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Will Donald Trump wreck the Brexit deal?
Today's Big Question President-elect's victory could help UK's reset with the EU, but a free-trade agreement with the US to dodge his threatened tariffs could hinder it
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Greece's deadly 'goat plague' threatens its trademark feta cheese
Under the Radar About 9,000 animals have already been culled amid outbreak of 'highly contagious' PPR virus
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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The EU's landmark AI Act 'rushed' out as countdown begins on compliance
The Explainer 'We will be hiring lawyers while the rest of the world is hiring coders' – Europe's warning about new AI legislation
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Is Big Tech getting too big?
Today's Big Question The EU is pursuing anti-competition claims against both Microsoft and Apple
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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China's pork battle with the EU
Under the Radar Beijing hits EU pork products with anti-dumping investigation while domestic market battles oversupply and falling demand
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Far right ekes gains in EU elections, rocks France
Speed Read Voters mostly backed centrists in the European Parliament elections, but far-right parties made important gains
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Retinol: why holy grail of skincare faces ban
The Explainer EU set to limit concentration of over-the-counter products amid fears of vitamin A overdose
By The Week UK Published
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Five things to watch out for in the European elections
The Explainer The far-right looks set to make significant gains in Brussels parliament
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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Xi comes to Europe: what's on the agenda?
The Explainer China's president visiting for first time since 2019, with spotlight on support for Russia over Ukraine and trade tensions with EU
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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How the EU undermines its climate goals with animal farming subsidies
Under the radar Bloc's agricultural policy incentivises carbon-intensive animal farming over growing crops, despite aims to be carbon-neutral
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Has the EU finally defeated Viktor Orbán over Ukraine?
The Explainer Hungary's prime minister caved to pressure from fellow leaders following six-week standoff over €50bn Ukraine aid deal
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet, The Week UK Published
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Brexit: where we are four years on
The Explainer Questions around immigration, trade and Northern Ireland remain as 'divisive as ever'
By The Week UK Published
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How immigration is dominating politics across Europe
The Explainer French president Emmanuel Macron is the latest European leader to come unstuck over tightening border controls
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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Corruption crisis engulfs Portugal as PM stands down
Speed Read António Costa implicated in corruption probe over award of contracts for two large-scale lithium-mining projects
By Jamie Timson, The Week UK Published
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