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EU unblocks €16 billion in Hungary assistance as Magyar promises reforms Reforms under new Prime Minister Peter Magyar will enable the EU to free up billions in frozen assistance for Budapest. The EU's Ursula von der Leyen announced the news as Magyar visited Brussels. France moves to symbolically repeal slavery legislation Members of the lower house of the French parliament unanimously voted to abolish a series of royal edicts known as the "Code noir" or Black Code. The bill stops short of some lawmakers' demands like possible reparations. UK re-chalks Dorset's famed and feisty Cerne Abbas Giant Britain's National Trust is working on replacing the chalk outline of the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset. The Saxon-era carving depicts a club-wielding man "still standing tall," as the charity puts it. Why Europe is getting so hot Europe is sweltering under extreme heat that has broken records and claimed lives. Why is the continent heating so fast? EU enlargement: Is the bloc ready to welcome new members? Brussels says the EU must grow, but resistance within the bloc remains strong, with some arguing that it must reform before enlarging. Montenegro remains the only country with a realistic chance of joining soon. Turkey: Leadership dispute engulfs opposition CHP The top figures in Turkey's main opposition party differ on how to resolve the leadership vacuum after a court annulled its 2023 primary. One wants the party delegates to pick a leader, the other wants members to vote. Spain: Police raid HQ of ruling PSOE Socialist party in graft probe Police have searched the headquarters of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's PSOE party investigating possible illegal payments. Sanchez meanwhile said he was still standing by former PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. Ukraine: EU, Germany summon Russian envoys after Moscow tells diplomats to leave Kyiv The EU and Germany both summoned Russian diplomats to protest attacks on Kyiv and orders for diplomats to leave the city. The UN secretary-general also rebuked Russia in a session on proliferating conflicts worldwide. Ferrari unveils its first all-electric car, the 4-door Luce The Italian supercar giant has released images of what will be both its first ever pure EV, and its first car that can seat five people. The Luce eyes a younger clientele and the increasingly competitive Chinese market. Putin offers debt relief to new recruits for Ukraine war New recruits for Russia's war in Ukraine will have debts up to 10 million rubles canceled under a presidential decree. Another new law reportedly foresees the use of Russian armed forces to protect citizens abroad.