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Respiratory diseases patients particularly affected by climate change

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 07:30
Climate change is a global challenge and a problem for all, “but it's true that patients with respiratory diseases are particularly affected," the vice president of the European Federation of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases Patients Association (EFA) told Euractiv.
Categories: European Union

EU countries to slow Spain´s new official languages bid

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 07:21
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Dutch planning to donate DNA kits to Ukraine in a bid to identify kidnapped children, the French government siding with the EU Commission on wolf protection status review, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine makes last-minute push for European Commission to lift grain restrictions as deadline looms

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 07:15
With Poland and other European countries threatening unilateral measures, Ukraine made an 11th-hour appeal to Brussels as a ban on Ukrainian grain imports in five eastern EU countries is set to expire on Friday (15 September). “Ukraine expects the European...
Categories: European Union

Britain, France, Germany to retain ballistic, nuclear sanctions on Iran

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 07:13
Britain, France and Germany said on Thursday (14 September) they would retain ballistic missile and nuclear proliferation-related sanctions on Iran that were set to expire in October under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, a step that could provoke Iranian retaliation.
Categories: European Union

Albanian draft gambling law divides ruling party, opposition equally

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 07:11
Attempts by the Albanian government to reintroduce online gambling have been met with resistance from members of its own ruling Socialist Party and the opposition Democratic Party. Albania banned all forms of online and offline gambling in 2019 except for...
Categories: European Union

Russophiles from around the world gather in Bulgaria

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 07:11
Russophiles from around the world will gather for the first international Russophile Forum near the Bulgarian town of Kalofer, despite Russia declaring Bulgaria an enemy state as it continues to wage war in Ukraine. Organisers of the event include two...
Categories: European Union

‘Job done’: MEPs react to Parliament vote on electricity market reform

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 07:11
Lawmakers in the European Parliament agreed their negotiating position on Thursday (14 September)  to reform the EU's electricity market in an attempt to avoid a repetition of the soaring prices witnessed in 2021 and 2022.
Categories: European Union

Dutch to donate DNA kits to Ukraine in bid to identify kidnapped children

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 07:07
The Netherlands will donate DNA test kits to Ukraine in order to aid the country in identifying children kidnapped by Russia, outgoing Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot (CDA/EPP) announced on Thursday. Bruins Slot met up with Ukrainian Human Rights Ombudsman...
Categories: European Union

What Belgium’s EU Council presidency should focus on: report

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 07:07
Belgium should use its upcoming Council Presidency to focus on policy coherence for key areas such as development, trade, and migration, according to the 2023 Belgian development cooperation report published by CNCD-11.11.11 – an NGO – which was presented to...
Categories: European Union

Fifteen years after Lehman, finance must serve society

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 07:01
The financial system must be regulated on terms set by citizens, not the financial lobby, argues Benoît Lallemand.
Categories: European Union

Thoughtless F-gas Bans Risk Our Future [Promoted content]

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 07:00
Now is the time to be realistic and set an achievable F-gas regulation that will help homeowners and businesses embrace a green future.
Categories: European Union

G20: Time to boost energy efficiency and decarbonisation

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 07:00
The expansion of Russian oil and gas, especially in Asian markets, has helped Russia keep its political standing on the global stage - but G20 countries have the antidote by centring on energy efficiency, writes Oleksandr Butenko.
Categories: European Union

Transit clash with Italy: Vienna not worried

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 06:56
An Austrian ban on lorries from Italy has sparked outrage in Rome, prompting threats that the Italian government will go to Luxembourg to sue the Austrian government at the EU top court. The Austria-Italy transit lane at the Brenner pass...
Categories: European Union

French government sides with EU Commission on wolf protection status review

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 06:55
France’s five-year plan for wolves from 2024, due to be formally presented by the government next week and seen by Euractiv on Thursday, sides with the European Commission in calling for a review of the animal’s protection status and seeks...
Categories: European Union

Portuguese government favours European Central Bank’s decision to stop rate hikes

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 06:54
Portugal’s government took a positive view on Thursday of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) outlook for inflation to be close to 3% by 2024 and maintained its critical stance on successive interest rate hikes. At a press conference at the...
Categories: European Union

Spain’s Supreme Court dismisses appeals against Catalan separatists pardons

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 06:52
Spain’s Supreme Court on Friday rejected appeals filed by the far-right VOX party and centre-liberal Ciudadanos (Citizens) against the pardons granted by the government to two prominent Catalan separatists directly involved in the October 2017 secessionist attempt in Catalonia. The...
Categories: European Union

Cuba issues conflicting statements on use of its citizens in Ukraine war

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 06:52
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Thursday (14 September) his country rejects the participation of its citizens as mercenaries in war, contradicting a statement by Cuba's ambassador in Moscow hours earlier
Categories: European Union

E-fuels for new combustion cars must be 100% climate neutral: EU Commission draft

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 06:50
E-fuels must be climate-neutral for new vehicles with combustion engines to be sold after 2035, according to a new draft regulation – which resolves an internal dispute within the EU Commission – seen by Euractiv. In March 2023, EU countries...
Categories: European Union

Slovakia’s likely future coalition wants to build a new nuclear reactor

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 06:49
Almost all political parties that have a chance at being in Slovakia’s government after the snap election on 30 September wish to build a new nuclear power reactor, a new analysis reads. As Slovakia’s election approaches, a new poll has...
Categories: European Union

Czech military chief: Arms support for Kyiv not over

Fri, 09/15/2023 - 06:48
The West must prepare for a lengthy war in Ukraine and deal with an increasingly hostile Russia even after it is over, Czechia’s Chief of General Staff Karel Řehka said. In an interview for Reuters, Řehka said he was not...
Categories: European Union

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