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Belgium, Engie agree to restart extended nuclear reactors from 2025

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:45
French energy company Engie and the Belgian government are set to sign contractual documents Friday, setting out the terms and conditions for restarting reactors Doel 4 and Tihange 3 in the winter of 2025.
Categories: European Union

Austria’s teachers’ union warns of impending staff shortages

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:45
Austrian schools may not be able to service all lessons in the coming year, teacher representatives warn amid continued staffing issues and serious disgruntlement among trade unions. While discussions about how to avert a looming shortage in teaching staff have...
Categories: European Union

EU Commission OKs €2 billion state aid for ailing German steel sector

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:44
Germany received the green light to support the production of so-called green steel with €2 billion, the European Commission announced on Thursday, providing much-needed relief to the country’s ailing steel sector.
Categories: European Union

Google explores AI tools for journalists, in talks with publishers

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:44
Google is exploring using artificial intelligence tools to write news articles and is in talks with news organizations to use the tools to assist journalists, a company spokesperson said late on Wednesday (19 July).
Categories: European Union

Iraqi-Swedish relations reach lowest point after another Quran burning

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:44
Diplomatic ties between Iraq and Sweden are at an all-time low as Baghdad threatens to sever ties with Stockholm over another Quran-burning incident, while Sweden accuses Iraq of failing to abide by the Geneva Conventions and protect its diplomatic envoys....
Categories: European Union

Almost five million Italians may not vote in next year’s EU elections

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:43
The citizens who live far from their municipality of residence are asking to be allowed to vote in the municipality where they live, but the law that could allow them to do so might not be approved in time for...
Categories: European Union

Portugal: Altice France takes ‘preventive measures’ in wake of criminal probe

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:42
Altice France has taken “preventive measures” like launching an internal investigation and assessing how the company is being impacted after police searches occurred on its local unit as part of an ongoing criminal investigation in Portugal, it announced. In a...
Categories: European Union

Czech MPs approve US defence cooperation deal despite far-right criticism

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:42
A defence cooperation agreement between the Czech Republic and the US – seen as another security guarantee for Czechia – was approved by the Czech Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, despite the absence of votes from the far-right Freedom and...
Categories: European Union

Poland’s deployment of border troops concerns Russia

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:35
Warsaw’s increasingly hostile attitude requires more attention to ensure the security of Russia and Belarus, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said after Poland decided to deploy its military troops on the Eastern border on Tuesday. The presence of Wagner Group mercenaries...
Categories: European Union

Spain’s VOX candidate compares same-sex marriages to ‘union of people and animals’

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:34
One cannot call marriage a union of two people of the same sex, it would be more appropriate to define it as a union between a person and an animal, Mariano Latorre, candidate of the far-right VOX – party in...
Categories: European Union

Estonia blocks EU Parliament seat allocation deal

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:32
The European Parliament edges closer to having a new seat allocation as all EU countries but Estonia agreed on a compromise giving France, Belgium, and Poland extra seats while also certifying the death of transnational lists and urging Parliament to...
Categories: European Union

Elections that matter: what’s in store for Europe for the rest of 2023

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:31
With Sunday’s snap general election in Spain marking the last European election before the summer recess, EURACTIV and EuropeElects will take a deep dive into how elections could shape countries across Europe for the rest of the year. Spanish voters...
Categories: European Union

Timmermans candidacy for Dutch PM angers right-wing

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:29
EU climate Chief Frans Timmermans’ potential candidacy for the joint list of the Labour Party (PvdA/S&D) and GroenLinks (GL/Greens) caused a stir among right-wingers, including from the Netherlands, on Thursday. Timmermans announced his desire to vie for the position on...
Categories: European Union

Russia bombs Ukraine ports, threatens ships, as Kyiv deploys cluster munitions

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:25
Russia jolted world grain markets with an escalation in the Black Sea, mounting a third straight night of air strikes on Ukrainian ports and issuing a threat against Ukraine-bound vessels to which Kyiv responded in kind.
Categories: European Union

July likely to be warmest month on record: NASA scientist

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 06:07
July 2023 will probably be the world's hottest month in "hundreds, if not thousands, of years," top NASA climatologist Gavin Schmidt said Thursday (20 July).
Categories: European Union

Macron replaces a dozen ministers in French government reshuffle

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 19:49
The French government underwent its second reshuffle since June 2022 on Thursday (July 20), with seven ministers being pushed out, including those in charge of health and education.
Categories: European Union

Travel platform bill advances in EU Parliament but sticking points remain

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 17:45
Lawmakers in the European Parliament have hashed out agreements on some less controversial parts of the proposal to regulate travel tech platforms, but differences remain around critical aspects such as the administrative procedures and the 'compliance by design' concept.
Categories: European Union

EU deal on F-gases delayed by dispute on heat pumps, timeline

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 17:14
Negotiations on an EU law to crack down on planet-warming fluorinated gases have hit a snag, amid pressure from some EU countries and parts of industry to secure carve-outs for heat pumps.
Categories: European Union

Putting money behind the EU’s Industrial Policy

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 16:53
As it becomes increasingly clear that the EU's industrial policy lacks public money to back it up, the European Parliament has set its sights on revenues from the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for the development and deployment of green technologies.
Categories: European Union

Special pensions, tax exemptions plague Romania’s budget as EU scrutiny continues

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 16:38
Romania’s ballooning public deficit has warranted European scrutiny as spending has increased thanks to an overly generous special pensions system for a select number of public officials while revenues have been hurt by a number of tax exemptions.
Categories: European Union

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