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A Budapest reset, and a scramble to get Ukraine peace talks on track
Good morning. I’m Mared Gwyn. In this Friday edition: Ursula von der Leyen is set to become a headline act at Hungary’s 1956 revolution commemoration, and Europeans grapple with Trump’s “terrifying” Ukraine approach. #EuropeToday
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Video. How migration is reshaping the political debate in Spain's Ceuta
Video. The arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta has fuelled political tensions ahead of next month's election.
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Police find 74 migrants in overcrowded conditions in Ceuta
The National Police has found 74 migrants crammed into a house in Ceuta's Príncipe district, including 10 unaccompanied minors, and arrested a man on suspicion of labour exploitation, assault and facilitating irregular immigration. #EuropeNews
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A fraught push for peace, and a race to fund Ukraine
Good morning. It’s Mared Gwyn with your Thursday newsletter. Today: the fraught push to revive peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, cash for Kyiv becomes intertwined in talks on the next EU budget, and Argentina’s Milei reignites a war of words with Spain’s Sánchez. #EuropeToday
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Italy and Spain end border checks after Ceuta crisis, easing tension
Italy and Spain agree to end temporary border checks, easing tensions following the Ceuta crisis.
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Le Pen vs Weidel: How the far right wants to reshape the EU
AfD leader Alice Weidel unveiled her EU vision in Strasbourg a week after Marine Le Pen did the same in Brussels. Both parties seek to reshape the bloc around national sovereignty but differ on fiscal policy, energy and the extent of reform. #EuropeNews
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'Lefty and proud': Spain's Sánchez hits back at Argentina's Milei
Javier Milei has again attacked Pedro Sánchez during a visit to Madrid, where he will meet Isabel Díaz Ayuso. Sánchez replied on X, defending his left-wing stance in a fresh war of words between the two leaders. #EuropeNews
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Foreign actors exploited Europe’s riots, did not start them
There is so far no evidence that foreign powers caused Europe’s riots, only that they exploited them, despite politicians blaming online manipulation for them. Brussels has refused to act, citing a lack of evidence.
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Spain versus Morocco: this is how the military forces stand in 2026
Spain spends three times more on defence than Morocco and leads in air and naval power, but Rabat has more troops and rockets. US-backed rearmament boosts its strength and narrows the gap. #EuropeNews
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Spain changes Ceuta patrol rules over ships' "innocent passage"
The Spanish Navy has changed its protocol in response to the innocent passage of Moroccan vessels through the waters off Ceuta or Melilla, acting now without requiring higher authorisation. #EuropeNews
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Sanchez rejects criticism of Spain's migration policy
Spain's prime minister defended the country's record on tackling irregular migration amid criticism of its mass regularisation plan, while Ursula von der Leyen called for full implementation of the EU migration and asylum pact. #EuropeNews
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Zelenskyy holds press conference after talks with EU leaders over breakdown in US relationship – Europe live
European leaders met in Brussels amid worsening relations between Washington and Kyiv
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Video. Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 14th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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Zelenskyy says Russia ‘did not heed’ Trump’s call for ceasefire and Ukraine had ‘no early warning’ before strikes on Kyiv – as it happened
Ukraine’s president says his country has halted strikes on Russian oil refineries for two days after Trump’s energy ceasefire announcement
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Video. Ceuta awaits King Felipe after summer migration crisis
Video. Ceuta braces for a symbolic royal visit by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia after a mass migration crisis strained the enclave’s social cohesion.
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Video. Ceuta crowds affirm Spanish identity during royal visit
Video. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia received a rapturous welcome in Ceuta on Tuesday, 13 October, as they began their first visit to the Spanish North African territory since 2007.
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Ceuta troops absent as Spain holds National Day parade in Madrid
The parade took place against a tense political backdrop, after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election for 29 November. #EuropeNews
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Video. Spain: National Day highlights territorial unity from Barcelona to Ceuta
Video. Spain's National Day on Monday, 12 October, was marked by demonstrations in Barcelona in support of Spanish unity, while far-right leader Santiago Abascal visited Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on the North African coast.
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In a tent camp in Ceuta, migrants weigh justice, safety and returning home
Migrants in Ceuta face a humanitarian crisis, with some alleging abuse by Spanish soldiers
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Spain's slow response to the crisis in Ceuta leaves teen migrants on the streets
Hundreds of teenage migrants lined up outside a church in Ceuta in early October, hoping for good news from Spain's youth minister
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Pro-Kremlin Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk arrested in Montenegro
Founder of influential Rybar blog detained after warnings of attempts to destabilise Balkan country, officials say
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Thousands protest in Spain after death of woman, 87, who was evicted from her home
Maricarmen Abascal had been in hospital since her eviction on September 23 from her home of more than 70 years, when police and social workers removed her by stretcher
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Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election
Calling of a snap election was not a knee-jerk reaction from Pedro Sánchez but a carefully thought-out manoeuvre, Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid.
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Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election after housing law fails to pass
Election called after rightwing parties voted down emergency legislation aimed at tackling housing crisis
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15-year-old loses hand during French schools protest as clashes with police continue – Europe live
Hundreds of schools in France remain closed amid planned demonstrations across the country
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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls early election
Sánchez says Spain will head to the polls on 29 November after recent defeats on measures aimed at addressing the country's housing crisis.
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Video. Spanish police remove over 3,000 migrants from Ceuta beach camp
Video. Police dismantle a migrant camp on Ceuta’s Trampolín Beach, moving over 3,000 people from tents to a temporary reception centre for processing.
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Spanish police begin clearing Ceuta's largest migrant camp
Police began Operation Trampolín on Sunday to clear a makeshift settlement on Ceuta's Trampolín beach, home to about 3,000 people living in poor conditions for more than two months. #EuropeNews
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The Ceuta support T-shirt: €10 of its €35 price goes to Save Europe Ac
A T-shirt with the slogan "We are all caballas" is sold as a show of support for Ceuta, but part of the proceeds goes to Save Europe Act, a self-described patriotic movement that advocates remigration. #EuropeNews
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‘This can’t go on’: tens of thousands protest against housing crisis in Spain
Demonstrators take to the streets of Madrid and other Spanish cities after new legislation fails to pass
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Two underage migrants stabbed in Ceuta as tensions rise
Two migrant children were stabbed in a knife attack in Ceuta, while health authorities have found high levels of bacteria in the water at Trampolín beach, near a migrant camp. The migration crisis is forcing some people to sleep in garages, vehicles and on rooftops. #EuropeNews
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Spanish right wing votes down housing crisis plans as protest movement grows
Opposition lawmakers join forces to defeat proposals made by Socialist-led coalition after eviction of 87-year-old
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EU officials meet to strengthen border agency as activists sue over alleged migrant abuses
European Union officials are meeting to strengthen border controls and curb migration
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI appoints Fatima Mansouri as the country's first female prime minister
Mansouri is only the second woman in the Arab world to hold the office of prime minister. Her established political career has seen her serve as mayor of Marrakesh and member of parliament previously. Morocco's King Mohammed VI named Urban...
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Morocco’s first-ever female prime minister appointed by king
Her government is expected to make billions of dollars in investments linked to the 2030 FIFA World Cup, while seeking to deliver on promises to fight inflation, raise wages and create jobs
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EPP backs suspension of asylum rights in response to ‘hybrid attacks’
The European People’s Party wants to allow migrants to be returned without their asylum claims being individually assessed in cases of “hybrid attacks” by third countries targeting an EU border, a controversial proposal likely to trigger...
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European ministers discuss stronger border controls and fast-track migrant returns
European interior ministers are meeting in Germany to discuss strengthening border controls and improving rapid response in emergencies
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Poland halted asylum claims at the Belarus border and now wants Europe to follow its example
Poland stopped registering asylum applications from migrants entering from Belarus in March 2025, calling it a temporary emergency measure
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Meloni accused of ‘running scared’ with cap on foreign children in classrooms
Critics say decree also banning burqa in schools shows Italian PM worried about losing far-right voters in next year’s elections