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MEPs back Germany's Buch to lead ECB supervisory arm

Wed, 20/09/2023 - 18:06
MEPs have ultimately backed ECB candidate Claudia Buch to head the institution's supervisory arm, rather than the initial favourite, Spain's Margarita Delgado
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Russia to blame for Azerbaijan attack, EU says

Wed, 20/09/2023 - 17:48
Russia is to blame for Azerbaijan's blitzkrieg against Armenians, a senior EU official has said. And Moscow is hoping to topple Armenia's Western-leaning leader.
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Fresh dispute may delay EU-wide migration reforms

Wed, 20/09/2023 - 17:42
Negotiations on EU-wide asylum and migration reforms hit a snag, following a long simmering dispute between the European Parliament and the council, representing member states.
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MEPs call for extra €10bn to boost EU's long-term budget

Wed, 20/09/2023 - 17:32
MEPs are seeking an extra €10bn between 2024-2027, compared to the proposal of the European Commission. EU countries are expected to oppose the top-up request.
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No changes to Turkey deal on Nato, Sweden says

Wed, 20/09/2023 - 07:25
Sweden is not going to change its deal with Turkey on Nato ratification, which Finland and Nato still expect in October, despite Turkey's new rhetoric.
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Socialist MEP defends own side jobs after voting to ban others

Wed, 20/09/2023 - 07:00
Socialists in the EU Parliament have pushed for a ban on lobbying by MEPs, but their own vice-chair says his consultancy side jobs are just fine.
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Raw emotion over Spain's sexual consent law at EU meeting

Wed, 20/09/2023 - 06:45
Spain's sexual consent law sparked raw emotions in the European Parliament on Tuesday, with mike-cuts, screams, and cries of "shame!".
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EU rejects fast-tracking Spain's Catalan language bid

Tue, 19/09/2023 - 15:43
Spain's request to make Catalan, Galician, and Basque official EU languages has been put on hold by EU affairs ministers, making it harder for PM Sánchez to stay in power.
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[Column] Who's afraid of the Global South?

Tue, 19/09/2023 - 13:09
The once well-organized unipolar world, led by the US with EU support, has evolved as times change. But there is no need to be grumpy or afraid of the Global South and the multipolar world.
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Tensions flare on EU states' bans of grain from Ukraine

Tue, 19/09/2023 - 10:07
Ukraine has filed a WTO complaint against Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, accusing them of violating trade obligations due to grain import bans.
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Fresh stink around former EU chief in tobacco affair

Mon, 18/09/2023 - 18:26
Knives are back out for Barroso, the former EU Commission chief, after a Belgian court found his top sleuth guilty of gross misconduct in the biggest EU scandal before Qatargate.
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EU 'exploring' anti-migrant naval blockade

Mon, 18/09/2023 - 18:16
The European Commission won't rule out discussing a naval blockade to stop migrants and refugees from fleeing North African countries like Tunisia.
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[Opinion] The gaping green-hydrogen gap in EU policy

Mon, 18/09/2023 - 18:13
The challenge of decarbonising shipping and aviation has come out of the shadows and into the spotlight this year — but current EU legislation doesn't get either sector to where it needs to go.
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EU auditors: Offshore wind farms pose 'green dilemma'

Mon, 18/09/2023 - 17:00
The development of offshore renewable energy in Europe may fall short of renewable objectives, the European Court of Auditors warns in a report published on Monday.
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Spain calls for new EU spending rules on fiscal 'pilgrimage'

Mon, 18/09/2023 - 10:39
At a two-day "pilgrimage" of finance ministers to Santiago de Compostela, Spanish economy minister Nadia Calviño called for agreement on new spending rules by the end of the year.
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[Agenda] Spain's EU-language bid and UN summit This WEEK

Mon, 18/09/2023 - 07:00
While the heads of EU institutions are in New York for the UN high level meeting, Spain's EU presidency will try to convince ministers to make Catalan, Basque, and Galician official EU languages.
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[Opinion] MEPs look to Spain for EU breakthrough on seasonal workers

Fri, 15/09/2023 - 16:05
As summer ends, thousands of people doing back-breaking work on Europe's farms remain in limbo due to endless EU talks on seasonal workers' rights.
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EU watchdog launches rights probe into Tunisia agreement

Fri, 15/09/2023 - 15:41
Questions are mounting on how the EU intends to safeguard rights in a migrant busting agreement signed over the summer with Tunisia's autocrat government.
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TikTok fined €345m for breaching children's privacy in EU

Fri, 15/09/2023 - 14:20
EU data watchdogs slapped a €345m fine on the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok over its mishandling of children's personal data in the EU.
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MEPs reject deep-sea mining in raw materials vote

Thu, 14/09/2023 - 18:41
EU plans to secure its own supply of raw materials, but MEPs overwhelmingly rejected calls from companies to allow deep-sea mining.
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