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In speech, Orbán hails Trump victory and declares Brussels his key adversary

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 20:04
''2025 is the year of victory for Hungary'', Orbán declared.
Categories: European Union

US prepares Security Council vote on competing Ukraine war resolution

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 20:01
US to ask the UN Security Council to vote on a brief resolution calling for a "swift end" to the war in Ukraine on Monday that omits mention of Kyiv's territory occupied by Russia.
Categories: European Union

Trump threatens to launch tariff attack on EU tech regulation

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 15:19
White House: ''Regulations that dictate how American companies interact with consumers in the European Union, like the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act, will face scrutiny from the Administration.''
Categories: European Union

Not US ‘vassals’: Merz will back a strong Europe, says Klaus Welle 

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 13:55
In an interview with Euractiv, long-time Brussels insider Klaus Welle says German Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz will push for strong EU-US relations but with “fairness”.
Categories: European Union

Hate-speech failures by Meta and X undermine German election

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 06:30
The ads contained calls for the imprisonment and gassing of immigrants, burning of mosques with dehumanising speech, and equated immigrants to animals and pathogens.
Categories: European Union

Flu cases skyrocket in Poland, causing medicine shortages, rising fatalities

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 19:47
Poland is recording at least three times more flu cases than a year ago. Since the start of the flu season in September, an estimated 1,000 people have died due to influenza and its complications.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – ‘The stuff of nightmares’

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 19:16
If Europe was looking for a Zeitenwende, Trump delivered them one this week.
Categories: European Union

Would ending the Ukraine war really help Europe’s economy?

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 18:03
Goldman Sachs estimates that a “limited truce” would boost the euro area’s GDP by 0.2%, while a genuine, lasting peace would boost output by 0.5%. Are they right?
Categories: European Union

Europeans eat less fish, care more about price, EU survey says

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 17:38
Environmental and ethical impact remains the least important factor for consumers in choosing a fish product.
Categories: European Union

Global levy on shipping CO2 inches closer

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 16:52
"Without a universal levy, the International Maritime Organisation's climate targets are meaningless"
Categories: European Union

Bluesky ramps up fight against child sexual abuse content

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 15:00
As Bluesky's user-base grows, increasing amounts of child sexual abuse material can be found on its website.
Categories: European Union

Poland nears breaking the deadlock on gene-edited crops

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 14:54
Three diplomats confirmed to Euractiv progress had been made, but whether the file moves to political discussions will ultimately be decided by EU governments.
Categories: European Union

Merz considers extension of French, British nuclear umbrella to Germany

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 14:42
As transatlantic security ties dwindle, Germany's likely next chancellor says he has "to talk to the British and French" on alternative arrangements.
Categories: European Union

EU climate advisers double down on carbon pricing for agriculture

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 13:28
As land carbon sinks are deteriorating, experts call for rewarding carbon removals in the sector.
Categories: European Union

Spain hails Commission pledge to prevent farmers from selling at loss

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 12:45
But a promise to reopen EU rules on unfair trading practices in the food chain has caused concern among others.
Categories: European Union

Why the German election could trigger European defence spending

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 12:30
It is also polite to wait for a major economy like Germany, with a large defence industry like Rheinmetall, to have its new leader comment, says one observer.
Categories: European Union

Commission unveils plan to protect undersea cables as incidents rise

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 12:22
Undersea cables are the backbone of global communication and the digital economy, carrying everything from emails to financial transactions.
Categories: European Union

EU advisors push for integrating CO2 removal into EU carbon trading

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 10:14
This could create “an innovative financing model for scaling up removals" said board chair Ottmar Edenhofer.
Categories: European Union

Europe braces for a ‘new’ Germany

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 07:19
In today's edition of the Capitals, read about France's ambiguous 'food sovereignty' law, Polish anti-corruption chief resignation amid Pegasus scandal, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Bulgarian government worries peacekeeper deployment could spark public panic

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 07:18
They fear citizens may panic over potential direct involvement in a war against Russia.
Categories: European Union

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