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Wed, 11/08/2023 - 08:02
G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday (7 November) discussed what happens after the Gaza conflict recedes and how to revitalise peace efforts in the Middle East, the host Japan said in its statement.
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 07:48
Unless changes are made, the Euro 7 standard will allow new petrol and diesel cars to emit harmful levels of toxic fumes for years to come, write three shadow rapporteurs from the European Parliament's environment committee.
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 07:43
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Ukrainians to remain united, days after a rift emerged between his office and the country's commander-in-chief as the war with Russia grinds on.
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 07:29
Across Europe, citizens are protesting against a system that is not working and are calling on polluters to pay for the energy transition, write Nicolò Wojewoda and Chloé Mikolajczak.
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 07:23
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Albania publishing details of the Italy migrant deal as citizens remain divided, Portugal’s socialists facing plummeting polls with elections on the horizon, and so much more.
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 07:22
Advanced Medicinal Therapies (ATMPs), including gene and cell therapies, offer treatment options for patients suffering from rare or ultra-rare diseases. Italy is learning to see expenditure on advanced therapy drugs as an investment but the EU’s pharmaceutical revision is causing concerns among Italian stakeholders.
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 07:16
This year is "virtually certain" to be the warmest in 125,000 years, European Union scientists said on Wednesday (8 November), after data showed last month was the world's hottest October in that period.
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 07:10
A parliamentary inquiry into unlawful financing of political parties appears to have found evidence showing that Slovenia’s largest opposition party, The Democrats (SDS), has built a parallel financing system by enticing companies to advertise in party-owned media in exchange for...
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 07:09
Bucharest intends to ask the European Commission to revise the proposed legislation to reduce methane emissions because Romania would face high costs compared to other member states, as Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja announced on Tuesday. The new proposal will result...
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 07:07
The pro-Russian party Vazrazhdane will file a vote of no confidence against the Bulgarian government because of its defence policy, party leader Kostadin Kostadinov announced in a Facebook post. “The elections are over. The next topic that came up on...
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 07:06
Prime Minister Robert Fico’s war on NGOs continues with a change to the tax code, which will give citizens the option to provide a portion of their taxes to their parents rather than NGOs, Labour Minister Erik Tomáš announced. The...
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 07:06
Health-related costs account for a significant part of the hidden costs of the EU agri-food system, an official of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) explained to Euractiv presenting the results of the UN agency's latest report on the matter.
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 07:04
Promised reform to the appointing and governing of specialised tribunals made by the Maltese government under the EU’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) has not borne fruit, and now a case has been filed against Industrial Tribunal members over...
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 07:00
Europe needs a new vision how to close the gap with its digital competitors. The DIGITAL SME Summit will demonstrate that this vision can only begin by putting SMEs, the majority of Europe’s industrial base, at the centre of all actions.
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 06:58
The Belgian government is expected to give the EU Commission’s proposals to address critical medicine shortages “firm” attention during the country’s Presidency of the EU Council in January, a Belgian official told Euractiv.
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 06:56
SHENGJIN, ALBANIA: The Albanian Media and Information Agency has published more details of the agreement between Albania and Italy that would see the creation of asylum seeker processing centres in the country, facilitating the applications of up to 36,000 individuals...
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 06:50
Defence spending could be granted special status in the EU fiscal rules under the new economic governance review (EGR) in a bid to encourage member state investment in this area, according to a draft compromise seen by Euractiv.
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 06:44
Portugal could be headed for snap elections after Prime Minister António Costa’s resignation on Tuesday amid a high-level corruption probe, while polls reveal Costa’s socialist PS party has lost 11.4% of voting intention since the 2022 parliamentary election. Costa resigned...
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 06:43
The Czech Pirate Party has selected former EU Parliament vice-president and current Quaestor of the European Parliament Marcel Kolaja as its nominee for the post of European Commissioner via intra-party voting. Kolaja has been working on the single market, digitalisation,...
Wed, 11/08/2023 - 06:37
Funding for a measure that allows Italian residents with a certain income to have state coverage for their psychotherapy sessions should be increased next year, according to an amendment put forward by coalition partner Forza Italia, echoing calls from the...
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