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Europe can have its own Silicon Valley, with digital SMEs at its heart [Advocacy Lab Content]

1 hour 36 min ago

Henna Virkkunen, EU Commission Executive Vice-President, has announced the investment of €750 million in seven supercomputers to propel the AI capacity of European industry.

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EPP: Commission should present proposal on relieving car industry from fines ‘ASAP’

1 hour 54 min ago

The call comes as industry says they are "running out of time" to avoid fines for non-compliance with EU CO2 rules.

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Trade deal could give Mercosur a leg up on EU anti-deforestation law

2 hours 43 min ago

When elaborating the risk classification, the Commission will take into account information provided by Mercosur governments on efforts against deforestation.

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Companies from 20 countries welcomed in NATO innovation accelerator

2 hours 48 min ago

DIANA's Accelerator programme, launched in 2023, builds on last year's selection of 44 industries.

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Macron in Warsaw to pitch Ukraine peacekeeping mission after war ends

3 hours 46 min ago

Macron's expected pitch comes as Europe weighs up the potential impact of a Trump presidency on the war in Ukraine.

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The Brief – Green backlash pending in Germany?

3 hours 49 min ago

In full campaign mode, Germany's conservatives are blaming the country's economic woes on the very party they may have to form a government with: the Greens.

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EU countries find compromise on fishing reduction in western Mediterranean

4 hours 4 min ago

The agreement allows fishermen to recover fishing days if they implement more sustainable practices.

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Scholz submits request to hold confidence vote, paves way for February elections

4 hours 25 min ago

Scholz's announcement keeps Germany firmly on track for early elections in February 2025.

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Ukraine-Russia war raised in Putin-Orbán call

4 hours 49 min ago

Orban, Trump and Putin's closest ally in the EU, has repeatedly called for peace talks and refused to send military aid to Ukraine.

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Brussels allows member states to limit access to asylum 

6 hours 17 min ago

Regarding pushbacks, member states' measures must align with EU law, the Commission said.

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Parliament negotiators caution against reforms conditionality for EU budget

6 hours 20 min ago

“We don’t want farmers to have payments suspended if a government doesn’t do a pension reform,” said the Parliament's co-lead negotiator Siegfried Mureșan.

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Poland Council presidency to focus on ‘relatively low-hanging fruits’ to deepen capital markets

6 hours 43 min ago

Poland aims to promote a broader “equity culture” in the EU by removing various regulatory obstacles.

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Shiori Itō: Trump’s re-election makes me question why we vote for men who abuse their power

7 hours 57 min ago

"I was trapped and disabled by the systems that were meant to protect me," writes award-winning filmmaker Shiori Ito.

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Reconciling Privacy and Innovation: The Path Forward on AI in the EU [Promoted content]

8 hours 10 min ago

In an era defined by rapid technological advancement, Europe finds itself at the epicenter of a critical debate: how to protect fundamental rights while fostering the innovation that drives our digital society?

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Top EU-Brazil MEP: EU-Mercosur deal is ‘urgent, visionary, bold’

10 hours 13 min ago

The EU-Mercosur agreement "goes far beyond narrow European interests," writes MEP Hélder Sousa Silva.

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Killing of UnitedHealthcare executive ignites US patient anger over health insurance

11 hours 18 min ago

The killing last week of a powerful health insurance executive has ignited an outpouring of anger from Americans struggling to receive and pay for medical care.

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Balkan journalists battle deluge of SLAPP lawsuits

11 hours 44 min ago

SLAPPs -- or strategic lawsuits against public participation -- are being increasingly used by the rich and powerful to bully and silence journalists, activists and NGOs.

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MEPs to vote in plenary on creating full health committee

11 hours 51 min ago

The European Parliament's leaders will first approve the plans in a meeting on Wednesday, a source told Euractiv.

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Middle East conflicts stir safety fears for Europe’s airline pilots

12 hours 23 min ago

The ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran and the abrupt ousting of President Bashar al-Assad by Syrian rebels at the weekend have raised further concerns for airline safety.

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Israel says its air strikes destroyed most of Syria’s strategic weapons stockpiles

12 hours 51 min ago

The scale of the Israeli strikes echoed a similar wave of attacks in southern Lebanon in September that destroyed a significant quantity of Hezbollah's missile stocks.

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