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Protest against Boyko Borisov's government and its links to oligarchs have been taking place in Sofia for eight weeks now. One of themes of the demonstrations is how the latter benefit from EU funds. The response from Brussels and the German EU presidency has been restrained so far but this could now change, some commentators believe.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been in court in London since Monday, trying to fend off extradition to the US, where he faces up to 175 years imprisonment for publishing military secrets. Journalist NGOs see this as a dangerous precedent for the safety of whistleblowers and press freedom in general. Commentators hope the tide will turn.

The number of young people in Stockholm who reported sexual abuse has doubled compared with 2016. Women's shelters warn that young women are being forced to take part in increasingly harsh sexual practices, and suspect that this is because young people are copying online porn. Politicians want prospective teachers to receive better training in sex education.

Anaemia is the world’s most prevalent disorder with more than 2.4 billion people affected. Evidence is mounting that anaemia has a negative impact on medical and surgical outcomes contributing to increased rates of morbidity, mortality and hospital length of stay.

Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called on Wednesday (9 September) on Germany to halt the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, as Warsaw sees the project as a threat to the stability of the region. Nord Stream 2,...

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The General Court dismisses Slovenia’s action for annulment of the delegated regulation pursuant to which the designation ‘Teran’ may be used on the labels of Croatian wines

European Council President Charles Michel closed the 2020 Brussels Economic Forum with a speech highlighting the importance of the strategic independence of Europe.

The pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has paused global trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine due to an "unexplained illness" in a study participant, Reuters reported on Wednesday. "This is a routine action which has to happen whenever there is a potentially unexplained illness in one of the trials," the company said. Earlier, the European Commission signed a contract with the British company to ensure 300m doses for Europeans.

More than a billion people are at risk of being displaced by 2050 due to rapid population growth, shortage of food and water and increased exposure to natural disasters, which could lead to increased migration flows to Europe, according to a new report by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

For regions that have a lot of industry using carbon the move to a climate neutral economy can be challenging. Find out how the Just Transition Fund will help.

Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

For regions that have a lot of industry using carbon the move to a climate neutral economy can be challenging. Find out how the Just Transition Fund will help.

Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

With the adoption of its first-ever Strategic Foresight Report, the European Commission is making a giant leap forward, by bringing robust long-term challenges and vision into short-term political focus and action, writes Maroš Šefčovič.