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Tech Pro Brief – fears over TikTok from Strasbourg to Zagreb, and a DSA enforcement matrix

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 07:00

Euractiv's Pro newsletter covering all things Tech, brought to you by Chris Powers, Théophane Hartmann, and Jacob Wulff Wold.

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Poland out of EU deep freeze with impending €9.4 billion EU recovery fund tranche

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:59

The funds will be used for nurseries, power grids and faster internet.

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Kosovo, Serbia reach agreement implementing search for war missing

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:56

Of the 6,065 cases of people who have gone missing following the 1998-99 war, 1,607 remain unresolved, according to the European Union's diplomatic service.

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Spanish left halts no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Sánchez

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:50

Even if it goes ahead, JxCat’s proposal has slim chances of success.

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Meloni: Trump not an ‘enemy’, wants ‘pragmatic’ EU approach

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:47

She also addressed the Mercosur deal, Italy's 'isolation', and Syria.

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France imposes curfew for cyclone-hit Mayotte as toll rises

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:41

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would visit territory on Thursday, cutting short his participation at the European Council meeting.

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Commission must stop Energy Charter Treaty hijacking EU climate policy

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:30

The Energy Charter Treaty allow fossil fuel investors to sue EU member states before international arbitral tribunals to challenge climate mitigation measures. This legal mechanism is increasingly weaponized by the industry.

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GPAI Code of Practice: MEPs lobby for longer deadlines and more details

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:30

"If you put more details, you risk turning this into a form filling process,” one expert told Euractiv.

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Getting serious about AI rules: Lack of enforcement capacity puts EU at risk

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:30

By end of next year, the AI Office Units A2 and A3 should count over 200 staff, Axel Voss writes.

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Trump’s Ukraine envoy plans January trip to Kyiv, EU capitals

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:24

Retired Lieutenant-General Keith Kellogg, who is set to serve as Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, is not planning to visit Moscow during this trip.

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Bulgaria opposes proposed EU seed regulation after pro-Russian party push

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:20

The ministry initially dismissed farmers' concerns but later changed their tune.

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Slovakia leads effort for continued Ukraine gas transit as EU stays out of talks

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:03

Slovakia, receiving gas from Russia via pipelines in Ukraine, has been in talks to try to avoid Russian gas flows stopping when a transit contract between Kyiv and Moscow expires at the end of the year.

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Why Macron’s bid to stay relevant is falling short

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:00

In this episode, host Giada Santana speaks with Paris-based politics reporter Théo Bourgery-Gonse to discuss the future of the French government amid Bayrou's new appointment.

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Delay CO2 price on gas and fuel past 2027, Czechia-led alliance urges

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 18:09

For transport fuels like diesel and petrol, increasing the price at the pump “is even more socially sensitive,” reads a document from Czechia's Petr Hladik (EPP).

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German parties agree: cut agri-food red tape

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 17:59

Euractiv dived into the agriculture pledges made by Germany's main parties ahead of February's election, with a common theme emerging.

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The Brief – Can Scholz pull off a comeback?

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 16:20

Scholz believes history may be on his side, pointing to two historical precedents allowing such a comeback.

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Irish data privacy watchdog fines Meta €251 million for GDPR failure

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 16:06

"We took immediate action to fix the problem," said a spokesperson for Meta, who are expected to appeal.

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EU to reopen embassy in Damascus to liaise with Syria’s new leadership

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 15:19

"We can't leave a vacuum in Syria," said the EU's top diplomat.

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Portugal’s Teresa Anjinho elected EU ethics watchdog

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 14:09

Anjinho is the former deputy national ombudsman of Portugal, and was previously a centre-right member of the country's parliament.

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EU plans to use frozen Russian asset profits to buy from Ukraine’s defence industry

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 14:01

The next transfer of profits from frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine is due next April, a document seen by Euractiv reveals.

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