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On Wednesday, Parliament adopted the upgraded Connecting Europe Facility programme and released new funds for transport, digital and energy projects for 2021-2027.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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On Wednesday, Parliament adopted the upgraded Connecting Europe Facility programme and released new funds for transport, digital and energy projects for 2021-2027.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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Parliament has approved new rules enabling online providers to continue to voluntarily detect, remove and report child sexual abuse material online.

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Parliament has approved new rules enabling online providers to continue to voluntarily detect, remove and report child sexual abuse material online.

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G20 finance ministers meeting in Venice on Friday and Saturday (9-10 July) could rally the world's top economies behind a global plan to tax multinationals more fairly, already hashed out among 130 countries representing 90% of world output.

A total of €6.1 billion will be allocated to sustainable fisheries and safeguarding fishing communities between 2021 and 2027.

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A total of €6.1 billion will be allocated to sustainable fisheries and safeguarding fishing communities between 2021 and 2027.

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Wednesday, 7 July

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Wednesday, 7 July

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Europe plans to funnel hundreds of billions of euros into sustainable investments each year through EU banks and markets to create the first "climate-neutral continent" by 2050.

In today's edition of The Capitals, find out more about Slovakia imposing stricter border controls for the unvaccinated, the COVID-19 Delta variant becoming dominant in Portugal, and so much more.

Albanian lawmakers have withdrawn an initiative to change rules in parliament to prevent journalists from attending committees and parliamentary session meetings, allowing reporters to continue to follow the meetings of the parliamentary commissions, according to a letter signed by Speaker...

In the town of Urosevac, near the US military base Bondsteel, work has begun on a site set to host a statue of US President Joe Biden. The statue, which costs €600,000, is a sign of gratitude for the US...

Proponents of a referendum on Slovenia’s Waters Act have sharply criticised the organisation of early voting, alleging voter suppression had taken place. “We are faced with an inadmissible curtailing of voting rights,” said Aljoša Petek of the Legal Information Centre,...

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša did not wish to comment on the European political future of his Democrats (SDS) party during a visit to Strasbourg to address the European Parliament. Asked about the SDS’s membership in the European People’s Party...

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev has complained to the Slovenian ambassador that “our European partners are taking sides, tolerating North Macedonia and blaming Bulgaria, without real and well-founded reasons.” Yanev made the comment at a meeting with ambassador Andrzej...

Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, known for his work in exposing the criminal underworld, has been left fighting for his life after being shot on an Amsterdam street, officials said on Tuesday. De Vries, 64, is a celebrity...

The European Commission's green light for a natural gas storage aid scheme in France was welcomed by infrastructure operator Storengy, which says it will allow the transition to 100% renewable gas. EURACTIV France reports.

The Hungarian executive issued a decree decrying the “crude and anti-democratic political attacks against Hungary” in response to controversial legislation banning the “portrayal or promotion” of LGBTQI+ content to minors. “The tone and the statements they made are reminiscent of...

Slovakia on Monday imposed stricter internal border controls aimed at halting the spread of the Delta variant and announced that from Friday all travellers entering the country will have to go into quarantine if they are not fully vaccinated, regardless of...