I had a lengthy and focused call with Hungary's Orbán Viktor and invited him to the Peace Summit. Hungary’s position is important to us in terms of bringing peace closer and our shared regional security.

I underscored Ukraine’s interest in good-neighbourly relations with…

NEW EU ambassadors have struck a deal to seize windfall profits on frozen Russian assets and give to Ukraine, according to two diplomatic sources.

Worth €3-4bn to Ukraine.

*Euroclear management fee cut to 0.3%;
*90% funds will be spent on arms for Ukraine/10% reconstruction.

Important story by Ashifa Kassam on housing discrimination in Europe
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Rise in Chinese espionage arrests alarms Europe, writes Amy Hawkins
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Statement from the Embassy of Israel in Hungary

France, Hungary, Slovakia, Greece, Malta and Cyprus sent their ambassador to Putin’s inauguration. theguardian.com/world/article/…

👀 Iran's Holocaust-denier ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is invited to give a lecture at Hungarian university NKE (Ludovika - University of Public Service), euronews reports.

This institution trains future bureaucrats, security and intelligence officers for the Orbán government.

NKE is practically…

Some Macronesque notes from Ursula von der Leyen on the campaign trail in Katowice: Europe must “spend European” on defence. She also wants to cut red tape (although does not say where or what), echoing Macron in his Sorbonne speech. Almost no mention of climate crisis.

Germans grill Olaf Scholz over soaring cost of doner kebabs | Germany | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/article/…

Le camp Macron présente un programme de 48 propositions et une liste dominée par les sortants lemonde.fr/politique/arti…

Regarding the nuclear exercise announced by Russia: It is always important to make clear that nuclear weapons must not be used in this war.

ישראל קיבלה לידיה לפני כמה דקות את תגובת חמאס להצעה המצרית-קטארית והיא בוחנת אותה

חמאס בהודעה רשמית: הנייה הודיע לקטאר ולמצרים על הסכמה למתווה להפסקת אש dlvr.it/T6VhC8

I have decided to summon the Russian ambassador because of the cyber attacks against Czech institutions and critical infrastructure. We have called on the Russian Federation to refrain from this behaviour, which is contrary to UN standards and its own obligations.

BREAKING: Hamas says in a statement it has accepted the Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal

🚨 scoop: the Iratxe García Pérez /❤️ is gathering support from other groups' presidents for a joint statement to condemn Sat. attack against the MEP Matthias Ecke in Germany and the far-right. Who is going to sign? Soon more info. #EUelections2024

The average MEP with side interests has four activities, paid and unpaid, while 23 MEPs declared more than 10 side jobs.

With Carmen Aguilar García looked into Transparency International EU report on MEPs' side jobs.

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Europe’s housing crisis is being felt from the Netherlands to Portugal, Greece to Germany, and in Britain, writes jon henley.

Prices and rents have soared, availability and affordability have plunged and housing has become a political issue.
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L'antisémitisme à Sciences Po par ceux qui le vivent 👇

(Dans les témoignages qui vont suivre, recueillis par la section de l'UEJF Sciences Po, tous les prénoms ont été modifiés)

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#Italy ’s far-right government is making strategic use of defamation suits to silence intellectuals & journalists as never before. An approach fueled by a longstanding culture within the Italian right. 🧵 (1/2) theguardian.com/world/article/…