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The US is indispensable in the Western Balkans — for now

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 12:15
With EU enlargement back on the political agenda, the West has an opportunity to revitalise its policy toward the Western Balkans. To achieve this goal, the US must assume greater leadership by advocating for a staged and reversible accession process and increasing its efforts to reduce intra-regional tensions, write Nicholas Lokker and Kristen Taylor.
Categories: European Union

Tackling disinformation in Europe: AI4TRUST

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 12:00
AI4TRUST is a highly collaborative initiative funded by the Horizon Europe Programme and involving consortium partners from 11 countries. Participants will combine state-of-the-art AI capabilities to enhance human-centered solutions in ways best suited to prevent, detect and respond to disinformation...
Categories: European Union

Agrifood podcast: A lookahead and a fond look back with a big announcement

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 10:56
This week, EURACTIV’s agrifood team walks you through the fun to come after the summer break, and we take a walk down memory lane reminiscing about all the fun we’ve had on the podcast over the past 3 years on...
Categories: European Union

Extreme heat in Italy takes workers’ lives as temperatures pass 40C

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 08:20
Factory workers and labourers call for furlough as five people in Italy are believed to have died because of extreme heat, reports The Guardian, EURACTIV's media partner.
Categories: European Union

EU already late for its 2030 raw materials targets, French experts warn

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 07:43
Even if new mines were to be opened in the European Union today, experts in the French mining sector say it would be very difficult to achieve the EU objectives for extracting critical and strategic raw materials by 2030.
Categories: European Union

An EU Ecosystem for Rare Diseases: The OD Expert Group Discussed its Proposals for Navigating the Challenges Ahead [Promoted content]

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 07:00
The OD Expert Group and policymakers discussed the challenges ahead for the rare disease community, expressing hopes and doubts about the revision of the regulatory framework. The Group presented its multi-stakeholders and consensus-based proposals for the Pharmaceutical revision and HTA.
Categories: European Union

Russian attack on Odesa kills one, damages cathedral

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 06:30
A Russian missile attack on Ukraine's southern port of Odesa early on Sunday (23 July) killed one, injured 20 and severely damaged an Orthodox cathedral in the city centre, a UNESCO world heritage site, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Categories: European Union

Meloni builds alliance to tackle illegal migration

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 06:20
Nations from the Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa agreed steps on Sunday (23 July) to try to slow unauthorised migration and to tackle some of the pressures driving people to leave their homes and attempt to reach Europe.
Categories: European Union

Spaniards block the far-right as Catalans, Basques hold key for progressive government

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 06:03
The possibility of a right-wing governing coalition between Partido Popular, Sunday's election's winner with 136 seats, and Vox with 33 seats, faded away as they fell short 7 seats of the 176 seats needed for an absolute majority.
Categories: European Union

Rhodes wildfire forces mass evacuations

Sun, 07/23/2023 - 09:55
A wildfire which has been raging on the Greek island of Rhodes for five days forced hundreds of people to flee affected villages and beaches by land and sea on Saturday (22 July), authorities said.
Categories: European Union

Spectre of far-right hangs over heated Spanish elections

Sun, 07/23/2023 - 06:55
Spain heads to the polls on Sunday (23 July) in a potentially close-run general election marked by ideological differences, the spectre of the far-right and irritation at being forced to vote during the summer holidays.
Categories: European Union

On Romania visit, Orbán condemns EU federalism, LGBTQ ‘offensive’

Sun, 07/23/2023 - 06:35
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Saturday (22 July) renewed an attack on the European Union for conducting what he called an "LGBTQ offensive", saying his nationalist government would protect the country's Christian roots.
Categories: European Union

Crimea bridge is legitimate military target, Zelenskyy says

Sat, 07/22/2023 - 06:18
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday (21 July) that the bridge linking the Crimea peninsula to Russia "brings war not peace" and was therefore a military target.
Categories: European Union

Putin tells Poland any aggression against Belarus is attack on Russia

Sat, 07/22/2023 - 06:00
President Vladimir Putin on Friday (21 July) accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, and said any aggression against Russia's neighbour and close ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Russia.
Categories: European Union

New war with Azerbaijan ‘very likely’, says Armenian PM

Sat, 07/22/2023 - 05:41
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned Friday (21 July) of the risk of a new war with Azerbaijan, accusing Baku of "genocide" in the breakaway Armenian-populated region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Categories: European Union

The Brief — Yours is bigger than mine

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 16:12
The Spanish election campaign, as expected, has been a constant crossfire of accusations and dirty narratives, especially between Alberto Nunez Feijoo, candidate of the conservative opposition Partido Popular (PP), and current socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.  “Your corruption cases are...
Categories: European Union

Energy poverty on the rise in Europe, statistics show

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 09:25
The energy crisis triggered by Russia's war in Ukraine is taking its toll on EU citizens, with 9.3% of the population unable to keep their homes adequately warm in 2022, a jump from 6.9% the year before, according to Eurostat. 
Categories: European Union

Timmermans candidacy for Dutch PM angers right-wing

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 07:42
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Commission greenlighting funding worth €2 billion for Germany's ailing mailing system, with right-wingers bemoaning now-former EU Commissioner Frans Timmermans leaving Brussels to join the national election race, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine to nationalise Russian-owned Sense Bank

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 07:42
Ukraine's central bank said it will nationalise Russian-owned Sense Bank, one of the country's top commercial banks, and put it under temporary administration on Friday (21 July).
Categories: European Union

Greens try to boost political weight with Spain’s Sumar party

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 07:14
Spanish new Sumar party has opened the door for all left-wing forces to work together ahead of Spanish and EU elections, paving the way for the European Greens to boost their political weight.
Categories: European Union

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