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Greece’s new health minister has apologised for past remarks about the Holocaust. The Greek Jewish Community had complained about comments made by Thanos Plevris when he was defending his far-right father in court. Plevris reiterated on Wednesday he had" absolute respect" for Holocaust victims and reaffirmed his opposition to antisemitism. The right-wing minister had been a defence lawyer for his father Constantinos Plevris when he was charged with incitement to racist hatred or violence over a

Angela Merkel warned on Monday that Afghans fleeing from the Taliban to neighbouring countries could make their way to Europe, in a repeat of the 2015 migrant crisis, if they don't get sufficient humanitarian assistance.... EU Commissioner Margaritas Schinas backed the German Chancellor's comments and called on EU member states to agree on a new common migration policy. But Brussels' capitulation to Mrs Merkel sparked the fury of Nexit campaigners. Nexit Denktank campaigners blasted:" According

The European Commission President’s chief spokesman confirmed she would be backing the Azzurri in the crunch tie.... He boasted: “ Her heart is with the Squadra Azzurra, so she will be supporting Italy on Sunday.” Mrs von der Leyen’s support for Italy is in no small part down to Brexit, with her keen to see one of the EU’s member states clinch the title. Her homeland, Germany, were knocked out of the European Championships by England in the earlier stages.... EU officials have a long tradition

The Belgian MEP claimed it was because of a" weak and inept EU" that migration is yet to be properly managed across the bloc.... Mr Verhofstadt tweeted a link to an article that debunked the idea of a" pull-factor" pushing migration in the Mediterranean-pointing instead the finger at the EU.He wrote:" Migration myths are at the heart of populism across the EU.... They undermine public trust." People suffer and die in the Mediterranean because of them." The real risk in managing migration?...

The EU Commission and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa asked the International Olympic Committee( IOC) for Slovenian athletes to fly the bloc's flag last week.... It's one of those things that makes you proud of who you are.... We have definitely come a long way for Australian sport and it's special.".....

The leaders of Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland have teamed up to rebel against new potential mandatory quotas on redistribution of migrants.... The four countries are ready to veto the decision likely to be put on the table at the next EU summit. The alliance was announced by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Oban after a meeting of the Visegrad Four( V4) leaders.Mr Orban said the meeting unfolded new ideas in order to “ become a winner in a world transformed by the coronavirus p

The bloc announced 2022 will be the" European Year of Youth", to encourage young people to shape the bloc's future.... Following the announcement of the programme and its associated initiatives, which are expected to get the go-ahead from MEPs in an EU plenary today, former Brexit Party MEP, Ben Habib, accused the bloc of attempting to coerce the younger generation into its ideals.... In a savage attack against Brussels, Mr Habib also accused the bloc of being a" propaganda machine". Speaking