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Zelenskyy replaces Ukraine’s top general Zaluzhny

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 17:45
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced on Thursday (8 February) Ukraine's top commander Valery Zaluzhny, saying that the army needed "updated leadership",  in a move that ended months of tensions between the two top officials.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – The name is Bond, European defence bond

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 16:20
It looks like despite political infighting, the US Senate will unlock its $60-billion military aid package to Ukraine as it fights Russian aggression.
Categories: European Union

Platform work rulebook hangs by thread ahead of member states’ final nod

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 16:05
Negotiators from the European Commission, Council and Parliament struck a deal on the Platform Work Directive - for the second time - on Thursday (8 February), with all eyes now on member states, who have been asked to rubberstamp it on Friday.
Categories: European Union

Meta and TikTok sue European Commission over Digital Services Act fee

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 15:35
Meta and TikTok are suing the European Commission over a supervisory fee that companies affected by the EU’s Digital Services Act will have to pay yearly.
Categories: European Union

Germany adopts strategy to prevent global online censorship, experts unsure

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 15:11
The federal cabinet approved the strategy for international digital policy on Wednesday (7 February). The strategy aims to foster Germany’s bargaining power on the international stage to preserve democratic values and ensure access to the internet without censorship. Experts lament the lack of concrete measures.
Categories: European Union

Pro-Macron majority in crisis as close centrist ally walks

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 14:50
The pro-government majority at the French National Assembly was thrown into uncertainty as a key centrist ally to French President Emmanuel Macron slammed the door to future cooperation shut late on Wednesday (7 February).
Categories: European Union

EU rejects claims it considers sanctions on Carlson over Putin interview

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 14:30
The European Commission on Thursday (8 February) dismissed reports that it was considering sanctioning US right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson over his controversial interview with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
Categories: European Union

Internal cracks loom as ECR makes new friends

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 14:30
The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group’s new far-right friends have started making some more moderate national delegations uncomfortable.
Categories: European Union

EU Parliament supports automated data exchange for police cooperation, despite concerns

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 13:59
The European Parliament adopted on Thursday (8 February) its position on the controversial Prüm II regulation, a Commission proposal for automated data exchange for police cooperation, despite concerns.
Categories: European Union

Germany’s Scholz calls on EU, US to send ‘very clear signal’ to Putin 

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 13:15
With the US still failing to unblock aid for Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed on Thursday (8 February) that both Brussels and Washington must do more to send a “very clear signal" to Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Categories: European Union

New EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive: 3 conditions for success [Promoted content]

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 13:00
In December 2023, EU legislators reached a long-awaited agreement on the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). FIEC and its Irish President, Philip Crampton, have already taken a closer look at what will become a key legislative text that will shape the European renovation and new construction market for the years to come.
Categories: European Union

Anti-war candidate disqualified from Russia’s presidential race

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 13:00
Russia's Central Election Commission on Thursday (8 February) expectedly disqualified the only anti-war candidate in the presidential election, Boris Nadezhdin, due to what it said were multiple errors in the signatures he collected in support of the nomination.
Categories: European Union

Defence main topic on table at EIB annual forum

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 11:30
Defence was on everyone’s lips at the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) annual forum on Wednesday and Thursday (7-8 February), as member states call for a ramp up in defence and military spending, and EU’s Charles Michel wants a “real Defence Union”.
Categories: European Union

EU delays corporate transparency rules for mining, oil and gas firms

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 11:08
The European Parliament and the Council of EU member states agreed on Wednesday evening (7 February) to grant a two-year delay for sector-specific standards under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), offering a break to mining and fossil fuel firms targeted by the upcoming transparency rules.
Categories: European Union

German government provides additional funding for tech start-ups

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 10:18
The German government plans to support local tech start-ups with €1.75 billion but experts point out the envisaged funding would be a drop in the ocean, given that Germany is lagging far behind internationally in this field.
Categories: European Union

Greens: What’s the plan for June’s European elections?

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:02
This week, the Beyond the Byline podcast looks at the Greens congress, their pro-electoral pledge and the candidates that will represent the coalition in the elections.
Categories: European Union

US Senate defeats border deal, but Ukraine, Israel aid may survive

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 08:24
Republicans in the US Senate on Wednesday (7 February) defeated a bipartisan effort to bolster border security that had taken months to negotiate, but said they could still approve aid for Ukraine and Israel that had been tied up in the deal.
Categories: European Union

Chinese firm behind ‘news’ websites pushes pro-Beijing content globally

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 07:45
More than 100 websites disguised as local news outlets in Europe, Asia and Latin America are pushing pro-China content in a widespread influence campaign linked to a Beijing public relations firm, digital watchdog Citizen Lab has found.
Categories: European Union

Czech debate on joining Eurozone moved forward ‘significantly’, says minister

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 07:43
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Czech debate on joining the Eurozone being moved forward ‘significantly’, the EU threatening Portugal with sanctions over conservation failings, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Next EU legislative term must reconcile climate and industry, says French think tank

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 07:35
Équilibre des énergies (EdEn), a French think tank, issued its recommendations for the next EU term of office (2024-2029). In exclusivity for Euractiv France, the group stresses the need for a European industrial strategy that is properly geared towards the climate and the economy, rather than a collection of targets.
Categories: European Union

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