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ATHENS – Russians hit at US Ambassador

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 08:36
Russia has reacted strongly to a recent statement made by the US Ambassador in Athens who said Russian President Vladimir Putin would be the “winner” of an escalation of Greece-Turkey tensions. “The statements of the American ambassador in Athens in...
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ROME – 385,000 more unemployed

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 08:35
2.2% of Italy’s total workforce, which corresponds to 385,000 people, have lost their job due to the country’s lockdown measures, the Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat) estimated. While the tourist industry and particularly restaurants and hotels have suffered the most...
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Finland prefers loans to grants

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 08:35
Finland’s reaction to the EU’s €750 billion recovery fund saw few surprises. The government will present a formal opinion by next week. European Affairs Minister Tytti Tuppurainen (SDP) commented on the Commission’s proposal on Twitter on Wednesday (27 May). €500...
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LONDON – Johnson’s aide set to survive lockdown breach row

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 08:34
Dominic Cummings, chief political advisor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to survive a damaging row over whether he broke the government’s lockdown rules to drive 400 kilometres to stay in a property on his parents’ farm where he...
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Hungary bars citizens from legally changing their gender

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 08:32
President Ader Janos has signed a law that bars citizens from legally changing their gender, in a move decried by critics as violating trans rights. The law changes “sex” to “sex at birth” on birth certificates – reversing a policy that...
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EU launches new COVID-19 fundraising to address concerns over equal access

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 08:28
The European Commission launched a new global fundraising campaign on Thursday (28 May) to finance the development and worldwide distribution of testing, vaccines and treatments against COVID-19, seeking to address concerns they may not be equally shared.
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Farm to Fork Strategy – What’s on the menu?

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 08:24
In this special edition of the agrifood podcast, EURACTIV's agrifood team spoke to a range of policymakers and stakeholders to hear their remarks on the presentation of the highly anticipated Farm to Fork strategy, the new EU's landmark food policy
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EU lawmakers debate 65% climate target proposal

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 08:20
The European Parliament's environment committee discussed for the first time on Thursday (28 May) a proposal by Swedish MEP Jytte Guteland to set an EU-wide CO2 reduction target of 65% by 2030. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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Borrell: US ending nuclear waivers means harder to check Iran

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 08:04
The European Union's foreign policy chief on Thursday (28 May) condemned Washington's move to end sanction waivers for countries remaining in the Iran nuclear accord, warning it would make it harder to keep Tehran in check.
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Tweets of the Week: Election Anniversary, Cummings, Next Generation EU

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 07:35
One year since elections has left us all scarred, a trip during lockdown hits Cummings rep hard, and Ursula von der Leyen channels Jean-Luc Picard.
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Breton: With better information from China and WHO, we would have been better prepared

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 07:30
Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, told EURACTIV.com in an interview that Europe could have been better prepared to face the COVID-19 if China and the World Health Organisation had offered “better and more reliable information earlier”.
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Coronavirus delays Europe’s space rocket plans

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 07:25
The European Space Agency (ESA) will not launch its new generation of space rocket, the Ariane 6, in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Travel restrictions and lockdown measures have put paid to the agency’s original schedule.
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NSA warns of ongoing Russian hacking campaign against US systems

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 07:24
The US National Security Agency on Thursday (28 May) warned government partners and private companies about a Russian hacking operation that uses a special intrusion technique to target operating systems often used by industrial firms to manage computer infrastructure.
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The EU steps up for a more equal post-corona future

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 07:24
The EU's ambitious new budget proposal to drive recovery following the coronavirus pandemic is a good start. But long-term investment will also be needed in health, social protection, and human development, writes Emily Wigens.
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Canary Islands: Spain’s tourist paradise seeks to lead revival of sector

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 07:21
When the Spanish government put the country on lockdown in March to contain the spread of the coronavirus, tourism in the Canary Islands quickly dropped to zero. But the Atlantic archipelago hopes to rebound soon.
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China: One of Germany’s EU presidency priorities

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 07:20
EU-China relations will be one of Germany's EU presidency priorities in foreign policy matters, with an overall objective of "strengthening Europe as an anchor of stability in the world," said Chancellor Angela Merkel. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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Some 50 world leaders call for post-pandemic development cooperation

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 07:18
World leaders on Thursday (29 May) called for resilience and cooperation after the pandemic recedes, during a UN videoconference in which the United States, China and Russia did not participate.
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Not in Education, Employment or Training… and locked out of the labour market [Promoted content]

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 07:00
The coronavirus outbreak is causing major disruptions for those who are outside mainstream educational programs across Europe. While many have managed to turn to distance learning, those not in education, employment or training (NEETs) are even more excluded from support schemes.
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Seehofer testifies before committee investigating the ‘toll debacle’

Thu, 28/05/2020 - 18:38
On Thursday (28 May), German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) testified before the investigative committee tasking with deciding on the responsibility for the government's 'toll debacle,' which could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of euros.
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F2F special podcast, increased CAP spending, digital farming revolution

Thu, 28/05/2020 - 17:37
Welcome to EURACTIV’s AgriFood Brief, your weekly update on all things Agriculture & Food in the EU. You can subscribe here if you haven’t done so yet. Commission hikes CAP’s second pillar spending to deliver Green Deal The European Commission...
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