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Malta’s abortion law reform insufficient, critics say

Fri, 30/06/2023 - 06:49
Malta’s recent reform of the total ban on abortion in all circumstances to now allowing it in cases where the mother’s life is at risk is viewed by critics – including those in the EU Parliament – as a small...
Categories: European Union

Portuguese PM calls for EU crisis mechanism

Fri, 30/06/2023 - 06:48
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa on Thursday called for a permanent crisis stabilisation mechanism to respond to future situations in the EU, calling the proposals to review the seven-year EU budget and budget rules “insufficient”. Costa responded to questions about...
Categories: European Union

Vatican sent envoy on peace mission to Russia

Fri, 30/06/2023 - 06:47
Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI) President Cardinal Matteo Zuppi visited Moscow to meet Russian government and Orthodox Church officials on Wednesday and Thursday to find an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, and while no agreement has been reached, the...
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Dutch farmers‘ protests overshadowed by leak of lawmakers’ phone numbers

Fri, 30/06/2023 - 06:41
Farmers’ protests that disputed the failed Agricultural Accord on Thursday were overshadowed by the leaking of phone numbers of lawmakers from the coalition party Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA/EPP). The Agricultural Accord, which was supposed to offer Dutch farmers a perspective...
Categories: European Union

Austrian authorities raid neo-Nazi bikers, seize arsenal of arms, drugs

Fri, 30/06/2023 - 06:40
Austrian authorities recently raided 13 homes in Upper and Lower Austria linked to the far-right biker scene, arresting six people and seizing many weapons and drugs, as well as equipment to make more in the future – equipment which, according...
Categories: European Union

French government gears up to face more violence after teen death

Fri, 30/06/2023 - 06:40
France deployed 40,000 police and gendarmes across the country on Thursday in an attempt to contain riots that followed the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old by a police officer on Tuesday, with tensions expected to continue rising, a territorial intelligence...
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Belgian FM escapes no-confidence vote

Fri, 30/06/2023 - 06:38
Belgian lawmakers voted in support of the mandate of Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib on Thursday evening, bringing to an end a two-week debate that questioned her granting of visas to an Iranian delegation for a mayors’ summit that put the...
Categories: European Union

Blinken sees progress in Armenia, Azerbaijan talks

Fri, 30/06/2023 - 06:37
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday (29 June) that Azerbaijan and Armenia made progress during three days of negotiations and voiced hope for an accord despite a flare-up in violence.
Categories: European Union

Belgian government signs nuclear extension deal with France’s Engie

Fri, 30/06/2023 - 06:34
Belgium has agreed with operator Engie (ENGIE.PA) to extend the use of the country’s nuclear reactors by 10 years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted Belgium’s governing coalition to rethink plans to rely more on natural gas. According to the...
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Romanian president: Slow Schengen progress, no vote until positive outcome certain

Fri, 30/06/2023 - 06:21
The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to Schengen will only be discussed in the Council when it is sure that the outcome will be successful, President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday. Following the “unfortunate” vote of Austria last year, Romania...
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Spain’s digital lobby worried by national elections, call for ‘State Pact’

Fri, 30/06/2023 - 06:20
Spain’s digital lobby wants a ‘State Pact’ between major political forces to cement favourable digital economy policies in the future government’s agenda amid uncertainty ahead of the parties’ electoral programme presentation. The upcoming general elections on 23 July are generating...
Categories: European Union

German court slams EU idea on debt ‘flexibility’

Fri, 30/06/2023 - 06:19
The German Court of Auditors has criticised the European Commission’s proposal to make EU debt rules more flexible, echoing similar concerns voiced by German Finance Minister Christian Lindner amid ongoing EU negotiations on national debt and deficit rules. In April,...
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At EU summit, Poland, Hungary reopen row over migration reform

Fri, 30/06/2023 - 06:00
EU leaders broke off migration talks early Friday (30 June) as Poland and Hungary blocked progress after they were outvoted earlier this month on a plan to overhaul its rules on migration and asylum.
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EU policymakers make headways on Digital Wallet but deal not closed yet

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 20:18
The EU institutions closed critical points on the legislative proposal for a European Digital Identity framework in a negotiating session on Wednesday evening (28 June), but more political discussions will be needed to finalise the file.
Categories: European Union

‘Skills-first’ hiring could widen Europe’s labour pool

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 20:04
To close the skills gap, businesses and policymakers have recently backed a 'skills-first' hiring approach, which evaluates job applicants based on their abilities instead of traditional education or certification.
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Global health agency to announce aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 18:18
One of the world's most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and regulators.
Categories: European Union

EU mulls setting up permanent defence industry regulatory waivers

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 18:07
Ongoing negotiations on the EU's plan to boost the bloc's ammunition production show a push towards a European defence industrial policy, that focuses on regulatory waivers.
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MEPs prepare to battle on spyware exemption in EU media law

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 18:02
As the Media Freedom Act moves on in the European Parliament, the real elephant in the room has become a provision introduced in the EU Council's version that would allow authorities to spy on journalists for national security reasons.
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Telecom draft law gains consensus in EU Parliament, with potential political twists ahead

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 17:52
Political consensus has emerged in the European Parliament around a draft telecom law and debates are now confined mainly to technical points about state sovereignty in issuing permits. 
Categories: European Union

Med states press EU for new ‘southern partnership’ with Africa

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 17:45
A group of nine Mediterranean EU countries have urged the bloc to create a formal ‘southern partnership’ with African countries based on cooperation on energy and migration, according to a document seen by EURACTIV.
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