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Ireland loses ground in EU top jobs as influence wanes
Ireland secured only six senior posts in the new European Commission, missing out on financial services, budget and economy portfolios it once dominated.
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Scholz appeals to Brussels for industrial rescue as election looms
Chancellor's letter to von der Leyen demands regulatory rollback and subsidies, drawing accusations of plagiarising conservative platform weeks before February vote
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Hungary loses €1 billion in EU funds after missing rule-of-law deadline
The European Commission has allowed the first tranche of suspended cohesion money to expire, marking the first enforcement of the bloc's conditionality regulation against a member state.
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AfD wins Thuringia as far-right gains upend eastern German politics
The Alternative for Germany took first place in a state election for the first time and came close in Brandenburg, putting mainstream parties under pressure across the former East.
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Erdogan tightens grip as Turkey arrests main rival Imamoglu
President of 22 years moves against Istanbul mayor who led polls, triggering mass protests and Western condemnation while NATO allies stay muted over Ukraine war calculations.
