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Italy’s spending on permanent hospital staff fell by €28 billion over the past 11 years and doubled for freelance medical staff in 2023 alone, Nino Cartabellotta, president of the Gimbe Foundation, recently told parliament.

As tariffs become a reality, we take a closer look at the European products most at risk in this trade war

Why there's no miracle cure for the disease (yet).

"For an MEP, Vivatech is the best place to discuss Europe's role in driving innovation," said Bitouzet.

Ongoing German coalition talks have delayed Chancellor Merz's debut, but the preliminary agreements are reason for concern.

Commissioner appears to give up on fully independent EU research and innovation programme

“90% is only feasible, if at all, if negative emissions in the ETS and certificates from third countries are recognised,” said Peter Liese, a German MEP who speaks for the centre-right EPP on climate issues.

To avoid being caught in the EU-US crossfire, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein are scrambling to mend ties with both.

The talks are set to touch on some key European Commission initiatives on the bloc's investment needs, fuel diversification and small modular reactors.

"We need a unified approach to close the gaps and eliminate inequalities," argued Vytenis Andriukaitis (S&D, Lithuania).

The move plays into Taipei's long-standing desire for international recognition, while subtly signalling that Washington may be less willing to kowtow to Beijing's preferred semantics.

German politicians of all parties still think setting up 4 LNG terminals mostly supplied by the US was the right decision.

The Geneva Convention sets out the key concept of non-refoulement, a cornerstone of international refugee protection.

For the Greens, Trump's tariffs could ultimately prove to be an "opportunity to attract business and talent to Europe".

"We won't stand idly by, should we be unable to reach a fair deal,” EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič said.

The European Commission has repeatedly signalled that it does not plan to extend the ATMs again, as the negotiations on the agricultural part were the most difficult.

"DMA is a form of taxing American companies," Ferguson said.

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted human rights resolutions on Cameroon, Iran and Belarus.
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Parliament calls for measures to bolster the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries and help them make the transition to clean industrial processes.
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The EPP abandoned its pledge to go beyond the Commission proposal after reaching a compromise with the centre-left S&D, liberal Renew, and the Greens.