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Countries are sharply divided over whether to use Russia's frozen assets to bolster Kyiv's shattered finances.
The Guardian view on another green U-turn in Brussels: going slow on car-industry targets is a road to nowhere | Editorial ⊖
The European Commission’s proposals to water down a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars will store up major problems for the future
Two years ago, the European Union’s adoption of a 2035 ban on the…
Spanish parents at war with European Schools over Christmas holidays ○
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Parents plan to ask an EU commissioner to intervene and to allow children to take Jan. 6, 2027 off school.
German conservative leader: Without Mercosur, Berlin can’t pay more into EU coffers ⊕
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“If Germany does not return to being a strong export nation, then we will not be able, economically and financially, to bear any further additional burdens,” one of Friedrich Merz’s conservatives sai…
Why young people are the big losers in Europe’s dysfunctional housing system ⊖⊖
The EU has unveiled its first-ever housing strategy, but is it enough to see off the far right and rescue a generation shut out of affordable living?
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Belgium says Russian assets plan ‘going backward’ ahead of EU summit ⊕
The EU is in a race against time to appease Belgian concerns over a €210 billion financing package for Ukraine that leverages frozen Russian state assets.
Live: Make-or-break EU summit tests unity on Ukraine ⊖
EU leaders hold crucial talks on using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's war effort.
Putin slams West’s ‘war hysteria’ as EU mulls Russian assets for Ukraine ⊕
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Not all EU members are in favour of freezing Russian assets due to concerns over legal basis and reprisal from Moscow.
Europe’s leaders increase the pressure ahead of crucial EU summit ⊕
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Italian prime minister and European Commission president set the importance of getting a deal for Ukraine.
Serbia ditches EU-Western Balkans Summit ⊕
Serbia has made little progress in its bid to join the EU, despite being granted candidate status in 2012.