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Juncker regrets not intervening in Brexit referendum campaign

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/08/2019 - 08:50
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday (7 May) he regrets not intervening in the Brexit referendum, insisting the EU could have "destroyed the lies" that led to Britain voting to leave.
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Italy accuses EU of prejudice after grim economic forecasts

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/08/2019 - 08:46
Italy accused EU authorities of prejudice on Tuesday (7 May) after they forecast the euro zone's third largest economy would stagnate this year and its huge public debt would rise further.
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‘Never stop a traveller from leaving’ – Merkel’s party waves goodbye to Orban

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/08/2019 - 08:39
The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. /// BERLIN German right vs Orban. Michael Grosse-Brömer (CDU), parliamentary leader of the CDU/CSU faction in the German...
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Palestinians turn to EU to counter Kushner plan

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/08/2019 - 08:35
The Palestinians are asking the European Union to pick up the mantle in defence of the two-state solution if the upcoming US peace plan ditches Palestinian statehood, their UN envoy said Tuesday (7 May).
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In North Macedonia, Pope urges Balkans to embrace diversity

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/08/2019 - 08:26
Pope Francis urged the Balkans to embrace its patchwork of faiths and ethnicities during his visit to North Macedonia on Tuesday (7 May), where he delivered prayers and speeches that kept returning to the legacy of an illustrious Skopje native: Mother Teresa.
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French socialists cast off Timmermans as EU election candidate

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/08/2019 - 08:07
The joint list of the French Socialist Party and the leftist Place publique party is differentiating itself from the Party of European Socialists (PES) by insisting on ecological issues. EURACTIV France reports.
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[Analysis] Sibiu: EU leaders prepare post-Brexit show of unity

Euobserver.com - Wed, 05/08/2019 - 07:55
With the European elections just three weeks away, the EU-27 will try to set the agenda for the next years for the EU institutions. But with persisting divisions on key issues, unity will be an achievement in itself.
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[Opinion] The non-accountable MEPs

Euobserver.com - Wed, 05/08/2019 - 07:37
We did not ask what tax the parliamentarians pay or how they use their salary, or for information about their private lives. Rather we asked for documents to verify that this public money is spent in accordance with the rules.
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In the US, Marijuana growers turn to energy efficiency

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/08/2019 - 07:06
To face the collapse of cannabis prices, American producers are turning to energy efficiency as a way of cutting down costs and remaining competitive. EURACTIV’s partner le Journal de l’Environnement reports.
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Volunteering initiatives build new society in Ukraine

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/08/2019 - 06:47
In various initiatives to build a new civil society, the communication between Ukraine and international allies wouldn’t be possible without the English language, writes Kate Rohozhnykova.
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Carbon neutrality by 2050 makes sense

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/08/2019 - 06:45
To stay within the boundaries of the Paris Agreement, Europe needs to accelerate efforts to achieve a carbon neutral future and put climate change at the top of the EU agenda. Frank van der Vloed highlights five key steps that are critical for businesses to make the transition.
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UK bows to inevitable – EU elections will take place

Euractiv.com - Tue, 05/07/2019 - 22:08
The UK will definitely hold European elections this month, after Theresa May’s deputy conceded that it would not be possible to get the legislation needed to formalize Brexit through Parliament in time.
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Stalling on VAT reform costing billions, says Commission

Euobserver.com - Tue, 05/07/2019 - 17:54
German media outlet Correctiv, along with other newsrooms, have revealed how criminals annually cheat EU states out of billions in VAT fraud. The EU Commission says solutions exist - but member states refuse to budge on tax unanimity.
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EU leaders to have first talk on bloc's next top jobs

Euobserver.com - Tue, 05/07/2019 - 17:31
The discussion in Sibiu will focus on the 'how', rather than the 'who', on a successor to Jean-Claude Juncker. EU leaders will also have to decide on Donald Tusk's successor, the next EU's foreign affairs chief, and ECB president.
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The Brief powered by CITA – ‘Verfassungspatriotismus’

Euractiv.com - Tue, 05/07/2019 - 16:59
On May 8, 1949, Germany’s Basic Law (Grundgesetz) was adopted, thus laying the fundament for its constitution - and democracy. In times of rising populism in Europe, a 70th birthday worth celebrating beyond the German frontiers.
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Farage: Winning EP elections only the ‘first step’ to Brexit

Euractiv.com - Tue, 05/07/2019 - 16:30
Winning the European elections later this month would only be the “first step” towards delivering the Brexit demanded by UK citizens, Nigel Farage, whose newly established Brexit party is dominating polls in the UK, said on Tuesday (7 May).
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Germany, Poland snub EU appeal for greater climate ambition

Euractiv.com - Tue, 05/07/2019 - 16:09
The governments of France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg have launched an appeal to boost EU climate action ahead of a major summit on the future of Europe taking place in Romania next Thursday (9 May).
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Key Arctic ministerial hits US climate rock

Euobserver.com - Tue, 05/07/2019 - 15:27
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo refused to compromise, so Arctic ministerial meeting ends with no formal agreement on climate change.
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[Ticker] Juncker: 'biggest mistakes' were LuxLeaks and Brexit

Euobserver.com - Tue, 05/07/2019 - 15:27
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday said his two biggest mistakes were not having spoken out quickly enough on the LuxLeaks scandal, and not interfering in the Brexit referendum campaign at the request of the then prime minister David Cameron. "It was a mistake not to intervene and not interfere because we would have been the only ones to destroy the lies," he said of the Brexit campaign.
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Juncker says ‘unacceptable’ to link Tusk to Hitler and Stalin in Poland

Euractiv.com - Tue, 05/07/2019 - 14:42
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday (7 May) it was “totally unacceptable” to link fellow top EU official, Donald Tusk, with tyrants Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler, as has been done by Polish state TV.
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