Kaili must now endure a criminal probe into allegations of kickbacks received for falsely documenting the expenses of her aides, even while she attempts to have her house arrest lifted.

With the migrant crisis set to worsen over the summer months, the new legislation promises tougher prison sentences for traffickers and the removal of legal aid provisions for asylum seekers.

Current deployments of EU Battlegroups require unanimous support among member states with the 5,000-man response force operational before 2025.

Italy is expected to eventually decouple from China regardless, with the Italian auto-industry slashing production in the face of a global semiconductor shortage.

The aid deal comes despite established links between Moroccan intelligence services and the Qatargate scandal, with the ringleader of the bribery network, Antonio Panzeri, a known ally of Morocco.

Campaigners say the Dutch government is hypocritical by financially supporting farmers abroad, while it takes the axe to its domestic agricultural industry.

The EU now moves forward with the world’s first carbon tariff on high carbon imports with Parliament opting to reduce the regulatory leniency given to the aviation sector in cutting emissions.

Sardone alleges that the climate NGO Clean Air Task Force has been dictating EU environmental legislation behind the backs of lawmakers.

Sources close to the situation have indicated that files have been brought to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and Krah’s immunity is likely to be lifted on the basis of the original investigation by the EU anti-fraud agency OLAF.

A new EU surcharge on fuel could trigger a price spike as experts warn that politicians have severely underestimated the actual tax rate.

The former judge resigned over attempts to bypass the Supreme Court as the Greek Parliament passed legislation to ban the National Party from standing in next month’s election.

Academics at the conference affirmed the importance of meat and challenged the growing anti-meat consensus among EU policymakers amid a growing grassroots backlash.