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Summit conclusions on defence spending should find unanimous approval – but the EU looks ready to press forward on Ukraine regardless of Viktor Orbán.

Newsletter - 10-13 March 2025 - Strasbourg plenary session

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"No, the DMA is not an attack on American companies," MEP Yon-Courtin also added.

Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 10 ‑ 13 March plenary session on Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

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Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 10 ‑ 13 March plenary session on Friday at 11.00, in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.

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EU-based battery makers secured important promises, but the battle to influence upcoming policies is just beginning.

The ECB also reduced its benchmark deposit rate from 2.75% to 2.5% – its sixth rate cut since June last year.

Learn to spot the different tactics behind information manipulation, disinformation and fake news with these six videos.

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At the European Council in Brussels, the European Parliament President reassured leaders that the EP can move quickly and efficiently to meet today’s unprecedented security challenges.

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A slate of terms to describe low-alcohol and no-alcohol wines is set to be unveiled by the European Commission in a bid to support the growing market segment, according to a draft regulation seen by Euractiv.

Labour shortages in Europe are worsening. The European Commission's "Union of Skills" proposal is a good start, but innovative solutions are needed. The private employment services sector emphasizes the importance of skilling and advocates for collaboration to nurture “skills ecosystems”.

The result is a slim 18-page draft report – a far cry from the Commission's 83-page proposal.

"The allegations have no basis in reality at all. Norway has solid and good intelligence cooperation with the US," Nils Andreas Stensønes, head of the Norwegian Intelligence Service, responded on Thursday.

Commission v Croatia
Environment and consumers
The Court imposes financial penalties on Croatia for failing to manage, in an appropriate manner, waste deposited in a landfill and posing a danger to human health and the environment

Commission v Germany
Approximation of laws
Failure to fulfil obligations: Five Member States are ordered to pay financial penalties for failing to transpose the Whistleblowers directive

The kids will be alright, according to big tech's new rollouts on protecting minors online.

D. K.
Law governing the institutions
Independence of judges: the decision to withdraw cases from a judge must be based on objective and precise criteria

Cymdek
Transport
Air passenger rights: a boarding pass may be sufficient to prove a confirmed reservation on a flight

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