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Friday, 28 August 2026
European Union
Germany proposes 'associate membership' for Ukraine in EU ahead of full accession99dEU and US reach provisional trade deal after marathon overnight negotiations100dEU calls for social media delay for children ahead of expert recommendations107dPoland to recognise same-sex marriages performed abroad in landmark LGBT rights step107dArmenia's Pashinyan declares Karabakh 'was never ours' as country pivots toward Europe108dEU and international coalition impose sanctions and mobilise to recover Ukraine's stolen children108dEU breaks two-year deadlock to sanction Israeli settlers over West Bank violence108dHungary's Péter Magyar sworn in as prime minister, ending 16 years of Orbán rule111dEU firms race to buy record Russian LNG ahead of sanctions deadline as gas reserves hit post-2022 lows112dECB board member warns of quiet erosion of central bank independence112dVon der Leyen and Trump discuss Middle East coordination in phone call112dEU-Switzerland deal draws optimism from senior German MEP despite looming referendum risks112dEU lawmakers urge bloc to press Israel over Gaza press access112dEU prosecutors open fraud investigation into France's Rassemblement National112dEU funding of African border controls reduces Canary Islands migration but draws human rights criticism112dTrump sets July 4 deadline for EU to ratify trade deal or face higher tariffs112dEU bans deepfake nudification apps and eases AI rules in overnight deal113dUS plans to raise tariffs on EU cars to 25%, reversing earlier deal114dFrance extends internal border checks until October 2026, raising fears for Schengen's future115dEuropean Commission warns of economic headwinds at Eurogroup meeting115d