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Bulgaria is facing lawsuits because of the pandemic
Three legal complaints have been filed against Bulgaria related to the failure of the vaccination campaign and the response of the authorities during the pandemic, which led the country to the highest death rate from COVID-19 in Europe, Euractiv has learned.
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Sweden uses drones to fight cardiac arrest
Flying drones with defibrillators to help cardiac arrest patients is faster than ambulances in two out of three cases, a new Swedish study shows.
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Kharkiv under attack, Ukrainian officials play down call for donor meeting
The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv came under a Russian missile attack on Friday morning, Mayor Ihor Terehov said, with at least six blasts registered.
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Israel urged to ‘end unlawful killings’ of Palestinians as air strikes continue near civilian shelters
Israeli forces on Thursday battled Hamas in Gaza where air strikes and urban combat rocked the southern city of Khan Yunis, near where many hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge.
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Good news, and nuclear fight: 2023 in EU energy and environment
As global warming continues to break new records, Euractiv readers were hungry for good news the energy and environment front. Here's our round-up of the most read stories of 2023.
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Ukraine and Hungary prepare for Zelenskyy, Orbán meeting amid tensions
Ukraine and Hungary are preparing a meeting of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the near future, the Ukrainian president's chief of staff said on Thursday (28 December), amid recent steps by Hungary that have soured ties.
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River Danube bursts its banks in Budapest, water highest since 2013
The River Danube burst its banks in Budapest on Thursday (28 December), with water levels at their highest in a decade as heavy rain and snow followed by mild weather triggered unusually early winter floods.
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Google settles $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit
Alphabet's Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of millions of people who thought they were doing their browsing privately.
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Russia faces mighty obstacle in western LNG sanctions
US sanctions pose a major obstacle to Russia's plans to increase exports of seaborne liquefied natural gas (LNG) to offset the decline in pipeline gas exports to Europe, analysts said, as expectations mount of delays to a flagship project.
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Maine becomes second state to disqualify Trump from presidential primary ballot
Maine on Thursday (28 December) disqualified Donald Trump from the state ballot in next year’s US presidential primary election, becoming the second state to bar the former president for his role in the 6 January 2021 attack on the Capitol.
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Depardieu accusations expose divide in France over sexism
An open letter penned by dozens of actresses and other artists in defense of Gerard Depardieu, the cinema giant accused of sexual harassment, has laid bare divisions in France over the #Metoo reckoning with sexism.
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Editor’s take: Citizen Delors
There are thousands of photos of Jacques Delors in the European Commission archives, and on many of them appears a poster of the film “Citizen Kane”, which hung on the wall of his Berlaymont office. Considered one of the greatest movies...
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Year in Review: The most read stories of 2023
As an action-packed year draws to a close, it is only fair to share with you, dear readers, the stories that most tickled your fancy in the past 12 months. Here they are, from geopolitics and migration to the Green Deal, Farm to Fark, and Artificial Intelligence.
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Polish culture minister says he will put state media into liquidation
Poland's culture minister has decided to put its state television, radio and news agency into liquidation, he said on Wednesday, deepening a dispute over the future of publicly- owned media after a momentous change in government.
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Former EU Commission president Jacques Delors dies at 98
Former European Commission President Jacques Delors, a founding father of the European Union's historic single currency project, died on Wednesday at the age of 98.
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US allies reluctant on Red Sea task force
US President Joe Biden hoped to present a firm international response to Yemen's Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping by launching a new maritime force, but a week after its launch many allies don't want to be associated with it, publicly, or at all.
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Finland first to suffer if Russia-NATO tensions escalate- Russian diplomat
Finland will be the first country to suffer in the event of an escalation of tensions between Russia and NATO due to its proximity to the former, the RIA news agency cited a senior Russian diplomat as saying on Thursday.
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In Germany, local politics holds up weapons for Ukraine
Europe's efforts to boost arms production and help Ukraine to fend off Russia's invasion are facing an unexpected obstacle in a German local government.
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Romania, Bulgaria in partial Schengen deal with Austria, says Bucharest
Romania and Bulgaria have reached an agreement with Austria to join the European Schengen area of free movement by sea and air in March 2024, the Romanian government said Wednesday (27 December).
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