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EU Parliament calls for looser environmental rules in Common Fisheries Policy reform
The European Parliament voted on Thursday (18 January) in favour of two own-initiative reports on EU fisheries pushed by the conservative EPP, which drop some environmental bans and focus on fleet competitiveness, effectively calling for a reform of the bloc's Common Fisheries Policy.
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‘Austerity will return’
After a process of almost 4 years, the negotiations on the reform of the EU’s fiscal rules have entered the very last phase: Trilogues ahead! Time is pressing, so let’s have a look at what is still open to change.
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US warns of Russian effort to tilt 2024 elections in Europe against Ukraine
The United States believes Russia will conduct "information operations" aimed at turning opinion in Europe against Ukraine as countries across the continent go to the polls this year, the head of the State Department's office for disinformation said on Thursday (18 January).
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What to make of Europe’s upcoming carbon management strategy
The EU’s upcoming CO2 management strategy will propose sequestration of up to 650 million tonnes per annum by 2050 and kick off a controversial debate about the future of the bloc’s emissions trading scheme.
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EU’s health workforce ‘without a doubt’ worse off than before COVID-19
Health workers across the EU are burning out and leaving their professions following years of inaction to handle the dire situation. Following the Belgian presidency’s announcement of a potential EU health workforce strategy, two stakeholders and an analyst pinpoint what is most urgent at EU level.
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Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal: Tusk’s changes to public media ‘illegal’
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about a new wave of farmers' protests looming in Germany, Czechia not being prepared to start ensuring compliance with the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), and so much more.
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First all-European commercial astronaut mission launched on flight to space station
Turkey's first astronaut and three other crew members representing Europe were launched from Florida on Thursday (18 January) on a voyage to the International Space Station in the latest commercially arranged mission from Texas startup Axiom Space.
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Vučić in Davos: Western Balkans need a stronger Germany
Serbia and other Western Balkan countries need a stronger Germany, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said at a World Economic Forum debate in Davos, where he said Serbia had doubled its GDP in the past 10 years.
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US’ Blinken wants Bosnia to end dependence on Russian gas
In a letter sent to the heads of diplomacy of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gordan Grlić Radman and Elmedin Konaković, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on them to influence the head of HDZ BiH, Dragan Čović, to urgently adopt the Law on the Southern Gas Interconnection, which would connect Bosnia and Croatia and reduce Bosnia’s dependence on Russian gas.
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Protests in Romania rage on despite the government adopting brokered measures
The Romanian government adopted measures on Thursday, transposing into law the solutions reached in negotiations with protesting transporters and farmers during the week, although protesters remain on the streets and have extended their blockade to a second border crossing with Ukraine.
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Greek PM says EU will work with ‘whoever’ US President people choose
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that Europe will have to work with whoever president US voters choose in the upcoming elections, warning simultaneously against telling people what they should do. Read more.
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NATO to hold biggest drills since Cold War with 90,000 troops
NATO is launching its largest exercise since the Cold War, rehearsing how US troops could reinforce European allies in countries bordering Russia and on the alliance's eastern flank if a conflict were to flare up with a "near-peer" adversary.
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Czechia not prepared for EU’s Digital Services Act
The Czech Telecommunications Office, which has just one month before it must start ensuring compliance with the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), currently needs more staff and the necessary legislation to ensure it fulfils its tasks.
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Pellegrini to announce presidential candidacy, solidify Fico’s government
Slovak Parliament Speaker and former prime minister Peter Pellegrini will announce his presidential candidacy on Friday, which, if successful, would tighten the grip on power of the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico, with whom he has been politically linked for almost 20 years.
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‘A really good step forward’: Experts praise EU anti-money laundering deal
The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on anti-money laundering legislation that has been hailed as “a really good step forward” by anti-corruption experts.
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The EU’s future computing ecosystem
Joined by Gustav Kalbe previous head of unit for Quantum and now acting director for this research field, we talk about the EU’s plans to build a future ecosystem of super- and quantum computers.
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Removing countries from EU could be option to resolve blockade, Ireland says
As EU decision-making remains plagued by disunity, Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin (Fianna Fáil, Renew) suggested that government abstaining from decisions they do not agree with could be a “creative” way for the bloc to avoid deadlock in the future.
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Cultivating Growth: The Transformative Impact of Cultural Diplomacy on Mongolia’s Thriving Creative Industries [Promoted content]
With the international community gathering at Davos this week, Mongolia’s Minister of Culture, Nomin Chinbat, met with leaders from politics and business about Mongolia’s rich cultural heritage and the economic growth potential that the country’s cultural and creative industries possess.
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France dubious about EU-wide ‘net-zero soil artificialisation’ target
France is "not persuaded" that its 2050 'zero artificialisation' goal should be extended at EU lavel, even though discussions are currently underway on a European soil monitoring and resilience directive.
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In France, low rate of HPV vaccination raises concerns among health experts
Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) in France remains one of the lowest in the European Union, prompting health professionals to warn of a risk to public health and the importance of vaccinating boys too.
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