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European Parliament Elections – Let’s get back to growth, Europe! [Promoted content]
The European Parliament Elections in June 2024 will be a landmark for the economic and political direction of EU. Policymakers should seize this opportunity to strengthen the Single Market and make the EU a strong player vis-à-vis our global competitors.
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EU leaders to discuss more joint borrowing to fund bloc’s military-industrial complex
EU leaders are looking at a serious debate, around how to fund the anticipated ramp-up of the bloc’s defence industry to answer the needs of the Ukrainians and to match the Europeans’ ambition to become an independent security player.
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Anti-migrant misinformation floods Bulgaria ahead of Schengen entry
After Germany deported about two dozen people to Bulgaria, the Socialists accused the government of rubber stamping a "penal colony for criminals, murderers, rapists and money launderers".
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Green light for Bosnia’s EU talks could be a tough call at summit
EU leaders are set to give the political green light to open accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday (21 March), but the outcome still hangs in the balance as several member states aim to tie the decision to progress on Ukraine and Moldova.
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Macron’s camp on alert as rival leftist EU list rises in polls
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Sweden's foreign minister says Russia's confrontational approach must be addressed, the Polish government blames EU agriculture commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski for farmers' protests, and so much more.
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European airlines call on EU to push for more green fuel
Several top European airlines on Wednesday (20 March) urged EU authorities to follow the United States in pushing for increased production of "green" fuels.
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EU in backstage talks to send Turkey a ‘positive’ signal in summit conclusions
In recent days, Germany has increased pressure to add to the EU summit conclusions a “positive” message for the future of EU-Turkey relations, something that Cyprus did not see in positive light, Euractiv has learnt.
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EU to impose election safeguards on X, TikTok, Facebook
Under EU guidelines likely to be adopted next week, Elon Musk's X, TikTok, Facebook and other major online platforms are expected to act to mitigate risks to elections or face fines, a European Commission official said on Wednesday (20 March).
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EU Commission concerned over Romania’s failure to implement recovery reforms
The European Commission issued a warning to Bucharest over the lag in implementing National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) measures, while Romanian minister Adrian Câciu emphasises the need for accelerated progress but applauds steps already taken.
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Europe needs to step up circular economy efforts: EU agency
Europe must accelerate efforts to transform its economy into a circular one focused on reusing or repurposing materials to cut waste, a necessity if it is meet climate targets, the European Environment Agency warned Thursday (21 March).
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Bulgarians, Romanians will no longer need to show ID at internal EU air and sea borders
Bulgarians and Romanians will no longer be subject to checks when officially entering the Schengen Area at the EU's internal air and sea borders from 31 March, although checks will still be carried out when crossing land borders.
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Bulgaria investing over €295 million in key pipeline for Balkans
Bulgaria has decided to invest more than €295 million in the so-called ‘Vertical Corridor,’ a key initiative between seven Balkan countries’ gas transmission operators to reduce reliance on Russian gas.
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France fines Google for failing to pay media companies
French regulators said Wednesday (20 March) they were fining Google €250 million for breaching commitments on paying media companies for reproducing their content online and for using their material for its AI chatbot without telling them.
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Warsaw blames EU Commissioner Wojciechowski for farmers’ protests
Polish EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski is to blame for the problems that led to farmers’ protests in Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s office said in response to a letter the EU official sent to the prime minister, adding that he should “get on with his job”.
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Costa given farewell gift by European Council
Portugal’s outgoing Prime Minister António Costa (PS) will receive a statuette alluding to the headquarters of the European Council at what will be his last EU summit in Brussels after eight years in power.
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Spain’s VOX hopes to ‘restore the sovereignty of nations’ in EU bid
Spain’s far-right VOX party, now parliament’s third-largest force, will launch its EU election manifesto, under the slogan “Europe Alive 24”, at its annual party conference on 18-19 May, party sources confirmed on Wednesday.
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Russian confrontation needs to be dealt with, says Swedish FM
Russia has significantly worsened Europe and Sweden’s security policy, and its confrontational approach must be dealt with, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström noted in his foreign policy statement to the Swedish parliament on the occasion of Sweden’s recent accession to NATO.
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Macron’s camp on alert as rival leftist EU list rises in polls
The joint EU election list formed by the French Socialist Party and leftist “Place Publique” led by Raphaël Glucksmann scored 13% in polls published on Wednesday and could be a cause for concern within Macron’s Renaissance camp that their core voter base is shifting to the left.
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UN says Russia consolidates control of occupied Ukraine with ‘climate of fear’
Russia is illegally consolidating its control over occupied Ukrainian territory by creating a "climate of fear" with practices such as arbitrary detention, killings and torture, the head of a UN reporting mission in Ukraine said.
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AI Act’s global effects might be overstated, experts say
The policymakers behind the EU's AI Act, passed by the European Parliament with a large majority on 13 March, aimed to set a new global standard for regulating the technology, but not everyone agrees the impact will be as vast as promised.
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