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Georgian opposition calls for more protests as pollster says official result ‘impossible’
HarrisX's poll - commissioned by a Georgian opposition television station, Mtavari Arkhi - showed the combined four main opposition parties on course for a parliamentary majority in Saturday's election.
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Portuguese agriculture minister promises to boost implementation of EU funds
The government wants to inspire confidence and stability among farmers.
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PP leader blasts Spanish government for negligence in Valencia floods
Tuesday's tragedy was the worst flooding this century and the worst in the last 75 years in Valencia.
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Bank of Italy governor urges ECB to cut rates further
ECB rate policies have repeatedly come under fire from Italian officials.
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Zelenskyy criticises Poland for failing on military aid and defence front
"And what are the Poles doing? Are they shooting down? No," Zelenskyy said.
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UN rapporteur urges Azerbaijan to release climate activist ahead of COP29
The COP29 UN climate summit is being held in Azerbaijan's capital Baku from 11 to 22 November. Azerbaijan has faced considerable scrutiny over its hosting of COP29.
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Japan, EU to announce new defence pact
After the Tokyo talks, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will head to South Korea, where concerns about North Korea will top the agenda.
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EU will face growing US protectionism under either Trump or Harris, analysts say
“I think the best-case scenario [for Europe] is the Harris administration continuing protectionist policies as Biden did – with a friendly face,” Niclas Poitiers, a research fellow at EU policy think-tank Bruegel, told Euractiv.
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Diabetes inequity risks damaging Europe’s fragile health systems [Advocacy Lab Content]
Insulin affordability and availability across Europe are just part of the complex diabetes management dynamics challenging the EU’s fragile and diverse healthcare systems. Socioeconomic and regional disparities play their part, but so too does innovation.
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Singing from the same hymn sheet, why standardisation is crucial for EU candidate countries [Advocacy Lab Content]
As the Western Balkans and other candidate countries steadily make their way to the European Union, alignment with European standards and regulations is a crucial tool that can facilitate their integration, especially in the Single Market.
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Commission pushing fertiliser sector too hard, too fast, says Achema CEO [Advocacy Lab Content]
Is the European Commission pushing the fertiliser sector too hard, too fast? A green nitrogen decarbonisation project has been postponed, and European funding declined because of ‘unrealistic’ and ‘unworkable’ climate-focused regulations.
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Europe’s green future needs more private investment, urgently
The European Commission recently announced more than €380 million in grants to 133 new projects across Europe to achieve the EU Green Deal, including the EU’s aim to become climate-neutral by 2050.
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Bulgaria reports 27% increase in antibiotic use, leading to fears of rising AMR deaths
Bulgaria is risking an increase in deaths directly or indirectly caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogens, following a 27% rise in antibiotic use over the past five years.
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Belgian MEP calls for an EU women’s health strategy, says EU pharma reform can go further
Belgian social democrat MEP Estelle Ceulemans has raised concerns about the Commission’s demotion of health from its leading priorities. It underscores, she says, the need to promote women’s health and to further revise the EU Pharma Package.
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Nuclear tender in Czechia: anti-monopoly office preliminarily rejects EDF and Westinghouse complaints
Both complaints were inadmissible, the Czech authority said.
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Christophe Hansen, the ‘consensual’ figure poised to lead EU agri-food policy
Raised on a family farm, the agriculture commissioner-designate will have to bridge political divides to deliver a plan that balances sustainability and competitiveness.
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The Brief – A better scenario for 6 November
It seems all the ingredients are there for unrest, and let us not be afraid to say it – civil war.
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Dairy sector unveils ambitious roadmap to combat climate change [Promoted content]
The European dairy sector has committed to an ambitious roadmap to combat climate change, aiming for significant greenhouse gas reductions and enhanced sustainability practices. Industry leaders stress environmental responsibility, efficiency, and animal welfare amid challenges facing rural communities and small farms.
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Commission fines Teva €462.6 million for abuse of patent and disparagement
The pharmaceutical giant has been fined for anticompetitive behaviour designed to exclude generic producers from competing with its blockbuster multiple sclerosis medicine.
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EPP set to shape commissioner hearings in power consolidation push
The long-awaited hearings provide the EPP another chance to flex its considerable influence in Parliament and ensure the new Commission is to its liking.
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