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Greece bans LGBTQ conversion therapy
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece on Wednesday banned conversion therapy for minors, a practice aimed at suppressing a person's sexual orientation...
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Pandemic pushes Spanish workers out of the shadows
By Belén Carreño and Gavin Jones MADRID/ROME (Reuters) - For decades, a cash-filled envelope - or "sobre" - was how...
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Bulgaria says will veto EU oil sanctions on Russia if it does not get derogation
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will not support European Union's new set of sanctions against Russia if the Balkan country does...
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French left’s new ‘disobedient’ stance is warning shot for EU
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -Winning next month's legislative election may be a long shot for France's new hard-left alliance,...
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Factbox-EU proposes toughest sanctions yet against Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed its sixth and toughest round of sanctions against Russia yet that...
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Finland and Sweden ready to deepen military ties if Baltic security worsens
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Sweden and Finland could deepen military cooperation if security in the Baltic Sea region worsens, for example during...
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Swedish PM rejects referendum on possible NATO membership
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's government does not plan to hold a referendum if its parliament decides to proceed with an...
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EU executive takes step to cut funds for Hungary over corruption
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union's executive sent a formal letter to Hungary on Wednesday, officials said, the...
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Most French voters do not want parliament majority for Macron – poll
PARIS (Reuters) - Six out of 10 French people do not want French President Emmanuel Macron's party to win a...
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EU brands Russian gas halt ‘blackmail’, working on response
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU's chief executive on Wednesday branded as "blackmail" Russian giant Gazprom's move to...
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Sinn Fein calls on Dublin to plan for constitutional change
By Amanda Ferguson Belfast (Reuters) - The leader of Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland said the Dublin government must start...
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Honduran Congress unanimously nixes special economic zones
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' Congress unanimously repealed a law overnight which allowed for the creation of special...
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Ukraine war shows ‘end of globalisation as we know it’ – EU’s Gentiloni
By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The war in Ukraine has shown the limitations of the decades-long German approach of...
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Growing majority of Swedes back joining NATO, opinion poll shows
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A growing majority of Swedes are in favour of joining NATO, a poll showed on Wednesday, as...
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Greece impounds Russian tanker as part of EU sanctions against Russia
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece has impounded a Russian oil tanker off the island of Evia, the Greek coastguard said on Tuesday,...
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Bulgaria’s parliament fails to appoint new cenbank governor
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament failed on Friday to appoint a new central bank governor after the sole candidate did...
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Italy unions protest over projected decline in school spending
By Gavin Jones and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italian government forecasts showing a steady decline in education spending triggered...
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EU adds 21 Russian airlines to those banned in EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has added 21 Russian airlines to a list of carriers banned from operating in...
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Sweden Democrats leader wants party to change on NATO membership if Finland applies to join alliance
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The leader of Sweden's second-biggest opposition party will, should neighbour Finland apply to join NATO, suggest that...
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Analysis-Italy’s politics, public opinion, could weaken West’s anti-Putin front
By Angelo Amante and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Divisions between Italy's political parties and ambivalence among its public over...
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