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Ukraine open to grain truce with Russia, deputy PM says (opens the original)
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Kyiv is open to a grain truce with Russia, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Vsevolod Chentsov, told POLITICO's Brussels Playbook Live event. “It's a good moment now to sit and talk, and to find a solution,” Chentsov said. Asked by POLITICO’s Nicholas Vinocur whether Ukraine would be open to a grain truce — during which Russia and Ukraine agree to halt military strikes on ships carrying agricultural cargo, ports, and grain storage facilities in the Black
Everyone wants a line in the State of the European Union speech (opens the original)
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BRUSSELS — Walk through the EU Quarter of Brussels and you’ll see posters plastered on walls and telephone poles asking European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to give animal welfare a starring role in her State of the European Union address. “Your words matter,” the posters read. “Include animals in your speech.” As von der Leyen prepares for her big speech on Sept. 16, everyone from the largest lobby groups to cash-strapped NGOs — and even apparently guerrilla campaigners (none of t
EU watchdog probes von der Leyen’s AI envoy pick (opens the original)
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The EU ombudsman has opened an inquiry into the European Commission’s appointment of Siemens chairman Jim Hagemann Snabe as special envoy for industrial AI. A group of NGOs complained to the EU watchdog about the decision, warning that Snabe’s ongoing role at Siemens “may compromise the envoy’s independence and impartiality.” That same group — including Transparency International, Corporate Europe Observatory, LobbyControl and the Good Lobby — wrote to the Commission on June 10 with their concer
Jordan Bardella accuses EU Parliament of far-right ‘paranoia’ in court battle (opens the original)
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LUXEMBOURG — The European Parliament has “paranoia” when it comes to the far-right, Jordan Bardella’s lawyer claimed as his client fights to keep his right-hand man on the EU payroll. Bardella took the Parliament to the EU’s General Court over its decision to stop François Paradol from working as a part-time MEP assistant, although the president of France’s far-right National Rally was not present in court on Wednesday. Paradol, Bardella’s chief of staff, used to work as his part-time local MEP
Orbán’s favorite Brussels think tank eyes new funding after Hungary orders parent organization to close (opens the original)
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The EU’s most prominent right-wing think tank, MCC Brussels, is “pursuing a number of options for future funding” after the Hungarian government ordered its parent organization to close by the end of the month. The Hungarian government ordered the dissolution of the Mathias Corvinus Collegium Foundation, effective July 31, according to a document signed by the office of Deputy Prime Minister Bálint Ruff. “The dissolving of MCC Hungary has implications for the funding of MCC Brussels,” said the l
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