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Debate: Slovak government in crisis after Sputnik purchase

Eurotopics.net - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 12:15
The government in Slovakia is in danger of collapsing after Prime Minister Igor Matovič purchased Russia's Sputnik vaccine without consulting his coalition partners. Two of the partners are now demanding that he quit - and commentators seem to agree. President Zuzana Čaputová summoned Matovič and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Sulík on Tuesday to resolve the crisis.
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Europe needs to collect more plasma [Promoted content]

Euractiv.com - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 12:00
Plasma-derived medicinal products (PDMPs), derived from human plasma from healthy donors, are essential for around 300,000 European patients who rely on these therapies to treat a variety of rare, chronic, and potentially life-threatening conditions, which are often genetic in origin....
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[Ticker] Global temperatures set to rise 1.5 degrees by 2034

Euobserver.com - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 11:19
In February 2021, global warming rose approximately 1.19 Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. Experts estimate that the 1.5 degree increase limit set in the 2015 Paris Agreement will be reached in 2034 if warming continues on the past 30-year trajectory. The signatories to the Paris Agreement represent around 79 percent of global emissions.  
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Apple: Competition Authority does not oppose new privacy measures

Euractiv.com - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 11:02
France's competition authority has given the go-ahead for Apple's new privacy protocols to be implemented, stating that the move does not "constitute an abuse of a dominant position," as part of a decision issued on Wednesday (17 March).  
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42/2021 : 17 March 2021 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-64/20

European Court of Justice (News) - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 10:18
An tAire Talmhaíochta Bia agus Mara, Éire agus an tArd-Aighne
Approximation of laws
A Member State court is required to exercise the power conferred on it by national law to make a declaration that that Member State has failed correctly to transpose a directive and is required to take remedial steps in that regard

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Spain’s agri-minister: We are EU’s ‘vegetable garden’ thanks to innovation, quality

Euractiv.com - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 10:14
Spain is the “vegetable garden of Europe” and the sector remains competitive thanks to a combination of quality, innovation and meeting consumer demands, the Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, told EURACTIV’s partner EFE agro in a video interview. With...
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41/2021 : 17 March 2021 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-585/19

European Court of Justice (News) - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 10:05
Academia de Studii Economice din Bucureşti
Freedom of movement for persons
Where a worker has concluded more than one employment contract with the same employer, the minimum daily rest period applies to the contracts taken as a whole and not to each of the contracts taken separately

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40/2021 : 17 March 2021 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-900/19

European Court of Justice (News) - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 10:04
Association One Voice and Ligue pour la protection des oiseaux
Environment and consumers
A Member State may not authorise a method of capture of birds leading to by-catch where that by-catch is likely to cause harm other than negligible harm to the species concerned

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Australia urges EU to send 1 million COVID vaccines for Papua New Guinea

Euractiv.com - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 08:59
Australia said it will ask the European Union to release 1 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to help Papua New Guinea (PNG) battle a dangerous outbreak that authorities fear could spread to other parts of the region.
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Pandemic helped Germany reach its climate targets

Euractiv.com - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 08:49
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Turkey promising to send vaccines to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa vetoing the parliament's draft euthanasia bill, and so much more.
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Pandemic helped Germany reach its climate targets

Euractiv.com - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 08:40
Germany said on Tuesday it had met its national climate goal for 2020 with 40.8% fewer emissions compared to 1990. But that would not have been possible without the coronavirus-related lockdowns, which helped to drive the biggest reduction in emissions...
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Five things to know about virus-dominated Dutch vote

Euractiv.com - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 08:36
Dutch voters go to the polls on Wednesday (17 March) for the last day of a three-day parliamentary election, in which Prime Minister Mark Rutte is aiming for a fourth term in office.
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EU leaders to call for progress in common data spaces, summit drafts reveal

Euractiv.com - Wed, 03/17/2021 - 08:29
EU leaders will press the Commission to make swift progress in the establishment of sectoral data spaces as outlined in the executive's landmark Data Strategy, draft European Council summit conclusions obtained by EURACTIV reveal.
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