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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[France’s Renewed Unrest Could Boost Marine Le Pen’s Bid for the Presidency]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As looting and arson at town halls add to the turmoil, an already divided France risks becoming even more polarized. The violence could bring the far right to power. “Violence strengthens the ‘party of order’,” political scientist Jérôme Fourquet told the newspaper Le Soir.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:30:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Red-Green parties push government toward tougher EU climate policies despite deadlock]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[S, V, C and the Greens are using their mandate advantage to push the government to pursue red-green climate policies in the EU. “It’s basically every week now that we come together and change the government’s positions,” says Åsa Westlund, S’s climate policy spokesperson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:39:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ryanair CEO warns European airfares will rise by 20% next year in historic increase]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Flight prices in Europe will soar by 20 percent next year, a historically high increase, according to Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:43:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy Says Trump Is Pressuring Ukraine to Surrender to Russia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says US President Donald Trump is trying to pressure Ukraine to surrender to Russia’s invasion. “We have dangerous days ahead of us, until the election,” Zelensky said in an interview with Bloomberg, referring to the US midterm elections. Trump responded with another attack on Zelensky.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:38:06 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[Student-Led Protests Spread Across Europe, Inspired by France]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Protests are sweeping Europe - many led by students and teachers. Across several countries, young people are demanding better education and a brighter future.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:49:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Migration Sparks Heated Debate at EU Summit as Italy and Spain Agree to End Extra Controls]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Italy and Spain have agreed to end the extra controls they imposed on each other. Nevertheless, migration was the subject of a long and heated debate at the EU summit in Brussels.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:33:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Speaker Andreas Norlén to announce next step in government talks on Monday]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Speaker Andreas Norlén will hold a press conference on Monday to discuss the next step in forming a government, he announced in a press release.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:03:39 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 Summit Divided Over Emissions Trading as Energy Prices Soar]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Emissions trading is under fire as high energy and fuel prices across Europe spark conflict at the EU summit in Brussels.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy Meets Belgian King and NATO Chief in Brussels, Calls for More Pressure on Russia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging increased pressure on Russia during a visit to Brussels.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:08:18 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[Kristersson warns US moves on Russian energy and Ukraine are heading in the wrong direction]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US energy deal with Russia and the interruption of satellite information to Ukraine are raising concerns at the EU summit in Brussels.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:39:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Citizen Arrested by Russia’s FSB After Allegedly Crossing Border Illegally]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A Swedish citizen has been arrested by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) after illegally crossing the border, the Russian state news agency Tass reports. “We are trying to investigate this through our embassy in Moscow,” Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:01:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After Andersson is voted down, no party leader wants the next government-forming assignment]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[S leader Magdalena Andersson was voted down as prime minister by all parties except the Social Democrats. The next assignment to try to form a government is now to be handed out, but no party leader wants it.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU weighs secret responses to Russian hybrid attacks as fears of casualties grow]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Concerns are growing about Russian hybrid attacks against the EU and NATO. Member states are considering how best to respond, especially if a truly serious attack occurs.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:15:34 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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            <description><![CDATA[Despite attempts at compromise, the parties remain deeply divided over the EU’s major budget dispute. Sweden is demanding cuts of another “several hundred” billion euros.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[China's exports of hybrid cars to the EU will be capped at 350,000 a year under an agreement reached in Beijing last week.]]></description>
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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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            <description><![CDATA[Around 140 flights to Brussels have been canceled, and large parts of the public transport network are disrupted as thousands of Belgians protest government policies.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU to Unveil New Long-Term Budget Compromise Proposal on Saturday]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A new compromise proposal for the EU’s next long-term budget will be presented on Saturday, according to Ireland’s presidency of the Council of Ministers.]]></description>
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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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