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Advocate general questions decision, saying reforms needed to unfreeze about €10bn have not been carried outEurope live – latest updatesThe top adviser to the EU’s highest court has said it should annul a decision by the European Commission to unfreeze billions of euros of payments to Hungary that had been suspended because of serious concerns over corruption and the rule of law.Tamara Ćapeta, the advocate general of the European court […]

Rights campaigners say restrictions on messaging apps are a transparent attempt to ramp up control and surveillance.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Festive enthusiasm marks the day as millions turn out to vote for parliament and a referendum on constitutional reforms.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Critics say Israel's move to revoke the citizenship of two Palestinian citizens sets an 'alarming precedent'.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Tom Homan says that Trump has backed ‘significant drawdown’ in the state, where two US citizens have diedUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has claimed it is drawing down its immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to the death of two US citizens, mass detentions and widespread protests.The move was announced by Tom Homan, the US border czar, at a press briefing on Thursday. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full […]

Trump’s ‘border czar’ says crackdown has ‘yielded the successful results’ that administration was looking to achieve Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan kicked off his press conference today announcing that the administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota has “yielded the successful results” they were looking to achieve.Homan also noted that Immigation and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has not made any arrests at hospitals, elementary schools or churches. However, many people in the Twin […]

Billionaire’s business has in recent years claimed UK and EU support for refineries and chemicals plants worth about €800mJim Ratcliffe apologises for ‘choice of language’ after saying immigrants were ‘colonising’ UKThe backlash against Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s comments about immigrants to the UK “costing too much” for the state comes at an awkward time for his loss-making Ineos business.The billionaire industrialist’s sprawling empire, which ranges from chemicals to car making, has […]

Legislation is latest step in Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government’s crackdown on irregular migrationItaly’s prime minister has said her government will deploy every tool at its disposal to “guarantee the security of our borders” after approving a bill authorising naval blockades to stop boats from arriving in Italy during periods of “exceptional pressure”.The bill is the latest step in Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government’s crackdown on irregular immigration, which has included tough […]