Summit fails to narrow differences over EU’s seven-year budget
EU leaders broke off in the early hours of Friday (21 February) after failing to make significant progress on the bloc’s expenditure for the next seven years. They will reconvene at 10 am this morning to try and make a breakthrough
Digital package: citizens’ trust, data flows and EU values for AI will be key, say MEPs
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EU eyes single space for European bank cards
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Civil Society – the EU’s best partner in Central Asia
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