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EU prosecutor says Greece obstructing investigation into deadly train accident

Fri, 2024-03-15 05:55
EU chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi has said the Greek authorities are posing obstacles in her investigation over a train accident last year which killed 57 people, mainly youngsters.
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Hijacked Bulgarian ship may have been used in attack near Somalia

Fri, 2024-03-15 05:52
Somali pirates who seized the Maltese-flagged bulk cargo ship Ruen in December may have used the vessel in the takeover of a Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Somalia two days ago, the European Union naval force said on Thursday (14 March).
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Italian majority split on third term for regional governors

Fri, 2024-03-15 05:52
Tensions are rising among the majority parties in Italy’s ruling coalition after a proposal by Matteo Salvini’s Lega (ID) to extend the maximum term of office for regional governors to three years failed to convince the right-wing coalition’s other partners - a move that could reshape the power dynamics within the government and Lega ahead of June’s EU elections.
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Danish government’s plan to extend military service ‘unrealistic’, says union

Fri, 2024-03-15 05:52
The government’s recent proposal to extend compulsory military service from four to 11 months is “unrealistic,” mainly due to a lack of capacity, a leading union representing Danish armed forces personnel told Danish media on Thursday.
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EU delegation of German far-right faces revolt before European Elections

Fri, 2024-03-15 05:50
In an unprecedented move, outgoing members in the European Parliament of Germany’s far-right AfD have elected a new delegation chair, defying a direct request by the party leadership not to go through with it. 
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Ukraine: Macron accepts possibility of need for troops in Ukraine

Fri, 2024-03-15 05:49
Commenting on his recent statements on the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a television interview on Thursday that France would “never go on the offensive” but reiterated his goal of making Russia lose.
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“Broken” Franco-German tandem needs Tusk and Trump

Fri, 2024-03-15 05:47
As the vital relationship between Franco-German leaders Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron appears “broken”, hopes for a sustainable fix rest on the Weimar Triangle and even the return of an old nemesis.
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Bulgaria and Romania to partially join Schengen – a bit too late?

Fri, 2024-03-15 05:00
On the latest episode of Euractiv’s Today in the EU we invited Georgi Gotev, our senior editor to take a deep dive into Bulgaria’s and Romania’s Schengen admission.
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Data protection in the EU: Children, migrants, and EU Commission

Fri, 2024-03-15 05:00
This week, together with the European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski, we look at data protection issues, including the regulation concerning the detection and removal of online child sexual abuse material, as well as Frontex’s handling of migrants’ data, and the recent news regarding the European Commission's violation of data protection rules in its use of Microsoft.
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Orphan medicines Pharma package provisions unleash uncertainties, stakeholders warn [Advocacy Lab Content]

Fri, 2024-03-15 02:55
There are more than 6,000 rare diseases, with 27 different healthcare systems governed by conflicting rules and principles, with no harmonisation for orphan medicines payments. Rare disease clinicians hope the Pharma Package will bridge regulatory gaps.
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Abusive subcontracting detrimental to all workers, says European trade workers’ union [Advocacy Lab Content]

Fri, 2024-03-15 02:29
When done abusively to cut costs and circumvent regulations, subcontracting is detrimental to both the subcontracted workers and local workforces who end up approaching the negotiating table from weaker positions, says a leading European trade unionist.
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EU needs an ambitious Bio Act, says MEP Weiss [Advocacy Lab Content]

Fri, 2024-03-15 02:09
Europe needs a Bio Act according to MEP Pernille Weiss (EPP). Weiss and other expert speakers at the European High-Level Summit on Biosolutions said failing to develop an effective biosolutions framework will lead to a stifling of innovation and growth.
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EU push to make private sector finance key investments is misguided, analysts warn

Thu, 2024-03-14 17:42
The EU’s recent push to encourage the private sector to step in to finance critical investment - especially through the revival of Capital Market Union (CMU) plans -  is both unrealistic and misguided, experts warned.
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EU Commission scrutinises nine big tech platforms over targeted ads and generative AI

Thu, 2024-03-14 17:29
The European Commission requested information on Thursday (14 March) from nine big tech platforms on their use of targeted ads and generative artificial intelligence (AI) to gauge compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA).
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Commission says new rules on animal welfare postponed in name of strategic dialogue

Thu, 2024-03-14 17:07
After tabling just a small part of the promised overhaul of legislation on animal welfare, the Commission told the European Parliament plenary on Thursday (14 March) that a revision must rely on a strategic dialogue with stakeholders.
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Panama tackling illicit trade [Advocacy Lab Content]

Thu, 2024-03-14 16:29
Panama is increasingly becoming the hub of illicit tobacco trade, costing the country massive loss of public revenues and at the same time, raising questions over the policy response to this phenomenon.
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Von der Leyen campaign’s ‘hot phase’ expected in May – EPP source

Thu, 2024-03-14 16:18
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is expected to start an “intensive” EU election campaign in May with several “thematic” events across Europe, a source familiar with the matter from the European People’s Party (EPP) headquarters in Brussels told Euractiv.
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EU humanitarian chief urges Israel to enable better land access to Gaza as famine looms

Thu, 2024-03-14 16:00
Airdrops and a maritime corridor will not be enough to substitute humanitarian aid transported by trucks into Gaza, where people are on the verge of famine, European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič said on Thursday (14 March).
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EU environment chief to address anti-deforestation law concerns on South America tour

Thu, 2024-03-14 15:28
The EU’s Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius is touring Paraguay, Bolivia, and Ecuador this week to address concerns related to the implementation of the world’s first ban on deforestation-linked products, a measure criticised as protectionist by some of the bloc’s trade partners.
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The Brief – Voting under totalitarian rule

Thu, 2024-03-14 15:20
When I think about the Russian elections, particularly the presidential one taking place this weekend, I cannot help but remember the totalitarian voting in which I participated as a youngster.
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