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‘Very worrying’: Trade unions alarmed by EU’s industrial collapse
Europe’s major trade union organisations have expressed deep concern about the scale of the EU’s industrial decline, as structurally high energy prices continue to lay waste to a crucial pillar of the bloc’s economy.
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European Parliament heads for tight vote on plant gene editing
The European Parliament's Environment Committee (ENVI) is set to vote on new genomic techniques (NGTs) on 24 January, with a right-leaning majority, as the dossier becomes more and more divisive with little time left before the European elections
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Certification as a tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Biofuels are seen as a key means to decarbonise the transport sector, with growing quantities of green fuels set to be used in planes and ships, as well as road transport. In this special report, Euractiv examines the role of biofuel certification schemes.
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COVID vaccines saved over 1.4 million lives in Europe, WHO study finds
COVID-19 vaccines have saved 1.4 million lives in Europe, a new study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) released on Tuesday (16 January) showed.
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Commission launches alliance to address shortages of critical medicines
In another move to tackle medicines shortages faced across the EU, the European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) launched a Critical Medicines Alliance, an advisory group, on Tuesday (16 January).
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The Brief – Macron’s Renaissance… awaited
This morning, EU lawmaker François-Xavier Bellamy was named as the lead candidate for the French conservative Les Républicains party - effectively kicking off France's EU election campaign. On the side of the far right, the battle lines are being drawn as pro- or anti-Emmanuel Macron, while the left is looking to snatch the president's pro-EU voters.
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The forgotten economics of EU enlargement
Two decades since the EU's “big bang” enlargement in 2004, the bloc's long-stalled ambition to accept new members has experienced a striking revival. Yet, beyond the moral and geopolitical arguments lurks a seldom asked question - is there an economic case for enlargement, and if so, for whom, write Mirek Dusek and Andrew Caruana Galizia.
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Global certifier: ‘Decimal point errors’ behind biofuel discrepancies in Italy, Malta
Global certification body the ISCC has revised down the extremely high quantities of used cooking oil reportedly collected in Italy and Malta for biofuels production, saying that the original figures were the result of accounting errors in the submitted data.
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EU to move ahead with Red Sea mission to deter Houthis
EU member states gave initial backing on Tuesday (16 January) for the creation of a naval mission to protect ships from attacks by Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in the Red Sea, according to several European diplomats.
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Poland bans sale of energy drinks to minors as producers look for ways around it
From 1 January, Poland started enforcing strict regulations on the sale of energy drinks with caffeine or taurine, requiring an ID for their purchase. However, it was not long before the first beverage manufacturers attempted to circumvent the ban.
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In Davos, Zelenskyy urges West to keep course to stop ‘predator’ Russia
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the West on Tuesday (16 January) to show a united front against Russian President Vladimir Putin and to step up its support for Kyiv, especially air defence, to ensure that Moscow does not prevail in the war.
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Sweden could reimburse pharma industry for storing more antibiotics
Sweden's government is considering paying pharmaceutical companies to store antibiotics to ensure the availability of older antibiotics in the country.
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EU Parliament wants Commission in court, Hungary stripped of voting rights
Most political groups in the European Parliament want a probe into the European Commission's decision to unfreeze EU funds for Hungary, followed by a lawsuit in the EU's top court and a possible no-confidence vote, while also urging calling the Council to strip Hungary's voting rights over its rule of law deficiencies.
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Unlike farmers, EU sugar-using industry wants more imports from Ukraine
The EU needs “more and not less” supply from Kyiv, according to sugar-using food producers - a statement contradicting the demands of sugar beet growers, while Romanian farmers are blocking the borders in protest at the growing Ukrainian agricultural imports.
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Big Tech slammed by rivals for falling short of complying with EU’s Digital Markets Act
As the deadline to comply with the EU’s Big Tech rulebook is fast approaching, the competitors of the designated gatekeepers are worried they are nowhere near satisfactory compliance.
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Is Spain’s recognition of Kosovo’s passports linked to Catalonia?
Spain’s recognition of Kosovo passports has revitalised the debate over Kosovo’s statehood and what this means for Catalonia but the continued comparison of Kosovo with Catalonia is ill suited from the legal and political standpoint, argues Kushtrim Istrefi.
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Pro-Russian disinformation in Bulgaria achieves its goals, experts say
Euractiv Bulgaria interviewed Ralitsa Kovacheva (Factcheck.bg), Marina Tsekova (Bulgarian national radio) and Rosen Bosev (AFP factcheck), who stressed that disinformation in the country is so widespread that it easily influences national politics.
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EU economy still grappling with long tail of 2022 energy shock
Although gas and electricity prices have receded below their 2022 peak, they are not forecast to return to pre-pandemic levels in the foreseeable future, the European Commission said on Monday (15 January), warning of the long-term economic consequences of high energy prices on the economy’s competitiveness.
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Lies, damn lies, and statistics: EU looks to harmonise transport emissions accounting
As EU environmental targets increase in ambition, so too does the temptation for companies to engage in creative climate accounting - to declare climate progress without putting in the hard, and oftentimes expensive, work of reducing emissions.
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EU lawmaker François-Xavier Bellamy leads 2024 elections charge for French conservatives
EU’s François-Xavier Bellamy has been named EU elections lead candidate of the conservative Les Républicains party (EPP) late on Monday (15 January), amid Emmanuel Macron’s poaching of key conservative figures in his new government.
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