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EU negotiators reach deal on Ukraine aid package

Tue, 2024-02-06 06:00
Negotiators from the Parliament and the Belgian EU presidency on Monday (5 February) night reached a political agreement on the €50 billion Ukraine aid package.
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Business leaders blame skills shortage for Europe’s industrial decline

Tue, 2024-02-06 05:58
“We have to make sure that we work on reindustrialisation before our history has disappeared, and that is really why we have to act now."
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EU Commission cautions against trade measures to support solar industry

Tue, 2024-02-06 05:49
The European Union needs to take into account its ambitious targets for solar power deployment before it considers any measures to curb imports of photovoltaic panels, wafers and other components, a senior EU official said on Monday (5 February).
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Polish recovery plan needs renegotiation, says minister

Tue, 2024-02-06 05:48
The recovery and resilience plan needs to be renegotiated if Poland is to receive the money that has until now been frozen due to the rule of law concerns, Polish Development Funds and Regional Policy Minister Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz told the press.
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Portuguese ministers travel to Ukraine to discuss reconstruction, education

Tue, 2024-02-06 05:46
Foreign Affairs Minister João Gomes Cravinho and Education Minister João Costa arrived in Kyiv on Monday morning for a two-day visit and will be received by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and their counterparts to discuss the war, reconstruction, and education.
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Opposition claims government ‘influencing’ judiciary to allow Puigdemont’s return to Spain

Tue, 2024-02-06 05:46
The right-wing Partido Popular issued harsh accusations against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday, suggesting some official sectors are trying to influence the judiciary for the future amnesty law to allow former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and other separatist leaders to return to Spain as free individuals.
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Meloni in Tokyo as farmers arrive in Rome

Tue, 2024-02-06 05:44
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is in Tokyo for the handover of the G7 presidency, while thousands of farmers on tractors arrived to protest in Rome on Monday in response to Brussels’ agricultural policies.
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East German state premier blames US for solar industry malaise

Tue, 2024-02-06 05:30
Saxony prime minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU/EPP) blamed the USA’s ‘protectionism’ against China for the current malaise of European solar manufacturers, arguing that it proves the necessity of an independent trade policy approach towards China. 
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Far-right ID party faces unity test as it scrambles to get a seat at the table

Tue, 2024-02-06 05:30
The far-right Identity and Democracy (ID) party, recently plagued by major infighting, is looking to patch up the bonds between its national parties in preparation for a European Parliament that will likely veer to the right following the EU elections.
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Czech media landscape shifts as Babiš’s sells media house

Tue, 2024-02-06 05:29
One of the largest publishing houses in the Czech Republic – Mafra – will no longer be owned by the Agrofert holding, whose beneficial owner is former prime minister Andrej Babiš, a positive step for Czech media, David Klimeš, director of the Czech Foundation for Independent Journalism, told Euractiv Czechia.
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France and Germany ‘agree to disagree’ on EU-Mercosur deal

Tue, 2024-02-06 05:25
France’s Gabriel Attal was in Berlin on Monday to meet with his German counterpart, Olaf Scholz, to deepen both countries’ ties, but the meeting laid bare deep disagreements on the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
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Critical Medicines Alliance gains momentum under Belgian presidency

Tue, 2024-02-06 04:12
Critical medicines are rapidly disappearing from European markets, Belgian Health Minister, Frank Vandenbroucke, told the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI), emphasising the need for urgent action.
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Poland’s health priorities get focused ahead of its 2025 EU presidency

Tue, 2024-02-06 03:52
Poland's priorities for its 2025 presidency of the Council of the EU will include the digital transformation of healthcare, the promotion of preventive measures, and addressing healthcare challenges within the context of demographic changes.
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France calls for stronger farmer protections in supply chain negotiations

Mon, 2024-02-05 18:07
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for greater protections for food producers through a 'European Egalim' law, a reference to French legislation that regulates trade negotiations with supermarkets and manufacturers.
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Sweden’s NATO bid: Orbán’s Fidesz boycots extraordinary parliamentary session

Mon, 2024-02-05 16:38
Viktor Orbán's ruling Fidesz party boycotted an extraordinary parliamentary session called by the opposition to vote on Sweden's accession to NATO, as the Hungarian prime minister made clear he prefers to impose his own tempo.
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Greens call for tax on windfall food profits to support farmers

Mon, 2024-02-05 15:51
The Greens in the European Parliament have urged the Commission to take action on agriculture, becoming the latest party seeking to woo farmers ahead of June's EU elections, as a new study confirms the growing grip of Eurosceptic parties on rural areas.
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The Brief – Groundhog Mercosur

Mon, 2024-02-05 15:20
It’s been 25 years since the four Mercosur nations and the EU vowed to sign a free-trade agreement. Twenty-five years of political to-ing and fro-ing, now compounded with pro-environmental imperatives pushing negotiations to the brink of collapse.
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European farmers’ protest change speed but discontent continues smouldering

Mon, 2024-02-05 15:01
After weeks of blockades and demonstrations, part of the farmers’ front take a pause, others continue rallying, while several organisations across Europe are calling for further mobilisation in the next weeks.
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EU lawmakers to Amazon lobbyists: ‘We want you out of Parliament’

Mon, 2024-02-05 14:12
Lobbyists from US tech giant Amazon should have their access badges to the European Parliament revoked “until the company’s management is willing to engage in genuine dialogue with the Parliament,” members of the Parliament's employment committee have written in a letter to the institution's president, Roberta Metsola.
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EU’s chief diplomat Borrell expected to visit Ukraine

Mon, 2024-02-05 14:00
EU's chief diplomat Josep Borrell confirmed on Monday (5 February) he was heading for Ukraine as he reiterated calls for more aid for the war-torn country.
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