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Election of new EDPS might end up deciding future of Commission's Microsoft use.

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The EU’s pharma sector joins forces to call for the EU to support a more rapid move to electronic product information (ePI).

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The EU must ramp up investment, potentially by an extra €558 billion a year, or fail to meet its 2030 climate ambitions, the paper published by the ECB reads.

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A growing number of MEPs have questioned whether Musk's posts breach the EU's content moderation law.

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The German scheme is a precursor to an EU-wide carbon price on heating and transport, which will kick in from 2027.

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Europe has the time and tools to keep Austria from veering into full Orbánism.

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Czesław Siekierski has led a crusade against further trade liberalisation with Ukraine unless EU farmers are protected.

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What ZKL's experience says about the future of the European Board for Food and Agriculture.

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The European Defence Agency (EDA) has launched the Small Arms Ammunition Technologies (SAAT) project, a four-year initiative led by Belgian defence company FN Herstal and supported by a diverse European consortium to establish a common standard for small arms ammunition. 

The project, which brings together 18 partners from nine countries — including defence manufacturers, research organisations, and national Ministries of Defence — aims to strengthen interoperability among European armed forces and to also advance ammunition technology. The kick-off meeting, held in mid-December, laid the groundwork for the project’s governance and collaborative framework. 

With a budget of €8.3 million, the SAAT project demonstrates a shared commitment among participating EU Member States — Belgium, Czechia, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and non-EU members Norway and Switzerland — to address the following objectives: 

• Establish performance criteria for small arms ammunition to counter present and future threats
• Analyse ammunition components such as projectiles, propellants, and cartridge cases
• Develop projectile prototypes
• Advance the design and functionality of key ammunition technologies

By creating a common standard for small arms ammunition, the initiative aims to reduce dependency on external suppliers and ensure a unified European Union response to evolving security threats.

As well as project coordinator FN Herstal, the project’s consortium brings together Beretta, CZUB, Eurenco, Fiocchi Munizioni, Mesko, Nammo, Nobel Sport, and Swiss P Defence. Complementing these companies are research institutions such as Switzerland’s Armasuisse, DGA Techniques Terrestres of France, FFI from Normway, FOI in Sweden, the Royal Military Academy of Belgium, TNO in the Netherlands, and the Military University of Technology in Poland. 

About EDA

EDA supports its 27 Member States in improving their defence capabilities through European cooperation. Acting as an enabler and facilitator for Ministries of Defence willing to engage in collaborative capability projects, the Agency has become the ‘hub’ for European defence cooperation with expertise and networks allowing it to address the whole spectrum of capabilities.

Polls favour Warsaw's mayor Rafał Trzaskowski over the historian Karol Nawrocki.

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While the Commission appeared unmoved by Trump's comments, France and Germany offered firmer criticism.

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Suggestions of specific targets above 2% tend to be hotly contested in Berlin.

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At present, Cyprus, Romania, and Bulgaria are the only EU countries whose nationals still need a visa to enter the US.

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US President-elect Donald Trump has again laid claim to Greenland and has not ruled out military action to take control of the country. Furthermore, his oldest son is currently paying a 'private visit' to the Arctic island. Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has rejected the idea of a takeover, affirming that Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders. Commentators discuss the ramifications of Trump's initiative.

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has announced that content on Facebook, Instagram and Threads will no longer be reviewed by third-party fact-checking teams. Instead, like Elon Musk's X, the company will rely on user comments as a corrective. The move will initially only apply for the US. Restrictive content guidelines will also be dropped at a later date. According to Zuckerberg, the US election signalled the will to prioritise freedom of expression.