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Bella Ciao: a brief history of the resistance anthem sung to Viktor Orbán

A look at the origins and appeal of the song MEPs used to serenade the Hungarian PM in Strasbourg

The Guardian - UK

Ursula von der Leyen attacks Viktor Orbán over pro-Russia stance

Pointed speech by EC president in Strasbourg rebukes Hungarian leader for economic and political policies

The Guardian - UK

Hungarian Activist Disrupts Orbán's EU Presidency News Conference

Hungarian activist disrupts Orbán's speech in Strasbourg, questioning his ties to Russia and China. Orbán faces criticism over anti-immigration policies an...

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Hungary’s Orbán interrupted by activist during EU presidency news conference

An activist and municipal councilor for a Hungarian opposition party has disrupted a news conference in the French city of Strasbourg, France as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán laid out plans for Hungary’s presidency of the European Union

The Independent UK

Traffic on French high-speed trains gradually recovers after sabotage

Traffic on France's TGV high-speed trains should be back to normal by Monday after engineers worked through the night to repair sabotaged signal stations and cables. The attacks, which occurred early Friday, disrupted travel on the opening day of the Paris Olympic Games, affecting connections between Paris and major cities…

France 24

Five more years for Ursula von der Leyen: Can EU Commission chief stay the course?

Ursula von der Leyen has been as confirmed the head of the European Commission for a second five-year term. She won a comfortable majority on July 18th, with 401 MEPs voting for her at the plenary session in Strasbourg – forty votes more than she needed to get her over…

France 24

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Watch: New European Parliament president elected

Watch as the European Parliament met to elect its president and vice-presidents at a plenary session in Strasbourg on Tuesday, 16 July.

The Independent UK

Ethnic Greek politician jailed in Albania arrives in Athens en route to European Parliament opening

A jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — has arrived in Athens en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session

The Independent UK

Albanian authorities grant leave to jailed ethnic Greek ex-mayor for European Parliament opening

Albania’s prison department has granted a five-day leave to an ethnic Greek minority former mayor to attend the opening session of the new European Parliament in Strasbourg

The Independent UK

Civil servants obliged to carry out Tory Rwanda deportations, court rules

Union for civil servants claimed Home Office staff could be open to prosecution if Strasbourg rulings on Rwanda ignored

The Guardian - UK

How Keir Starmer saved the summer solstice at Stonehenge

Why did a plucky young barrister called Keir come to represent a druid at Strasbourg?

Evening Standard

UK system for wrongful conviction payouts is lawful, European court rules

Most miscarriage of justice victims will still be denied compensation after two men lose test case in Strasbourg

The Guardian - UK

Police raid European Parliament offices amid election interference concerns

We start with the police searches this Wednesday at the Brussels and Strasbourg offices of an employee of the European Parliament. Authorities say the raids are linked to an investigation into whether some MEPs were bribed to promote Russian narratives in order to undermine public support for Ukraine in the…

France 24

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EU Parliament Employee Investigated For Promoting Russian Propaganda

Authorities conduct searches in Brussels and Strasbourg related to possible bribery involving EU lawmakers promoting Russian propaganda.

France 24

EU parliament: Four things to know about the European elections

Elections for the European Parliament in Strasbourg – the world’s only popularly elected multinational legislature – take place every five years. With almost 450 million EU citizens set to vote from June 6-9, it is the largest democratic election in the world after India.

The Guardian - UK

Former Georgian president had fair trial, Strasbourg judges rule

European court of human rights rejects appeals over Mikheil Saakashvili’s criminal cases heard in Georgian courts

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Eddy Merckx Strasbourg Carbon Review: Merckx bikes are back with a range of custom options

Does the Strasbourg Carbon offer the performance to match it's slightly high price tag

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Caster Semenya continues court fight to race without lowering testosterone levels

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya arrived at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg on Wednesday for a hearing to decide whether she will have to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete in races.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Swiss women who won their human rights climate battle must inspire us all

Earlier this month, a group of older Swiss women won a landmark climate case at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The court ruled that Switzerland’s weak climate policy had violated their rights to private and family life — an outcome that will change the legal landscape on…

The Guardian - UK

Strasbourg court’s Swiss climate ruling could have global impact, say experts

Decision by European court of human rights around vulnerability of older women to heatwaves marks significant shift

WEKU

European court rules on cases seeking to force countries to meet climate goals

Europe's highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that its member nations have an obligation to protect their citizens from the ill effects of climate change.

WEKU

Is climate change action a human right? A European court will rule for the first time

Europe's highest human rights court began its session Tuesday on a group of climate change cases aimed at forcing countries to meet international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Radio France Internationale

French court hands Strasbourg attack plotter 30-year prison term

A French court has sentenced Audrey Mondjehi to a 30-year jail term for helping an Islamist militant who killed five people in a 2018 attack on a Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg.

The Guardian - UK

Man who helped procure gun used in Strasbourg terror attack jailed for 30 years

Audrey Mondjehi, 43, found guilty of terrorism-related charges relating to 2018 attack that killed five

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