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Four years after the launch of the ECI Fur Free Europe, EU citizens are loud and clear: only a ban on fur farms and fur products on the EU market makes ethical, economic and democratic sense.

ENTRETIEN - Pour le libéral maire de Cannes et désormais candidat à l’élection présidentielle, l’État doit permettre, par la réalisation des grandes infrastructures territoriales, de libérer les initiatives locales.

By empowering local actors and fostering genuine competition, Sri Lanka can ensure that its debt serves the nation’s future, rather than the interests of a well-connected few.

Daniel Gruber lehnt die 10-Millionen-Schweiz-Initiative ab. Doch in seiner Partei, der FDP Zug, hat sie viele Sympathisanten. Im Gespräch mit der NZZ sagt der Parteichef, weshalb er auch die Wirtschaft in der Pflicht sieht.

Millions of EU homes can’t afford full electrification, MEP says member states should offer pathways with renewable gases as an alternative

In today's edition: trilogue thriller, Industry 3.0, EDPCIs

Move follows similar US waiver, potentially putting pressure on Europe amid Iran energy shock

In today's edition: lessons from Ukraine, Elisabeth Zehetner interview, wastewater treatment

In today's edition: tech sovereignty fresh delay, MEPs eye +1 AI committee, Chips Act 2 chatter

In today's edition: tobacco, wasterwater and euthanasia

In today's edition: fertiliser plan, animal welfare, forests

Wednesday 20 May

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Rare disease wait times rise to 801 days despite new framework agreements and record investment

Also, in Wednesday’s edition: US trade deal, Baltic chihuahua, Taliban, Édouard Philippe

Nepal and Sri Lanka responded to comparable uprisings by redesigning the rules of the game. Bangladesh removed the opposing team from the field and called it a victory.

New approach would help EU pack a bigger geopolitical punch and counter the influence of Moscow or Beijing, says confidential paper

Sales of petrol and diesel models will never return to 2017 peak, International Energy Agency reckons

Expert calls Brussels’ €11.2bn revenue target “extremely unrealistic”

Parliament and national governments remain split over a range of politically sensitive issues

Before Trump, Greenland was ignored. Now 'we’re not ignoring them anymore,' Jeff Landry tells Euractiv