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Every fourth child in the country lives in poverty, while one in three faces the risk of poverty and social exclusion.

Over 300 cases of hepatitis A have been reported so far this year. The disease spreads primarily through poor hygiene and contaminated food or water.

The EU has long pushed values alongside soft power. But Brussels is willing to conveniently forget now that Turkey has much to offer.

Recent progress on Europe’s mandatory booze labels has stalled amid pushback from wine-growing countries and the alcohol industry.

The “zero-for-zero” offer extended to cars, pharmaceuticals, rubber, plastic, machinery, and other industrial products.

The Commission's new strategy says little about how to support the doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers expected to carry Europe through the next crisis.

The text will be discussed by law enforcement attaches on Tuesday.

"Shocking" cases include "one large research institute" that was classified as an NGO even though it was "composed solely of government representatives," Laima Andrikienė told reporters.

In its energy policy review, the agency emphasises "the need for long-term policy stability" and clear communication.

The EU will be decisive in ensuring the final mechanism includes a price on all shipping emissions.

The European Parliament’s delegation for relations with the United States will travel to the US capital from Wednesday to Friday for talks with representatives of the US Congress.

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Organisers claimed attendance exceeded 80,000, with some estimates approaching 100,000.

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Some gave speeches denouncing the American president, and protesters waved banners like "Resist Tyrant", "Rule of Law" "Feminists for Freedom not fascism" and "Save Democracy".