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On saturday 17 january 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, will travel to Asunción, Paraguay, with António Costa, President of the European Council, for the signature of the EU Mercosur partnership agreement.
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EP 173150A plenary 9 Hungary
1st Patriots' Grand Assembly Budapest (48)
person holding futuristic transparent digital id card with
On saturday 17 january 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, will travel to Asunción, Paraguay, with António Costa, President of the European Council, for the signature of the EU Mercosur partnership agreement.
Ornate illuminated building reflecting on water at night majestic architecture
EP 173150A plenary 9 Hungary
1st Patriots' Grand Assembly Budapest (48)
person holding futuristic transparent digital id card with
On saturday 17 january 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, will travel to Asunción, Paraguay, with António Costa, President of the European Council, for the signature of the EU Mercosur partnership agreement.
Ornate illuminated building reflecting on water at night majestic architecture
EP 173150A plenary 9 Hungary
1st Patriots' Grand Assembly Budapest (48)
person holding futuristic transparent digital id card with
On saturday 17 january 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, will travel to Asunción, Paraguay, with António Costa, President of the European Council, for the signature of the EU Mercosur partnership agreement.
Ornate illuminated building reflecting on water at night majestic architecture
EP 173150A plenary 9 Hungary
1st Patriots' Grand Assembly Budapest (48)
person holding futuristic transparent digital id card with
On saturday 17 january 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, will travel to Asunción, Paraguay, with António Costa, President of the European Council, for the signature of the EU Mercosur partnership agreement.
Ornate illuminated building reflecting on water at night majestic architecture
EP 173150A plenary 9 Hungary
1st Patriots' Grand Assembly Budapest (48)
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AI agents cannot be governed without their own digital identity
29 Apr 2026

AI agents cannot be governed without their own digital identity

Across the EU, efforts to govern AI are rapidly advancing, yet a more fundamental issue hasn’t yet been fully addressed.…

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The provisional application of the EU-Mercosur agreement matters… despite the legal uncertainty
28 Apr 2026

The provisional application of the EU-Mercosur agreement matters… despite the legal uncertainty

On 1 May 2026, the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement (iTA) will provisionally come into force, marking a decisive – even…

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Orban’s defeat opens the door to EU funds and to smarter rule of law conditionality
24 Apr 2026

Orban’s defeat opens the door to EU funds and to smarter rule of law conditionality

Viktor Orbán’s defeat has revived a familiar question in Brussels: how and when to release the billions in EU funds frozen due…

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Orbán’s out, Magyar’s in – after 16 years, change in Hungary arrived by a landslide
13 Apr 2026

Orbán’s out, Magyar’s in – after 16 years, change in Hungary arrived by a landslide

For the first time in 16 years, Hungary’s prime minister won’t be called Viktor Orbán. Péter Magyar, an erstwhile Orbán ally who built a resistance movement from seemingly nothing, emerged victorious from yesterday’s…

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Unpacking the radical right’s (non-)paradoxes – and why their unity shouldn’t be underestimated
07 Apr 2026

Unpacking the radical right’s (non-)paradoxes – and why their unity shouldn’t be underestimated

At first glance, radical-right groups like the Patriots for Europe (PfE) are full of contradictions – they hold pan-European rallies yet would…

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