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The Brief — Unite the right!  

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 16:21
Few political ideas have had more false dawns than uniting the Eurosceptic right in the EU. The latest attempt was in January, when nine far-right and nationalist European leaders, including Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and France’s Marine Le Pen, agreed on...
Categories: European Union

Europe’s air traffic agency accused of giving Ryanair special treatment

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 16:20
Union leaders claimed the Irish official in charge of Europe’s air traffic control agency is giving preferential treatment to his compatriot Michael O’Leary, head of the budget airline Ryanair.
Categories: European Union

Russia says it foiled Ukrainian sabotage at ‘South Stream’ gas pipeline

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 16:04
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday (24 November) that it had prevented Ukrainian special services from carrying out what it said was sabotage on the "South Stream" gas pipeline.
Categories: European Union

Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 15:34
Eastern Europe's arms industry is churning out guns, artillery shells and other military supplies at a pace not seen since the Cold War as governments in the region lead efforts to aid Ukraine in its fight against Russia.
Categories: European Union

EU Council chief Michel set to walk fine line with trip to China

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 15:00
European Council President Charles Michel will have to perform a balancing act when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week, as he is expected to confront Beijing over human rights and Taiwan while seeking to maintain trade ties
Categories: European Union

EU trade ministers try to avert the subsidy race

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 14:35
Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Economy Brief. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Discussions with the US about their Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) loom large over tomorrow’s (25 November) meeting of EU trade ministers who hope to avert a subsidy...
Categories: European Union

EU Parliament urges EU to keep blocking funds for Hungary

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 14:11
EU lawmakers on Thursday (24 November) adopted a resolution calling on the EU Commission and EU countries not to unfreeze EU funds for Hungary over rule of law breaches in the country.
Categories: European Union

Beware of kites flying in Westminster 

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 13:36
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at the prospects of the UK’s relationship with the EU changing in...
Categories: European Union

Commission dangles gene-editing to soften pesticide reduction plan blow

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 13:17
The revision of the EU's pesticide framework should 'not be seen in isolation' from other forthcoming initiatives such as the proposal on new genomic techniques (NGTs), according to the Europen Commission.
Categories: European Union

How the EU can push for its priorities in Georgia

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 12:14
Now that the EU has granted Georgia a European perspective and Georgia has become a part of the EU enlargement process, the EU cannot and should not afford Georgia's failure, writes Paata Gaprindashvili.
Categories: European Union

What’s new at COP27 is OMC MED Energy Conference [Promoted content]

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 12:00
Since its inaugural year in 1993 as the Offshore Mediterranean Conference & Exhibition, OMC MED Energy Conference has always prioritised the importance of energy issues in the Mediterranean Basin, and over the course of its 30-year history has always adapted...
Categories: European Union

Poland takes hard line on EU carbon price for heating

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 11:54
In a letter addressed to the EU institutions, Poland warns against introducing any kind of carbon price for heating fuels, arguing that “a warm home in winter should not be a market commodity”.
Categories: European Union

Why the EU should support WI-FI

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 11:49
A European digital decade focused on people and on the competitiveness of businesses needs high quality and universal access. The focus on WI-FI connectivity is a key part of the necessary response, writes MEP Carlos Zorrinho. 
Categories: European Union

Cheap flights are in demise – but why?

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 09:19
This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast, we are discussing the “death” of really cheap flights. Why are low-fare companies removing their cheap tickets? Why are the flight prices rising and how are travellers impacted by all this? The...
Categories: European Union

LEAK: Member states might exclude investment firms from CSDDD

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 09:00
As EU member states are trying to find a common position on the bloc's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) ahead of a Council meeting on 1 December, a compromise proposal seen by EURACTIV shows that investment companies would not fall under the scope of the directive in the latest version of the text.
Categories: European Union

Europe flags space ambitions with spending hike and new astronauts

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 07:59
European nations agreed on Wednesday (23 November) to boost spending on space by 17% to stay on the heels of United States and China in two days of intense bargaining overshadowed by rising energy prices.
Categories: European Union

Factbox: US offers new details on plan to cap Russian oil prices

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 07:38
New guidance issued by the US Treasury adds more detail to a complex plan by the European Union, G7 nations and Australia to cap the price of Russian oil starting on 5 December.
Categories: European Union

How Putin changed Germany

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 07:25
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about criticism levelled at German Chancellor Olaf Scholz over defence spending, Vienna backing Croatia's Schengen admission, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Hosting Putin, Armenian leader complains of lack of help from Russian-led alliance

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 07:14
Armenia's leader vented his frustration on Wednesday (23 November) at the failure of a Russian-led security alliance to come to his country's aid in the face of what he called aggression by Azerbaijan.
Categories: European Union

Slovak FM, MEPs express disgust over Orbán’s nationalist scarf

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 07:11
Foreign Minister Rastislav Káčer and EU lawmakers strongly criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for wearing a scarf with the historical map of Greater Hungary. Historical Greater Hungary included territory currently owned by Slovakia, but also Romania, Croatia, Serbia and...
Categories: European Union

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