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Kurti: Why doesn’t Serbia create structures for its own ethnic minorities
In response to ongoing pressure to create the Association of Serb Municipalities in the country, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has questioned why a similar structure is not created in Serbia, where minority leaders head 11 municipalities. Serbia is home...
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LEAK: European Parliament to push for 80% pesticides reduction target
The Member of the European Parliament leading the revision of the EU's pesticide framework is pushing for more ambition both in targets and timelines for EU-wide pesticide cuts, according to a draft report seen by EURACTIV.
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EU lawmakers vote for stricter climate due diligence obligations for companies
Members of the European Parliament’s environment committee voted on Thursday (9 February) to strengthen requirements on climate protection in the proposed EU rules on corporate accountability.
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Austria to use space tech for farming subsidies allocation
Austria has decided to mobilise satellite technology to check in detail whether farms are meeting the conditions for receiving billions in EU agriculture subsidies, a task which is often very complex and costly for national authorities.
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Parliament adopts position on law to green EU houses by 2050
The European Parliament has adopted its position on the revision of the EU buildings directive, putting it on collision course with the 27 EU countries as EU lawmakers seek to boost renovation rates in the bloc.
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The Brief — Zelenskyy Superstar
The visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to London, Paris, and Brussels is yet another example that he and his advisers in Kyiv are excellent communicators, capable of advancing the interests of their country to a maximum.
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Hailed by EU leaders, Zelenskyy hears promises on fighter jets, but not accession
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a hero's welcome in Brussels on Thursday (9 February) as he lobbied EU leaders to expedite the delivery of modern weapons to halt Russia's upcoming spring offensive.
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Twitter gets ‘yellow card’ as platforms report on content moderation
As major platforms submitted their first progress reports on compliance with the updated Code of Practice on Disinformation, EU officials criticised Twitter for its scant efforts, which gave the impression it "didn’t take it seriously enough".
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EU sustainability reporting standards must be taken over the finish line
Set to be adopted in June 2023, the new rules adopted under the EU's groundbreaking Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive are raising the bar for corporate transparency globally; as such, it is important that they are upheld, writes Mirjam Wolfrum.
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Fortress Europe will harm EU’s geopolitical interests
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at why the new ‘Fortress Europe’ being built by EU leaders on...
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It’s a Match!
Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Economy Brief. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Greetings from the European Council premises! While EU leaders are still too busy to discuss the economic future of the bloc, we at EURACTIV want to offer...
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EU’s future hydrogen grid takes shape after Parliament vote
In a vote on Thursday (9 February), the European Parliament's industry committee set out its position on future rules governing hydrogen networks in a bid to transition away from fossil gas.
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Commission’s verdict still out on EU court ruling on bee-toxic pesticides
After a recent EU court decision to block the emergency use of bee-toxic neonicotinoid pesticides, the European Commission is still unclear on what exactly this ruling means in practice.
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Green Deal Industrial Plan is no substitute for a Competitiveness Agenda
The European Union’s initial response to the US subsidy programme is no substitute for a strategy to improve competitiveness, writes Stefano Mallia. Stefano Mallia is the president of the Employers’ Group in the European Economic and Social Committee. Last week,...
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Intel raises state aid bar for Germany mega fabs amid subsidy race
Chipmaker Intel wants more than the €6.8 billion promised by Berlin to build two mega fabs- state-of-the-art microchip factories- in Germany, according to media reports.
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At EU summit, Bulgarian president calls for peace in Ukraine
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev made comments contradicting most of his peers at an EU summit on Thursday (9 February), as he called for peace in Ukraine at a time when President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due in Brussels to ask for more weapons to free the territories occupied by Russia.
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‘No longer science fiction’: Digitalisation heralds new era for railways
Rail operators are backing a shift to digital technology to remove barriers to cross-border journeys, a move in line with EU goals to double the share of rail freight and high-speed rail traffic by 2030.
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An EU Renovation Loan can unlock €2 trillion of future energy savings
Today, home renovation loans often come at high costs for uncertain results, despite the enormous gains they can offer in terms of energy savings; the time has come to change this and de-risk renovations for homeowners, writes Peter Sweatman.
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Ukraine fights to defend Europe’s ‘way of life’, Zelenskyy tells EU Parliament
Ukraine is fighting Russia's invasion to preserve the 'European way of life', President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the European Parliament in his first in-person address to the chamber on Thursday morning (9 February).
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Analysis: Earthquake in Syria offers leverage to isolated Assad
President Bashar al-Assad is seeking political advantage from an earthquake that has devastated large parts of Syria and Turkey, pressing for foreign aid to be delivered through his territory as he aims to chip away at his international isolation.
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