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The Brief – The oh-so-cosy Brussels Bubble gets a brutal jolt

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 17:55
In a town built on overlapping careers and intricate social networks, the appearance of conflict of interest can be nearly as corrosive as the real thing
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Parliament split over safeguards for Mercosur deal

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 17:44
Some MEPs want to accept the Commission's proposal unchanged, while others are pushing for substantial amendments
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Canada to pay €10 million for preferential access to EU-funded defence deals 

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 17:10
For comparison, the Commission had pitched a much higher €4-6.5 billion fee for the UK’s arms industry
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Macron denies ‘ministry of truth’ plan in standoff with far right

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 17:03
The controversy comes in a febrile climate in France ahead of the 2027 presidential elections
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Czech parliament speaker courts Slovakia to build anti-EU front

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 16:54
Okamura made clear that the new Czech leadership wants Slovakia as a political partner inside the EU
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AMENDMENTS 1 - 22 - Draft opinion on 2024 discharge: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service - PE781.133v01-00

AMENDMENTS 1 - 22 - Draft opinion on 2024 discharge: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Evin Incir

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Right-wing groups likely to overrule objection to easing sustainable investment rules

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 15:52
European People’s Party backs move to ‘simplify’ green investment taxonomy
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Negotiations over EU air passenger rights crash and burn

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 15:47
“We cannot allow air passenger rights to be curtailed," the liberal lawmaker Jan-Christoph Oetjen said
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AMENDMENTS 190 - 416 - Draft report Recommendation for the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-China political relations - PE779.788v01-00

AMENDMENTS 190 - 416 - Draft report Recommendation for the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-China political relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hilde Vautmans

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EU Parliament summons Spanish minister over alleged obstruction in ‘narco-boat’ probe

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 14:44
Civil Guard associations say the state has failed to provide adequate resources for units combating transnational drug networks
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Commission teases next food chain proposals

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 14:34
The report hints at measures to prevent below-cost selling
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BUDGET BRIEF: The first negotiating box

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 14:17
Own resources, European Competitiveness Fund, EU administration, Erasmus
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A conversation on Humane World for Animals’ vision of ending animal suffering with Ruud Tombrock

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 14:00
In this interview, Ruud Tombrock, Executive Director of Humane World for Animals Europe, outlines the organisation’s mission to build a world where animals are free from suffering. He introduces HWA’s work by highlighting the scale of intensive farming in Europe and the growing impact of global crises on animal welfare, offering a clear picture of […]
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Spanish PM Sánchez seeks to repair ties with former separatist ally

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 13:50
Junts’ decision to “break relations” in October triggered a parliamentary blockade
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EU countries clinch fragile deal on drug shortages plan

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 13:42
Denmark’s health minister Sophie Løhde calls it an 'important step' for improving patients' access to medicines
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Former EEAS chief Mogherini, top Commission official arrested in fraud probe

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 13:41
Mogherini, and senior EU official Stefano Sannino are among the arrests
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Danish presidency proposes moving farm policy provisions to empower agricultural lawmakers

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 13:40
The apparently procedural initiative will grant more power to farm ministers and MEPs to shape the new CAP
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Bulgaria risks €25bn hit from chronic healthcare underfunding, warns report

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 13:24
Unsustainably low health insurance contributions could trigger hospital closures, workforce shortages and soaring out-of-pocket costs
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Belgium joins FAST-EU pilot accelerating multinational clinical trials

Euractiv.com - Tue, 02/12/2025 - 13:03
Belgium is reducing mononational clinical trial approval timelines by 27 days per application
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Video of a committee meeting - Tuesday, 2 December 2025 - 09:30 - Committee on Foreign Affairs - Special committee on the European Democracy Shield

Length of video : 120'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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