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Member states deal heavy blow to platform work deal

Fri, 2023-12-22 12:01
Member states’ ambassadors failed to find a majority over a platform work directive deal struck last week, dealing a heavy blow to the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU and raising concerns the file may not get through before the end of the mandate.
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The Brief – Rest and buckle up for 2024

Fri, 2023-12-22 12:00
With the last post-summit briefings delivered and final trilogue deals hashed out in the corridors of Brussels this week, the policy bubble couldn't wait to slam its laptops shut and retreat for the holidays.
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Ireland’s 1000-day drug delays: Faster access to innovative medicines needed

Fri, 2023-12-22 11:52
The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) has expressed concern to Ireland’s parliament – the Oireachtas - over delayed access to innovative medicines.
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DSO Entity and the EU Year of Skills Factsheet [Promoted content]

Fri, 2023-12-22 11:00
In 2023, DSO Entity conducted an online side-campaign to the European Commission’s Year of Skills, with the objective to inform on the needs of the energy sector related to the problem of upskilling and reskilling the workforce to help achieving...
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2023 in transport: The resurrection of the combustion engine

Fri, 2023-12-22 10:07
Germany’s shock intervention to save the combustion engine captivated Euractiv readers in 2023, as the auto behemoth’s last-minute change of heart saw it upend the usual rules of EU policy making.
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Observing aid crossing into Gaza, French MEP calls for ceasefire

Fri, 2023-12-22 09:30
With four Renew MEPs having just returned from a two-day trip to the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, French MEP Christophe Grudler, who led the delegation, spoke to Euractiv France about how humanitarian aid is being delivered across the border.
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Expert on EU-Mercosur deal: Argentina needs green investments, not rules

Fri, 2023-12-22 09:28
Marcela Cristini, senior economist at the Argentinian Foundation for Economic Investigations in Latin America (FIEL), argued that the new Argentinian government would favour the trade deal between the EU and Mercosur but that the EU’s ecological requirements went too far....
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Europe can have ordoliberalism, or it can have a future

Fri, 2023-12-22 09:03
The EU’s economic policy of the past few years is a story of twisted attempts to adjust its policies to the requirements of the real world within the rigid, ordoliberal framework of the EU Treaties. But as long as this framework remains in place, the EU will keep undermining its security, its economic growth, as well as its democracy.
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Deal on EU trash export ban hailed as end of ‘waste colonialism’

Fri, 2023-12-22 08:58
Environmental groups have applauded a landmark political agreement reached at EU level last month to ban the export of waste for disposal both inside and outside of Europe, saying it puts an end to “waste colonialism” from rich nations.
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2023: Europe’s landmark year for technology

Fri, 2023-12-22 08:00
With a busy year for EU technology policy soon behind us, we have put together a collection of our most-read articles. Welcome to our year in review, the tech edition!
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Last French troops bow out of Africa’s Sahel

Fri, 2023-12-22 07:56
The last French troops are to withdraw from Niger on Friday (22 December), marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.
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European Medicines Agency doesn’t want ‘Erotic Centre’ as neighbors

Fri, 2023-12-22 07:01
The European Medicines Agency said Thursday (21 December) that it was "extremely concerned" by the Amsterdam authorities' proposal to move its red light district outside the city -- and close to the EMA headquarters.
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Authorities clean squats from migrants, Roma, ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics

Fri, 2023-12-22 06:41
At least 60 squats in Seine-Saint-Denis were shut down in 2023, according to a Reuters tally based on administrative and court documents and interviews with more than 50 squatters, lawyers, prosecutors, social workers, activists and local politicians.
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Polish president fumes as Tusk frees media from PiS

Fri, 2023-12-22 06:27
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about ​​Germany's plan to continue border controls until migratory pressure falls, Rome rejecting the European Stability Mechanism treaty, and so much more.
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Slovenian government averts clash with unions – for now

Fri, 2023-12-22 06:18
After months of tough talks, the Slovenian government and trade unions in the public sector have reached an agreement under which wages in the public sector will be adjusted to 80% of this year’s inflation rate next year, a deal that would temporarily avert a looming showdown with the country’s powerful unions.
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Romanian government approves offshore wind law for Black Sea power plants

Fri, 2023-12-22 06:17
On Thursday, the Romanian government approved a bill to make it easier to harness the Black Sea’s abundant offshore wind energy.
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EU Commission allocates €1.2 billion for transformation of coal regions in Bulgaria

Fri, 2023-12-22 06:16
The European Commission allocated €1.2 billion on Thursday for the transformation of Stara Zagora, Kyustendil, and Pernik in Bulgaria under the Just Transition Fund.
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Diluted Security Council resolution to boost Gaza aid to be put to vote

Fri, 2023-12-22 06:16
A United Nations Security Council vote on a bid to boost aid to the Gaza Strip was delayed by another day to Friday (22 December) even though Israel's ally the United States, which holds veto power, won changes it wanted and said it could now support the proposal.
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Ukrainians in Czechia could help in short-staffed health and social services

Fri, 2023-12-22 06:14
Ukrainian refugees who could work in the health sector and social services, two sectors facing long-standing labour shortage issues, are being sought out by the Czech Labour Ministry, Labour Minister Marian Jurečka (KDU-ČSL) said on Thursday.
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EU at crossroads regarding expansion says Portuguese ambassador to EU

Fri, 2023-12-22 06:14
The bloc is faced with the division of pushing ahead with enlargement while seeking to strengthen its strategic autonomy in a new geopolitical world, said Pedro Lourtie, Portuguese ambassador to the EU, during a Thursday debate on ‘the EU in a changing world’.
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