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Romania’s prosecutor offices struggle with historically low staffing levels
Following the retirement of 165 prosecutors last year, amid ongoing legislative changes and public discussions about judicial salaries, Alex Florența, Romania’s general prosecutor, revealed on Wednesday that the offices are currently facing a historically low staffing level of just over 69%.
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Criticism mounts over Czech implementation of EU cyber security
The Czech Republic’s implementation of the EU’s NIS2 cybersecurity directive has been strongly criticised by mobile operators, who claim that the Czech legislation is among the most stringent in Europe and would put their business at risk.
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Warsaw to spend €27 million on bomb shelters, security infrastructure amid Ukraine war
Warsaw will boost its security over the next two to three years by paying more than €27 million on bomb shelters and other security measures amid the ongoing war in neighbouring Ukraine, Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski announced on Wednesday.
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Pets Contribute To A Happier And Healthier Society: How Can The EU Support This Bond? [Promoted content]
91 million households in the EU own a pet. That’s 46% of households. Our pets bring blessings we cherish and responsibilities to bear, but what is clear is the joy and companionship our pets bring into the lives of almost half of households in the EU. Our pets are beloved family members, loyal companions, and sources of comfort.
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Catalan president calls snap regional elections after budget failure
The president of Catalonia's regional government, Pere Aragonès of the separatist Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) party, called for early elections to be held on Wednesday, 12 May, in the Spanish region after a majority of lawmakers in the regional parliament rejected his budget proposal for the year.
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Europe regulator says it would pull Boeing approval if needed
The acting head of Europe’s aviation regulator said on Wednesday (13 March) the agency would halt its indirect approval of Boeing’s jet production if warranted, but he feels reassured that the planemaker is tackling its latest safety crisis.
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Spain’s fight against corruption efforts lacking, international watchdog warns
There are still too many "black holes" in Spain's anti-corruption efforts, David Martínez, executive director of NGO Transparency International in the Iberian country, told Euractiv's partner EFE in an interview on Wednesday.
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Italy may only spend half of EU Recovery Fund cash, expert warns
Italy may end up using half of the funds it has been granted under the EU's vital post-pandemic recovery plan, Milan University Economics Professor Marco Leonardi told Euractiv Italy in an interview, warning of dire repercussions if Meloni’s intends to persuade the Commission to prolong spending deadlines fail.
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Dutch far-right firebrand Wilders says won’t be PM
Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders said Wednesday that he would not be prime minister despite his stunning election win in November due to a lack of support across the political spectrum.
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As Europe boosts media freedom, Slovakia’s Fico moves to tighten grip
As Europe celebrated the European Parliament's landslide vote in favour of the European Media Freedom Act, which extends protections to journalists and the editorial independence of public broadcasters, in Slovakia, Prime Minister Robert Fico's government made a move which directly contradicts some of its provisions.
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Aid ship slowly heads for Gaza as calls for assistance grow
A first boat loaded with 200 tonnes of food aid was making slow progress towards the Gaza Strip on Thursday (14 March) as efforts grew to bring more humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian territory besieged by Israel.
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Moldova says Russia illegally printed election ballots in Transnistria
A senior official in ex-Soviet Moldova said on Wednesday (13 March) Moscow was breaking laws by printing ballot papers in the separatist region of Transnistria ahead of this weekend's Russian presidential election.
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Sliver of hope for unity in French left collapses over war in Ukraine
Whatever hope remained that the French left may find common ground ahead of June’s EU elections has collapsed over the radically different approaches to handling and resolving the war in Ukraine.
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Final push for the EU’s corporate due diligence law with compromises
On this episode of our daily podcast Today in the EU, we’re diving into the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law, which is getting its final push on Friday 15th of March.
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EU Parliament approves farmer-backed amendments on trade benefits for Ukraine
The European Parliament adopted changes to the regulation for prolonging trade liberalisation measures with Kyiv, backing EU farmers' demands and overthrowing the prior vote in the trade committee that rejected the amendments.
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ECB: Monetary policy’s drag on European economy is peaking
The eurozone economy has likely already suffered the worst effects of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) restrictive monetary policy over the past two years, a senior ECB official said on Wednesday (13 March).
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Debt or no debt? German coalition parties drift further apart
Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner took aim at his coalition partners' stance on the country's debt break rules on Wednesday (13 March), underscoring the widening divide between the country's three ruling parties.
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Disinformation campaigns likely to undermine EU elections, experts say
Attempts to delegitimise the upcoming EU elections in June and discourage the public from voting are expected “to be very much prevalent”, the European Parliament and experts have warned.
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EU’s Ukraine war fund ready for sign off, with flexibility in buying non-EU weapons
EU ambassadors gave their green light on the creation of the long-awaited fund for Ukraine's military support on Wednesday (13 March), after removing French and German concerns, in a bid to ensure more sustainable aid flow to the war-torn country.
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EU Parliament approves proposal to reduce textile and food waste
The European Parliament on Wednesday (13 March) backed targets for the prevention and reduction of food and textile waste across the bloc. However, environmental NGOs have criticised the proposal's lack of ambition.
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