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Innovative treatment offers hope of reaching of ending AIDS by 2030
A groundbreaking medicine presented at the Munich International AIDS conference could be a game changer, but the cost is prohibitive.
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The EU should call Orbán’s oil bluff
Europe can survive without Russian oil. Hungary, Slovakia, and Czechia are no exceptions, even though they lobbied hard for exemptions from the EU's ban on Russian oil imports after Russia invaded Ukraine, writes Martin Dimitrov.
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As Germany struggles to improve economy, it decided to go on a Gigabit Offensive
The German government is going on a telecom spending spree with a new telecom law, seemingly against industry stakeholders' views and its own decision to tighten the purse strings.
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NGOs pressure Commission to include animal welfare in next vision of future of farming
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen has announced that her new Commission will unveil a ‘Vision for Agriculture and Food’ in the first 100 days in office, but associations are calling for animal welfare to be included in it as von der Leyen did not mention the topic in her investiture speech in the European Parliament.
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Europe’s national parliaments take on Hungary’s Council presidency
Hungarian officials will face a dressing down and boycotts from the EU’s national parliaments at this weekend's meeting of COSAC, an oft-overlooked EU institution that national lawmakers see as one of the few tools to make their voice heard in Brussels.
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Hungarian health minister says will bring creativity to pharma package negotiations
At the first Informal Health Council of the Hungarian EU Council Presidency on Thursday (25 July), State Secretary Péter Takács promised ‘creative thinking’ on the pending pharmaceutical package.
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EU, US energy chiefs keep clean tech rivalry on friendly terms in Bucharest
The European energy commissioner and the US energy secretary used a meeting of Central and Eastern European energy ministers in Bucharest this week to keep EU-US clean tech competition on a friendly footing.
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EU Commission urges six member states to appoint authorities for DSA enforcement
The European Commission has initiated infringement procedures for Belgium, Spain, Croatia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Sweden, asking them to comply with the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), according to a Friday (26 July) press release.
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Dissecting Apple’s compliance with EU digital competition rules from a civil society perspective
A group of digital rights organisation said that Apple’s plans to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) are ineffective in a submission to the European Commission.
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Pornhub challenges natural names disclosure under digital rules at Europe’s highest court
Aylo, Pornhub's parent company, is appealing to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to avoid having to disclose the natural names of users in its ad repository, as required by its Digital Services Act (DSA) designation.
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Tension mounts in Europe over water use and storage for agriculture
Water management and storage systems raise questions in southern European countries, while a French movement is preparing protests over water reserves for farmers and aims to mobilise citizens up to the Venice lagoon in northern Italy.
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Lie is truth, friend is enemy as Georgian Dream digs in with election campaign
After the adoption of Russian-style foreign agents law, the county's ruling Georgian Dream party, led by oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, launched its election campaign with conspiracies, sowing discord, and detachment from reality.
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EU gets first-ever request to authorise sale of lab-grown meat
In an EU first, French company Gourmey has requested a pre-market authorisation for lab-grown foie gras in the 27-member bloc amid a heated debate among European governments over food innovation.
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G20 agree to work on Brazil’s ‘billionaire tax’ idea, implementation seen difficult
The world's 20 biggest economies (G20) agreed on Thursday (25 July) to work together to ensure the ultra rich are effectively taxed, in a declaration that seeks a balance between national sovereignty and more cooperation on tax avoidance.
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Russian drone debris found in Romania, NATO says no sign of intentional attack
Romania said it found Russian drone fragments on its territory on Thursday (25 July) and NATO said it saw no sign of an intentional attack on the alliance's territory after Moscow troops fired 38 long-range drones into Ukraine overnight.
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Jetmaking industrial problems overshadow orders at Farnborough air show
The world's largest air show fizzled out on Thursday (25 July) with a solid new Saudi jetliner order unable to dispel the gloom over recent problems in producing planes fast enough to meet demand.
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Kremlin signals readiness to talk to Ukraine while Zelenskyy is in power
The Kremlin signalled on Thursday (25 July) it was open to negotiations with Ukraine on ending the conflict while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains in power despite publicly doubting his legitimacy to rule.
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G7 deal on $50 billion Ukraine loan seen in October, Gentiloni says
The Group of Seven wealthy democracies are likely to have a framework deal for a Russian-asset-backed $50 billion loan to Ukraine by October, in time to tap markets by year-end, European Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Thursday (25 July).
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Paris Olympic games amid political turmoil and protests
As Paris buzzes with preparations for today's opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games, there's palpable excitement in the air. However, Parisians seem to have mixed feelings about hosting the 2024 Olympics, with murmurs of protests adding an element of tension.
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North Korean hackers stealing military secrets, say US and allies
North Korean hackers have conducted a global cyber espionage campaign in efforts to steal classified military secrets to support Pyongyang's banned nuclear weapons programme, the US, Britain and South Korea said in a joint advisory.
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