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Michel made the comments at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on Tuesday when he was asked about the upcoming elections to the European Parliament, where hard- and far-right parties are projected to enjoy a significant boost in representation. "The question in the European Parliament will be: What are the political parties ready to cooperate (with), to collaborate to support Ukraine, to defend the democratic principles and to make the EU stronger?" Michel said on stage. "If I'm observing the reality of some of those political parties that you qualify as the 'far right,' the reality is sometimes ...
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Twenty years ago this week, the European Union saw the biggest enlargement round ever. On May 1st, 2004, ten states simultaneously joined the bloc, seven of them from beyond the former Iron Curtain. Some called it the “Big Bang”. In a rather mute celebration, the European institutions in Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg were lit up for the occasion this week. EU Council President Charles Michel advocated new members: “Enlargement is vital for the future of the EU because without enlargement there is, in fact, a risk for a new Iron Curtain, and this would be extremely dangerous, if you would...
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If everyone in the world had consumed as much as EU residents have over the last four months, humanity would have exhausted the planet's natural resources available for the entire year this Friday. The EU accounts for only 7% of the world’s population and yet we would need three planets to satisfy our demand if everyone on Earth lived like Europeans. Our planet simply cannot afford Europe’s consumption habits. This is not only unsustainable, it is irresponsible. Despite the urgency, there is no clear plan in sight to reverse this trend. On the contrary, European Council President Charles Miche...
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"Enlargement is vital for the future of the EU because without enlargement [there is] a risk for a new Iron Curtain," Michel said in an interview with a select group of journalists. "It would be extremely dangerous if you would have an unstable neighbourhood with a lack of prosperity or lack of economic development. These are our common interests - of candidate countries and the EU - to make progress, to speed up," he added. His stark warning comes on the anniversary of the so-called big bang enlargement of 2004 when ten countries - including seven former Soviet republics or satellite states -...
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"I want to be clear: this bill voted in the parliament – this is not bringing Georgia closer to the EU. This is the opposite," Charles Michel, the president of the European Council, told Euronews on Friday morning. "We are disappointed that this government made such a decision," he added. Georgia was in December declared an official candidate to join the bloc, fulfilling the former Soviet republic's long-running aspiration. The decision was "fundamental," says Michel, who now expects Tbilisi to send "more positive signals" to Brussels. Asked if the nascent accession process might be frozen as ...
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Charles Michel spoke exclusively to Euronews hours after Iran activated its air defences near the central city of Isfahan as it was targeted by a suspected retaliatory attack by Israel, fuelling again fears of a wider regional conflict. It came just six days after Iran launched a barrage of some 300 drones and cruise and ballistic missiles in its first-ever direct attack against Israeli territory. This happened on the heels of an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus that had killed seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Whilst the reported retaliation initially see...
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The legislation would require media and non-profit organisations to register as "pursuing the interests of a foreign power" if they receive more than 20% of their funds from abroad, a provision that critics say would be exploited to target and muzzle independent voices. First proposed and later withdrawn last year by the ruling party, Georgian Dream, a nearly identical version of the law has been tabled again, prompting mass protests. Despite the growing contestation, the Georgian parliament advanced the law on Wednesday with 83 votes in favour and zero against in a first reading boycotted by ...
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But the agenda is set to be overshadowed by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, which the West fears could soon spiral out of control and turn into a wider regional conflict. The concerns have been simmering since the start of the Israel-Hamas war and escalated dramatically after an Israeli airstrike hit the Iranian consulate in Damascus, killing seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards. In retaliation, Teheran launched its first-ever attack on Israeli soil with 300 drones, ballistic and cruise missiles, the vast majority of which were intercepted by Israel. The barrage opened a ne...
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A summit of EU leaders meeting next week will likely agree “ambitious” measures to boost non-bank financing, its President Charles Michel has told reporters. Europe is looking to improve its fortunes as it faces up to war, costly climate change policies and economic competition – and hopes integrating its capital markets could help. “There is in my opinion a way, based on common sense, to mobilise a lot of money to fuel the European economy,” European Council President Michel told Euronews as part of a group interview. “This is by making possible and easier for companies to mobilise many of th...
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Speaking to journalists in Brussels this week, Michel floated "coordination at EU level" among those member states ready to formally recognise a Palestinian sovereign state, a move that has gained traction since the endorsement of Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Malta last month. Michel, who is tasked with forging consensus among all 27 EU leaders, suggested other like-minded countries outside the bloc could also join the initiative. While nine EU member states already formally recognise the Palestinians' right to statehood - including the likes of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania and Sweden...
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