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Finland slashes taxes to lure investors and fund defence

Euractiv.com - Fri, 04/25/2025 - 06:51
The plan includes cutting the corporate tax rate from 20% to 18% and reducing personal income tax by €1.1 billion.
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Donald Trump Jr. to visit Bulgaria for AI investment talks

Euractiv.com - Fri, 04/25/2025 - 06:49
Event organisers say he’ll share his global expertise in real estate, branding, and growth - and his vision “for large-scale business and the potential of emerging markets.”
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Habemus transatlanticism? Von der Leyen to stalk Trump at papal funeral

Euractiv.com - Fri, 04/25/2025 - 06:15
If there are opportunities to bump into Trump in the Basilica, "they will, of course, be seized,” a Commission spokesperson said.
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Trump in rare warning to Putin: ‘STOP’ after Russian strike kills 12 in Kyiv

Euractiv.com - Fri, 04/25/2025 - 06:07
At least 12 are dead and 90 injured in Kyiv, as Trump says a peace deal is “very close,” and the next few days will be crucial.
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TikTok announces new measures to combat misinformation ahead of Romanian election

Euractiv.com - Fri, 04/25/2025 - 06:00
TikTok has launched an election centre to combat disinformation ahead of Romania’s repeat presidential vote in May, amid doubts whether the platform had failed to protect the integrity of the previous annulled election.
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Why Europe won’t splurge to ward off Russia

Euractiv.com - Fri, 04/25/2025 - 06:00
Nobody likes a tight deadline, just ask EU capitals.
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Health committee gears up to approve a packed agenda for the legislative term

Euractiv.com - Fri, 04/25/2025 - 06:00
Critical Medicines Act just one topic out of more than 15 measures to get committee's attentiion
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Belgium warned not to let ‘pharma valley’ become a ‘pharma desert’

Euractiv.com - Fri, 04/25/2025 - 02:54
Belgium's pharmaceutical sector is facing mounting domestic pressure from analysts concerned about the undermining of investor confidence and research capacity, fuelled by uncertainty surrounding US tariffs.
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Czech lawmakers drag feet on foreign tech blacklist law

Euractiv.com - Thu, 04/24/2025 - 18:53
If the lower house doesn’t clear the bill in time, it'll leave Prague without a tool to reduce its dependence on high-risk foreign tech – and out of step with EU law. 
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NATO members spent $1.3 trillion on arms last year

Euractiv.com - Thu, 04/24/2025 - 18:46
22 out of 32 countries met the 2% GDP spending target, the alliance said on Thursday.
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Study finding persistent chemical in European wines raises doubts and concerns

Euractiv.com - Thu, 04/24/2025 - 17:31
Findings leave EU wine enthusiasts with a dire (and potentially forever) uneasiness.
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The Brief – Who dares wield the DMA?

Euractiv.com - Thu, 04/24/2025 - 17:16
The DMA was designed as a powerful tool to regulate tech giants. But laws are only as strong as the powers that enforce them.
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Meta squares up for fine fight with Brussels over personalised ads

Euractiv.com - Thu, 04/24/2025 - 16:41
Meta introduced the "pay or consent" model for European users in November 2023.
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France’s EDF loses appeal on Czech nuclear power plant procurement

Euractiv.com - Thu, 04/24/2025 - 16:39
The Czech state energy firm ČEZ had selected a South Korean company for the construction.
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Slovakia’s Fico halts COVID vaccines after pressure from anti-mRNA MP

Euractiv.com - Thu, 04/24/2025 - 16:00
Peter Kotlár has long promoted fringe theories about mRNA vaccines, claiming they "cause the human body to produce toxins."
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EP Legal committee unanimously rejects fast-tracking loan for ReArm Europe

Euractiv.com - Thu, 04/24/2025 - 15:37
While the Commission has full autonomy in choosing legal bases for its proposals, the non-binding vote could spark a broader institutional clash.
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German economic forecast slashed to zero, outgoing minister blames Trump tariffs

Euractiv.com - Thu, 04/24/2025 - 14:40
The ministry’s projection is more closely aligned with the joint forecast by Germany’s leading economic research institutes, who foresee GDP growing by just 0.1%. 
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Press release - Gas supply: MEPs advocate storage refill flexibility to bring down prices

European Parliament (News) - Thu, 04/24/2025 - 13:43
The draft law adopted on Thursday seeks to address speculation on the gas market and bring down prices, by introducing greater flexibility in rules on gas storage refilling.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP
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Press release - MEPs push for a more ambitious European defence industry programme

European Parliament (News) - Thu, 04/24/2025 - 12:53
On Thursday, MEPs backed a draft law designed to strengthen Europe’s defence industry, ramp up defence product manufacturing and provide more support for Ukraine.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Security and Defence

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP
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Community and collaboration are key to ocean literacy projects’ success

Euractiv.com - Thu, 04/24/2025 - 12:27
The European Union’s EU4Ocean initiative brings together various organisations, projects, and individuals committed to promoting ocean literacy and sustainable ocean management. In this episode, we talk to Dr Andrea Bozman (winner of the MakeEUBlue Award 2024) and Farhat-Un-Nisá Bajwa (Young Ocean Advocate) about their ocean literacy projects. We learn how they came to be, the challenges encountered, and the power of collaboration.
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