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Romania expects €5.5bn price tag and 2025 final investment decision for small modular reactor

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 11:34
Romania is seeking to deploy ‘Small Modular Reactor’ (SMR) technology as part of its drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and its energy minister Sebastian Burduja said this week that a final investment decision will be taken in 2025 for a new nuclear power plant in Doicești
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Russia hits vast dam in war’s largest strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 10:42
Russia launched the largest missile and drone attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure of the war to date on Friday (22 March), hitting the country's largest dam and causing blackouts in several regions, Kyiv said.
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[Podcast] Obama, transatlantic relations, Israel

Euobserver.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 10:39
The ins and outs and ups and downs of the transatlantic relationship: before, during, after, and — possibly — again with Donald J. Trump. Obama scolds NATO-Europe.
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Western banks warn of risks in EU plan to grab Russian assets

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:51
Some western banks are lobbying against EU proposals to redistribute billions of euros in interest earned on frozen Russian assets, senior industry sources said, fearing it could lead to costly litigation.
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As the political biodiversity push falters, legal enforcement continues

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:57
On Wednesday 13 March, the European Commission published the latest list of infringement proceedings against Member States. Most of the alleged failures to implement EU environmental law concern the bloc’s biodiversity rules.
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Pressure mounts on Ukraine to scrap ‘sponsors of war’ blacklist

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:46
Ukraine could dismantle within days its "sponsors of war" blacklist, central to Kyiv's campaign to expose companies doing business with Russia, after a backlash from countries including China and France, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Slovak presidential election pits pro-Western diplomat against ex-PM

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:32
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germans more interested than ever in the European elections, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk not delivering on his campaign promises, and so much more.
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Bolstering Europe’s resilience by strengthening the single market

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:15
The European Economic Area, extending the single market and its four freedoms to Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, has been a remarkable success story since its inception in 1994. Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Daniel Risch, and Jonas Gahr Støre explain how to build on its strengths.
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Romania’s Social Democrats and Liberals unveil EU election joint list, lose top candidate

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:15
Romania’s Social Democrats and Liberals announced the composition of their joint list for the EU elections on Thursday, and while an independent candidate was chosen to lead the list, she withdrew her candidacy at the last moment.
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Bulgarian far-right tempts voters with NATO exit pledge

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:13
Pro-Russian party Vazrazhdane has introduced a bill that would have Bulgaria withdraw from the NATO military alliance the month the country celebrates its 20th anniversary of joining.
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Czech party ANO targets Green Deal, migration pact revision ahead of EU elections

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:13
Revising the European Green Deal and the EU Migration Pact are among the key issues Czech party ANO (Renew/ALDE), currently polling at almost 30%, wants to address, Klára Dostálová, the party's lead candidate in the EU elections, told Euractiv Czechia on Thursday.
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Tusk criticised over not delivering on 100 election promises

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:12
As Poland's government reaches the 100-day mark, the opposition and former ruling camp has criticised Prime Minister Donald Tusk for not fulfilling his 100 election promises, despite his claims his cabinet has done more than any other since the fall of communism.
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Portugal’s PM-designate assures von der Leyen of political stability

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:11
Portugal's political stability is not at risk, Prime Minister-designate Luís Montenegro of the centre-right Social Democratic Party (PSD) assured EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday, promising "responsibility" to the EU.
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Spanish parliament approves new committee to probe COVID corruption cases

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:10
The Spanish parliament approved a new committee of inquiry to investigate alleged cases of corruption in the purchase of masks and medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 on Thursday, starting with the so-called "Koldo case" involving a former minister of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE/S&D).
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Italian news agency strike over possible sale to Lega MP

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:10
Journalists from Italian news agency AGI are striking on Thursday and Friday against the possible sale of the agency to Lega MP Antonio Angelucci, arguing that selling to a right-wing senator who already owns several newspapers would risk media pluralism and be a blow to press freedom.
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Danish Security Intelligence Service warns terror threat remains high: report

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:09
Denmark continues to face a serious terror threat, namely from militants of Islamist movements, according to the Danish Security and Intelligence Service's annual security assessment published on Thursday.
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Sweden not on track to meet climate targets, warns expert agency

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:08
Sweden's climate policies are leading to a short-term increase in emissions and putting the country on a path to miss its 2030 reduction target, according to a report published on Thursday by a government policy review board.
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Belgian businesses particularly hit by rising labour costs, inflation

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:07
Belgium’s labour costs rose by almost double the average EU increase, resulting from the combination of inflation, wage indexation, and labour shortages, according to Eurostat studies published in recent years that were confirmed in a new report published on Tuesday.
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Slovak presidential election pits pro-Western diplomat against ex-PM

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:06
With the first round of Slovakia's presidential election on Saturday, all eyes will be on two main candidates, Ivan Korčok, a pro-Western former foreign minister, and former prime minister Peter Pellegrini, Prime Minister Robert Fico's coalition partner.
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EU, US discussed how to address China’s role as conduit for goods to Russia

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:04
The European Union and its allies are considering steps to address the export from China of goods that could help Russia's military, including by imposing further sanctions, the bloc's sanctions coordinator said on Thursday (21 March).
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