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First wolves, now bears: EPP eyes further changes to nature protection

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 18:36
EPP aims to use revision of the wolf's status to include the bear, but it may not be legally feasible.
Categories: European Union

MEPs clash over rejected smoke-free environments resolution

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 17:13
The S&D blames the EPP for cosying up with the hard right.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Restoring nature while killing wolves

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 17:12
It is not the rifle that is killing the wolves – it is realpolitik.
Categories: European Union

Inside the Commission’s first 100 days

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 16:42
Early drafts of the Commission's 2025 work programme spring few surprises – with competitiveness the order of the day.
Categories: European Union

EPP internal draft unveils migration plans for new Commission

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 15:53
The internal document reveals a proposal to expand Frontex's mandate and push for the return regulation to be introduced in the first quarter of next year.
Categories: European Union

New defence commissioner teases much-expected future White Paper

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 15:35
“Time’s running out,” said the new defence commissioner before outlining his ambitious plan to make the EU ready for possible Russian aggression.
Categories: European Union

UK competition authority approves telecom merger, setting key precedent for EU merger reviews

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 15:15
"This decision may pave the way for similar approaches in future EU rulings," said Innocenzo Genna.
Categories: European Union

French farmers call for civil disobedience against political instability, Mercosur deal

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 14:54
Following the fall of Barnier's government, farming union FNSEA now relies solely on Macron to oppose the EU-Mercosur deal.
Categories: European Union

WHO to investigate unknown disease in Democratic Republic of Congo

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 14:21
Sources have claimed that the disease has killed between 76 and 143 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Categories: European Union

Commission orders TikTok to retain data related to elections in EU until March

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 13:55
TikTok has been ordered to preserve documents and data related to elections in the EU for a period of about four months, ending in March 2025.
Categories: European Union

EU-Mercosur deal ‘in sight’ as von der Leyen lands in Montevideo

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 13:29
"We have the chance to create a market of 700 million people. The largest trade and investment partnership in the world," says Ursula von der Leyen.
Categories: European Union

Chasing the spectre of de-industrialisation [Promoted content]

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 12:00
In order to keep up with China and the US in the geo-economic race, for Europe there is no way around clean tech. Could Trump even be an opportunity here?
Categories: European Union

NGO calls for sales ban on Norwegian salmon in Germany

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 11:55
The NGO deems 50% of all salmon for sale in German supermarkets was farmed in Norway.
Categories: European Union

AI now deployed but divisive, as newsrooms struggle with ethics, quality, productivity

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 11:34
New data shows that the media sector is one of the sectors most affected by artificial intelligence (AI), with 90 per cent using AI for news production. GenAI technologies present new opportunities for newsrooms - but risks too.
Categories: European Union

China automakers pivot to hybrids for Europe to counter EV tariffs

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 10:14
EU’s latest EV tariffs to protect its auto industry from a flood of cheap Chinese imports do not apply to hybrid cars.
Categories: European Union

EU should regulate land speculators of 4G, 5G antennas, towerco industry says

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 09:52
"Lease aggregator [has] significant bargaining power over the towerco," Vantage Towers told the Commission.
Categories: European Union

Filling the EU’s climate investment gap more efficiently

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 08:27
Analysts think that the EU faces an additional annual climate investment gap of between €340-477 billion. We argue that part of this gap can be filled by levering more private money into the transition through better EU financial instrument design and deployment.
Categories: European Union

Bitcoin storms above $100,000 as bets on Trump fuel crypto euphoria

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 08:00
The milestone was hailed as a coming-of-age for cryptocurrencies as investors bet on a friendly US administration to cement crypto's place in financial markets.
Categories: European Union

Azerbaijan denounces Western criticism of human rights as foreign interference

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 07:44
The US State Department said that Washington was "deeply concerned" by the detention of veteran human rights advocate Rufat Safarov.
Categories: European Union

US, Britain disrupt global money laundering network used by Russians

Thu, 12/05/2024 - 07:24
Russian elites reportedly sought to exploit digital assets — in particular US dollar-backed stablecoins — to evade US and international sanctions.
Categories: European Union

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