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Meta introduced the "pay or consent" model for European users in November 2023.

The Czech state energy firm ČEZ had selected a South Korean company for the construction.

Peter Kotlár has long promoted fringe theories about mRNA vaccines, claiming they "cause the human body to produce toxins."

While the Commission has full autonomy in choosing legal bases for its proposals, the non-binding vote could spark a broader institutional clash.

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%. 

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

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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

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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.

Following the latest EU Commission fines on Apple and Meta, the question rises — in its effort to boost European competitiveness and security, is European Commission unintentionally pushing out American companies for Chinese counterparts?

A deadly overnight Russian missile and drone strike sparked fires, levelled buildings and left nine dead and over 70 injured – including six children – in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about France’s power system facing a stability challenge, gangs hijacking Sweden’s free choice school system, and so much more.

Critics say the move reflects a deeper discomfort – Meloni and her allies keeping their distance from the anniversary marking the country’s liberation from fascism.

Vilnius Mayor said the three main escape routes run west, “as the enemy has historically come from the east”.

Russia's ambassador to Germany said he may defy attempts to bar him from attending events commemorating the end of World War Two.

But MEPs already agree the €1.5 billion cash pot is nowhere near enough.

The US president’s repeated criticisms of US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell are even more dangerous than his protectionist trade policies, analysts say.

The insect industry is now trying to find a new market, but one expert says, "it's not clear that there is one."

With elections due in 2026 and public concern growing, the issue has become a flashpoint in Sweden's ongoing battle against organised crime.

Should South Korea be in or out of the money as Europe hurries to rearm in an uneasy world?

Kyiv was “ready to negotiate but not to surrender”, Ukrainian officials said.