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Two migrants drown off Morocco coast, more than 200 arrested
Two migrants drowned after their boat capsized and more than 200 others have been detained as they prepared to leave Morocco by sea, state news agency MAP reported Sunday.
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Global Europe Brief: Indispensable allies
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Global Europe Brief, your weekly update on the EU from a global perspective. You can subscribe to receive our newsletter here. In this week’s edition: Ukraine summitry, Western Balkans looming and Moldova support. A week of intensive summitry in...
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Rockets hit western Ukraine as Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’
Rockets struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, signalling a potential new front in Moscow's invasion as US President Joe Biden decried Russian President Vladimir Putin's grip on power and sought to steel Europe for a long fight ahead.
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Food security is back on EU leaders’ menu with a global flavour
With global pledges and initiatives to be implemented in the next few years, this week's back-to-back NATO and European Council summits marked the return of food production as a tool of humanitarian assistance and geopolitical stabilisation.
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‘The International Red Cross is siding with Russia’
The International committee of the Red Cross and its head have taken the Russian side despite the war crimes these terrorists commit each day in Ukraine, writes Roman Rukomeda.
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EU leaders delay final decision on energy markets after hours of gruelling talks
EU leaders agreed at a summit on Friday (25 March) to pass the baton of energy market reform to the European Commission but allowed Spain and Portugal special status to deal with the ongoing energy crisis.
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Brussels Summits, Biden, Von der Leyen and a new COVID variant
This week is one of the busiest weeks for Brussels and international politics, as it’s the first time the “capital of Europe '' is hosting so many leaders at once for NATO, G7 and EU summits.
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UN: Over 6.5 million Ukrainians displaced after one month of war
More than 6.5 million people are currently displaced inside Ukraine while 3.7 million have fled the country since the Russian invasion started one month ago, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday (25 March).
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Decarbonisation of district heating at the centre of PGE’s energy transition [Promoted content]
District heating has a great potential to accelerate its decarbonisation, including through exploring waste heat, but also deploying heat storage. However, taking into account the specificities of existing district heating systems, in particular in the Central and Eastern Europe, the...
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Ukrainian IT industry continues to operate as war rages on
Ukraine's IT industry is currently operating at about 80% capacity compared to pre-war levels, though it is uncertain whether this trend will continue and what the consequences will be both locally and for Europe.
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Serbia’s EU ambition – the best guarded secret in the election campaign
In the predominantly Russia-leaning public space in Serbia, an EU candidate country since 2012, aligning with the bloc is obviously not a popular political message ahead of the parliamentary, presidential, and Belgrade elections due on 3 April.
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EU lawmakers call on platforms to do more in response to disinformation in Ukraine. However, current legislative discussions would have them do less.
The war in Ukraine is playing out across digital services and social media platforms, with disinformation and propaganda at its core. In just a few weeks, the Spanish fact-checker Maldita.es has already listed more than 750 fact-checks produced to counter disinformation items.
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Why natural gas is neither just nor transitional
In this moment of war with explicit energy implications, public and private finance decision-makers must remember: fossil gas is neither just nor transitional, writes Marilyn Waite.
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LNG projects in the Gulf of Mexico boosted as Russian gas alternative
Two years ago, the American liquified natural gas (LNG) company Tellurian was in free fall: Its stock price collapsed, it laid off 40% of its staff, and suspended a key project in Louisiana.
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Heatwaves at both of Earth’s poles alarm climate scientists
Antarctic areas reach 40C above normal at same time as north pole regions hit 30C above usual levels, reports EURACTIV's media partner, The Guardian.
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Wastewater reveals the secrets of Europeans’ drug use in 2021
Findings from a recent wastewater analysis reveal the rise in drug use amongst Europeans as the Commission wants to ban two increasingly used substances.
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Dutch court releases two Ukrainian prisoners to fight Russia
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about a Dutch court releasing Ukrainian prisoners so they can fight the war against Russia, the Polish right calling for easier access to guns, and so much more.
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Ukraine refuses to surrender Mariupol after Russian ultimatum
Ukraine rejected Russian calls to surrender the port city of Mariupol, where residents are besieged with little food, water and power in a humanitarian crisis that is increasing pressure on European leaders to toughen sanctions on Moscow.
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‘Ukrainians are ready for peace but not at any price’
Ninety per cent of Ukrainians believe that they will win. This is why they would not accept a peace agreement under any conditions, writes Roman Rukomeda. Roman Rukomeda is a Ukrainian political analyst. This is his 20th account of Russia’s invasion into...
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Dutch court releases two Ukrainian prisoners to fight Russia
A court in Breda has ordered the early release of two Ukrainians, so they can fight the Russian invasion in Ukraine. The two Ukrainian men, aged 27 and 29, had been in custody for six months for human smuggling charges. Both...
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