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Intel’s call to action on skills to fuel European chips investments [Promoted content]

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 06:00
Semiconductor investments announced under the EU Chips Act since 2022 will need between 10,000 and 15,000 new workers. Finding these workers is difficult with aging populations, rigid labour markets, and STEM skills shortages. Intel’s call is clear: skills must be a priority.
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Unreleased document: DSA, identity wallets take spotlight on protection of minors online

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 05:59
The Digital Services Act (DSA) and European Digital Identity Wallets (EDIW) take the spotlight in the EU's work to protect minors online, according to an unreleased document seen by Euractiv.
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Commissioner Didier Reynders shortlisted for Council of Europe top job

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 05:52
.EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders was shortlisted to become the next secretary general of the Council of Europe, the Committee of Ministers announced on Tuesday.
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Looming political crises send Bulgarian institutions into uncharted territory

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 05:48
Bulgaria is heading for its sixth parliamentary election in three years after former European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel (GERB, EPP) withdrew her candidacy for the prime minister position on Monday, despite earlier political agreements confirming she would receive the post.
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Czech Senate speaker proposes hosting Belarusian opposition in exile

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 05:46
Prague could host the Belarusian opposition government led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, which is currently in exile in Vilnius, Czech Senate speaker Miloš Vystrčil said on Monday, recalling that it hosted the Belarusian government in exile about a century ago.
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Slovakia delays payments to farmers, EU can’t intervene

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 05:45
Slovakia's government has delayed paying EU farm subsidies, known as direct payments, to eligible farmers who, despite joining the biggest farmers' protests in the country's history, risk not receiving them as the European Commission confirmed the situation is out of its hands.
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Julian Assange to hear result of crucial ruling on US extradition

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 05:31
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out on Tuesday (26 March) whether the High Court in London will allow him to appeal against his extradition from Britain to the United States or if his British legal challenges have finally come to an end.
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Sanchez’s party deny independence talks with separatist forces

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 05:25
The ruling Socialist party of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is “already talking” to separatist forces about a future independence referendum in Catalonia, the Secretary General of the pro-independence Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), Marta Rovira said, while Sánchez’s party denies Catalan separation being “on the table”.
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EU Commission raises concerns over Lufthansa-ITA deal

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 05:22
The European Commission warned against Lufthansa’s intention to buy a minority stake in Italy’s ITA Airways, telling both the German flag carrier and the Italian Economy Ministry that the deal risks being rejected if no action is taken to resolve competition issues.
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Macron in Brazil to relaunch relationship, avoids thorny issue of Mercosur deal

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 05:22
War in Ukraine, attractiveness of investment and exchange of tips to decarbonise societies will feature on the agenda of Macron’s talks with Lula during his Brazil trip from Tuesday to Thursday (26-28 March), in an attempt to rekindle the relationship.
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Germany kicks off construction of electric car batteries’ gigafactory after swift approval.

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 05:20
Germany secured the construction of a gigafactory for electric car batteries in record time with the help of the EU’s new subsidy “matching” scheme.
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Fearing arrest, Brazil’s Bolsonaro stayed two days in Hungarian embassy 

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 05:14
Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro stayed for two nights at the Hungarian embassy in Brasilia last month, just days after federal police confiscated his passport and arrested two former aides on suspicion of plotting a coup, Bolsonaro's lawyer said on Monday (25 March).
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The EIB is looking into relaxing lending criteria for military investments

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 05:00
In this episode of our daily podcast Today in the EU, we’re diving into the EU’s lending arm's intention to“stretch” its investment remit beyond financing dual-use goods that can be exploited for civilian and military purposes. 
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Macron says Islamists who hit Russia had tried to attack France

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 04:52
President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday (25 March) that the gunmen who killed 137 people in a concert hall outside Moscow were part of an Islamic State branch that was behind foiled attempts to attack France over the past few months.
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Israel vents fury at US abstention on Security Council ceasefire vote

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 04:18
Israel reacted angrily on Monday (25 March) to the first UN Security Council vote to demand an "immediate ceasefire" in the Gaza war, after its closest ally the United States abstained, while fighting raged in the Palestinian territory.
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Sweden makes naloxone spray an OTC product, to prevent opioid overdose deaths [Advocacy Lab Content]

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 03:23
Naloxone nasal spray, which can save opioid users from overdoses, will soon be available without prescription in Sweden. The move seeks to increase early interventions outside healthcare settings, marking a major shift in Swedish drug policy.
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Poland’s vaccine refusals double in five years, alarming officials [Advocacy Lab Content]

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 03:13
In recent years Poland has witnessed a disturbing surge in the rejection of mandatory immunisations, with the vaccine refusal rate doubling in five years, and thirteen-fold in a decade.
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De Croo wants EU biotech leadership ambition, cites Belgium’s health and biotech valley [Advocacy Lab Content]

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-03-26 02:51
Europe must work to protect its biotech leadership capability, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo told Euractiv, aligning Belgium's biotech vision with the European Commission's global ambition.
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EU countries express conditional support for 2040 climate target

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2024-03-25 19:15
The EU’s debate on a 90% climate target for 2040 made some progress on Monday (25 March), with 10 countries in favour, three against, and 13 asking for additional concessions at a meeting of environment ministers in Brussels.
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Environment ministers rally to save nature restoration law – but Hungary remains defiant

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2024-03-25 18:25
14 countries including Germany, France and Spain called for a quick adoption of the EU’s flagship nature protection policy during today’s (Monday 25 March) Environmental Council meeting in Brussels. But opponents of the law - including Hungary who joined their ranks last week - remained defiant.
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