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Category: 3. Europe
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Property dispossession and the exodus of Hindus in Bangladesh
The enduring injustice of property dispossession and the failure to ensure effective restitution more than five decades after independence, call into question Bangladesh’s commitment to human rights and the credibility of its democratic order. The new leadership must prioritise the lingering…
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Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts is gone
If you attended school any time after the Nixon administration, then you likely beheld at some point the CIA World Factbook, a map and reference manual of Planet Earth and its inhabitants upon which nearly everyone could agree.
Maybe you read parts of it from a floppy disk or a CD-ROM for…
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Commission takes preparatory steps on financial support for Ukraine and boosting drone production
On 1 April 2026, the European Commission took preparatory steps for the implementation of the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan, aimed at securing necessary budgetary support and accelerating urgent defence procurement for Ukraine in 2026 and 2027.
Commission proposes to mobilize €45bn…
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EU aid for farmers hit by 'extreme weather'
EU member states have endorsed the Commission’s proposal to mobilize €21.5 million from the agricultural reserve to support farmers in Bulgaria, Estonia and Hungary.
These are those who were affected by adverse weather events during the 2025 growing season.
They will respectively…
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Tobacco Europe: Commission's tobacco evaluation falls short on evidence, jobs and public security
The European Commission’s evaluation of EU tobacco and nicotine legislation fails to meet Better Regulation standards and risks producing a regulatory framework that harms public health, EU competitiveness and public security, according to the European tobacco sector’s umbrella body….
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Ukraine beats Russia at world’s top sports court – POLITICO
Nielsen stressed both the symbolic and practical importance of the verdict. “This ruling demonstrates that no matter how the Kremlin may view these regions, they will not be considered part of Russia for everyday life, including sports, culture, or chess,” he said.
“It was important…
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Hungary’s Orbán is selling Christian nationalism. His former pastor isn’t buying it. – POLITICO
According to Iványi, it was Orbán’s political maneuvering that drove them apart, as the pastor remained committed to progressive liberal values while Orbán moved to the right to consolidate political support.
The moment their relationship broke down came during Orbán’s second…
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Germany’s center left is on the brink of oblivion – POLITICO
The country’s non-starting “autumn of reforms” has already turned into the “spring of reforms,” with concrete proposals on several fronts yet to be reported. The initials results, on long-term care, are expected soon, followed by those on health care funding. After that, plans to…
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Spain’s pork industry seeks salvation from swine fever threat
Brazil, Japan, Mexico, South Africa and the US have stopped importing Spanish pork. Other countries, such as EU members, China and the UK, have taken a more localised approach, only banning pork that originates in the affected area of north-eastern Spain.
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