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BELGRADE – President calls for Brussels agreements to be implemented

Wed, 30/09/2020 - 08:18
The agreements reached in Brussels during the dialogue with Pristina, such as the establishment of a Community of Serb Municipalities, would have to be implemented, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. The president did admit, however, that these agreements were, understandably,...
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ZAGREB – No emergency phone line for six hours

Wed, 30/09/2020 - 08:17
Due to technical glitches, the Hrvatski Telekom (HT, majority-owned by Deutsche Telekom AG) telecommunications provider experienced technical problems from 10:30 to 16:30 yesterday with its landline and mobile phone networks, which prevented access to the 112 emergency line. Even during...
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WARSAW – New government composition to be presented

Wed, 30/09/2020 - 08:16
The Coalition Council met on Tuesday (29 September) to discuss the division of ministries and the functioning of the government after the reconstruction. The meeting, which lasted about an hour, was attended, among others, by PiS party leader Jarosław Kaczyński...
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BUDAPEST – Unemployment rate hits 4.6%

Wed, 30/09/2020 - 08:15
The average number of unemployed people in Hungary from June to August 2020 was 214,000, while the unemployment rate stood at 4.6% during the same period, according to data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). Compared to same period...
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WTO backs EU tariffs on $4 bln US goods over Boeing subsidies – sources

Wed, 30/09/2020 - 08:15
The World Trade Organisation has authorised the European Union to impose tariffs on US goods worth $4 billion to retaliate against subsidies for American planemaker Boeing Co, people familiar with the matter said.
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Europe’s military mobility, a game-changer for regional infrastructure projects?

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 18:33
Since the 1990s, European infrastructure has been developed purely for civilian purposes, but in recent years military aspects have gained in importance as they could fill funding gaps for dual-use infrastructure projects. Rail Baltica, a 870-kilometer-long high-speed rail line from...
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The Brief, powered by ESA – The undemocratic habit of the democratic game

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 17:07
The unwritten rule of 'cordon sanitaire' has struck again. One more time, the far-right was prevented from taking a key post in the European Parliament.
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‘Profound antagonism’ will follow ‘no deal’ on post-Brexit trade, thinktank warns

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 16:54
The collapse of trade talks this year will lead to “a period of profound antagonism” between the EU and UK, Professor Anand Menon, director of the UK in a Changing Europe academic thinktank, has warned.
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Post-summer COVID news: Could Athens be the new Bergamo?

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 14:40
**This article is continuously updated with the latest developments. The sharp increase of COVID-19 cases has raised eyebrows in Greece with scientists and media talking about the danger of Athens becoming a “new Bergamo”. Hospitals in Athens currently have 99 intensive...
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EU’s new migration pact to request ‘mandatory solidarity’ from member states

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 14:30
The European Commission proposed to member states on Wednesday to share responsibility for asylum seekers under a "mandatory solidarity" mechanism. With the new migration pact, it hopes to avert a replay of the 2015 migration crisis by giving the countries a choice between taking in migrants or helping to send them back home.
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To build back better, international cooperation on climate change is needed

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 14:24
The havoc caused by COVID-19 is yet another wake-up call that demonstrates nature’s ultimate power over our lives and societies, and the urgent need for us to better respect and protect the environment upon which we depend, Helga Maria Schmid writes.
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At CYBERSEC, European leaders to debate how to secure Europe’s Digital Decade [Promoted content]

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 12:00
The 6th edition of the EUROPEAN CYBERSECURITY FORUM will be held on 28–30 September online. This year’s CYBERSEC leitmotif - “Together Against Adversarial Internet” and the mission of the forum enhance cooperation of like-minded countries to secure digital transformation.
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EU sanctions explained

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 10:51
As the EU is struggling to find a response to Turkey’s disruptive activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, the upheaval in Belarus and the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, EURACTIV provides a closer look at how the EU’s sanction regime works and what the current challenges are.
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Intelligent electricity through EU structural funds

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 10:32
Researchers in Bielefeld are working on an artificial intelligence that distributes electricity differently depending on weather conditions. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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Kazakhstan suspends three airlines for breaking UN Libya embargo

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 10:18
Kazakhstan has barred three air carriers from operating for violating a UN Security Council embargo covering the supply of arms to Libya, the Central Asian country's government said Wednesday (23 September).
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TikTok will not transfer old EU data to new Irish data centre

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 08:55
TikTok has admitted that it will not retroactively transfer all EU personal data to its new data site in Ireland when the facility is completed next year, in a decision that could provoke concern among data protection activists in Europe.
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Commission fears UK data protection regime ‘may change in the future’

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 08:55
The European Commission has concerns that certain aspects of the UK's data protection regime may change in the future and negatively impact the safety of EU personal data when transferred to the country, Commission sources have informed EURACTIV.
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EU considers allowing more state aid to boost green projects

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 08:43
European Union governments may be allowed to grant more state aid to projects that help the bloc achieve its climate goals, Europe’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said on Tuesday (22 September), calling such an incentive a “green bonus”.
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Huawei’s supply chain has been ‘attacked’, says chairman

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 08:38
Huawei Technologies will do everything it can to strengthen its supply chain which has been “attacked”, its rotating Chairman Guo Ping said on Wednesday (23 September).
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Ex-Maltese PM’s chief of staff arrested in fraud probe

Wed, 23/09/2020 - 08:30
Maltese police arrested former prime minister Joseph Muscat's chief of staff Keith Schembri Tuesday (22 September), as part of a probe into alleged kickbacks connected to the sale of so-called golden passports.
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