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EU Commission launches online age verification app for kids
As the Danish EU presidency puts online safety back on the agenda in Brussels, five EU member states are testing a European Commission-launched prototype age verification app for minors.

Fifteen EU countries are allowed to over-spend on defence
In line with one of the measures proposed in the EU Commission’s ‘Readiness 2030’ plan, the EU member states in question may now spend an additional 1.5 percent of GDP on defence without facing penalties under the EU’s strict debt and deficit rules.

EU’s von der Leyen has ‘good exchange’ with Trump on customs dispute
The pair spoke as the deadline for an agreement to avoid US-EU tariffs looms this week.

Poland begins checks at German border targeting ‘illegal smuggling’
Poland has begun conducting border checks with Germany and Lithuania in the latest blow to the Schengen area that guarantees free movement to more than 450 million European Union citizens.
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Lucia Yar: Slovak MEPs from the RE group will fight for a higher seven-year EU budget


Roth Neveďalová: The European Parliament will stand on the side of farmers in the debates on the MFF


Brussels initiates proceedings against Spain over rules that empower the government to halt BBVA's takeover of Sabadell


The Youth Guarantee Pilot, the EU program in Albania for the integration of young people into the labor market
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Germany reaches agreement with EU Commission on 2025–29 spending plan
In addition to its spending plan for the next four years, Germany is expected to unveil its budget for 2026 later this year.

EU Commission launches online age verification app for kids
As the Danish EU presidency puts online safety back on the agenda in Brussels, five EU member states are testing a European Commission-launched prototype age verification app for minors.

Fifteen EU countries are allowed to over-spend on defence
In line with one of the measures proposed in the EU Commission’s ‘Readiness 2030’ plan, the EU member states in question may now spend an additional 1.5 percent of GDP on defence without facing penalties under the EU’s strict debt and deficit rules.

EU’s von der Leyen has ‘good exchange’ with Trump on customs dispute
The pair spoke as the deadline for an agreement to avoid US-EU tariffs looms this week.
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