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Plea for calm in Belfast amid violent disorder

MEPs say protests such as those seen this week in Belfast “must remain peaceful and lawful”. The message, from the ECR Group in the European Parliament, comes in the wake of violent disturbances in the Northern Irish city. This follows clashes over consecutive nights between

Newsletter: The bloc’s budget gameplay

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup officially kicks off in Mexico on Thursday, the European Union is attempting to figure out it's own on-field strategy for combatting finance crunches triggered by energy shocks and shifting geopolitics.

EU increases support to contain Ebola outbreak

Crisis Management Commissioner Hadja Lahbib has announced €16.5 million in additional EU support to stop the Ebola outbreak, after visiting frontline responders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and engaging with the African Union and the Africa Centres for Disease