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            <title><![CDATA[EU and Canada to deepen ties as Carney targets associate membership next year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The EU and Canada will deepen their cooperation and work together in several areas, with the goal of Canada becoming an “associate member” next year. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said this at a meeting with top EU officials. The new cooperation already means that Canada will contribute to the EU’s emergency loan to Ukraine, worth just over SEK 1,000 billion.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:25:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Christine Lagarde to Step Down Early as ECB President on February 7]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[One of the heavyweights of the financial world, Christine Lagarde, is stepping down early as head of the European Central Bank (ECB). She will leave her post on February 7, according to an ECB press release.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:02:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zelensky Says Starlink Access Is ‘On Its Way Back’ for Ukraine]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is thanking Europe’s “real leaders” for their support amid the latest spat with US President Donald Trump. He also sees a glimmer of hope for the Starlink satellite service. Has it been restored? No, but it is on its way back, Zelensky says at a press conference.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:49:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU Leaders Clash Over Budget Proposal as New Plan Is Prepared for November Summit]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A new long-term budget proposal is to be drawn up within a few weeks, ahead of an extraordinary EU summit in November, EU sources say. This follows significant disagreement among EU leaders over an Irish proposal at a summit in Brussels.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:48:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU Budget Deal Still a Long Way Off, Sweden’s Kristersson Says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Much more needs to happen before Sweden can accept the EU’s next long-term budget. “Sweden is not the EU’s ATM,” says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:50:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Calls EU Budget Compromise ‘Still Unreasonable’ and Demands Deeper Cuts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A new compromise proposal in the EU’s major budget battle includes a cut - but “only” by 8 percent. “Still unreasonable,” Sweden says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:14:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU Council president discusses long-term budget with Sweden’s Kristersson ahead of Brussels summit]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[EU Council President António Costa has visited almost every EU country except Sweden to discuss the next long-term budget. But the phone calls are going well too.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:56:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After Sweden’s election, EU budget battle looms for new government]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[While Sweden has been busy with its election campaign, the rest of Europe has been embroiled in the EU's big budget dispute. The fight over the money will be the hottest issue of the autumn.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:30:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canada could become the EU’s first associate member]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Donald Trump's actions against Canada and Greenland are bringing Canada and the EU closer together. There is now talk of Canada becoming the EU's first "associate member." It is still unclear what that means.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:00:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Northern leaders call for stronger EU role in the Arctic amid Russia threat]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The EU should play a greater role in the Arctic, participants at a summit in Rovaniemi, Finland, urge. Summit host Petteri Orpo warns of Russia.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:15:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU trade deal with India ready for approval by member states]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The EU's trade agreement with India is now ready for approval by member states.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:35:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU leaders condemn shock at Mladic funeral as Serbia faces criticism over official presence]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The EU leadership is tightening its tone regarding the funeral of war criminal Ratko Mladic in Serbia, after criticism that its language was too evasive.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:12:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iceland rules out EU accession talks during current term after referendum defeat]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Iceland says no to EU negotiations in the country's referendum. Nearly 53 percent voted against resuming accession talks. Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir, who wants to join the EU, says the result is "not a setback" but "a victory for democracy."]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:23:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russian attacks kill at least 3 as Ukraine marks Independence Day with European leaders in Kyiv]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Russian waves of attacks are washing over Ukraine as European leaders celebrate the country's Independence Day in Kyiv. There is a force that keeps us steady - it is the strength of our common circle, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his speech, urging allies to give Ukraine "everything it needs."]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Poland says Russian cruise missile likely entered its airspace overnight]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A Russian cruise missile flew into Polish airspace overnight, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said. NATO member Poland has not officially confirmed what type of “unidentified object” it was.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:40:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU agrees new Russia sanctions package after weeks of talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After weeks of negotiations, the EU has finally agreed on a new sanctions package. The package is the EU's 21st against Russia since the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:08:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kristersson to receive revolver gift from Erdogan after NATO summit in Ankara]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[All the leaders at the NATO summit in Ankara received a revolver engraved with their names as a gift from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) will take his home - with a slight delay. Other leaders have other plans for their revolvers.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:36:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU Parliament Approves Updated Trade Deal With Mexico]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The EU Parliament approves an updated trade agreement with Mexico, hoping for significantly lower customs duties.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:46:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ireland takes over EU presidency with focus on enlargement and tough budget talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[More countries will be led toward membership and a new budget will be hammered out when Ireland takes over the EU. But difficult compromises will be required, warns Prime Minister Micheál Martin]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[For the first time since December 2024, all EU countries can agree on a joint statement on Ukraine.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The G7 countries said in a joint statement they will continue to support Ukraine and will put increased pressure on the Russian war economy through new sanctions. The host of the meeting, French President Emmanuel Macron, called the agreement a great success.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine and Moldova allowed to start EU accession negotiations]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ukraine and Moldova will formally begin the first negotiations to join the EU on Monday, Euronews reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:08:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New EU budget bid 2 percent lower than European Commission's initial offer]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Cyprus, which holds the EU presidency, is proposing a long-term budget that is 2 percent lower than the European Commission's initial offer. However, Sweden wants deeper cuts. "I am as upset as I am disappointed. The cuts are barely visible and far from sufficient," says Sweden's EU minister, Jessica Rosencrantz (M), in a statement.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:00:30 GMT</pubDate>
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