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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen raised the prospect on Wednesday of Canada becoming the 27-nation bloc's first "associate member', as she pitched closer cooperation on tech, defence and energy to Canadian leader Mark Carney.
UKRAINE
HOMELAND SECURITY AND SAFETY
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday the bloc would propose an emergency tool for countries to better deal with mass migration movements following the deadly rush to the Spanish territory of Ceuta.
SPAINMOROCCOEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
DIGITAL COMMUNITIES AND ONLINE PLATFORMS
The European Union will ban social media for children under 13 and allow only limited, supervised access until the age of 15 under plans unveiled Wednesday by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.
FRANCEDENMARK
EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE
A Spanish union demanded Tuesday that a court cancel the redundancies of more than 2,000 staff who worked for a company tasked with moderating content for Meta.
BARCELONA
MIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION
Italy said on Tuesday it had extended for another 15 days its border checks for travellers from Spain, drawing a tit-for-tat response from Madrid in the ongoing spat between the two EU members.
SPAINITALY
