Ukraine’s top NATO priority should be weapons not fast-track membership
Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bogus September 30
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The Brief — Five years after #MeToo, France must start to act
It all started with one photo posted on Twitter in March 2016. Eight male French MPs, all senior leaders of their respective parties, put on red lipstick to condemn sexual violence against women. #MeToo wasn’t a thing just yet. #mettezdurouge contre…
MEPs urge EU to step up humanitarian aid as Horn of Africa faces famine
The EU must scale up its emergency humanitarian assistance to countries in the Horn of Africa which are facing famine following the worst droughts in a generation, MEPs urged the European Commission. The region’s countries import about 90% of their…
How to Watch Arizona Senate Debate With Kelly and Masters Tonight
The debate, set for 9 p.m. Eastern time, will be the first and likely only one to take place in this closely watched Senate contest. Stay here for updates. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10…
Trust in the EU has increased among French people, survey finds
Trust in the European Union is “clearly progressing” among the French, though many, particularly among the right-wing camp, still want Paris to have more power than the EU, a major opinion poll has found. Read the original French article here.…
Malta must not row back on media freedom, says Strasbourg human rights body
Malta’s government is continuing to stifle independent journalism and must take steps to protect media freedom and step up investigative efforts into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 20
The fossil-fuel agenda behind EU’s carbon-capture plans
A pilot plant in Germany. Carbon-capture and storage is a techno-fix promoted by big polluters that allows them to continue to pollute (Photo: Vattenfall) Despite droughts, floods, heatwaves and crop failure, the oil and gas industry is using sleight of…
Democrats Worry for Mandela Barnes as GOP Attack Ads Take a Toll
Mandela Barnes, the party’s Senate candidate, is now wobbling in his race against Ron Johnson, the Republican incumbent. Democratic nominees in other states face similar challenges. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
MEPs pass Roma resolution, demand more action to improve settlement conditions
The European Parliament on Wednesday (5 October) passed a resolution acknowledging the plight of Roma people living in settlements in the European Union and the need for changes in national policy to improve the lives of these communities. The resolution…
Ministers to vote in December on Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to Schengen area
EU governments will vote in December on whether to grant Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen area after more than ten years of delay. Back in 20