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Paris pushes to bring Berlin onboard with EU industrial policy
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the discrimination of Albanians in Serbia reaching the US Secretary of State, Czechia searching for the new EU Commissioner to replace Jourová in 2024, and so much more.
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Russia says Crimean shipyard on fire, two ships damaged in Ukraine missile attack
The Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean Peninsula was on fire early on Wednesday (13 September) and two ships were damaged after Ukraine launched 10 missiles and three speedboat attacks on the port, Russia's defence ministry said.
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Paris pushes to bring Berlin onboard with EU industrial policy
There is no time to lose for Germany and France to finally sit down and build an ambitious EU industrial policy which will protect European industries vis-à-vis the US and China, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday,...
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Riding India’s G20 wave, Modi’s party sets up for elections
The weekend G20 summit was India's big moment on the world stage, giving the country an opportunity to work on global issues and providing Prime Minister Narendra Modi a chance to present his credentials as a global statesman.
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Discrimination of Albanians in Serbia reaches US Secretary of State
American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has been sent a letter by two US senators over the situation for ethnic Albanians in the Presevo Valley, where researchers and human rights groups have sounded the alarm about their “administrative ethnic cleansing”...
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Slovenia wants Croatia to improve Schengen border control
Slovenia is stepping up pressure on Croatia to improve policing of the EU’s external border amidst mounting concerns by locals living along the border about an almost three-fold increase in migrations, according to Interior Minister Boštjan Poklukar, who phoned his...
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Romanian NGOs urge EU Commission to enforce moratorium to protect local forests
Three environmental NGOs have urged the EU Commission to enforce a memorandum on Romania’s illegal logging in an open letter addressed to Commissioner Sinkevičius. The nature conservation organisation EuroNatur, together with its Romanian and legal partners, Agent Green and Client...
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The EU’s climate tech policies require increased creativity to succeed
The EU is at risk of lagging behind with strategic climate technologies, unless the right incentives and investments are put in place to unlock the potential of European startup companies, writes Craig Douglas.
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European Health Forum Gastein 2023: Health systems in crisis [Promoted content]
Health systems in Europe were facing significant problems pre-COVID, from underfunded primary and social care to workforce shortages and inequities in access to care, while addressing growing challenges such as ageing populations and the rise in non-communicable diseases. The ensuing...
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Unlikely alliance emerges in France in support of legalising irregular work
A faction of French President Emmanuel Macron's parliamentary majority and several leading left-wing figures are rallying behind a campaign to regularise the status of undocumented immigrant workers in understaffed professions.
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Slovak president asks Constitutional Court to solve conflict with Prosecutor General
Prosecutor General Maroš Žilinka has been using a controversial paragraph 363 to cancel corruption indictments, including of former Prime Minister Robert Fico, and has refused to share the decisions with President Zuzana Čaputová, who has asked the Constitutional Court for...
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Czechia searches for new EU Commissioner to replace Jourová in 2024
Věra Jourová, the vice-president of the EU Commission for Values and Transparency, will not seek another mandate, paving the way for Czechia to nominate a new representative after the 2024 European elections. Jourová, who is currently serving her second term...
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North Korea’s Kim stresses ‘strategic importance’ of Russia ties ahead of Putin summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his visit to Russia shows the "strategic importance" of the two countries' ties, state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday (13 September) ahead of an expected summit with President Vladimir Putin.
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Portuguese government working to mitigate impact of VW plant shutdown
The Portuguese government is working on various solutions to minimise the impact of the nine-week production stoppage at VW’s Autoeuropa car factory for workers and supplier companies, said the Secretary of State for Labour, Miguel Fontes. “We already have a...
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Sanchez’s request to review key invalid votes dismissed
Spain’s Constitutional Court formally rejected the request by the Socialist Party of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to review the 30,000 decisive yet invalid votes cast in Madrid’s snap general election on 23 July. The Constitutional Court rejected an appeal...
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Danish government aims to curb gang violence, hold families accountable
The Danish government presented a new package of anti-gang measures to counter rising gang-related crime in the country on Tuesday, which includes stricter sanctions for young people involved and a call for their families to take responsibility. The package consists...
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Finland’s youngest-ever former PM no longer an MP
The resignation of former prime minister Sanna Marin from her parliamentary seat for the Social Democrats was officially ratified during Tuesday’s plenary session of the Finnish parliament, with her withdrawal taking effect on Wednesday. This decision follows the approval of...
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Flemish delegation on trade mission to Vietnam
Leading a trade delegation of 29 Flemish companies, Flanders Minister-President Jan Jambon (N-VA/ECR) began his visit to Vietnam on Tuesday with a meeting with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Son and the prime minister. The visit aims to strengthen cooperation...
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Former Austrian FM emigrates to Russia to head think tank
Austria’s former foreign minister Karin Kneissl, who made international headlines after she danced with Russian President Vladimir Putin at her wedding in 2018, is emigrating to Russia to lead a think tank. Kneissl was foreign minister of Austria between 2017...
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Apple bows to EU and unveils iPhone with USB-C charger
Apple unveiled its new iPhone lineup on Tuesday (12 September), with its Lightning charger ports replaced on the newest models by a universal charger after a tussle with the European Union.
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