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Ukrainians no longer need expensive Western missiles to blow up bridges in Russian occupied territories (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1, 589)
26+ min ago (1716+ words) We have already written in this series how difficult it is to destroy bridges. And it is even harder if, like Ukraine, you do not have enough missiles and rely mainly on medium- and long-range drones for your attacks. First,…...
EU pours cash and trade perks into Armenia as critics decry political meddling " EUobserver
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (246+ words) European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen visited Armenia on Thursday (2 July) in an effort to facilitate Brussels" influence and trade on the region." " Von der Leyen made a return appearance in Yerevan in a show of support of the…...
Controversy-hit Frontex may get powers to deport people from one non-EU state to another
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (355+ words) The EU's border force agency Frontex is set to have its power expanded so that it can deport people between non-EU countries, based on international agreements " raising the possibility of a future role for it in EU-backed return hubs. The…...
One bigger EU budget beats 27 national ones, Serafin tells frugal states
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (241+ words) Less spending at the EU level doesn't translate to less spending overall, just "more national spending," he added. His remarks come as Germany, the Netherlands and other net payers including Austria, Denmark and Sweden, press the incoming Irish presidency of…...
If EU leaders let banks write the rules, the digital euro will fail as public money
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (888+ words) The European Parliament's recent vote on the digital euro regulation marks an important step toward public money and a sovereign payment system for the digital age. The vision is simple: give people the choice to hold and pay with the…...
Africa-Europe: what a progressive partnership would look like
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (884+ words) If all I knew of Africa were of popular images'I too would think that Africa was a place of beautiful landscapes, beautiful animals, and incomprehensible people fighting senseless wars, dying of poverty and aids'unable to speak for themselves." We believe…...
ATMs are down and petrol is running out even on the black market. How Ukrainian attacks are changing life in Crimea
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (724+ words) Most shops and restaurants are required to close no later than nine in the evening. All street events have been cancelled until further notice. Few things are as important to Vladimir Putin as Crimea. When the Russian president annexed the…...
At the start of the war it helped save Ukraine, now Bulgaria says it has done "enough
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (677+ words) First published in Den'k N. When the new Bulgarian defence minister Dimitar Stoyanov recently announced that his country would no longer supply weapons to Ukraine, some Bulgarians experienced d'j" vu. In the months immediately after the start of Russia's full-scale attack…...
Von der Leyen's party backs mapping "Islamist networks' and scrapping key EU asylum protection
23+ hour, 1+ min ago (580+ words) Broad swipes against asylum and Islam were issued in separate resolutions by the EU's largest political force, the European People's Party (EPP) on Tuesday (30 June). On Islam, the resolution claims the religion is being politically-exploited through entryism to undermine European…...
A big thank you: EUobserver's readership has nearly doubled since February
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (140+ words) Since February, we've been working hard to make EUobserver better. We've expanded our coverage, given major upgrade to newsletters and social media presence, and " most importantly " we're trying to go much deeper into how we cover the EU. It looks…...