EU to Propose Allowing ‘Return Hubs’ for Rejected Asylum Seekers The European Union plans to allow countries to return people without the right to stay in the EU to so-called return hubs in third countries, as the rise of anti-immigration parties is pushing the blo...

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The EU's returns proposal coming today is a regulation which will open the door to EU countries using 'return hubs' (if they comply with fundamental rights) and introduce a 'European Return Order' recognised across the bloc

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Police Bust Global Ring Sharing AI-Generated Child Abuse Images Europol said 25 people have been arrested as part of a group that was allegedly distributing artificial intelligence-generated images of child sexual abuse, in one of the first major cases involving t...

The dark side of AI...

My story from today on a major Europol operation against a platform sharing AI-generated images of child sexual abuse

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Wartime Ukraine Absorbs Trump’s Zelenskiy Tirade Welcome to the weekend issue of Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union. Join us on Saturdays for deeper dives from our bureaus across Euro...

How Ukrainians see everything the Trump administration is saying and doing towards Russia and Ukraine...

This weekend Brussels Edition from Bloomberg's Kyiv bureau chief Daryna Krasnolutska is well worth your time

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Power Vacuum at Heart of EU Slows Agenda, Luxembourg Leader Says Luxembourg’s prime minister said political instability in Germany, France and other nations is slowing the European Union’s agenda as the bloc seeks to boost competitiveness and prepare for Donald Tru...

ICYMI our interview with Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden

Power Vacuum at Heart of EU Slows Agenda, Luxembourg Leader Says
👉 Turmoil in Germany, France ‘indeed complicated,’ Frieden says
👉 Luxembourg PM Frieden speaks in Bloomberg Television interview

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Unauthorized Migration to EU Drops as Bloc Watches Syria Events The number of unauthorized arrivals by migrants and asylum seekers into the European Union fell 40% in the first 11 months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, just as fresh turmoil in Syria h...

New Frontex figures show a sharp drop in irregular entries into the EU so far this year compared to last year
👉 Syrians among top nationalities of those crossing into bloc
👉 Austria offers €1,000 to Syrian refugees who return

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Romania and Bulgaria Win Full Access to Passport-Free EU Area Romania and Bulgaria will gain full access to the European Union’s passport-free area next year, following a grueling, nearly two-decade push that will help boost their struggling economies.

Here we go -- Romania and Bulgaria to fully enter Schengen on 1st January 2025

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Macron’s Woes Add to Lagarde’s Economic Headache Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.

EU interior mins are set to approve Bulgaria and Romania's full entry into the Schengen passport-free travel area shortly. Ministers will also discuss Syria, after some countries suspended processing Syrian asylum applications

My preview in the Brussels Edition

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UniCredit German Unit Raided in €200 Million VAT Fraud Probe European prosecutors have raided a UniCredit unit in Munich in a probe investigating a possible €200 million ($212 million) tax fraud, according to a person familiar.

New today...massive cash withdrawals lead to a raid by European public prosecutors on Unicredit's German unit...

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Google Split Still ‘On the Table,’ EU’s New Antitrust Chief Says A potential split of Google’s business is still under consideration, according to Teresa Ribera, the European Union’s new competition chief, who also pledged to build bridges with incoming US Presiden...

In her first interview since becoming the EU's new antitrust chief, @teresaribera.bsky.social told us that a split of Google’s business is still under consideration.

She also pledged to build bridges with Donald Trump

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"Both regions will benefit" -- a pointed message to some EU leaders?

Debbie Nelson, Eminem’s Mother, Dies at 69 The two had a fraught relationship that was immortalized in many of Eminem’s earliest hits.

Lives lived: Debbie Nelson, Eminem’s Mother, Dies at 69 www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/a...

Atos Consortium Fumbles Rollout of EU Biometric Border System Financial and technical problems are fueling concern about whether the bloc can revamp its approach to borders

Worth your time this morning, from @oliviasolon.bsky.social & @tomasstatius.bsky.social

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New EU Commission Braces for Trump Challenge Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.

Today's Brussels Edition (from me)
👉 the new 🇪🇺 commission's final hurdle
👉 challenges to come in VDL's 2nd term
👉 Hennessy's cognac diplomacy
👉 France's budget battle unnerves markets
👉 the German economy's immigration needs

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Top Czech Spy Warns NATO Against Pushing Bad Peace in Ukraine Czech intelligence chief Michal Koudelka has spent decades uncovering Russian spy networks, sabotage attempts and disinformation campaigns against Europe.

"Russia would spend perhaps the next 10 to 15 years recovering from its huge human and economic losses and preparing for the next target, which is central and eastern Europe,” the head of Czech intelligence tells us
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Trump Roils Markets With Tariff Threat on China, Mexico, Canada President-elect Donald Trump vowed additional tariffs on China as well as US neighbors Canada and Mexico, roiling markets with his first specific threat to curb global trade flows since his election w...

Here we go...

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