How to navigate Denmark’s EU presidency policy agenda like a pro
Denmark picks up the Council leadership baton at a moment of geopolitical volatility.
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Can Denmark sell green agriculture to a skeptical EU?
As Copenhagen takes the helm of the Council, its bold climate credentials face the hard grind of EU politics — and a bloc more interested in competitiveness than carbon cuts.
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Rape charge against man staying in asylum hotel 'was kept secret to avoid stirring up community tensions'
Council chiefs in Portsmouth have been accused of hushing up a rape charge against the inhabitant of an asylum hotel in order to avoid inflaming 'community tension'.
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Council leader sorry for 'poor people' social post
Kay Mason Billig says her Facebook post showing a steak and wine dinner was "a private joke".
Council tax bills 'set to rise in Southern England' under Labour plan to send more taxpayers' money to the North
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Local Government Minister Jim McMahon this morning unveiled proposals to 'modernise' they system and send more than £2billion 'to the places and communities that need it most'.
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Petro’s labour reform referendum suspended by Colombia’s Council of State
President Gustavo Petro has sought to call a referendum, in a move opposition say violates the constitution.
Shabana Mahmood says UK will seek reform of human rights convention
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Justice secretary says ‘public confidence in the rule of law is fraying’ but she wants to protect ECHR by changing it
Echoes of Brexit as Starmer is pressed to seize initiative on human rights
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Council bans lollipop man from high-fiving children as they cross the road because of health and safety concerns and claims it 'slows down traffic'
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Neil Cotton, 57, has spent the last two years brightening up the school run in the East Yorkshire town of Howden with his cheerful attitude and signature high fives.
New York City might elect a truly progressive mayor – thanks to ranked-choice voting | Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Mamdani’s campaign deserves credit for offering a clear, inspiring, progressive message. But ranked-choice voting is also helping make him competitive
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EU urges Trump to ditch trade war as G7 kicks off
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Europe can't increase defense spending if it has to fight a trade war at the same time, Council President António Costa says.