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            <title><![CDATA[UK seeks closer EU ties in volatile times - but at what cost?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The UK is adopting a "ruthlessly pragmatic" approach to becoming closer to its European neighbours, the UK's EU minister tells the BBC.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:49:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PM embraces Brexit divisions as he seeks closer ties with Europe ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Keir Starmer's approach has provoked anger from the Conservatives and Reform UK.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:13:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UK could adopt EU single market rules under new legislation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The move has raised questions over parliamentary scrutiny of future rules to deliver planned EU deals.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:18:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Katya Adler: Jubilation in Budapest will be felt in Europe but leaves Moscow cold]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[European leaders share Hungarians' joy over the ousting of Vladimir Putin's EU ally, writes the BBC's Europe editor.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:28:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hungarians vote in record numbers on whether to end Orbán rule and elect rival]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Most polls favour Péter Magyar, who fronts a grassroots party, but the record turnout for any Hungarian election does not necessarily favour either party.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:49:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Who is Viktor Orbán, Hungarian PM fighting to stay in power after 16 years?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Since 2010, Orbán has transformed Hungary into what the European Parliament has denounced as a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:43:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Faced with new energy shock, Europe asks if reviving nuclear is the answer ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As war drives up gas and fuel prices, Europeans turn again to the issue of energy independence. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:14:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After 16 years in power, could Viktor Orban finally be unseated?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hungary is going to the polls in nine days - after 16 years in power, can Viktor Orban be unseated?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:04:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UK will seek closer ties with EU in light of Iran war, Starmer says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It comes as UK-US relations have been strained by the PM's refusal to be dragged further into the Iran war.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:12:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Starmer holds off from emergency measures but warns storm is coming]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The prime minister used a Downing Street news conference to make three big calls on the Iran war and cost of living pressures.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:03:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[European Parliament gives conditional approval to EU-US trade deal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The agreement would see EU tariffs on US goods reduced to zero while US tariffs on EU imports set at 15%.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:51:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Australia and EU agree sweeping trade deal in face of global uncertainty]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia and the EU sign sweeping trade and security deals after years of negotiations.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:14:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hungary's Orbán accused of disloyalty and blackmail over Ukraine loan veto]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Hungarian leader says a pipeline carrying Russian oil through Ukraine to Hungary must be repaired before any funds can be released.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:34:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sir John Curtice: Why Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters? ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:01:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Europe sleepwalked into yet another energy crisis]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It is not the first time that there has been deep energy-linked frustration in the heart of Europe.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:59:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU states told to use existing fund for safe abortions after citizens' petition]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Commission stops short of creating a new funding facility to enable women to travel for safe abortions.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:07:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What tariffs has Trump introduced and why?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Trump's volatile trade policy has thrown the world economy into chaos, and put some US prices up. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:01:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shein under EU investigation over childlike sex dolls]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Europe is examining whether the fast fashion giant breached the Digital Services Act.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:08:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Europe must be ready to fight, PM tells Munich Security Conference]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The prime minister's speech comes after a tumultuous week in his political career back home.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:23:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU adds Iran's Revolutionary Guards to terrorist list]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the move is a response to Tehran's deadly crackdown on protesters.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:47:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Europe must act urgently and stop outsourcing defence, says EU's Kallas]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The EU foreign policy chief's remarks come days after Nato's secretary general said Europe needed the US for its defence.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:45:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump's shadow looms over India-EU trade deal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite strong relations between India and EU, trade talks were stuck for two decades. So what changed now?]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[India and EU announce 'mother of all trade deals']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The long-awaited deal comes as both Delhi and Brussels contend with economic and geopolitical pressure from the US.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What India's Republic Day red carpet means for its foreign policy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Who sits beside India’s president on Republic Day signals Delhi’s diplomatic priorities to the world.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 02:03:04 GMT</pubDate>
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