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The draft law adopted on Thursday seeks to address speculation on the gas market and bring down prices, by introducing greater flexibility in rules on gas storage refilling.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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The draft law adopted on Thursday seeks to address speculation on the gas market and bring down prices, by introducing greater flexibility in rules on gas storage refilling.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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On Thursday, Parliament adopted human rights resolutions on Tanzania, Russia and Tibet.
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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On Thursday, Parliament adopted human rights resolutions on Tanzania, Russia and Tibet.
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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On Thursday, Parliament adopted a targeted change to CO2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

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On Thursday, Parliament adopted a targeted change to CO2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

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Parliament has changed the EU’s wolf protection status from ‘strictly protected' to ‘protected', to align it with the Bern Convention.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

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Parliament has changed the EU’s wolf protection status from ‘strictly protected' to ‘protected', to align it with the Bern Convention.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

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On 8 May eighty years ago, World War II came to an end in Europe with the surrender of Nazi Germany: an occasion to be remembered. Russia marks its victory in the 'Great Patriotic War' with an annual military parade on 9 May. Europe's commentators reflect in light of the current conflicts.

On Wednesday, the day after his election as German chancellor, Friedrich Merz flew to Paris. In a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron the two leaders reaffirmed the close ties between their countries, which had recently cooled, as well as their shared interests. Merz then flew directly to Warsaw to meet Prime Minister Donald Tusk and reassert the desire for close ties with Poland. Commentators take stock.

The German Bundestag elected Friedrich Merz as the country's new chancellor on Tuesday - but only in the second round of voting after the CDU leader failed to secure enough support from the ranks of the conservative-social democratic coalition in the first round and fell six votes short of the required majority. After the vote the cabinet members were also sworn in. Europe's media discuss the causes of the false start and its consequences.