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Feb 12, 2026 - World

Advocate general questions decision, saying reforms needed to unfreeze about €10bn have not been carried outEurope live – latest updatesThe top adviser to the EU’s highest court has said it should annul a decision by the European Commission to unfreeze billions of euros of payments to Hungary that had been suspended because of serious concerns over corruption and the rule of law.Tamara Ćapeta, the advocate general of the European court of justice, said on Thursday the commission should not have paid out the funds because Hungary had not actually carried out the judicial reforms that were a condition for their release. Continue reading...

Feb 12, 2026 - World

If the power of such a huge purchase does not put New Delhi in the driver's seat to fast-track acquisition of technology, then nothing else will.

Feb 12, 2026 - World

Amid President Donald Trump's anti-immigration push in the United States, a new bill has been introduced in the US Congress seeking to end the H-1B visa program.

Feb 12, 2026 - World

Legislation is latest step in crackdown by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government on irregular migrationItaly’s prime minister says her government will deploy every tool at its disposal to “guarantee the security of our borders” after approving a bill authorising naval blockades to stop boats from arriving in Italy during periods of “exceptional pressure”.The bill is the latest step in the crackdown on irregular immigration by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government, which has included tough measures against charity rescue ships, harsher jail terms for human smugglers and schemes aimed at swiftly repatriating people. Continue reading...

Feb 12, 2026 - World

Billionaire’s business has in recent years claimed UK and EU support for refineries and chemicals plants worth about €800mJim Ratcliffe apologises for ‘choice of language’ after saying immigrants were ‘colonising’ UKThe backlash against Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s comments about immigrants to the UK “costing too much” for the state comes at an awkward time for his loss-making Ineos business.The billionaire industrialist’s sprawling empire, which ranges from chemicals to car making, has sought government financial support worth hundreds of millions of pounds and is lobbying for further state aid from the UK and EU to stay afloat. Continue reading...