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Debate: Covid: waiting for the new normality

Eurotopics.net - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 12:15
What experts predicted since the start of the pandemic is now accepted among the general population: SARS-Cov-2 is here to stay. In view of stagnating vaccination rates and highly contagious variants like Delta, commentators are now wondering how much longer it will be before the virus is no longer a major threat.
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Trust, not control: Germany, EVs and the power of consumer choice

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 11:00
Faced with the challenge of integrating electric vehicles without jeopardising power system reliability, Germany's federal energy ministry started work with distribution system operators on a new tariff design. What followed is a cautionary tale, write Andreas Jahn, Jaap Burger, Jan Rosenow.
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Article - State of the EU debate 2021: how to follow it

European Parliament - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 09:23
The State of the EU debate, looking at work to date and plans for the future, takes place on 15 September in Strasbourg. Follow it live.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP
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Article - State of the EU debate 2021: how to follow it

European Parliament (News) - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 09:23
The State of the EU debate, looking at work to date and plans for the future, takes place on 15 September in Strasbourg. Follow it live.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP
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German far left courts SPD and Greens for three-way coalition

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 08:41
Germany's far-left Linke pitched themselves on Monday (6 September) as would-be coalition partners for the Social Democrats and Greens after the 26 September election, arguing they offer the two larger parties the best chance of delivering their social policies.
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France mourns ‘national treasure’ Belmondo

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 08:25
Jean-Paul Belmondo, a star of France's New Wave cinema after his breakthrough performance in Jean-Luc Godard's "A bout de souffle" ("Breathless") in 1959, has died. He was 88.
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Czech minister: Russia discredits EU mission in Mali

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 08:12
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Czech deputy minister warning of Russia's activities in Mali, Norwegian newspaper Barents Observer attempting to maintain its readership there, and so much more.
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Serbia to continue cooperation with German development bank on energy

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 08:10
Serbian Energy Minister Zorana Mihajlović met with representatives of the German KfW development bank Monday to discuss the continued cooperation in the energy sector, where the total value of completed, ongoing or planned common projects was almost €1.5 billion. The...
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El Salvador leads the world into cryptocurrency, adopting bitcoin as legal tender

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 08:09
El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, a real-world experiment proponents say will lower commission costs for billions of dollars sent home from abroad but which critics warned may fuel money laundering.
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Slovenia expands recovered-tested-vaccinated rule

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 08:08
The recovered-vaccinated-tested rule, currently Slovenia’s main tool in combating a surging fourth COVID-19 wave, has been expanded to broad areas of services activities amidst rising case numbers and hospitalisations. All those who come into contact with other persons or are...
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Croatia has an infertility problem

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 08:07
“Infertility is constantly rising, globally and in Croatia. It is estimated that in 10 years about 30% of couples in most of the world will be infertile,” Večernji List daily quoted gynaecologist Velimir Šimunić, a human reproduction subspecialist and in...
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USR PLUS leaves Romanian government

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 08:06
All USR PLUS ministers are set to submit their resignations from the Romanian government on Tuesday, meaning the government will lose its majority in parliament. The party is nevertheless insisting it would like to remain in the coalition with PNL...
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Man accused of sending death threats to parliament chair under house arrest

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 08:06
A court has placed 26-year-old Lyubomir Yakov under house arrest on Monday after he was arrested by police on suspicion of threatening to assassinate Bulgarian National Assembly President Iva Miteva. Yakov’s lawyer said his client had not yet given explanations...
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Activists, investors clash over construction of LNG terminal in Slovakia

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 08:05
As activists from Greenpeace Slovakia and other organisations protested the construction of a new LNG (liquified natural gas) terminal in Bratislava over the weekend, with investors arguing that the terminal would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help make the shipping...
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Commission urges Polish regions to drop anti-LGBT declarations

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 08:04
The European Commission sent letters to five regions controlled by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, urging them to remove the anti-LGBT declarations adopted by their local governments. The five regions received the letters last week and now have...
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Greece offers booster dose as thousands of health workers suspended

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/07/2021 - 08:03
As from 14 September, Greek citizens will be able to receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, health authorities announced on Monday. Meanwhile, the government has decided to impose heavy fines after a scandal of thousands of fake vaccination...
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