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"Before reopening the legislation, we need guarantees from the EPP on how they plan to approach the issue," a Renew MEP told Euractiv.

EU foreign ministers are expected to discuss an updated Kallas' plan again on Monday, with focus on ammunition.

Far-right candidate claimed that Conservatives’ pick dodged a direct clash by timing the debates to ensure that he would miss both debates.

"Some of them could find work in organised crime," Ladislav Šticha, a spokesperson for the country's intelligence services, told Euractiv Czechia.

For MEPs of different political groups in the European Parliament, the Commission has the duty to act, as the announced bear killing spree is deemed to breach the EU’s Habitats Directive.

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said the move is a direct response to “legitimate” calls from the United States to increase defence spending.

In first sit-down interviews since securing a deal to form the next German government, Merz lays out his foreign policy priorities.