
Karol Nawrocki has submitted a second proposal for a nationwide vote on 27 September, but the Senate controlled by Donald Tusk's coalition is unlikely to approve it.
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Moldova parliament elects Vasile Tofan as prime minister to drive EU accession
Financier backed by President Sandu wins 53-21 vote, inherits mandate to advance membership talks and restructure economy after predecessor's abrupt resignation
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Merz warns US over $3m grant scheme targeting European elections
German chancellor says foreign financing of political parties is illegal as State Department launches programme framed around 'civilizational heritage' and 'lawfare'
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Merz warns US against election interference as Trump funds European civil society
German chancellor rejects nearly $5 million State Department programme targeting 'Western civilisational heritage' weeks before key regional vote where AfD leads polls.
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EU and UK sanction Russian intelligence officers and companies over decade-long cyber campaign
Coordinated measures target nine individuals and four entities linked to the FSB's 16th Center, while Britain hits 24 people and entities connected to GRU Unit 29155 and its front company Impuls.
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Moldova president nominates investment banker Vasile Tofan as prime minister
President Maia Sandu has named Horizon Capital partner Vasile Tofan to lead the government after Alexandru Munteanu's resignation, giving him 15 days to win parliamentary approval for a programme focused on economic revival and EU accession by 2028.
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