Podcast | From Nicosia to Dublin: Cyprus to pass the baton to Ireland

By&nbspMéabh Mc Mahon&nbsp&&nbspAlice Carnevali Published on 26/06/2026 – 9:45 GMT+2•Updated 11:07 On 1 July 2026, Cyprus will hand over the presidency of the Council of the EU to Ireland. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For the following six months, Dublin will be at the heart of the EU decision-making process and diplomacy, setting…

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European anti-fraud investigators have helped uncover a large-scale scheme that illegally exported 4,200 tonnes of textile waste from Italy to Turkey, exposing what authorities describe as a profitable operation designed to evade environmental laws and recycling costs. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The investigation, led by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in cooperation…

EU to exclude military-age Ukrainian men from temporary protection

Published on 26/06/2026 – 10:36 GMT+2 The European Commission proposed excluding military-age Ukrainian men from the EU’s temporary protection scheme while extending the program until March 2028, in a move intended to bolster Kyiv’s armed forces. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The measure followed pressure from several EU member states to tighten temporary…

Europe’s Taliban Dilemma: the struggle to return Afghan migrants

The EU’s efforts to return irregular migrants to Afghanistan face a fundamental dilemma: how to solve the long-standing and intractable issue of the repatriation of Afghans while avoiding legitimising the Taliban, a regime the bloc has refused to formally recognise since it seized power in 2021. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT UN and…

California voters to consider ballot measure to increase taxes on billionaires

California voters will decide in November whether to impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires under a ballot measure supporters say could raise about $100 billion to help offset federal Medicaid funding cuts, despite opposition from Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state leaders. The proposal would apply to California residents…

Newsletter: Temperatures rise over sanctions against Russia

Morning Brussels. Angela Skujins here ringing out the hopefully penultimate day of this heatwave in the Belgian capital, and the final day of the working week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Here’s what’s driving your Friday: Discussion on the 21st package of sanctions fires up, Commissioner McGrath’s trip to Malta prompts questions, and…

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