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            <title><![CDATA[Denmark and EU partners to unveil plans next week for deportation camps outside Europe]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Denmark and several other EU countries will present their plans next week for camps outside the EU to house people awaiting deportation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:24:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merz to nominate Ilse Aigner as Germany’s next president in 2027]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:50:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU weighs new taxes to fund 2028-2034 budget as Sweden resists]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Commission, the Council president, the European Parliament and scores of member states are pushing for new EU revenue to secure agreement on a new long-term budget. Sweden is firmly resisting - but for how long?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 07:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU Divided Over Commission’s Proposal for Canada to Become an Associate Member]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[What does “associate membership” in the EU actually mean? The Commission’s choice of words about Canada is causing irritation among member states, as the EU and Canada hold a summit.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:11:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merz warns that protectionism threatens global free trade]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A wave of protectionism is threatening global free trade, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns at a conference in Berlin. He calls on governments to work together to create global stability.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:54:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany Partners With Nvidia to Develop AI Models for Industry]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Germany has partnered with chip giant Nvidia to drive AI development in industry.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:25:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US official warns of Russian hybrid attacks in Europe during Sweden visit: We must stick together]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[European leaders are warning that Russia is stepping up its hybrid warfare in Europe. They are backed by Thomas G. DiNanno, an under secretary of state in Donald Trump’s administration. “It’s extremely dangerous,” he says during a visit to Sweden.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:37:39 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[Bärbel Bas Resigns as SPD Leader and Labour Minister, Dealing New Setback to Merz]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[One of the leaders of the German Social Democrats (SPD) has resigned with immediate effect, marking a new setback for Chancellor Friedrich Merz.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:29:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany Raises Growth Forecast to 1.3% This Year and 1.1% Next Year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The German government is raising its growth forecast for this year and next. GDP is now expected to grow by 1.3 percent this year and a further 1.1 percent next year, according to the new figures.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:25:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After new bridge attack, Russia threatens to intensify strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Russia has attacked another bridge in Kyiv, while the country's Defense Ministry is threatening to intensify attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:03:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[German AfD surge makes a Tidö-style deal unlikely in Germany]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Alternative for Germany continues to grow and the ruling Christian Democrats are shrinking - but a German Tidö Agreement is not currently in the cards. In some places, the other parties may need to make common cause to keep the far right out. All against one.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:16:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merz promises reforms after disastrous German state election results]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[This weekend's two German state elections were "catastrophic," according to Chancellor Friedrich Merz. But he will not leave his post, promising to keep the governing coalition together for Germany's "democratic future."]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:59:32 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[Berlin swings left as Merz’s CDU faces historic setback in regional votes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The left-wing party Die Linke is making gains in Berlin. The far-right AfD is set to become the largest party in the former East German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU appears likely to fail to enter a regional parliament for the first time.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:05:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merz under pressure as AfD gains and state elections loom]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Friedrich Merz is losing a record number of voters to the far right. To shore up support, he is promising to lower gasoline prices - but the question is whether that will be enough to keep the chancellor in power. Two state elections on Sunday could bring matters to a head.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 04:41:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Frederiksen optimistic talks with the US can resolve Greenland dispute]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she is optimistic that talks with the United States can lead to a solution to the dispute over Greenland's future.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:13:23 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[Tens of thousands protest against far-right AfD after Saxony-Anhalt election win]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of people protested on Saturday against the far-right AfD party, which won the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, last weekend.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[German Chancellor expresses shock after far-right AfD party's landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt state election. "We didn't expect this," says Friedrich Merz.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The far-right AfD party, which won the election in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state, has promised to reduce support for Ukrainian refugees. The country’s authorities fear that the new government could hamper important transport routes to the east.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Far-right AfD wins landslide in Saxony-Anhalt election, falls short of majority]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The German far-right AfD party has become the largest party in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, but without an outright majority. "We have made history," says Ulrich Siegmund, the party's top candidate in the state, on the ARD television channel.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[AfD’s Ulrich Siegmund eyes historic majority in Saxony-Anhalt election]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[He wants to scrap public service, improve relations with Russia and launch a large-scale deportation campaign. With the AfD's Ulrich Siegmund, one of Europe's most extreme far-right parties could win its own majority in a German state parliament - for the first time since the founding of the Federal Republic in 1949.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Germany says Russia behind explosive drone incident at Leipzig airport]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Russia was responsible for the incident involving an explosives-laden drone at Leipzig/Halle airport in August, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt says. Germany is closing the Russian consulate in Bonn and the Russian House in Berlin in immediate response and threatening sanctions. Russia, in turn, is threatening “consequences.”]]></description>
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