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Thu, 22/06/2023 - 07:00
If Europe’s Green Deal, future growth and digital capabilities hinge on the future of rail, the European Year of Skills must prioritise the industry’s needs.
Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:58
The UK could have avoided the COVID-19 lockdown had it been better prepared, former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told the COVID-19 public inquiry on Wednesday. Hunt, the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, faced the public inquiry for the first time...
Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:57
Neither farmer’s representatives nor the cabinet hid their disappointment on Wednesday after negotiations on the long-debated Agricultural Accord were ultimately laid to rest late on Tuesday night, following the exodus of agrarian business association LTO Nederland. As part of the...
Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:56
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will present the “Friends of the Western Balkans”, a group of seven EU member states keen to speed up EU accession for Western Balkan states during the Europa-Forum Wachau in Lower Austria on Friday, his...
Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:56
The French government dissolved the environmental group, Les Soulèvements de la Terre, on Wednesday, citing the group’s violent clashes with the police as the group sought to stop constructing a water reservoir in western France on 24 March. The government’s...
Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:45
Dublin is set to launch a four-day-long public consultation to review the neutral's country posture on the international scene on Thursday (22 June), after Russia's war in Ukraine has reshuffled Europe's security architecture.
Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:40
When it comes to countering economic and industrial imbalances with the Green Deal Industrial Plan, the EU could have a lot to learn from the Portugal case, write Aleksandra Waliszewska and Artur Patuleia.
Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:37
With less than a month to go before the general elections in Spain, the candidate of centre-right Partido Popular (PP) for president of the autonomous region of Extremadura, María Guardiola, ruled out a future government with what she called a...
Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:36
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will have a candidate run in the chancellorship race for the first time in 2025, party co-leader Alice Weidel confirmed as the emboldened party soars in the polls. Traditionally, only the parties with the...
Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:35
Political corruption will be one of the next decade’s biggest security challenges for intergovernmental organisations like NATO, and will further jeopardise the work of international organisations going forward, Zsolt Rábai, the former Foreign Policy Adviser to the Hungarian president, writes....
Wed, 21/06/2023 - 18:56
The privacy watchdogs of the G7 countries are set to detail a common vision of the data protection challenges of generative AI models like ChatGPT, according to a draft statement seen by EURACTIV.
Wed, 21/06/2023 - 18:15
After weeks of wrangling, EU ambassadors on Wednesday (21 June) agreed to an 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, designed to prevent third countries and companies from circumventing the bloc's existing measures.
Wed, 21/06/2023 - 18:01
European media face an increasingly challenging environment and while there have been positive efforts, a holistic approach is needed to ensure they can continue to play their vital democratic role, according to a new report.
Wed, 21/06/2023 - 16:58
The EU is trying to catch up in the green tech space, while Africa is trying to catch up in its industrialisation. Can green industry partnerships kill two birds with one stone? Poorva Karkare and Alfonso Medinilla say yes.
Wed, 21/06/2023 - 16:57
Grants for the Erasmus student exchange programme are not keeping pace with inflation, pricing out many poorer students - that needs to change, write Nicu Stefanuta and Juan Rayon Gonzalez.
Wed, 21/06/2023 - 16:50
Amid broad consensus in the European Parliament on the new regulation for short-term rental platforms, political discussion amongst EU lawmakers has focused on the extent of compliance by design and interactions between authorisation and registration schemes.
Wed, 21/06/2023 - 16:20
While it is becoming clear that the EU's approach to China is that of limiting potential risks over fully cutting ties, the bloc will still struggle to achieve a coherent strategy if it does not get its communication right.
Wed, 21/06/2023 - 16:00
Amid Brussels' China recalibration and unveiling of economic security strategy, businesses stress vital role of nurturing mutual trust in fostering global trade and investment.
Wed, 21/06/2023 - 15:17
The EU's new 'STEP' funding platform is unambitious and runs the risk of internal market fragmentation, French centrist Renew MEP Valérie Hayer, who co-leads the Parliament’s work on the EU budget and own resources, told EURACTIV in an interview.
Wed, 21/06/2023 - 15:14
After armed men killed nine Chinese nationals at a gold mine in Central African Republic, a video circulated on the internet saying France had secretly ordered the attack and planned to discredit Russian mercenary group Wagner in the country.
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