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A reprieve | Új Szó - Slovakia

Eurotopics.net - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 12:06
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The EU’s Rule of Law Approach Explained

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 12:05
EU leaders are fond of talking about the bloc’s values but a much more fundamental question is whether we should have common rules about the way in which our governments are built, how power is exercised and maintained in check....
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Emissions pooling, cetacean station & closing time, James

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 10:45
Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Transport Brief – your one port of call for all the news moving the world and much more!
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[Opinion] If Biden wins tonight, this is what EU can expect

Euobserver.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 10:07
If Joe Biden is elected tonight, there will be a sigh of relief in most European capitals. However, that should not blind us to the fact that the Biden presidency will not be a walk in the park for Europeans.
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[Ticker] Emirati minister backs Macron on Muslims

Euobserver.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:42
Anwar Gargash, the United Arab Emirates' minister of state for foreign affairs, said French president Emmanuel Macron was not isolating Muslims in light of social turmoil following the beheading of a French teacher in Paris and the stabbing deaths in Nice. "[Muslims] have to listen carefully to what Macron [has] said ... He doesn't want to isolate Muslims in the West, and he is totally right," Gargash told Die Welt.
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[Ticker] Covid-positive US official met EU counterparts

Euobserver.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:40
An US official who later tested positive for Covid-19 had met with his European counterparts despite showing symptoms, reports the New York Times. Peter Berkowitz, a senior department official, had held face-to-face meetings with British officials and French diplomats before flying back to the US. His two week October tour also included Budapest. "What's the cost to America's image if we infect our foreign interlocutors?", said another US official.
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[Ticker] UK's Nigel Farage launches anti-lockdown party

Euobserver.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:40
The UK's Nigel Farage has rebranded his Brexit Party as an anti-lock down party called Reform UK as he rails against measures meant to prevent the spread of the pandemic caused by Covid-19. "It's time to end the political consensus that there is no alternative to shutting people up in their homes," he said in an op-ed in the Daily Telegraph newspaper.
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French government dissolves Turkish far-right group

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:36
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about
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UN says Nagorno-Karabakh attacks could be war crimes

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:36
Artillery strikes on civilians in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict could amount to war crimes, the UN human rights chief said on Monday (2 November), reiterating a call for Azerbaijan and Armenia to halt attacks on towns, schools and hospitals in the...
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The Balkans could be Europe’s future driving force

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:35
The Serbian president said on Monday that the Balkans could be a driving force behind European growth in the future. Speaking at a Regional Youth Leadership forum organised by the European Movement in Serbia and attended by the Albanian and...
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COVID-19 situation in Serbia increasingly difficult

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:32
The coronavirus situation in Serbia is becoming increasingly difficult, particularly as hospitals continue to fill up, President Aleksandar Vučić told a press conference in Belgrade on Monday. This is why it is extremely important for citizens to strictly adhere to...
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Zagreb corruption needs to end, says SDP leader

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:30
Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader Pedja Grbin said it was necessary to find a formula that will remove the octopus of corruption in the City of Zagreb adding, however, that it was too early to say who SDP’s candidate for...
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Romanian Minister tests positive, misses Israel-Palestine visit

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:27
Economy Minister Virgil Popescu announced on Monday that he tested positive for the coronavirus, meaning he will miss the Romanian government’s two-day visit to Israel and Palestine. Though Popescu had developed flu-like symptoms Sunday night, the government said that the...
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US Presidential Election explainer: What to watch out for as the results roll in

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:25
The 2020 US presidential election has been different than any other in history. Here is the rundown of key things to watch out for as the results roll in. 
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Hungary in talks for Russian vaccine

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:24
Hungary has started negotiations regarding the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines last Friday and Monday over the phone with Russian Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov and Health Minister Mikhail Murashko “with whom we have agreed to maintain ongoing contact to...
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Polish nationalists insist on the Independence March

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:22
Polish nationalists announced that the Independence March will still take place on 11 November as scheduled, despite public gatherings of more than five people currently prohibited according to the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. Organisers argue that the Independence March will be...
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Poland – Shiny new wheels

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:19
The Polish government placed an order for 308 new cars as part of a project called “logistic support in the field of providing assistance II”, which, as official documents show, will be co-financed by the EU’s Asylum, Migration and Integration...
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Thessaloniki in lockdown

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:17
Thessaloniki and the neighbouring region of Serres have been put in lockdown for 14 days as COVID-19 cases rose dangerously in recent weeks. Wholesale, industry, hotels, and schools remain open. Tele-education will be compulsory for all high schools, as well...
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Spain rules out home confinements for Asturias region

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:15
Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa ruled out declaring a full lockdown like the one imposed during the first wave on Monday in the region of Asturias (northern Spain) to contain the fast spread of COVID-19 in the region, EFE reported....
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Green EU funding is decided, now it must be spent wisely, says energy commissioner

Euractiv.com - Tue, 11/03/2020 - 08:14
30% of the EU's €1.8 trillion budget and recovery plan for 2021-2027 will be made available for the green transition. That amount is no longer up for negotiation and the focus must now shift to spending it well, said Kadri Simson, the EU's energy commissioner.
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