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Can citizens trust sustainable aviation fuel? [Advocacy Lab Content]
The market for low-carbon fuel for aeroplanes is still nascent, but it is growing. As airlines try to sell themselves as greener than their competitor, how can claims about their fuels be verified?
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Council of Europe unanimously votes to use seized Russian assets to fund Ukraine reconstruction, compensation
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE)) unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday (16 April) calling for frozen Russian assets to be transferred to a new fund to reconstruct Ukraine and compensate victims.
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UK’s radical bill on Tobacco and Vapes likely to become law
The UK parliament is expected to vote in favour of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on Tuesday (16 April), which sets the ambitious target of the UK achieving smoke-free status by 2030, a decade ahead of the EU target.
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EU telecoms standards institute elects new general director for next five years
The EU's telecoms standards institute will have a new leader who will have to navigate the body's relationship with the Commission.
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EU Commission wants to expand wine producers’ opportunities to enter low-alcohol market
Addressing the Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, the European Commission announced that it wants to develop the European legal framework on organic wines and labelling to give more producers the possibility to enter the new low-alcohol wine market.
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EIT Food’s Regenerative Innovation Portfolio forging new business models for farmers, says CEO [Advocacy Lab Content]
EIT Food recently announced the creation of the Regenerative Innovation Portfolio to improve regenerative agricultural practices in Europe. Euractiv spoke with EIT Food CEO Richard Zaltzman, to discover how the funds will be used.
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Viral deepfake videos of Le Pen family reminder that content moderation is still not up to par ahead of EU elections
Deepfakes of young women allegedly members of the Le Pen family promoting French far-right parties went viral online, escalating the debate around the effectiveness of content moderation ahead of the EU elections in June.
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Sweden’s NATO membership a challenge for Swedes’ struggling health system [Advocacy Lab Content]
NATO’s Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, says Sweden needs to increase its health capacity to respond to a crisis or war. As NATO-focused plans are prepared, cutbacks and a lack of healthcare staff could limit national preparedness.
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Poland’s emergency contraception bill standoff following Duda veto [Advocacy Lab Content]
Poland's emergency contraception bill ignites tense constitutional standoff, following the Polish health ministry's response to President Duda's veto.
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Draghi: EU must enact ‘radical change’ as US and China refuse to ‘play by the rules’
“Others are no longer playing by the rules, and are actively pursuing policies to enhance their competitive positions... What I’m proposing in the report… is radical change.”
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The Brief – The Croatian conundrum
It’s a political conundrum that’s been plaguing Europe for a decade, and Croatia is getting a taste of it this week: A parliamentary election in the newest EU member pits a conservative party entrenched in power for almost a decade against a host of fragmented contenders, led by the fledgling Social Democrats.
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Pharma package revisions embed a European solidarity mechanism, says Belgian MEP Ries [Advocacy Lab Content]
Patients with rare diseases are clear beneficiaries of the European Parliament’s vote on the EU Pharma Package, says Belgian MEP Frédérique Ries. The revised package will also embed a European solidarity mechanism.
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EU experts increasingly worried about impact of extreme weather on food security
Experts identified extreme weather as a primary challenge to food supply in Europe in an assessment of EU food security released by the European Commission on 16 April.
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Nature Restoration Law [Promoted content]
The Green Deal is a comprehensive plan that sets ambitious targets to transform economies towards sustainability, yet there is a long way to go to achieve these goals. Time is running out as the impact of climate change continues to worsen, and urgent action is needed. The S&Ds have already achieved significant progress in promoting sustainable policies, such as improving energy efficiency, supporting renewable energy, and reducing carbon emissions – and all of this with a red heart!
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Police closes down Viktor Orbán’s Eurosceptic summit, while UK’s Nigel Farage is on stage
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FDP Lindner defends German’s debt ceiling as ‘inflation break’
Germany’s Finance Minister Christian Lindner has defended the country’s constitutional ‘debt brake’ against criticism from his coalition partners after a ruling by the constitutional court last year aggravated the government’s budgetary constraints.
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Online platforms’ transparency falls short ahead of EU elections, says Mozilla
Online platforms have gaping holes in their transparency ahead of the June European Parliament elections, according to a report released on Tuesday (16 April) by the Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit organisation behind the Firefox browser.
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NGOs: EU countries still bottom fishing in protected areas despite recommendations
According to an EU action plan, member states were due to publish by 31 March a roadmap for achieving marine protected areas, including the phasing out of trawling fishing by 2030 but NGOs say the practice is still widely used, according to a report published on Tuesday (16 April).
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EU Single Market Report: Letto advises integration of the European telecoms market
Telecoms is one of the "primary reason[s] for Europe's declining competitiveness," according to a draft of Letta's report seen by Euractiv.
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Report reveals 111 bcm of sustainable biomethane potential for 2040 [Promoted content]
A new report by Guidehouse reveals that Europe (EU-27 + UK, Norway and Switzerland) could produce 111 bcm of biomethane by 2040. This amount represents over 30% of the EU gas consumption in 2022. As a renewable and domestically-produced source...
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