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Parliamentarians sharpening their knives for commissioner hearings
EU member states’ nominees for the new European Commission will next month have to run the gauntlet of European Parliament hearings before legislators approve their appointments.
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Gender equality is not a ‘nice-to-have’ it is a must
It is time for the EU to get serious about balanced leadership. When Ursula von der Leyen was elected as the first woman President of the European Commission, many hoped this would mark a new era for gender equality in EU leadership, writes Mirta Baselovic.
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Google uses anti-competitive advertising practices, UK authority finds
Google's anti-competitive advertising practices are harming UK publishers and advertisers, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found on Friday (6 September), amid similar investigations in the EU and US over the company's monopolistic behaviour in search and ad markets.
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Michel Barnier’s ‘agricultural’ past
The newly appointed French Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, is a familiar face in Brussels circles as a former MEP, Commissioner for the Internal Market and Brexit negotiator. But for many, his in-depth knowledge of European agricultural issues may come as a surprise.
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Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces daunting budget test
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier, appointed on Thursday (5 September) by President Macron, is in a race against the clock to finalise the 2025 budget by 1 October.
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New Parliament’s co-lead on key budget file to call for funds expansion, bigger defence wallet
The EU needs a “moderate” increase in its long-term budget, Siegfried Mureșan, the newly appointed chief negotiator for the European Parliament on the bloc's upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), told Euractiv on Friday (6 September).
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Hungarians try to push child sexual abuse material regulation, the AI scientific advisor row
Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU.
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In surprise move, Hunter Biden pleads guilty in federal tax case
Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, pleaded guilty to federal tax charges on Thursday, a surprise move that avoids a potentially embarrassing trial weeks before the US presidential election.
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US calls on Big Tech to help circumvent online censors in Russia, Iran
The White House convened a meeting with representatives of tech giants and civil society activists on 5 September in a bid to encourage US tech giants to offer more digital bandwidth for government-funded internet censorship evasion tools.
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Europe regulator orders checks on Airbus A350-1000 engines
Europe's air safety regulator on Thursday (5 September) ordered inspections on engines of Airbus A350-1000 jets after an engine fire during the flight of a Cathay Pacific jetliner.
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Summer of 2024 was world’s hottest on record, EU climate monitoring service says
The world is emerging from its warmest northern hemisphere summer since records began, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Friday (6 September), as global warming continues to intensify.
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Russian court freezes Raiffeisen shares in local bank, blocking sale
A Russian court froze the shares in Raiffeisen Bank International's, the biggest Western bank in Russia said on Thursday (5 September), blocking the sale of the unit and escalating a standoff between Moscow and the West.
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Brussels boots on the ground in San Francisco
The EU Commission engages in 'direct' and 'intensive' collaboration with California legislators, who just approved a new AI bill that could 'strengthen' and 'complement' the EU’s AI regulation.
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Biden administration races to save billions in Ukraine aid as deadline looms
US President Joe Biden's administration is engaged in urgent discussions with Congress to allow it to use up $6 billion in military aid for Ukraine before a 30 September deadline.
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Liberal Renew Europe rejects Meloni’s candidate for EU vice-presidency
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Polish Prime Minister saying the budget portfolio will go to Poland, Renew rejecting Meloni's candidate for the EU vice-presidency, and so much more.
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Trump says he will tap Musk to lead government efficiency commission if elected
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday (5 September) he would establish a government efficiency commission headed by billionaire supporter Elon Musk if he wins the 5 November election.
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Ghana begins program to trace cocoa as EU law combating deforestation looms
Ghana is piloting a system that traces cocoa beans from farm to port as it gears up for a new EU law banning the import of commodities linked to deforestation, a government official said on Thursday (5 September).
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Bulgaria promises to fight the mafia at its borders
The Bulgarian government pledged on Thursday to fight the shadowy and criminal organisations that profit from traffic at its borders and tarnish the country's image.
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Slovak National Party pushes anti-LGBTI+ school bill, echoing Hungarian controversy
Members of the ruling Slovak National Party (SNS) have bypassed Education Minister Tomáš Drucker (Hlas-SD/NI) to introduce an anti-LGBTI+ bill aimed at schools, despite the European Commission currently taking Hungary to court over similar legislation.
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Czechia offers alternative should gas transit via Ukraine be disrupted
Czechia has sufficient gas network capacity to support other countries in case of disruption of Russian supplies via Ukraine, Czech Minister of Industry and Trade Jozef Síkela (STAN, EPP) wrote in a letter to EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson.
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