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During discussions on Saturday, EPP leaders said the EU’s economy must become more competitive and both security and migration must be tackled. ADVERTISEMENTThe centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) met in Berlin on Saturday to outline its priorities for 2025 with leaders focussing on stopping the rise of the hard-right, promoting competitiveness, clamping down on illegal migration. “This year, the EPP will ensure that competitiveness and securing prosperity are number one on the agenda,” the leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union, Friedrich Merz told his fellow EPP members.”The second major issue is, we must now stop illegal migration, not just talk…

A wealth of resources essential to the green transition has made Greenland a hot commodity but what do the people who actually live there really want? ADVERTISEMENTUS President-elect Donald Trump has begun ruffling feathers in Europe even before he is sworn in.In December, Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social that, “For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”“Greenland is an incredible place,” he said in another post. “The people will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part…

Social media users have misleadingly attached importance to the fact that European heads of state and government have been excluded from Trump’s guest list. ADVERTISEMENTItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been invited to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th US president in Washington on Monday, in a move that breaks with tradition.Inauguration day is considered a domestic event for Americans, with foreign states usually represented by diplomatic envoys.This time, Meloni is among a limited number of world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping, El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, and Argentina’s Javier Millei, invited to the celebration.On Wednesday, a spokesperson for Viktor…

Exports have surged as companies and consumers rush to beat potential US tariff hikes. However, some economists say China’s economy is growing at a slower pace than official estimates show.

To aid Europe’s flagging economy, it should be looking to Joe Biden’s home state, Enrico Letta has told MEPs.

Moldovan citizens will vote this year in parliamentary elections. There is a risk that their vote will derail Chisinau’s European course. Only time will tell how Europe will react, Vitalie Cojocari writes.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been awarded the Charlemagne Prize 2025 in recognition of her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENTThe prize is awarded annually by the German city of Aachen – where the Frankish king for whom it is named was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 – to honour “an outstanding personality of a united Europe”. The announcement highlights von der Leyen’s leadership during “times of profound transformation” in the EU, including her handling of the pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine and her commitment to the Green Deal. The award’s board…

The source of the outbreak is still unknown and additional cases are expected, health officials said. ADVERTISEMENTAt least eight people in Tanzania have died in an outbreak of the highly lethal Marburg virus, according to global health officials.The World Health Organization (WHO) said the Ebola-like virus was identified in the Biharamulo and Muleba districts, which are in the Kagera region of the Eastern African country.As of January 11, there were nine suspected Marburg cases, including several healthcare workers, with a case fatality rate of 89 per cent.The source of the outbreak is not yet known.“We would expect further cases in…

Child sexual abuse is a growing problem and crimes committed via the Internet make it much more difficult to combat. The EU is revising its the rules in an attempt to criminalise behaviour online as well as in the real world.

The activists claimed famous evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin would support their cause if he were alive today, citing the ongoing sixth mass extinction.