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Romanian family doctors threaten protests, retirement following budget cuts
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
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
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
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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Macron: Russia’s attack on Ukraine is most significant global risk
The most significant risk looming on global order is Russia’s aggression war in Ukraine, Macron told journalists in a historic, grand-scale press conference in Paris on Tuesday, claiming 'we cannot let Russia win'.
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Czech agrarian chief: European agricultural policy should be abolished
The Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic supports the protests of German farmers against the planned cuts in subsidies and tax breaks and calls for the complete abolishment of the agricultural policy, Agrarian Chamber President Jan Doležal wrote in an official statement on Tuesday.
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Polish truckers suspend protest after reaching deal with government
Polish truckers will suspend their protests at the border with Ukraine against liberalised operation rules for their Ukrainian counterpart until 1 March, according to the deal they reached with the government.
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Thousands protest fraud in Serbia vote, put hope in European Parliament debate
Thousands of people rallied in the Serbian capital of Belgrade on Tuesday (16 January) to protest alleged fraud committed by President Aleksandar Vučić's governing party during parliamentary and local elections last month.
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Modernised Grids – Key to Accelerating the Journey to Net-Zero ahead of 2050 [Promoted content]
When it comes to efforts to decarbonise our electricity systems, I am an optimist. Yes, there are challenges and obstacles toward meeting global targets for carbon reduction, but GE Vernova was born from the legacy of famed innovator Thomas Edison,...
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Meloni, von der Leyen’s support eight months after floods to be met with protests
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet in Forlì to decide on further aid for flood victims, eight months after the Emilia-Romagna region was struck by disaster but protests from trade unions and climate activists are also on the agenda.
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Spain to declassify secret documents in ‘Catalan Gate’ scandal
The Spanish government agreed on Tuesday to release secret documents on the tapping of the mobile phone of Catalan President and leader of the separatist party ERC Pere Aragonés by agents of the state-run National Intelligence Centre (CNI) using the Israeli spying software Pegasus, a scandal known as “Catalan Gate”.
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Russia looks to hire asylum seekers in Finland as spies, security services say
Russia is trying to recruit asylum seekers coming to Finland as spies, the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service said on Tuesday amid a recent increase in asylum seekers crossing the border Finland shares with Russia.
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German business model not fit for changing times, experts say
The 2023 bump in the German economy is not a short-term phenomenon but shows that many foundations of its business model are no longer suitable for the current rapid shifts in the economy, experts say.
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Polish truckers suspend Ukraine border blockade
Polish truckers will suspend their longstanding blockade of the Ukrainian border following an agreement with the government, authorities said Tuesday (16 January), in a move that could resolve a source of friction between the allies.
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Europe quietly bids adieu to climate-wrecking F-gases
Fluorinated gases will be phased down to near zero by 2030, according to a new regulation agreed on Tuesday (16 January) in the European Parliament that will officially become law later this year.
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‘Very worrying’: Trade unions alarmed by EU’s industrial collapse
Europe’s major trade union organisations have expressed deep concern about the scale of the EU’s industrial decline, as structurally high energy prices continue to lay waste to a crucial pillar of the bloc’s economy.
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European Parliament heads for tight vote on plant gene editing
The European Parliament's Environment Committee (ENVI) is set to vote on new genomic techniques (NGTs) on 24 January, with a right-leaning majority, as the dossier becomes more and more divisive with little time left before the European elections
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Certification as a tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Biofuels are seen as a key means to decarbonise the transport sector, with growing quantities of green fuels set to be used in planes and ships, as well as road transport. In this special report, Euractiv examines the role of biofuel certification schemes.
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COVID vaccines saved over 1.4 million lives in Europe, WHO study finds
COVID-19 vaccines have saved 1.4 million lives in Europe, a new study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) released on Tuesday (16 January) showed.
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Commission launches alliance to address shortages of critical medicines
In another move to tackle medicines shortages faced across the EU, the European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) launched a Critical Medicines Alliance, an advisory group, on Tuesday (16 January).
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