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According to a poll published on Monday, 56 percent of Italians want, in one way or another, Giuseppe Conte as their prime minister.

The European Commission has taken its first steps towards launching a 'code of conduct' for actors along the food chain, as part of its aim to increase the sustainability of the food system.

Nothing escapes the winds of change now sweeping through BP, not even the exploration team that for more than a century powered its profits by discovering billions of barrels of oil.

Sweden's Health Agency has paused COVID-19 vaccine payments to Pfizer and is seeking clarification over the number of doses available in each vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter reported on Tuesday (26 January).

Spain’s health minister, Salvador Illa, officially resigned on Tuesday (26 January), after just over a year in office, to run in the upcoming elections in Catalonia scheduled for 14 February. Illa’s exit prompted some criticism, as well as a slight reshuffle in the Spanish coalition government, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported.

Companies producing Covid-19 vaccines "must deliver", EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday (26 January) as tensions mounted between her European Commission and pharmaceutical firms over delayed deliveries.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned Tuesday (26 January) in the hope of forming a new government after weeks of turmoil in his ruling coalition, leaving Italy rudderless as it battles the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

Am Mittwoch soll die deutsche Umsetzung der europäischen Urheberrechts-Reform vom Kabinett genehmigt werden. Die finale Version, die EURACTIV Deutschland vorliegt, stärkt noch einmal Urheber und Verlage.

MEPs will discuss on Wednesday the situation on the Greek islands and the plans to establish a new reception and identification centre on Lesvos.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

MEPs will discuss on Wednesday the situation on the Greek islands and the plans to establish a new reception and identification centre on Lesvos.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

The EU is locked in an open dispute with vaccine manufacturers who are failing to meet delivery commitments. Now the Commission wants to see documents from Astrazeneca to find out what happened to the 336 billion euros it was given up front to finance research and development of the vaccine. Export limitations for vaccines from the EU are under discussion. How to exit this impasse?

Portugal's new president is the old one: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. The conservative politician will return to office on a 60.7 percent victory. Commentators interpret the results as the expression of a need for stability and cohesion, which was also reflected in the way the elections went so smoothly. Some journalists cast a concerned eye at the far-right leader André Ventura, who came in third with 11.9 percent.