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A mere SLAPP on the wrist: Is Europe's commitment to uphold media freedom a false promise?

Euronews

www.euronews.com › 2023 › 07 › 31 › a-mere-slapp-on-the-wrist-is-europes-commitment-to-uphold-media-freedom-a-false-promise

EU member states claim a balance must be struck between the need to protect SLAPP targets and the need to ensure access to justice. We agree. SLAPP targets are no less deserving of access to justice than those who persecute them, Emma Bergmans and Corinne Velle write.

Poland warns of threat from Russian mercenaries based in Belarus

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www.euronews.com › 2023 › 07 › 30 › poland-warns-of-threat-from-russian-mercenaries-based-in-belarus

The Poland-Belarus border has already been a tense place for a couple of years, ever since large numbers of immigrants from the Middle East and Africa began arriving, seeking to enter the EU by crossing into Poland, as well as Lithuania.

Maximilian Krah to lead far-right German party's 2024 EU election campaign.

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www.euronews.com › 2023 › 07 › 29 › maximilian-krah-to-lead-far-right-german-partys-2024-eu-election-campaign

The second day of the far-right, Alternative for Germany (AfD) party congress saw 600 delegates from all over Germany gather in Magdeburg on Saturday. Attendees elected incumbent EU Parliament member, Maximilian Krah, to lead the Party's 2024 European Union election campaign.

European politicians want to protect forests abroad — but not at home

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www.euronews.com › 2023 › 07 › 28 › european-politicians-want-to-protect-forests-abroad-but-not-at-home

Member states’ double standards on maintaining their own forests threaten not only to undermine the EU’s international credibility on environmental leadership but their very ability to galvanise global climate action, Hannah Mowat writes.

How much has the EU given to Ukraine compared to the US?

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www.euronews.com › 2023 › 07 › 28 › how-much-has-the-eu-given-to-ukraine-compared-to-the-us

Has the EU provided the same amount of financial aid to Ukraine as the US? That’s what Thierry Breton, the Commissioner for Internal Market of the European Union claims. But is it true?

Greek wildfires reach outskirts of Athens as EU agency records huge spike in carbon emissions

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www.euronews.com › 2023 › 07 › 27 › greek-wildfires-reach-outskirts-of-athens-as-eu-agency-records-huge-spike-in-carbon-emissi

Wildfires reached the outskirts of Athens on Thursday as strong gusts of wind caused flare-ups around Greece, disrupting highway traffic and rail services.

The EU has to be aware the threat to Cambodia's democracy has reached its pinnacle

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www.euronews.com › 2023 › 07 › 26 › the-eu-has-to-be-aware-the-threat-to-cambodias-democracy-has-reached-its-pinnacle

If the West were to recognise recent election results enabling a dynastic one-party state, it would mean encouraging dictators worldwide and failing the Cambodian people and the international legal order, Sam Rainsy writes.