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Europe’s complex eastern Mediterranean politics after US elections
A former US ambassador to NATO described Turkey as a country difficult to live with but impossible to live without.
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Harris or Trump? EU capitals eye elections next day
EU capitals are currently spending more time visualising a Trump return to power than a Harris victory.
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Zelenskyy criticises Poland for failing on military aid and defence front
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about vote buying in Bulgaria, Zelenskyy criticising Poland for failing to deliver on military aid, and so much more.
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Vote-buying a major issue in Bulgarian elections
Delyan Peevski, sanctioned by the US and Britain for corruption, is accused of large-scale vote buying.
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New agriculture commissioner brings ‘fresh air’ to EU policy debates, Czech MEP says
It is important to focus on what is in place rather than just inventing new things, said Kubín.
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Georgian opposition calls for more protests as pollster says official result ‘impossible’
HarrisX's poll - commissioned by a Georgian opposition television station, Mtavari Arkhi - showed the combined four main opposition parties on course for a parliamentary majority in Saturday's election.
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Portuguese agriculture minister promises to boost implementation of EU funds
The government wants to inspire confidence and stability among farmers.
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PP leader blasts Spanish government for negligence in Valencia floods
Tuesday's tragedy was the worst flooding this century and the worst in the last 75 years in Valencia.
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Bank of Italy governor urges ECB to cut rates further
ECB rate policies have repeatedly come under fire from Italian officials.
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Zelenskyy criticises Poland for failing on military aid and defence front
"And what are the Poles doing? Are they shooting down? No," Zelenskyy said.
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UN rapporteur urges Azerbaijan to release climate activist ahead of COP29
The COP29 UN climate summit is being held in Azerbaijan's capital Baku from 11 to 22 November. Azerbaijan has faced considerable scrutiny over its hosting of COP29.
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Japan, EU to announce new defence pact
After the Tokyo talks, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will head to South Korea, where concerns about North Korea will top the agenda.
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EU will face growing US protectionism under either Trump or Harris, analysts say
“I think the best-case scenario [for Europe] is the Harris administration continuing protectionist policies as Biden did – with a friendly face,” Niclas Poitiers, a research fellow at EU policy think-tank Bruegel, told Euractiv.
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Diabetes inequity risks damaging Europe’s fragile health systems [Advocacy Lab Content]
Insulin affordability and availability across Europe are just part of the complex diabetes management dynamics challenging the EU’s fragile and diverse healthcare systems. Socioeconomic and regional disparities play their part, but so too does innovation.
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Singing from the same hymn sheet, why standardisation is crucial for EU candidate countries [Advocacy Lab Content]
As the Western Balkans and other candidate countries steadily make their way to the European Union, alignment with European standards and regulations is a crucial tool that can facilitate their integration, especially in the Single Market.
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Commission pushing fertiliser sector too hard, too fast, says Achema CEO [Advocacy Lab Content]
Is the European Commission pushing the fertiliser sector too hard, too fast? A green nitrogen decarbonisation project has been postponed, and European funding declined because of ‘unrealistic’ and ‘unworkable’ climate-focused regulations.
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Europe’s green future needs more private investment, urgently
The European Commission recently announced more than €380 million in grants to 133 new projects across Europe to achieve the EU Green Deal, including the EU’s aim to become climate-neutral by 2050.
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Bulgaria reports 27% increase in antibiotic use, leading to fears of rising AMR deaths
Bulgaria is risking an increase in deaths directly or indirectly caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogens, following a 27% rise in antibiotic use over the past five years.
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Belgian MEP calls for an EU women’s health strategy, says EU pharma reform can go further
Belgian social democrat MEP Estelle Ceulemans has raised concerns about the Commission’s demotion of health from its leading priorities. It underscores, she says, the need to promote women’s health and to further revise the EU Pharma Package.
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Nuclear tender in Czechia: anti-monopoly office preliminarily rejects EDF and Westinghouse complaints
Both complaints were inadmissible, the Czech authority said.
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