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Dutch centre-left parties urge cabinet to stop deliveries of F-35 spare parts to Israel

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 06:45
Several left and centre-left parties have called on the caretaker cabinet to immediately halt all deliveries of spare parts for F-35 fighter jets to Israel, reacting to revelations earlier this week that the country’s government had continued to do so...
Categories: European Union

Belgium, Italy, Romania, US unite to boost small modular reactors research

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 06:45
Five industrial and research actors from Belgium, Romania, Italy and the US want to speed up the development of small modular reactors (SMRs), a memorandum of understanding between the five signed on Wednesday reads.
Categories: European Union

French EU minister points to bloc’s troubled roll-out of anti-Semitism strategies

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 06:45
Thirteen EU member states have not adopted national plans to combat anti-Semitism, French EU Minister Laurence Boone told a Senate hearing on Wednesday, referring to one of the recommendations in the EU strategy on the matter, which states pledged to...
Categories: European Union

Austrian Greens delay EU election kickoff amid dropout rumours

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 06:45
Currently polling at 9%, Austria’s Greens may not reach their 2019 EU election record of 14% this time around, as rumours about the party’s favoured candidate, Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler, pulling out of the race may have been the reason for the party cancelling its EU election kick-off congress.
Categories: European Union

EU Commission, Spain exchange bitter letters over Catalan amnesty

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 06:37
A letter from the EU Commission expressing concerns about Spain’s rule of law developments and requesting information on the controversial Catalan amnesty law sparked a tense response from the Spanish government on Thursday. Meanwhile, tensions in Spain escalated as some...
Categories: European Union

Hungary’s president says Swedish officials must make their case for NATO accession

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 06:30
President of Hungary Katalin Novák called on Swedish officials to prove they deserve accession to NATO, as she urged national parliamentarians to sign off the country's bid,  on Wednesday (8 November).
Categories: European Union

Georgians rally for EU after candidate status recommendation

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 06:26
Several thousand Georgians rallied Wednesday (8 November) in Tbilisi to voice support for their country's path to EU membership, after Brussels moved to grant the Caucasus country candidate status.
Categories: European Union

Renew lists Bulgarian PM as one of their European Council leaders on website

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 06:22
Bulgaria’s We Continue the Change party was listed as a member of Renew alongside the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), which aroused many questions in Bulgaria because there was no official announcement about the membership.
Categories: European Union

Tusk to face ‘tougher’ co-existence with another PiS president

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 06:19
If PiS fails to obtain a vote of confidence and Donald Tusk returns to power as prime minister, he will have to work alongside PiS President Andrzej Duda, which may leave him with déjà vu as he worked alongside previous PiS President Lech Kaczyński during his first term as prime minister in 2007.
Categories: European Union

Germany’s ageing economy worries top advisors

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 06:18
Germany’s ageing population and rapidly outdating economic structures are putting its future growth at risk, the country’s top economic advisors warned on Wednesday, stressing that it must also draw in more private capital from other European countries. Plagued by soaring...
Categories: European Union

Divided EU finance ministers to discuss fiscal rules as deadline nears

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 06:05
As EU finance ministers prepare to discuss once again the reform of the EU’s rules for national debts and deficits, the positions of hawkish countries and those calling for more flexibility remain wide apart, with little sign that a compromise is within reach.
Categories: European Union

Putin, Erdoğan and Raisi make visits in Central Asia

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 05:46
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Kazakhstan on Thursday (9 November), while Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi are expected in Uzbekistan, amid renewed diplomatic interest in the region.
Categories: European Union

EPP faces pushback on gene-editing liberalisation proposal

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 17:42
Left-wing parties in the European Parliament have criticised a proposal by centre-right European People's Party (EPP) lawmaker Jessica Polfjärd to loosen rules on new genomic techniques (NGTs) even more than the Commission originally aimed for.
Categories: European Union

EU rebukes Serbia, Kosovo for limited progress on dialogue and membership reforms

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 17:00
The European Commission urged both Belgrade and Pristina on Wednesday (8 November) to begin implementing their obligations under past agreements, including a revival of their stalled normalisation talks, stressing this was vital for their future EU path.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Spain’s EU leadership on thin ice

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 16:20
Holding the EU Council presidency has given Spain the perfect opportunity to shine and demonstrate its leadership - at least, that’s what Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said. But today, that ambition looks grim.
Categories: European Union

AWS Digital Sovereignty Pledge: Announcing a new, independent sovereign cloud in Europe [Promoted content]

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 16:00
The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is a new, independent cloud for Europe, designed to help public sector organisations and customers in highly regulated industries meet their evolving sovereignty needs.
Categories: European Union

Leak: EU Parliament to boost accessibility for people with disabilities

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 15:59
The European Parliament is set to implement rules to improve physical and digital accessibility to its premises around the EU for people with disabilities, according to an internal document seen by Euractiv. 
Categories: European Union

EU Commission to launch industry alliance on small nuclear reactors

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 15:53
The EU's Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson backed the development of an industrial alliance on small modular reactors at the 16th European Nuclear Energy Forum in Bratislava on Tuesday (7 November).
Categories: European Union

Beyond just regulation: Opportunities and risks in the AI landscape

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 14:46
While the AI Act has taken centre stage in the EU’s discussions around Artificial Intelligence, advanced generative AI models are transforming the sector, and the revolutionary technology has acquired a strategic dimension for the world’s superpowers. The EU’s approach to...
Categories: European Union

Far right is biggest threat to global climate financing deal for world’s poorest

Wed, 11/08/2023 - 14:36
The rise of far-right parties in Western democracies represents a serious threat to the fight against climate change. That's why voters need to understand that green investment is a path to sustainable economic prosperity, writes Momodou Malcolm Jallow.
Categories: European Union

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