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EU ambassadors go against Parliament to back Wiewiórowski as EDPS

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 14:01

The Parliament had backed another candidate, Bruno Gencarelli, earlier this week.

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Commission extends DSA investigation against X

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 13:38

The Commission's investigation into X has been ongoing since December 2023.

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Austrian far right scores victory as EU Commission approves budget plan

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 13:28

But Brussels will nevertheless be "keeping an eye" on Vienna's budget situation over the coming months.

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EU demands peace, aid access after Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 10:43

Israel should reconsider its approach to UNRWA, Lahbib said.

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Serbia’s Vučić under fire after driver rams student protest in Belgrade

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 10:39

The complainants claim that Vučić previously encouraged motorists to drive through crowds of protesting students.

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Preparedness commissioner wants youth to learn to fight fires, prepare for attack

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 10:27

Cyber-attacks, hybrid attacks, fires, floods, pandemics, terrorism, and disinformation are just some of the threats Europe faces.

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Meet the conservative German trio that could rule Europe

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 07:21

The EU's likely next leadership trio believe they are keeping Europe from sliding far-right – it won't be so easy.

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Polish far-right split hands PiS an edge in presidential election

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 07:04

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about a split in the Polish far right likely giving PiS an edge in the upcoming presidential election, Catalan separatist leaders uniting to pressure Sánchez, and so much more. 

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Google’s factcheck backtrack, EDPS updates, and more

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 07:00

And a round-up of some of the smaller stories you might have missed

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Romanian civil society, opposition slam presidential rerun arrangements

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 07:00

In particular, voting hours in the diaspora have been slammed as unfair.

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Bulgaria’s parliament approves new government after months of coalition talks

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 06:54

The country has a new government, but how long will it last?

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Czech NGOs file EU complaint over power plant mercury emissions

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 06:49

The operator of the plant defended itself, saying it meets all other limits, just not mercury.

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Catalan separatist leaders unite to up pressure on Sánchez

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 06:43

Surveys suggest 54% of Catalans oppose the region's separation from Spain.

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Polish far-right split hands PiS an edge in presidential election

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 06:36

The news was met with reactions calling it a mistake and bad.

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Why Brussels is excluded from the Israel-Hamas peace talks

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 06:00

In this episode, host Giada Santana speaks with Relief International Gaza Program manager Yara Mowafy about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and interviews ECFR Middle East expert Hugh Lovatt to analyse the EU's involvement.

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Portugal turns its back on nature restoration with new building law

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 06:00

Municipalities can now convert so-called 'rural zones,' which include national reserves, forests and agricultural areas, into urban land.

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WHO seeks funding amid ‘massive’ health threats from conflict

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 06:00

From Gaza to Yemen, limited funding could make the organisation's work difficult.  

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Categories: European Union

Parliament’s new health committee sparks ‘ego clashes’ over key files

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 06:00

The environment and research and energy committees will not give up on some health competencies.

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Why an EU-UK ‘youth mobility’ deal is hard – and how it could work

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 06:00

The European Commission wants Britain to loosen immigration rules for people under 30 – for now, London says no.

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Poland’s growing health access delays damned by latest benchmark report

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 02:06

Polish patients wait an average of 4.2 months for guaranteed medical care. Angiologists report the longest average wait time at 13.9 months, followed by endocrinologists at 12.1 months and vascular surgeons at 11.6 months.

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