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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU industry chief Thierry Breton will likely set out a strategy next year requiring Big Tech to help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband across Europe, leaving it to the next European Commission to decide whether to adopt legislation, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Europe's telecoms operators say Alphabet's Google, Meta's Facebook, Netflix, Microsoft and Amazon should bear some of the costs because they make up a huge part of internet traffic. Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and Telecom Italia call it fair-share funding while Bi...

The European Union's 27 national leaders meet on Friday to look for ways to avoid a new migration crisis and address a longer-term existential challenge of bringing into their bloc new countries, potentially as big and troubled as Ukraine. Such debates highlight a tough dilemma the EU faces in trying to bring in new members while deepening existing integration.

The Crisis Regulation includes special rules that would be triggered when an influx of migrants threatens to overwhelm the EU's asylum system.

GRANADA, Spain (Reuters) -European leaders will assure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of their long-term support during talks on Thursday after U.S. President Joe Biden voiced fears that Republican infighting in Congress could damage American aid to Kyiv. Zelenskiy arrived in the Spanish city of Granada for a summit of the European Political Community - a forum established last year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine to foster cooperation among more than 40 countries from Norway to Albania.

Poland must clarify allegations that its consulates in Africa and Asia sold temporary work visas to migrants for thousands of dollars each in a scheme that could undermine free travel in Europe, a senior European Union official said Tuesday. European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas said that travel within the 27-nation ID-check free travel zone known as the Schengen area relies on trust between the members, which include most EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. “If third-country nationals have been allowed the right of free movement within Sc...