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Bulgaria could meet all eurozone criteria this month

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 07:14

The report comes after the government said it was postponing the request a final report for Eurozone accession from EU institutions last week.

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Romania’s pro-Europeans in talks to block isolationists from presidential run-off

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 07:10

The talks were aimed at ensuring that a pro-European candidate would make it through to the second round of the election.

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German businesses fed up with outgoing government

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 07:01

The gathering in Berlin, held just a few hundred metres away from the German parliament, was attended by several prominent CDU/CSU and FDP politicians.

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Brussels kicks off ‘too late’ meetings to boost flagging heat pump industry

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 07:01

Insiders say the series of meetings will be the spiritual successor to the abandoned 2023 heat pump action plan.

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Building a Clean EU Industry [Promoted content]

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 07:00

Europe’s largest industry should be at the heart of the Clean Industrial Deal promised by a new college of European Commissioners, three senior industry officials explain.

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AI Liability Directive today, Virkkunen’s sovereign cloud tomorrow

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 07:00

Poland accuses Russia of election interference via the dark web, and the European Commission seems to be slow-announcing a space regulation.

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Greeks fume at France over alleged sale of missiles to Turkey

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 06:59

For Greece, it is contradictory for a manufacturing country to sell weapons systems to two countries that have differences between them.

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Hundreds of Slovak NGOs condemn Fico’s government

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 06:57

The NGOs join psychiatrists who condemned Fico in an open letter earlier this month.

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Czech MEP’s immunity under review in alleged EU fraud case

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 06:53

If the MEP's immunity is lifted, the High Court could resume the case against her before the parliamentary elections in the autumn.

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Poland to revise recovery plan, scrap civil contract reforms

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 06:48

The first meeting with the Commission is set for Thursday.

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What’s behind Europe’s car industry crisis

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 06:30

“There is very much a crisis" in the car industry, and workers are hit the hardest, trade unions warn.

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Spain was eurozone’s fastest growing economy in 2024

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 06:29

A boost in domestic consumption has led to growth well above the government's initial forecast.

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The WTO-led order is dying – and Europe might be killing it

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 06:19

The EU's call for a “European preference” in public tenders in strategic sectors is prima facie in breach of WTO rules, legal experts say.

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The highly political French fight against drug trafficking

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 06:15

'Tough on crime' ministers Bruno Retailleau and Gérald Darmanin are topping opinion polls.

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Everything that’s different for tech in the final Competitiveness Compass

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 06:00

We've compared the final draft with earlier leaks, so you don't have to.

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Sweden could send criminals to serve time abroad

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 06:00

Swedish citizens could be among those sent to foreign prisons - though it would not be the first such scheme in the EU.

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Connectivity report sparks debate over regulatory reform

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 06:00

With almost two-thirds of the EU's connectivity objectives fulfilled five years ahead of schedule, the 2030 digital decade targets will be met, said Teixeira.

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What the uprising toppling Serbia’s PM means for the country’s future

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 06:00

In this episode, producer Charles Cohen talks to ECFR senior policy fellow Engjellushe Morina about the underlying causes behind Serbia's mass protests and where the country is headed.

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Widespread alarm over Commission’s hesitant DMA enforcement

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 06:00

The Commission has said it will conclude investigations into Alphabet, Apple and Meta's market practices by late March.

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EU ministers meet in Warsaw for migration, defence and security talks

Euractiv.com - Thu, 30/01/2025 - 06:00

High on the ministers' agenda is the question of migrant returns.

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