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Meloni to visit China this week with trade, investment agenda
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit China from 26-31 July on her first trip there since taking office, aiming to improve trade with China, a person involved in the planning told Reuters.
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US defends UNRWA after Israel moves to deem it terror group
The United States on Wednesday (24 July) criticized an Israeli bill that would declare the UN agency for Palestinian refugees a terrorist organization, saying that such efforts are "incredibly unhelpful."
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EU countries look to extend freeze on Russian assets to secure G7 loan to Ukraine
European Union member states discussed options for extending the renewal period of sanctions on Russian central bank assets to secure a major Group of Seven loan to Ukraine, an EU draft document showed and diplomats said on Wednesday (24 July).
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The next generation of European far-right leaders
The rise of a young generation of far-right voters - conservative, anti-immigration, and fiercely nationalist - is a phenomenon shaping new electoral strategies all over Europe.
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Lula rallies G20 nations against world hunger ahead of meeting
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday (24 July) urged world leaders to work together and find solutions to hunger as he launched an initiative to tackle "the most degrading of human deprivations."
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Kamala Harris: Climate justice warrior
With energy and climate an increasingly important component of EU-US relations, officials in Europe are keen to understand what US Vice-President Kamala Harris is thinking on these topics, and what a Harris presidency would mean for the transatlantic relations.
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Ukraine tells China it is open to talks if Moscow acts in good faith
Ukraine's top diplomat said on Wednesday (24 July), after a day of "very deep and concentrated" talks in China, that Kyiv was prepared for talks on the conflict with Russia provided Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity were fully respected.
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Commitment issues? Will the new EP and Commission stick with critical raw materials objectives? [Advocacy Lab Content]
The Critical Raw Materials Act is still in its infancy, having been adopted at the very end of the last parliamentary term. Will the new EP and Commission stay committed to lowering EU dependency on external raw materials supply?
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Meta releases most powerful open AI model yet, possibly last to be released in Europe
Meta released their flagship text-only model Llama 3.1, the best performing open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model so far, on Tuesday, which may very well be the company’s last one available to EU users.
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UK and Germany want to put security relations ‘on a new footing’
Visiting British Defence Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius signed a declaration on Wednesday (24 July) intending to forge a comprehensive new security partnership as the new UK government seeks to build closer relations with EU countries.
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Draghi report on competitiveness delayed until after the summer, EU confirms
The publication of a much-anticipated report on the European Union's competitiveness by former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has been delayed until September, an EU official confirmed to Euractiv on Tuesday (24 July).
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Media literacy, fact-checking investment needed to counter disinfo pollution [Advocacy Lab Content]
Information pollution is poisoning democracy. The proliferation of disinformation has become one of the greatest concerns of the digital age. To build defences, Europe needs to understand the scale of the problem, Euractiv takes a look.
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Azerbaijan intensifies anti-colonial rhetoric targeting France
In a move reflecting simmering diplomatic tensions with France, Azerbaijan hosted the "First Congress of Independence Movements from French-Colonised Territories" on 17-18 July.
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Paris Olympic Games are a test for AI video surveillance
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered video surveillance has been authorised on an experimental basis for the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, stoking fears among organisations that defend citizens' digital rights.
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The who’s who of the Parliament’s tech committees
Many familiar faces are returning to the European Parliament's committees that deal with tech policies, but several key figures have also left the Parliament or the committees.
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NGOs take relaxation of CAP green rules to EU’s administrative watchdog
NGOs ClientEarth and BirdLife Europe on Wednesday (24 July) presented a complaint to the EU Ombudsman over the European Commission’s decision to relax some of the environmental requirements under the bloc’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
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TikTok fined by Ofcom for breaching information request on parental controls
The UK's broadcast and telecoms regulator Ofcom fined the social media platform TikTok £1.875 million (€2.23 million) for not providing accurate information about its parental controls, according to a Wednesday (24 July) press release.
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Macron in search of an unlikely ‘Olympic truce’
The French President announced on Tuesday 23 July that the resigning government would remain in place ”until at least mid-August”, and that no new Prime Minister would be appointed before the end of the Olympic Games, while the left-wing opposition denounced a ”denial of democracy”.
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