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French elections: The left’s ecological programme repackages existing EU measures
The left and far-left programme for the French parliamentary elections gives pride of place to ecological measures, but many of these goals are based on already-existing European measures.
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North Macedonia parliament approves a new nationalist-dominated government
North Macedonia's lawmakers on Sunday (23 June) approved a new nationalist-dominated government of Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, whose party won general elections in May banking on voters' anger at the slow pace of European Union integration.
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Netanyahu says ‘intense’ phase of Gaza war nearing end
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday (23 June) that "intense" fighting against Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city of Rafah is nearly over, more than eight months into the devastating war.
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Plan to announce new far-right group “The Sovereignists” imminent
A new far-right parliamentary group, allegedly named "The Sovereignists," is being formed in the European Parliament, led by Germany's AfD and aiming to gather various nationalist parties across Europe, according to multiple sources and media reports.
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EU leaders face need to balance top job appointments with future priorities
As European Union leaders gear up to finalise key appointments at their summit between 27 and 28 June, they will need to strike a delicate balance between competing candidates and pressing priorities.
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Orthodox priest, multiple police killed in terrorist attack in Russia’s Dagestan
Gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church and a police post in attacks across two cities in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday (23 June), killing an Orthodox priest and multiple police officers, the region's head said.
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Why EU countries are flirting with Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda migration model
The promise of halting migration to Europe has been at the heart of centre-right and far-right parties' election campaigns across the EU for June's elections. While the strategy worked and garnered wide public approval, voters are now expecting politicians to deliver and leaders are looking beyond the EU for solutions.
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Sino-EU personalised medicines project, Europe bridging a data divide [Advocacy Lab Content]
The Sino-EU PerMed project was created in 2020 to foster cooperation between Europe and China in personalised medicine. As the project prepares to wrap up, Euractiv spoke with Toscana Life Sciences' Gianni D'Errico, to discuss lessons learned and the road ahead.
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Poland’s medical device integration gets new EMA guidance, but industry sounds caution [Advocacy Lab Content]
New guidance issued by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on medical devices aims to streamline procedures, but integrating technologies into healthcare systems remains challenging, warns Polish industry.
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New wave of radioligand therapy triggers Belgium to launch action plan [Advocacy Lab Content]
A new wave of radioligand therapies is approaching. With healthcare systems and policymakers ill-equipped to handle the change, Belgium is launching an action plan.
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Opioid prescriptions under scrutiny in Poland prompted by fentanyl fears [Advocacy Lab Content]
The Polish Ministry of Health has implemented a daily system for monitoring the prescription and dispensing of opioids following increasing reports of fentanyl use in the country.
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Dutch Minister plans to implement new reimbursement system for high-cost medicine [Advocacy Lab Content]
Concerns have been raised about the relative effectiveness of an increasing number of new medicines at the time of their market authorisation, a spokesperson for outgoing Dutch Medical Care Minister Pia Dijkstra told Euractiv.
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Bulgaria extends ban on exports of insulin, antibiotics for children [Advocacy Lab Content]
Bulgaria continues to experience serious medicine supply problems, leading caretaker Health Minister Galya Kondeva to extend the export ban on antibiotics for children, insulin and blood sugar-lowering drugs until mid-July.
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The EU’s race to lock in Ukraine long-term support
In this week's edition: a week of Ukraine support, final Belgrade-Pristina talks and NATO gearing up for its summit.
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Thousands join Budapest Pride to protest anti-LGBTQ+ policies
Carrying rainbow flags and dancing through the streets, thousands of Hungarians celebrated the annual Budapest Pride parade on Saturday (22 June) and vowed to keep protesting over the government's anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
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Gaza fighting rages as Red Cross reports 22 killed near its office
Israel's military pounded Gaza on Saturday (22 June), a day after the International Committee of the Red Cross said 22 people were killed in shelling that damaged its office in the besieged Palestinian territory.
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Apple halts rollout of features in EU due to ‘regulatory uncertainties’
Apple is halting the rollout of three new features in the European Union, citing "regulatory uncertainties" caused by the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the tech giant announced on Friday (21 June).
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Twelve EU states call for European action on nicotine products aimed at youth
At today’s (21 June) Health Council in Luxembourg twelve EU states put forward a paper calling for the Commission to initiate a debate on all nicotine-based products.
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Power outage hits several Balkan states as heat overloads system
A major power outage hit Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and most of Croatia's coast on Friday (21 June), disrupting businesses, shutting down traffic lights and leaving people sweltering without air conditioning in the middle of a heatwave.
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Giving Slovak jets, air defence to Kyiv was betrayal, new government says
The Slovak government has asked police to investigate the former cabinet and defence minister Jaroslav Nad for donating fighter jets and an air defence system to Ukraine to help it defend against Russia's invasion, a government official said on Friday (21 June).
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