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UN negotiations on plastics agreement in Nairobi

This Monday, representatives of states are meeting in Kenya's capital Nairobi for the third of five rounds of negotiations on a draft UN plastics agreement.

By Redaktion Table

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BMW: allegations against cobalt supplier

The German car manufacturer BMW is facing allegations in connection with a supplier, the Moroccan raw materials group Managem, and its cobalt mine.

By Leonie Düngefeld

Spain: Rally for the Equality of Spaniards, No to Amnesty Oviedo, Spain, November 12, 2023: A sign with No Amnesty during the Rally for the Equality of Spaniards, No to Amnesty, on November 12, 2023, in Oviedo, Spain. Oviedo Asturias Spain Copyright: AlbertoxBrevers
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Spain: protests against amnesty agreement

The agreements the PSOE has concluded with the separatist parties Junts and ERCH to ensure the inauguration of Pedro Sánchez have been sharply criticized. Judges' associations see the amnesty agreement as a violation of judicial independence. Hundreds of thousands demonstrated in Spain's largest cities at the weekend.

By Isabel Cuesta Camacho

SPAIN SOCIALIST PARTY CONGRESS
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Europe's socialists in search of top candidate

The Socialist Party family (PES) is searching for a lead candidate for the European elections at the beginning of June. The leaders of the PES and the heads of the national socialist parties met at the two-day congress in Málaga, Spain. Time is of the essence.

By Markus Grabitz

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What's cooking in Paris? Duel of the aspirants

In Brussels, the campaign for the next European elections is slowly getting underway. In Paris, the focus is already on the next presidential elections in 2027, with a duel developing in President Macron's camp between the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Education.

By Claire Stam

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Data Act receives clear approval in Parliament

With a clear majority of 481 votes in favor, 31 against and 71 abstentions, the plenary of the European Parliament adopted the Data Act on Thursday.

By Corinna Visser

November 8, 2023, Tarragona, Spain: Two men hold placards that says Pedro Sanchez to prison and Puigdemont to prison during the demonstration. About a hundred people protested in front of the PSC headquarters in Tarragona against the amnesty of Pedro Sanchez that he agreed with the independent parties in Catalonia to obtain the necessary votes for his future inauguration as President of the Government of Spain. Tarragona Spain - ZUMAs197 20231108_aaa_s197_094 Copyright: xRamonxCostax
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Sánchez and Puigdemont reach amnesty agreement

In order to form a government in Spain, the Socialists (PSOE) of caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have also reached a controversial agreement with the second of the two separatist parties from Catalonia.

By Redaktion Table

PR Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa presides over the State Council Meeting. Lisbon,08/11/2023 -PR Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa presides over the State Council Meeting due to the resignation of the Prime Minister, Antonio Costa. In the image Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in the final statements of the State Council meeting. PAULO SPRANGER/ GLOBAL IMAGENS PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY PauloxSpranger
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Portugal's political crisis: the way forward

Following the resignation of Prime Minister Antonio Costa in the wake of a corruption scandal, Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has announced early parliamentary elections. The corruption scandal could bring new voters to the extreme right.

By Redaktion Table