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The IMF has recommended that EU governments direct energy price support, such as fuel excise duty reductions, specifically to the most vulnerable consumers, citing the impact of the Middle East war.
Civil society organizations across Europe are resisting far-right parties that use parliamentary queries, legal traps, and policing to target NGOs and stifle dissent, with five EU governments reportedly dismantling the rule of law.
The ongoing Middle East conflict continues to drive up petrol and diesel prices across Europe, prompting various national responses, including a government announcing fuel excise cuts and Croatia introducing measures to control fuel prices.
G7 leaders have announced the record release of 400 million barrels of oil in response to the war in the Middle East. This represents about twenty days worth of usual oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, currently through dangerous to go through due to the threat of Iranian strikes. This initiative aims 'to calm markets down', as FRANCE 24's Philip Turle explains.
Several EU governments are resisting accelerated accession talks with Ukraine, citing concerns over reforms, governance and corruption.
Bank of America has released an analysis detailing the performance metrics of leading social media platforms.
Serbian officials, including the chief negotiator for EU accession and the Ambassador to the EU, state there is no formal decision yet to freeze EU funds for Serbia. They maintain that any potential impact on the budget would be neutral.
Judicial independence is under threat across Europe as populist politicians target judges and authoritarian governments pursue constitutional reforms. A report reveals that five EU governments have been consistently dismantling the rule of law.
Several European governments are unilaterally cutting fuel and energy taxes to alleviate the burden of surging oil prices on households and businesses, without waiting for a coordinated response from the European Commission.
European governments are reportedly outraged by what they perceive as Ursula von der Leyen's attempt to position herself as the primary EU representative abroad, particularly during the initial days of the US-Israel campaign against Iran.
A group of EU member states is threatening to take the European Commission to the EU Court of Justice over a framework agreement that enhances the European Parliament's role in the legislative process, testing the balance of power within the Union.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stated that EU governments are currently not ready to provide Ukraine with a specific date for its membership in the bloc.
The European Commission has cautioned EU governments against providing overly generous state aid to companies to offset high energy prices, warning that such measures could lead to fiscal collapse.
A leading European civil liberties group has released an exclusive report finding that five EU member states—Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, and Slovakia—are consistently and intentionally eroding the rule of law through regressive policies.
As the Middle East conflict drives oil prices past $100 a barrel, several EU governments have imposed fuel price caps, while Cyprus's Energy Ministry is monitoring the situation but has yet to act.
Ukraine's attempt to fast-track its European Union membership as part of a potential peace agreement has met with strong opposition from EU governments.
The body of EU governments has adopted tougher asylum rules, allowing member state authorities to more easily reject asylum applications from certain non-EU countries.