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Germany’s interior minister credits border controls for lowest migration figures since COVID-19 

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 15:01
The annual number of asylum applications dropped by a third in 2024 to 213,000 compared to the year before, she said.
Categories: European Union

Germany’s environment chief: Fully eliminating forever chemicals ‘not possible’

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 14:21
The head of Germany's UBA environmental agency urged the country's next government to keep its "eyes on the prize" in regulating PFAS chemicals.
Categories: European Union

German climate agency leader calls for social fairness in net zero transition

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 14:20
The costs of climate policy could weigh most heavily on those down the income brackets. The head of Germany's UBA environmental agency urges policymakers to ease that burden.
Categories: European Union

State of play: GDPR simplification and the omnibus

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 14:17
Too early to anticipate the content or scope of the next omnibus packages, a Commission spokesperson said.
Categories: European Union

US keeping an eye on Europe’s pharma legislation

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 13:15
Trump is banking on tariffs to encourage people to buy more American-made goods, but the country relies heavily on the EU for its drugs.
Categories: European Union

US criticises excessive, non-existent, DMA fines ahead of tariffs

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 12:54
Donald Trump is expected to announce tariffs tomorrow, 2 April, at 21:00 CET.
Categories: European Union

MEPs say yes to fast-track deregulation of corporate reporting rules

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 12:50
The vote saw the centre-right EPP rely on backing from the right wing of the hemicycle.
Categories: European Union

The EU’s €392 billion pivot to boost defence over underdeveloped regions

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 12:18
Small firms in poor regions should be overlooked in favour of big players anywhere in Europe – and preferably in the defence sector – according to a draft seen by Euractiv.
Categories: European Union

Huawei scandal: Italian court to decide on extradition of MEP aide to Belgium

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 07:22
In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Marine Le Pen taking aim at the judiciary, a suspected Russian drone over an EU hub in Italy triggering an espionage & terror probe, the Czech army potentially offering a €40,000 sign-up bonus, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Marine Le Pen takes aim at the judiciary

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 07:14
Le Pen again slammed what she called a “political decision” in last night’s televised address.
Categories: European Union

MEP warns of Slovakia’s shortcomings in handling foot-and-mouth disease

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 07:10
The shortcomings were mentioned in a new report assessing Slovakia’s response to the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.
Categories: European Union

Poland prioritises security over climate in first half of EU presidency

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 07:04
Poland wants Europe to take responsibility for what matters most: security.
Categories: European Union

Suspected Russian drone over EU hub in Italy triggers espionage, terror probe

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 07:03
Sources close to the investigation revealed that radio frequencies detected were “traceable to a Russian source.”
Categories: European Union

Ribera visits US, omnibus traffic jam, Schrems III?

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 07:00
And an April Fool's joke.
Categories: European Union

Italian court to rule on handover to Belgium of assistant in Huawei scandal

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 06:30
Luciana Simeone was held in Secondigliano prison in Naples – a familiar destination for Camorra bosses. 
Categories: European Union

Health NGOs fear for their future as pressure on their funding increases

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 06:00
For these organisations, the prospect of EU-level cuts is even more alarming as national governments also slash funding.
Categories: European Union

EPP’s challenge to NGO funding fails amid defections

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 06:00
The text concerns €15 million disbursed annually via the bloc’s LIFE programme for climate and environment groups.
Categories: European Union

Europe one step closer to clean energy as Helsinki ditches coal

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 06:00
The near-complete phase-out of coal puts Finns in a league with countries such as France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Slovakia and Sweden.
Categories: European Union

French MP Latombe could become ‘Schrems III’ despite procedural hurdles

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 06:00
The most direct legal threat to the EU-US data transfer agreement, the Latombe-case, could be rejected on procedural grounds even if the agreement is no longer sound. But today's hearing may indicate an unconventional third path.
Categories: European Union

Ribera visits US before dropping EU fines on Big Tech

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 06:00
The Commissioner may get a rare chance to engage with the US on tech policy.
Categories: European Union

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