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Debate: Pope Francis in Hungary: a flying visit

Eurotopics.net - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 12:23
Pope Francis visited Hungary on Sunday on the occasion of the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest. He held a large open-air mass and also met certain government representatives including Prime Minister Viktor Orbán - albeit on a rather informal basis - and then travelled on to Slovakia. Commentators are unanimous that Orbán won't be able to make much hay out of this brief visit.
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Debate: Bitcoin legal tender: a big gamble for El Salvador?

Eurotopics.net - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 12:23
El Salvador has become the first country in the world to approve bitcoin as legal tender. To this end it has launched a digital payment and exchange system (or cyberwallet) called Chivo based on the cryptocurrency last week. The World Bank, IMF and rating agencies are very critical of the move, and there have also been protests among the country's population. Reactions from the press are more mixed.
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EU-US relations: In search of common ground?

Euractiv.com - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 12:13
The message of US President Joe Biden’s first overseas Europe tour has been clear: America is back, and Western alliances are not broken. But for Europeans, the realisation has come that after four acrimonious years under the Trump administration, Biden’s...
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German elections as opportunity for a new beginning in Europe

Euractiv.com - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 12:07
For years, Berlin has at best administered, mostly stonewalled, when it came to European policy. It is now time for a German government that will throw its full weight behind an active European policy, writes Jamila Schäfer.
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Large glazed surfaces deliver more than we think [Promoted content]

Euractiv.com - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 12:00
By providing access to natural daylight and a visual connection with the external environment, glass ensures health and well-being in all type of buildings.
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Press release - Press briefing on this week’s plenary session today at 16.30

European Parliament - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 11:03
The European Parliament’s spokesperson will hold a last-minute briefing on the 13-16 September plenary session today at 16.30.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP
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Press release - Press briefing on this week’s plenary session today at 16.30

European Parliament (News) - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 11:03
The European Parliament’s spokesperson will hold a last-minute briefing on the 13-16 September plenary session today at 16.30.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP
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Press release - Media Advisory: State of the European Union address and debate

European Parliament - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 09:13
At 9.00 on Wednesday 15 September, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver her State of the European Union address, followed by a three hour debate with MEPs.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP
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Press release - Media Advisory: State of the European Union address and debate

European Parliament (News) - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 09:13
At 9.00 on Wednesday 15 September, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver her State of the European Union address, followed by a three hour debate with MEPs.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP
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Cities need to prepare for climate change, says EU environment chief

Euractiv.com - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 09:09
European cities need to adapt as global warming worsens, leading to more floods and fires on the continent, according to the European environment commissioner, speaking on Thursday (9 September).
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EPP bureau meets in Berlin as German election upheaval looms

Euractiv.com - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 08:48
Held in Berlin, the European People's Party (EPP) bureau meeting was unusually tense this year as the European Parliament’s largest political party risks losing control of the EU’s largest state, Germany.
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EU left chief: Die Linke prepared for coalition talks with progressives

Euractiv.com - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 08:16
The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Before you start reading today’s edition of the Capitals, feel free to have a look at...
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Scholz seen as winner from Germany’s second TV election debate

Euractiv.com - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 08:11
Conservative candidate Armin Laschet, from the ruling CDU/CSU coalition, sought to make up for lost ground in opinion polls by attacking his socialist rival Olaf Scholz during Germany’s second televised election debate.
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EBRD Vice President says now is the right time to invest in Western Balkans railways

Euractiv.com - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 08:05
The Western Balkan railways are doing well in the process of adjusting to the EU railway network and pan-European corridors, while the sectoral priorities are opening markets, management and interoperability, the Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
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Danish Social Democrats: Croatia is right to return migrants

Euractiv.com - Mon, 09/13/2021 - 08:04
The Croatian government is doing the right thing by stopping illegal migrants at the Croatian border, the spokesman for the ruling Danish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterne), Rasmus Stoklund, told Hina in an interview. However, he avoided commenting on criticism by several civil...
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