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Ukraine: Molinoz: “Together with Dijon, we are the first French region to exchange knowledge with Kyiv”

“For the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, the European Committee of the Regions provides an opportunity to showcase practical tools that are already being implemented today, in particular the initiative launched following last year’s Rome conference—TIPS4UA—which enables Ukrainian civil servants and elected officials to come to France and visit local governments to familiarize themselves with the local culture

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Ukraine: Vadym Serhiyovych Boychenko, mayor of Mariupol, thanks France for its support

“France is a long-standing partner of the heroic city of Mariupol.” This was stated by Vadym Serhiyovych Boychenko, mayor of Mariupol, during the European Alliance of Cities and Regions for the Reconstruction of Ukraine event in Gdańsk, Poland. He praised the systematic efforts undertaken since the start of the large-scale Russian invasion, particularly through reconstruction

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Reformism: Calenda (Azione), “Today, the PD has nothing liberal-democratic about it”

“Today, the liberal-democratic Democratic Party has nothing,” declared Carlo Calenda, secretary and MEP of Azione, during a press conference in Brussels held on the occasion of the presentation of his book *Defending Freedom: Europe’s Hour*. “Today, the liberal-democratic Democratic Party has nothing—above all, it lacks the gravitas and the awareness to tell it like it

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Europe: Calenda (Azione), “A New Age of Empires: We Risk Falling Apart If We Don’t Defend Ourselves”

“A new age of empires: we risk falling apart if we don’t defend ourselves,” said Carlo Calenda, secretary and Member of the European Parliament for Azione, on the sidelines of a press conference held during the presentation of his book in Brussels, *Defending Freedom: Europe’s Hour*. “We are in a new age of empires: the

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Ukraine: Molinoz (Burgundy-Franche-Comté), “Reconstruction Depends on Local Governments”

“Reconstruction depends on local governments.” That was the statement made by Patrick Molinoz, vice president of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and a member of the European Committee of the Regions, during the European Alliance of Cities and Regions for the Reconstruction of Ukraine event in Gdańsk, Poland. He welcomed the first meeting of the donor platform,

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Energy: Dombrovskis, “Do not extend the high-energy-cost measures; they are not targeted”

“Do not extend the high-energy-cost measures; they are not targeted,” said Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commissioner for the Economy, Productivity, Implementation, and Simplification, during a joint hearing before the European Parliament’s Committees on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Econ) and on Employment and Social Affairs (Empl). “Measures to support households and businesses must be temporary and targeted

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ECB: Lagarde, “There is a significant energy shock, but we are confident that inflation will return to 2%”

“There is a significant energy shock, but we are confident that inflation will return to 2%,” said European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde during her address to the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic Affairs. Following the energy spike linked to the war in the Middle East, “short-term inflation expectations have risen well above previous levels,”

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Trade: von der Leyen, “With a trade deficit of one billion a day with China, it is unsustainable”

“We must accelerate the process of derisking, not decoupling.” This means reducing risks and excessive dependence on China, without, however, severing economic or trade ties with Beijing. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made this statement during a press conference following the European Council meeting on June 19, 2026. Von der Leyen addressed the

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