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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

British trade minister hinted at a copycat Mercosur deal – but stopped short of confirming plans

Subsidising the shock and waiting for it to pass will not answer a crisis whose full impact still is not visible

Eigentlich schien alles klar, dann begann im Nationalrat ein interner Briefwechsel. Und ein Machtkampf.

Der Arzt und Medizinprofessor Sven Streit hat eine Kampagne gegen unnötige Bürokratie im Gesundheitswesen lanciert. Im Gespräch mit Andri Rostetter spricht er über doppelte Formulare, überflüssige Kontrollen und sinnlose Arztzeugnisse.

MEPs watered down conditions on implementation after EU governments rejected tougher safeguards

On Wednesday morning, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on two pieces of legislation implementing EU tariff commitments under the August 2025 EU-US Joint Statement.
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