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The EU’s transatlantic afterthought
As one senior parliamentary source told Euractiv: “With Trump, it will be quick and painful. With Harris, it will be slow – and painful”.
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Council’s draft Competitiveness Deal sets research and innovation target at 4% of GDP
Member states will "commit to meet a 4% GDP expenditure target in research and innovation by [2030]," the draft reads.
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The Brief – What if the EU would part of BRICS?
It may be hard to imagine that the EU, solidly anchored in the G7, would one day want to join the would-be alternative grouping known as BRICS.
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Italy-Albania deal ‘will work’ regardless of legal challenges, Meloni says
The Italian prime minister said "all European countries supporting us understand" the potential of similar deals in managing migration at EU level.
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MEPs seek solutions on Russia’s shadow oil tankers
591 shadow tankers are in operation, and responsible for transporting up to 70% of Russian oil by sea, an S&D Global study found.
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French health minister in favour of taxing sweetened drinks and food products
"I am in favour of action on sugars. It is poisoning us," Darrieussecq told French senators.
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EU Parliament awards Sakharov freedom prize to Venezuelan opposition leaders
The choice of winners was thanks to an alliance between centre-right and far-right groups.
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Competitiveness Deal draft calls on EU leaders to ‘urgently’ integrate capital, telecoms and energy markets
The document, seen by Euractiv, echoes Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi's proposals.
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Ireland data protection authority fines LinkedIn €310 million
Six years after France's data protection authority received a complaint for LinkedIn's data processing practices for targeted advertising, the lead authority on the case slapped a fine on the firm.
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EUDR Delay: Necessary or a Step Back? [Promoted content]
In response to mounting pressure from companies and governments, the European Commission has proposed a 12-month delay of its landmark deforestation regulation, the EUDR. This proposal, still awaiting approval from the EU Council and the European Parliament, has sparked mixed reactions.
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European leaders meet to re-energise offshore wind power
Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway and Ireland -- and the European Commission are expected to reach an agreement on the installation of some 20,000 wind turbines in the North Sea by 2050.
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Top EU Court upholds annulment of Intel antitrust decision by European Commission
"The Court of Justice upholds the annulment [of] an abuse of a dominant position on the part of Intel ," reads the ECJ press release.
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Trump meets definition of a fascist, his former chief of staff says
John Kelly, a former chief of staff turned into a critic of Trump's, told the New York Times that the former Republican president had no understanding of the US Constitution or the concept of the rule of law.
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Putin faces calls for peace at flagship BRICS summit
In private bilateral talks, Putin welcomed offers by several BRICS leaders to mediate in Ukraine, even as he told them his forces were advancing on the battlefield.
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‘Sharp rise’ in anti-Muslim discrimination: EU rights agency
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights makes reference to reports aware from several EU countries, highlighting a spike in anti-Muslim hatred -- as well as anti-Semitism -- after the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks.
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US says evidence shows North Korea has at least 3,000 troops training in Russia
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, speaking in Rome, said it would be "very, very serious" if the North Koreans were preparing to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine.
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Georgian ruling party founder vows to ban opposition at final pre-election rally
Although rarely seen in public, the billionaire and one-time prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili is widely viewed as the main powerbroker in EU hopeful Georgia.
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Orbán accuses EU of trying to topple him as opposition rallies
Viktor Orbán, who faces the most acute threat to his 14-year rule as an opposition party led by a political newcomer has surged in the polls, spoke to supporters on the anniversary of the revolt against Soviet domination that was crushed by the Red Army.
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Algorithms shift power in the workplace and create occupational hazards [Promoted content]
Algorithmic Management is reshaping the landscape of European workplaces. Two-thirds of workers already experience AM tools, leading to less autonomy, a greater workload, more stress, and job insecurity. Workers' co-determination and extending the rules of the Platform Work Directive to all workers are part of the solution.
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Czech Railways opposes Commission fine over alleged cartel
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