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Interviews with Candidates for EIB Presidency [Promoted content]

Fri, 06/10/2023 - 07:00
The EIB has a critical role to play in addressing global challenges—who takes over as its president will make a huge difference to the direction it takes. Hear from candidates in interviews conducted by the Center for Global Development.
Categories: European Union

EU measures against Serbia set to be on agenda in Tirana FMs’ meeting

Fri, 06/10/2023 - 06:56
Albania is hosting Western Balkan foreign ministers, several EU member states and EU enlargement commissioner Oliver Varhelyi in Tirana on Friday ahead of the Berlin summit, with calls for EU action against Serbia set to be high on the agenda....
Categories: European Union

PiS’ anti-German rhetoric in Polish election bothers Berlin

Fri, 06/10/2023 - 06:50
The German government has remained largely unimpressed with Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS), making anti-German sentiment one of the cornerstones of its election campaign. The national conservative PiS is facing a tight race in the upcoming Polish general...
Categories: European Union

Putin holds out possibility that Russia could resume nuclear testing

Fri, 06/10/2023 - 06:50
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (5 October) held out the possibility that Russia could resume nuclear testing for the first time in more than three decades and might withdraw its ratification of a landmark nuclear test ban treaty.
Categories: European Union

Italy confirms long-term support for Ukraine despite limited resources

Fri, 06/10/2023 - 06:50
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pledged support to Ukraine as long as necessary, including reconstruction, but warned of Italy’s limited resources and changing public sentiment after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Granada on Thursday. Meloni met with  Zelenskyy at...
Categories: European Union

Deputy PM: Belgian EU Council presidency to protect Green Deal, LGBTIQ+

Fri, 06/10/2023 - 06:50
Amid growing threats, Belgium will place a strong focus on ensuring the continuation of the European Green Deal and the protection of LGBTIQ+ rights during its EU Council presidency in the first half of next year, Deputy Prime Minister Petra...
Categories: European Union

Russian strike kills 51 gathered for wake in east Ukraine

Fri, 06/10/2023 - 06:35
A Russian strike killed at least 51 people gathered for a wake in an eastern Ukrainian village Thursday (5 October), provoking a wave of outrage from Western leaders for what a UN official called a "horrifying" attack.
Categories: European Union

Disputes resurface over ‘offline-illegality-should-be-online-illegality’ rule

Fri, 06/10/2023 - 06:24
'What is illegal offline should be illegal online' has been the EU's guiding concept in regulating the internet. Yet, politicians and experts continue to question whether ending online anonymity is the missing step towards reaching this ideal.
Categories: European Union

Europe scrambles to mediate nearby crises as Russia bets on Western disunity

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 20:15
GRANADA, SPAIN - While showing unity and steadfast support for Ukraine took centre-stage as some 50 European leaders met for their third summit on Thursday (5 October), the margins were dominated by the lack of progress in mediating Europe's other crises.
Categories: European Union

EU auditors highlight risks in Cyber Solidarity Act

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 18:54
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) warned on Thursday (5 October) that the Cyber Solidarity Act could increase member state reliance on EU funding, as well as create troubles in information sharing and add complexity to the European cybersecurity landscape.
Categories: European Union

AMR: Stability in research and development key, pharmaceutical industry warns

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 18:44
While novel antibiotics are critically important in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the lack of security and incentives for research and development (R&D) is setting development back, the pharmaceutical industry warns. 
Categories: European Union

Access to pharmaceutical innovation in oncology is access to the future

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 18:13
With the science moving forward in addressing the burden of cancer, access to potentially life-saving treatments needs to be improved through pharmaceutical regulation in Europe and Spain in particular, writes Candela Calle.
Categories: European Union

EU Parliament calls for harmonisation of rights of autistic people in Europe

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 17:46
EU lawmakers on Wednesday (October 4) endorsed a non-binding resolution to harmonise the rights of people with autism in Europe, recommending mutual recognition of diagnoses, better access to employment and prohibition of forced sterilisation.
Categories: European Union

Chinese cars far from ‘flooding’ Germany, despite political jitters

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 17:23
Chinese cars are far from flooding the German market: Their share of overall car sales in Germany remains low but it is rising when it comes to electric cars, which is a matter of concern for politicians and European carmakers alike.
Categories: European Union

Meloni is bluffing on the migration pact, but with whom?

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 16:34
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques will bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we take a look at the latest events...
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Burn the bedbugs, France begs

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 16:20
An alleged spike in the number of bedbug infections in city centres across France has unexpectedly thrown the country into a political frenzy, making it the top priority for the government and opposition alike.
Categories: European Union

Informal carers are essential to healthcare systems and our societies – but who takes care of the carers among us? [Promoted content]

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 16:00
On European Carers Day, Merck reiterates its commitment to improving the livelihoods and working conditions of informal carers. Carers continue caring for their loved ones without fail year-round – we must do the same for them.
Categories: European Union

Glyphosate approval proposal will not be turned upside down, EU Commissioner says

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 15:50
Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides defended the key points of the EU executive’s proposal to re-approve the contentious herbicide glyphosate, signalling that the expected tweaks to the text at this point are likely to be relatively minor.
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EU countries lagging behind on wind energy goals, WWF warns

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 15:29
Current wind energy deployment rates in European countries are not aligned with the EU's climate change targets, according to a report published on Thursday (5 October) by the nature conservation NGO WWF.
Categories: European Union

EU weighs ‘options’ on Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 15:00
GRANADA, SPAIN – EU countries have asked the bloc’s diplomatic service EEAS to come up with punitive ‘options’ should the situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan deteriorate, but so far disagree about their intensity, Euractiv has learnt.
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