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Nuclear power was reintroduced as one of the preferred green technologies to revitalise Europe's industry, according to a political agreement struck by lawmakers in the European Parliament on the bloc's proposed Net-Zero Industry Act.

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In May, the German government still had its sights set on world leadership in quantum technology, but now the focus is on complying with the debt brake.

One of the most stringent red lines between Moscow and the US in the context of the war in Ukraine is that Washington and its allies would not seek regime change in Russia. If the West got caught red-handed in trying to engineer this, we would be close to nuclear war.

More than two years of delay to the ratification of the new EU treaty with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries ended on Thursday (20 July) after Poland confirmed its approval of the agreement. 

Portugal’s Environment Minister Duarte Cordeiro annouced this week that the country has started withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty, in line with a proposal tabled by the European Commission two weeks ago.

The battle between the Global South and North is on. In one corner sits the transition to green economies and electric vehicles. In the other corner, development and basic human rights.

In partnership with Amazon, Forum Europe brought the 11th Annual European E-Commerce Conference back to Brussels, to discuss ecommerce trends for 2023. The European E-Commerce Conference, now in its 11th year, is the premier gathering for policymakers, regulators, industry leaders, and stakeholders from across Europe....

EU negotiators met on Wednesday (19 July) to hash out the details of the EU’s Nature Restoration Law, following a nail-biting victory for the proposal in the European Parliament last week.

Local and regional authorities across Europe have a big role to play in facilitating the green transition and creating a clean energy supply. Citizens, SMEs and stakeholders should have the opportunity to invest and be involved in local power generation facilities, writes Josef Frey.

In this edition, of the EU Politics Decoded, we look at the long-term consequences of the EU's decision to pursue cash-for-migrant-control deals with Tunisia and, in the future, other North African states.

Check out the official documents related to the evaluation of Iliana Ivanova as commissioner-designate for innovation, research, culture, education and youth.

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Check out the official documents related to the evaluation of Iliana Ivanova as commissioner-designate for innovation, research, culture, education and youth.

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MEPs and Latin American parliamentarians will meet in Madrid, Spain, to advance the bi-regional dialogue, starting with a welcome by H.M. King Felipe VI on Monday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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MEPs and Latin American parliamentarians will meet in Madrid, Spain, to advance the bi-regional dialogue, starting with a welcome by H.M. King Felipe VI on Monday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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MEPs and Latin American parliamentarians will meet in Madrid, Spain, to advance the bi-regional dialogue, starting with a welcome by H.M. King Felipe VI on Monday.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Frans Timmermans will leave the European Commission to run for the leadership of the combined Labour and Green Left parties in a Dutch national election in November, newspaper De Volkskrant reported on Thursday (20 July).

Parliament will hold a hearing with Iliana Ivanova as the commissioner-designate for innovation, research, culture, education and youth on 5 September 2023.

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Parliament’s industry and culture committees will hold a hearing with Iliana Ivanova, who is the Bulgarian commissioner-designate.

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