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European Parliament stifles Green revolt against new EU debt rules

Wed, 2024-01-17 13:25
With an overwhelming majority, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position for the EU rules on national debts and deficits, despite Green fears that it could lead to renewed austerity and destabilise the European Union.
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Russia admits developing ties with North Korea in ‘sensitive’ areas

Wed, 2024-01-17 12:43
Russia is developing its relations with North Korea in all areas, including "sensitive" ones, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday (17 January).
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NATO needs ‘war-fighting transformation’, top military official says

Wed, 2024-01-17 11:25
NATO members and defence industries must step up commitments to meet the military's needs to prepare for all eventualities because we are "in an era in which anything can happen at any time", the alliance's military committee chief, Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, said on Wednesday (17 January).
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Europe has biggest share of women, adolescent smokers, WHO report shows

Wed, 2024-01-17 10:03
World Health Organisation (WHO) report showed positive trends – tobacco use globally declined but the European region has one of the highest percentages of the population using tobacco, moreover, the highest share of women and adolescent smokers.
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Macron vows to ‘take back control’ of youth screen use to fight disinformation

Wed, 2024-01-17 09:35
During a conference with journalists at the Élysée Palace, Emmanuel Macron hammered down that "order and progress" go hand in hand, promising new rules for taking back control of youth screen use.
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EU ‘confident’ of Hungary deal on Ukraine aid, but uncertainty remains

Wed, 2024-01-17 09:15
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told a European Parliament plenary on Wednesday (17 January) she was "confident" of getting Hungary to drop its Ukraine aid veto at a decisive summit on 1 February, but Budapest's new alliance-in-the-making could still complicate things.
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A bit of health flavour from Strasbourg

Wed, 2024-01-17 09:04
This week health has made a timid appearance in the European Parliament’s Plenary in Strasbourg with Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo, presenting the priorities of the presidency and EU lawmakers voting on reducing emissions from fluorinated gases.
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Schinas tours Central Asia in preparation for Brussels transport forum

Wed, 2024-01-17 08:42
Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas is about to complete a tour of the five Central Asian countries in advance of an ‘Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Infrastructure’, to be held in Brussels on 29-30 January.
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A French-led energy insurrection

Wed, 2024-01-17 07:55
The final days of 2023 were marked by what could end up being a turning point for Europe’s energy and climate policy. Find out more in this week's Green Brief.
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Germany’s dream of building a fleet of hydrogen-fired power plants is faltering

Wed, 2024-01-17 07:04
Plans to build a fleet of hydrogen power plants to supplement wind turbines and solar panels are faltering, amid a budgetary squeeze and demands for cost-cutting from industry.
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Putin says Russia cannot be forced to give up its gains in Ukraine

Wed, 2024-01-17 06:53
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday (16 January) that Ukraine's statehood could suffer an "irreparable blow" if the pattern of the war continued, and Russia would never be forced to abandon the gains it had made.
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Macron: Russia’s attack on Ukraine is most significant global risk

Wed, 2024-01-17 06:41
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the German business model not being fit for changing times, Russia looking to hire asylum seekers in Finland as informers, and so much more.
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Fico, Orbán pledge mutual support, criticise V4 inactivity

Wed, 2024-01-17 06:33
"We are destined for cooperation and, I believe, for success as well," said Prime Minister Robert Fico following bilateral discussions – which included the topics of Ukraine, Israel, and Palestine – with his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orbán, in Budapest.
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Microsoft CEO defends OpenAI’s ‘partnership’ amid EU, UK regulators’ scrutiny

Wed, 2024-01-17 06:26
On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Satya Nadella, Microsoft's Chairman and CEO, detailed his views on Tuesday (16 January) about OpenAI's partnership with Microsoft, governance, and AI-powered disinformation in a heavy election year.
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Qatar, France broker deal to get aid, medication to civilians, hostages in Gaza

Wed, 2024-01-17 06:23
Qatar and France have brokered a deal with Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to deliver urgent medication to some 45 Israeli hostages held by the group in Gaza in return for humanitarian and medical aid for the most vulnerable civilians.
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Croatia, Italy, Slovenian interior ministers to jointly combat irregular migration in region

Wed, 2024-01-17 06:18
The three interior ministers of Croatia, Italy and Slovenia agreed to expand their border control cooperation to Western Balkan countries – a popular migration route – to crack down on irregular migration.
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Romanian family doctors threaten protests, retirement following budget cuts

Wed, 2024-01-17 06:18
Family doctors in Romania express dissatisfaction with the National Health Insurance House’s proposal to reduce the budget for family medicine by 30%, which will be in effect from 1 February, and are threatening to protest and even retire in retaliation.
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Bulgaria will get new F-16 fighters in 2025

Wed, 2024-01-17 06:18
The Bulgarian army will receive eight of the 16 new F-16 Block 70 fighter jets they ordered from the US by 2025, Bulgarian Defence Chief Admiral Emil Eftimov announced on Tuesday following a five-day visit to the US.
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Debate over EU liberals’ leadership heats up

Wed, 2024-01-17 06:11
Renew Europe chief Stéphane Séjourné’s departure has triggered an internal quest to pick a new president for the EU Parliament’s liberals, with a meeting of the group leaders scheduled on Wednesday to agree on a course to follow for the internal electioneering.
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European Parliament agrees on updated rules to phase out F-gases

Wed, 2024-01-17 06:10
EU lawmakers approved on Tuesday (16 January) the new rules to reduce emissions from fluorinated gases and other ozone-depleting substances, addressing the specificities of their medical applications. 
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