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Ribera shifts closer to Commission EV tariff stance ahead of hearing with MEPs
“We need to ensure that the EU remains a place for battery electric vehicle (BEV) production and that we preserve the EU’s manufacturing capabilities," Spain's commissioner-designate says
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The Urgent Need for Transparency and Accountability in Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Management [Promoted content]
There is an urgent need for transparency and accountability in Northeast Atlantic fisheries management. Ryan Orgera critiques NEAFC’s dysfunction, highlighting overfishing of key species due to opaque decision-making. Reforming governance and enhancing observer participation are essential for sustainable fisheries.
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Spain’s Ribera wants to go ‘faster and further’ on trillions of green state aid
The Commission approved a trillion Euros in state aid in the last five years for energy and environment.
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2025 Budget: Parliament ready to defend EU4Health against the Council of the EU
The upcoming interinstitutional negotiations on the EU budget for 2025 are likely to be tense.
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Dan Jørgensen more open to nuclear ahead of commissioner questioning
The Dane says that “the bulk” of Europe’s 2040 decarbonised power supply should come from renewable energy "with a considerable contribution from nuclear.
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Slovak ministry: Czechia’s Babiš’ wrongly registered as communist-era secret police agent
The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by Euractiv’s media network.
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Bulgaria subsidises coal plants with €1.3 billion
In the first three months of 2024, Maritsa East's profits fell by as much as 95% year-on-year.
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More than 400 people in Moldova got paid to vote
Law enforcement reported that around $14 million was transferred from Russia in September to influence voters.
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Fico, Orbán and Vučić call for united front against irregular migration
The leaders said that current EU solutions are not fit for purpose.
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Poles sour on Germans, historic resentment still alive, report shows
“One in five Poles still associates Germans with ‘occupiers’ or ‘invaders’”
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Spanish NGO calls EU migration policy ‘structural genocide’
"Things are much worse now than in 2015," Óscar Camps, founder and director of Spanish NGO Open Arms, said when it comes to migration.
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Meloni’s fight with courts over migrant outsourcing escalates
“This is a malicious and insidious attack on the autonomy and independence of each judge.”
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Lithuania does not rule out Macron’s ‘boots on the ground’ to Ukraine
"Macron’s ideas should now be revisited, better late than never.”
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At BRICS summit in Russia, Turkey seeks to expand strategic reach
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan joins the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan Wednesday (23 October) at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
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UK and Germany seal ‘milestone’ defence deal on way to bilateral treaty
The German's called it an “expression of the new British orientation towards Europe.”
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Slovak ministry: Czechia’s Babiš’ wrongly registered as communist-era secret police agent
Slovakia’s Institute of National Memory still insists that Babiš's was an StB agent.
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From Fossil Fuels to the Bioeconomy: The Case for Biobased Plastics [Promoted content]
Biobased plastics may not be the first thing that comes to mind when discussing the bioeconomy. However, detaching our economy from fossil fuels won't happen if we don't develop alternative sources of feedstock for plastics. Katarina Molin from Braskem, argues why biobased plastics are critical to Europe’s circular economy and climate neutrality goals, and outline key policy actions needed to accelerate this transition.
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European competitiveness depends on synergy between small and large businesses
European SMEs should embrace digitalisation and platforms to boost the bloc's competitiveness, writes Peter Lochbihler.
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Ukraine’s prosecutor general resigns amid draft-dodging scandal
Andriy Kostin's office has recently been rocked by allegations that dozens of local officials, including prosecutors, allegedly misused their positions to obtain disability status.
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Israel confirms it killed the heir apparent to slain Hezbollah leader
The Israeli military said Hashem Safieddine was killed in a strike carried out three weeks ago in Beirut's southern suburbs.
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