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The European Commission president's 2023 holiday at the Cretan summer house of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has revealed a "structural shortcoming" in the bloc's ethics rules, the European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly said in a press release on Tuesday. 

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that it is uncertain whether Vladimir Putin will extend congratulations to Donald Trump on his election victory. He emphasized that the United States is considered an enemy country by Russia, both directly and indirectly involved in the conflict against Russia.

Nominees for some of the European Union's top jobs face parliamentary hearings on Monday, as lawmakers start to vet would-be commissioners to oversee Europe-wide policies ranging from agriculture to trade for the next five years.

It is simply impossible to overlook the devastation in Valencia, Spain. Even if you were to try, the rivers of mud, the piles of cars, the rising number of victims, remain etched in your mind. The death toll has passed 200, the highest in any European country in half a century. For now. Because the continent has not managed to prepare itself for the onslaught of the climate crisis.

BELGRADE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Belgrade on Friday her visit to Serbia as part of her fourth trip to the Western Balkans was a very clear sign of her belief in Serbia's EU future.

Von der Leyen was speaking at a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday he hoped Serbia would open Cluster 3 in its EU accession talks by the end of the year, noting that the move would be an important signal of Serbia's progress on the EU path.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised North Macedonia's reform efforts Thursday, but stressed the need for progress on constitutional changes if the country was to make progress with its bid to join the EU.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with the EU Ambassador to Belgrade Emanuele Giaufret on Wednesday to discuss EU integration in the Western Balkans and an upcoming visit to the region by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the Commission plans to introduce new legislative measures aimed at facilitating the return of illegal migrants. Migration was a key issue during the European leaders' meeting that concluded last night. She noted that currently, only 20% of those not eligible to stay in the EU are being returned to their countries of origin.

The European Commission will propose during its new term measures to tighten the EU's stance on migration, responding to pressure from governments across the bloc for which irregular arrivals have become a major political and security problem.