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BERLIN/PARIS — The European Commission is working on a new budget fund to compensate farmers for any negative impact from the EU-Mercosur agreement, hoping the cash pot will help overcome French resistance to the trade deal. The plan, confirmed by four officials, comes as the EU and the South American bloc aim to finalize the landmark agreement at the G20 leaders’ summit in Rio de Janeiro Nov. 18-19. Crucially, the compensation fund is already being welcomed by France, the biggest opponent of the Mercosur deal, which harbors concerns its farmers will suffer from a glut of South American imports such…

The Ukrainian leader’s so-called “victory plan” lays out Ukraine’s preconditions for a cease-fire deal, designed to strengthen its hand in any future negotiations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to unveil his plan to win the war against Russia to Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday, following a tour of the plan to Western allies who were less than enthused.The so-called “victory plan” — which outlines the conditions under which Ukraine would be prepared to negotiate peace — is considered by many as Ukraine’s last resort to strengthen its hand in any future cease-fire negotiations with Russia. No country however has thus…

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LONDON — The U.K. government is set to ignore calls to designate a key wing of Iran’s military as a terrorist group amid fears of a diplomatic breakdown between London and Tehran. Government figures have told POLITICO that Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is leaning against proscribing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group — despite the governing Labour Party’s having called for this when in opposition. The IRGC — designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S., Canada and Sweden — has an estimated strength of 125,000 soldiers and is tasked with upholding the Iranian regime’s theocratic…

LONDON — The U.K. government did not disclose a top official’s links with the Labour Party on a crucial transparency form when pushing for her to get an impartial civil service job, newly released documents show. Emily Middleton was handed a director general job in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology through a fast-track process in July. The move allowed the new Labour government to circumvent the usual civil service process and urgently fill a role by clearing it under exemption with the Civil Service Commission watchdog. But documents released under freedom of information laws show that the form…

LONDON — It is, says one former U.K. energy minister, “the biggest problem” blocking the country’s efforts to go green. How do you kit out the U.K.’s millions of old, cold, drafty homes with better insulation and cleaner heating systems? After years in government grappling with the same issue, Britain’s Conservatives are now going on the attack — seizing on what they believe is a major political blindspot for Labour and accusing their opponents of a real lack of ambition as winter approaches. It seems like an open goal at a time when Labour already faces voter fury for cutting…

Some European Union countries, led by Italy, are pushing to normalize ties with Syria in order to facilitate deportations of migrants as mainstream leaders look to replicate anti-immigrant far-right parties’ surging popularity across the Continent. “It is necessary to review the European Union Strategy for Syria and to work with all actors, to create the conditions for Syrian refugees to return to their homeland in a voluntary, safe and sustainable way,” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday to the Italian Senate ahead of the EU leaders’ meeting.  After dictator Bashar Assad’s violent crackdown on protesters in 2011 spiraled into…

‘MbS’ is in Brussels for the EU-Brussels summit to renew efforts for the two-state solution and EU-Gulf support for the Palestinian Authority. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman will be in Brussels on Wednesday for the first EU–Gulf Cooperation Summit, Euronews can reveal.The de facto Saudi leader is discussing a range of issues including global security, the Middle East, trade and global warming. It’s his second official visit to Brussels, having previously attended in 2015 for the Global Coalition against ISIS.On the Middle East, the EU hopes the summit can strengthen support for the Palestinian Authority as a step towards resuscitating a…

Romania’s top court stands accused of undemocratic election meddling after it removed an antisemitic, pro-Russia, far-right candidate from the presidential ballot, saying she would threaten the country’s position in the European Union and NATO. Diana Șoșoacă, leader of the ultra-nationalist party S.O.S Romania who was elected to the European Parliament in June, was earlier this month banned from running in the two-round presidential elections on Nov. 24 and Dec. 8. The unprecedented ruling by the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) sparked criticism from Șoșoacă’s rivals across the political spectrum, encompassing socialists, liberals and academics — with one figure even pointing…

A long-haul flight attendant on where germs are hiding and why COVID masks are still a good idea. The start of autumn means one thing for many of us: flu season. Searching for an endless summer, we chase the sun in search of warmth and daylight. While a holiday is relaxing, countless people say they get sick after travelling on a plane, even if they have sanitised everything in sight. Now, a long-haul flight attendant has taken to Reddit to give travellers advice on staying healthy while on a plane.Here’s everything you need to know about the unexpected places germs are…