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HELSINKI – First same-sex adoptions

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 08:31
Finland recorded its first two first same-sex adoptions as a male couple and a female couple adopted infants three years after the country’s reformed Marriage Act, which made it possible for same-sex couples to marry and adopt. The two adoptions,...
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Timmermans promises green recovery to EU lawmakers

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 08:30
The European Commission's Green Deal chief, Frans Timmermans, assured EU lawmakers on Tuesday (21 April) that "every euro" spent on economic recovery measures after the COVID-19 crisis would be linked to the green and digital transitions. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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16 states begin enforcing mandatory mask-wearing on public transport

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 08:30
An increasing number of Germany’s 16 states have decided to begin enforcing mandatory mask-wearing on public transport and in shops. Saxony was the first state to introduce such regulations, coming into effect on Monday (20 April). Bavaria also announced their...
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EU socialists propose financing ‘Recovery Plan’ with new own resources

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 08:28
Creating debt without planning how to pay it would not be credible, Iratxe García, the leader of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, stated in a letter sent to EU leaders ahead of the 23 April EU Summit....
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Charles Michel limits ambitions for virus teleconference summit

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 08:28
Differences among EU countries look set to stymie any major decisions on tackling the long-term economic impact of the crisis at a summit later this week. In a letter Tuesday inviting the 27 leaders to the videoconference, EU Council President...
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EU climate chief sees green strings for car scrappage schemes

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 08:21
The European Union's chief climate official said on Tuesday (21 April) there could be green conditions attached to any car scrappage schemes set up by the bloc to revive vehicle demand following the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19 and the need for deep EU reform

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 08:15
The management of COVID-19 cases seems to be working more on the basis of Darwin's well-known theory of natural selection, where the strong survive, rather than on any European strategy, writes Bashkim Smakaj.
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Coronavirus hits migrant hostel as Greece plans to ease lockdown

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 08:13
Dozens of migrants, including many single-parent families, accomodated at a hostel in southern Greece tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday (21 April) as the government prepared for a gradual easing of a broad lockdown from 27 April.
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US failed to block UN virus vaccine resolution

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 08:05
The UN General Assembly has demanded equal access for any future COVID-19 vaccine but its seeming unanimity was a fluke. The United States in fact opposed the resolution but acted too late to stop it, diplomats say.
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Spanish children under 14 allowed to go out under strict conditions

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 08:03
The Spanish government announced on Tuesday (21 April) that children under the age of 14 will be allowed to accompany adults on essential errands, allowing youngsters – and politicians – a long-awaited breath of fresh air. EURACTIV's partner EFE reports.
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Confusion reigns over UK opt out from EU COVID scheme

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 07:58
The UK government’s decision to opt-out of an EU procurement scheme for urgently needed medical equipment to cope with the coronavirus crisis was a “political decision”.
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Biodiesel boss: Green Deal could use available technologies ‘without prejudices’

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 07:58
The much-awaited re-visit of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) should get rid of “prejudices” and take advantage of technologies and products already placed on the market, a biodiesel stakeholder told EURACTIV.com in an interview.
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Pandemic threatens ‘biblical famines’, warns UN food programme

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 07:55
The COVID-19 pandemic could lead to 'biblical famines' and almost double the number of people suffering acute hunger, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday (21 April) as it released a new report on food crises around the world.
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Europe races to shield virus-hit firms from bargain hunters

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 07:48
Fears that cash-rich corporate raiders could use the coronavirus crisis to swoop on weakened European firms were perhaps best exemplified by Donald Trump's alleged bid for a German biotech firm working on a vaccine.
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The EU must adopt a concerted effort to protect peace processes

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 07:30
As Europe takes tentative steps to ease the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, it cannot neglect the virus’ potential to wreak havoc in the poorest and most fragile states around the world, writes Michael Keating. Michael Keating is the executive director of...
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[Ticker] Former trade chief appeals for EU unity

Euobserver.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 07:24
Pascal Lamy, the French former head of the World Trade Organisation, has urged EU leaders to dig deep to "save the European project", ahead of an EU videoconference summit on post-pandemic bailouts Thursday. "European leaders must stop fighting each other", he told Belgian daily Le Soir in an interview out Wednesday. French, Italian, and Spanish leaders have also said the EU is at risk if there is no financial solidarity.
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[Ticker] EU warned on coming steel market wars

Euobserver.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 07:14
EU steel makers could be flooded by cheap products from overseas amid a glut in world stockpiles due to the pandemic, which saw orders fall by up to 75 percent, the EU's trade commissioner, Phil Hogan, has warned. "Third country exporters may well decide to sell their product at below cost or at all cost ... with a view to gaining larger stakes in a smaller EU market," he said.
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[Ticker] French and Dutch children to return to school

Euobserver.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 07:10
France, the Netherlands, and Spain have said they will let children go back to school in early May in staggered groups, starting with younger ones first. Dutch shops will stay closed until at least 20 May and big events, like football games, remain cancelled for another three months, Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte said Tuesday. "Impatience cropping up, [but] ... rapid relaxation can lead to the virus immediately striking again".
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[Coronavirus] Russia's 'fake cures' putting EU lives at risk

Euobserver.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 07:08
Russia and China are still bombarding the EU with coronavirus disinformation, including "malicious" Russian "fake cures" which put lives at risk.
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[Coronavirus] Commission pledges help as EU tourism faces €400bn hit

Euobserver.com - Wed, 04/22/2020 - 07:04
It is estimated that between €275bn to €400bn will be lost for the tourism and travel sector because of the pandemic, the commissioner of the internal market, Thierry Breton, told MEPs from the parliament's committee on tourism on Tuesday.
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