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The EU's antitrust authority fined German auto giants Volkswagen and BMW €875 million on Thursday (8 July) for colluding on the development of anti-pollution technology for diesel cars.

An international connectivity summit named "Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities" will take place in Tashkent from July 15-16 as an initiative of the President of Uzbekistan, a double land-locked country.

We all know we must transition towards more sustainable food systems while maintaining food safety, and that science has a key role to play in this transition.

Extortion of companies through ransomware attacks has reached unprecedented levels worldwide, particularly during the pandemic, but Germany's businesses and public institutions are not sufficiently prepared to address such threats that can put livelihoods and economies at risk. EURACTIV Germany reports.

The European Commission has made healthier diets one of the priorities of this mandate, and different public health and food policies aiming to achieve healthier food environments are being developed within the framework of the Farm to Fork Strategy.

Parliament has adopted a resolution welcoming the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, while calling for corruption to be included as a punishable offence.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Parliament has adopted a resolution welcoming the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, while calling for corruption to be included as a punishable offence.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Parliament has adopted a resolution welcoming the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, while calling for corruption to be included as a punishable offence.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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The budget conditionality regulation does not require any additional clarification and rule of law breaches must be addressed as soon as possible.
Committee on Budgets
Committee on Budgetary Control

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The budget conditionality regulation does not require any additional clarification and rule of law breaches must be addressed as soon as possible.
Committee on Budgets
Committee on Budgetary Control

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Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

The EU is facing a patchwork across the bloc when it comes to travelling, despite having a fully running EU digital covid certificate. As the delta variant surges across the bloc, MEPs call for implementing harmonised measures instead of national restrictions.

Thursday, 8 July

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Thursday, 8 July

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In today's edition of The Capitals, France call for massive vaccination as COVID-19 cases surge and Spain make arrests over the death of a 24 year old Spanish man over the weekend, all this and much more in today's capitals.

The election of Armela Krasniqi as chairwoman of the Audiovisual Media Authority (AMA) by parliament with 83 votes in favour has sparked criticism from the EU office in Tirana, BIRN reported. Concern was raised regarding the political impartiality of the...

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic stated on Wednesday that the decision to give the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport under concession to the French Vinci Group was a good economic move and that, if that had not been the case, the...

On behalf of the Council of the EU, Slovenian Foreign Minister Anže Logar told the European Parliament on Wednesday that hearings under Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union regarding Poland and Hungary were on the agenda of Slovenia’s...

The Slovenian parliament has passed another stimulus law designed to help businesses cope with the pandemic, with a €243 million package targeted at hospitality, tourism and the events industry. The centrepiece of the package are vouchers for all Slovenian residents...

After the German giant Volkswagen refused to build a new plant in Bulgaria, a German startup specialising in electric cars has shown interest in investing €140 million in the country. “The deal is at the final stage,” Economy Minister Kiril...