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It's a win for Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera, who supported the cap on gas prices.

MEPs have endorsed an agreement on transferring passenger name record (PNR) data from the EU to Canada, and on processing this data.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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MEPs have endorsed an agreement on transferring passenger name record (PNR) data from the EU to Canada, and on processing this data.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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On Wednesday, MEPs adopted a proposal by the Conference of Presidents (EP President Metsola and political group leaders) for Parliament’s 2026 calendar.

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On Wednesday, MEPs adopted a proposal by the Conference of Presidents (EP President Metsola and political group leaders) for Parliament’s 2026 calendar.

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By calling the revision merely "possible," the texts aims to avoid pre-empting the ongoing reflection on whether the upcoming DNA will include a full overhaul of the EECC.

Semedo v Parliament
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Harassment complaint against a former Member of the European Parliament: the General Court annuls the finding of harassment and the penalty imposed by the President of the Parliament, on the ground of failure to observe the rights of the defence

Europe faces a unique challenge: maintaining an open economy in an increasingly complex and hostile geopolitical landscape, while ensuring the technology industry remains a key resource for its competitiveness and resilience.

And while TikTok rolls out new protections for teens, industry backs Poland on CSAM negotiations.

Wednesday, 12 March

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Wednesday, 12 March

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In today's edition of The Capitals, read about France and its allies urging to keep key chemical production in Europe, the collapse of Czech PM’s security talks after the opposition walked away, and so much more.

In total, EU countermeasures could apply to US exports worth up to €26 billion—mirroring the economic scale of the US tariffs.

The Commission has not yet published the full list of medicines it wants to include, alarming the pharma industry and patients alike.

The eight countries asked the European Commission to propose a “Critical Chemicals Act.”

The succession of political crises has led to heightened public disenchantment with traditional political institutions.

"The ball is in Russia's court," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after the talks.

The inclusion of waste incineration facilities in the ETS creates an incentive to landfill that has to be tackled, according to a Commission official.

Trump said in a post on Truth Social he would add an additional 25% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminium, to go into effect on Wednesday morning.

Europe's gravest economic threat may not come, as JD Vance suggested, "from within" – but from the US.