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Wed, 09/27/2023 - 13:07
An editorial word: As one health file closes, another opens By Giedrė Peseckytė Let’s start with the good news: this week, a deal was struck between the European Parliament and the Council on updating the European Medicine Agency (EMA)’s fees....
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 12:15
Nuclear power will play a crucial role in Europe's transition to carbon-free, secure energy production, according to Poland's secretary of state for strategic energy infrastructure, speaking at the Polish electricity association PKEE's Energy Day 2023.
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 12:00
Interacting with corrugated cardboard is a near daily occurrence in most people’s lives. It protects essential goods of all types as they travel around the globe and eventually end up in stores nearby or on our front doorsteps. Eleni Despotou...
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 11:51
As EU institutions prepare to negotiate the proposed revision of the 2021-2027 MFF, experts and lawmakers are urging Brussels to rethink the overall EU budget framework to make sure it better responds to spending needs in the longer-term.
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 10:57
With the demand for critical raw materials set to increase in the following years, governments and companies must adopt measures for a fair system that ensures security of supply while preventing the exploitation of vulnerable communities, write Jonathan Pershing and Monica Araya.
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 08:55
Politicians should manage expectations about the hydrogen economy or risk hitting a brick wall when market realities contradict their ever-increasing ambitions, writes Nikolaus J. Kurmayer.
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 08:24
the Australian Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King argued for more European investments into the Australian critical minerals sector, criticising the EU's insistence on banning dual pricing in the free trade negotiations between the EU and Australia.
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 08:01
Central Asian economies from Mongolia to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will see strong growth this year and next thanks to rising trade and remittance flows from Russia, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Wednesday (27 September).
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 07:29
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany starting to check at its Polish and Czech borders despite fierce opposition, Bulgaria announcing it will not wage a diplomatic war over Schengen, and so much more.
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 07:26
Russia's most prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, lost his appeal on Tuesday (26 September) against a new 19-year prison term that extends his total sentence to more than 30 years.
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 07:21
Prime Minister Edi Rama hosted the ministers of economy of 20 regional and European countries in Tirana on Tuesday within the framework of the Berlin Process and emphasised that the EU needs the Western Balkans just as much as the...
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 07:19
The Romanian government’s fiscal reform package, which aims to combat tax evasion and create a fairer tax system, was rushed through parliament without amendment or debate on Tuesday night but has not gone down well with the business community. The...
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 07:18
A video showing the vice-leader of the Serbian List party in north Kosovo, Milan Radoicic, among the group of individuals who carried out a terrorist attack on Sunday has been published by Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla. Serbian List is a...
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 07:18
President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić demanded that KFOR take over responsibility for all security matters in northern Kosovo instead of the country’s national police during a meeting with the ambassadors of the Quint countries and the Head of the EU...
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 07:13
The intention of newly elected chief of the main opposition Syriza party (EU Left) to push forward the legalisation of same-sex marriagewas a wake-up call for the conservative government to speed up its LGBTIQ agenda.
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 07:02
Admiral Viktor Sokolov, the commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, was shown on Russian state television on Tuesday (26 September) attending a defence leaders' meeting remotely, a day after Ukrainian special forces said they had killed him.
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 07:02
Insufficient public investment in Slovakia, which has averaged €1.2 billion less per year than its neighbours over the past five years, has led to investment debt of over €40 billion, equivalent to the cost of building three new hospitals or...
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 07:01
Four years after it was presented, the European Green Deal has failed to lead EU countries towards innovation and economic transformation, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS, ECR) said on Tuesday (26 September).
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 07:00
In the quest for a greener and more sustainable future, the maritime industry has found itself at the forefront of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The European Union’s FuelEU Maritime regulation and the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) decarbonisation...
Wed, 09/27/2023 - 07:00
The central government in Madrid must commit to a self-determination referendum for Catalonia and approve an amnesty law for those involved in the 2017 secessionist attempt, said regional Prime Minister Pere Aragonès on Tuesday. In a speech at the seat...
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