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Agri-food caught in crossfire of looming trade wars, WTO paralysis
If implemented, Trump's tariff policy could escalate trade tensions and trigger more WTO disputes, which would be difficult to resolve due to the paralysis of the Appellate Body.
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NGOs, experts make last push to uphold wolf protection status
While NGOs claim that the decision to lower the protection of wolves is unlawful and led the EU Ombudsman to open an investigation, experts have been called to oppose the proposal by 30 November.
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EU healthcare assistants struggle to make a living wage, warn unions
Amid ongoing healthcare worker protests in Italy, a report by EPSU reveals disparities in healthcare assistant pay across Europe.
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Meta calls for EU regulation on age verification
Age verification should happen at the operating system or app store level, Meta said.
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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo won’t seek reelection in 2026
Hidalgo is best known for overseeing the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, and her efforts to make Paris a more environmentally-friendly city, pushing for urban changes that would favour green transportation over cars.
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Czech president warns Trump of rising autocracies
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Bulgaria's Borissov vowing to bring Bulgaria into the eurozone, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani saying talks with Israel's Netanyahu are key, and so much more.
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Borissov vows to bring Bulgaria into eurozone if named PM
But he has so far failed to form a government, meaning yet another election could be on the cards.
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Few Ukrainians mull leaving Poland, poll shows
Only 34% said the end of the war would impact their decision.
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E5 defence ministers meet in Berlin as Kyiv readies for third war winter
The E5 format is one that is set to be pursued and expanded, participants said.
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Experts: Merkel’s decisions contributed to multiple German, EU crises, including Ukraine war
Experts say while no EU leader tried to establish dialogue with everyone like Merkel, she contributed to Europe's long term problems.
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Portuguese PM says no resignations over ambulance strike deaths
Responsibilities must be established, and people must be held politically accountable, he said.
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Industrial policy also means ‘letting losers go,’ EU development bank says
The industrial transition towards climate neutrality “cannot be painless," EBRD chief economist Beata Javorcik told Euractiv.
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Sánchez reshuffles Spanish government as Ribera heads off to Brussels
The prime minister had glowing words for Ribera despite the controversy around her role and election.
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Călin Georgescu, the far-right outsider who could be Romania’s new president
Călin Georgescu is challenging Romania's pro-Ukraine position, emphasising engaging with, rather than challenging, Russia.
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Italy’s M5S denies formation of new group with Wagenknecht BSW
The sources said the party remains fully committed to its alliance with The Left group.
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Italian FM says talks with Netanyahu key to Middle East peace despite ICC warrant
Tajani said he hoped the G7 would reach a unified decision on the arrest warrant.
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What Merkel revealed about her European legacy ahead of her memoir launch
Upfront interviews and extracts from the former chancellor’s memoir suggest that she is out to defend her controversial record
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Czech president warns Trump of rising autocracies
He assured Trump that Czechia will exceed its NATO spending obligations.
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Russia advances in Ukraine at fastest pace since start of war, analysts say
The Institute for the Study of War report and pro-Russian military bloggers say Russian troops are in Kurakhove, which represents a stepping stone towards the logistical hub of Pokrovsk in Donetsk.
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Trump vows new Canada, Mexico, China tariffs that threaten global trade
Economists say that Donald Trump's overall tariff plans, likely his most consequential economic policy, would push US import duty rates back up to 1930s-era levels.
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