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Dublin to launch historic expansion of defence spending

Thu, 07/14/2022 - 06:32
The Irish government has unveiled a new plan to see spending on the country’s defence forces increase from €1.1 billion to €1.5 billion by 2028, the largest expansion in the country’s history. The defence forces will also grow in volume...
Categories: European Union

Trade minister emerges as surprise contender in Tory leadership race

Thu, 07/14/2022 - 06:31
Trade minister Penny Mordaunt has emerged as the candidate with the most momentum in the race to succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister and Conservative party leader In the first round of voting by Conservative MPs on Wednesday, Sunak topped...
Categories: European Union

Russia to stop using Dutch robot arm on International Space Station

Thu, 07/14/2022 - 06:30
The Dutch-made robot arm worth €360 million will no longer be used by Russia at the International Space Station (ISS), Moscow’s space agency director ordered on Wednesday. The European Robotic Arm (ERA) took 35 years to build by the Leiden...
Categories: European Union

Germany aims to boost resilience one year after catastrophic floods

Thu, 07/14/2022 - 06:30
The government has agreed on a resilience strategy meant to improve preparedness and response to disasters and emergencies, one year after unprecedented floods took the country by surprise. The strategy published on Wednesday aims to “protect people and their livelihoods...
Categories: European Union

Young Serbs oppose Russia sanctions, look East

Thu, 07/14/2022 - 06:27
Young Serbs prefer the East to the West and do not condemn Russia for its role in the war in Ukraine, a recent survey conducted by the National Youth Council of Serbia has found. When asked what foreign policy course...
Categories: European Union

Abortion activist stands trial in Poland

Thu, 07/14/2022 - 06:26
The second hearing for Justyna Wydrzyńska, a Polish activist for abortion and human rights who has been charged with ‘aiding and abetting abortion’ will be held on Thursday. Poland is one of two EU countries with very restrictive abortion laws,...
Categories: European Union

Draghi’s coalition government nearing collapse

Thu, 07/14/2022 - 06:25
Five-Star Movement’s refusal to vote on the crucial Aid Decree for which a vote is set for Thursday could spell the demise of Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s coalition government. The leadership of the Five Star Movement, led by former Premier...
Categories: European Union

Protocol bill moves forward despite Tory rebellion

Thu, 07/14/2022 - 06:24
The bill designed to override the terms of the Northern Ireland protocol was passed unamended by UK lawmakers in the House of Commons as it began its latest stage of scrutiny on Wednesday. A group of around 20 Conservatives, including...
Categories: European Union

Health bill first stress test of Macron’s minority government

Thu, 07/14/2022 - 06:23
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said she would “fight” to ensure the parties in parliament back the government’s new health bill after the left-right alliance rejected border control provisions. Deputies of far-right Rassemblement National (RN), right-wing Les Républicains (LR) and the...
Categories: European Union

MEPs seek to extend funding for political parties beyond EU

Thu, 07/14/2022 - 05:37
MEPs want to expand the remit of the law on European political parties to allow them to register and obtain funding in countries outside the EU, under a proposal adopted on Wednesday (13 July).
Categories: European Union

Ukraine will carry on and fight for as long as it takes to achieve victory

Wed, 07/13/2022 - 18:17
What made last week different in the battlefields was the use of game-changing weapons by Ukrainian Armed forces, writes Roman Rukomeda.
Categories: European Union

Commission deep-dives over media freedom in annual rule of law report

Wed, 07/13/2022 - 18:01
Eight EU countries have been urged to take measures to protect media freedom and pluralism as part of the 2022 Rule of Law report, published on Wednesday (13 July) by the European Commission. 
Categories: European Union

Germany lays out ‘digital awakening’ plan, aims to go full fibre by 2030

Wed, 07/13/2022 - 17:42
The 'digital awakening' of Germany is in full swing as the digital ministry presented its strategy on Wednesday (13 July) for all households and businesses to be connected to the fibre optic network by 2030 - and half by 2025.
Categories: European Union

Hydrogen’s golden potential beckons

Wed, 07/13/2022 - 17:25
Hydrogen holds great potential to assist the EU in achieving independence from Russian fossil fuels. However, for this to happen, policymakers need to unlock financing, simplify permitting procedures and set aside archaic unbundling rules, writes MEP Christian Ehler. 
Categories: European Union

An EU deadline is needed for polluting buses

Wed, 07/13/2022 - 17:23
Vehicle manufacturers will only keep pace with the rising demand for e-buses if regulators set a phase-out date for fossil-fuel bus sales in 2027, argues James Nix.
Categories: European Union

EU lawmakers sign up to 45% renewables target in response to Ukraine war

Wed, 07/13/2022 - 17:16
The European Parliament’s industry committee voted Wednesday (13 July) in favour of an EU-wide objective to more than double the bloc’s production of renewable energy – from around 22% currently to 45% by 2030 – in reaction to the Ukraine war.
Categories: European Union

Health Brief: One big, healthy family

Wed, 07/13/2022 - 16:43
As the new Czech presidency looks into an Autumn with COVID-19 infections back on the rise and big health files, they insist that more cooperation on health is the key rather than opening the treaties to give Bruxelles more powers.
Categories: European Union

EU court confirms Commission’s extended powers in merger reviews

Wed, 07/13/2022 - 16:28
The General Court upheld a broad interpretation of the EU Merger Regulation that allows national competition authorities to refer to the European Commission concentration cases below the national thresholds on Wednesday (13 July). The case regards the acquisition of Grail...
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Take your (remaining) money and run?

Wed, 07/13/2022 - 16:20
Inflation is rising, energy prices are soaring, and the cost of food – yes, you guessed it – is also going up. It’s time to speak about money. Europe has been under intense pressure in the wake of Russia’s invasion...
Categories: European Union

US calls for immediate halt to Russian deportations in Ukraine

Wed, 07/13/2022 - 15:32
The United States called on Russia to immediately release Ukrainians it has forced out of their home country and allow outside observers, citing reports Moscow was putting Ukrainian children up for adoption and "disappearing" thousands of others.
Categories: European Union

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