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Updated Schengen legal framework hopes to future-proof area for the next 40 years
As Europe grapples with a resurgence of border controls, an updated Schengen legal framework and political support from affected countries could halt what appears to be the gradual erosion of the free travel zone.
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Donald Trump faces revised US indictment in election subversion case
Donald Trump faced a revised federal indictment on Tuesday (27 August) accusing him of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election loss.
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French Socialists between a rock and a hard place amid country’s ongoing political crisis
Divisions and frustrations are growing within France's Socialist Party as it struggles to agree on whether to take part in future coalition talks in the hope of entering government, an approach that risks bringing down the left-wing union that got them elected.
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The Green Deal’s next battlefield: the law courts
Brussels will see less climate policymaking post Green Deal, but activists are drawing upon new legislation and case law to keeping pushing for greater ambition, in Europe’s fight against climate change.
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NGOs sue Commission over 2030 climate targets, ‘green’ shipping and aviation
A plethora of NGOs and NGO coalitions have announced they will each sue the European Commission over its environmental policies, alleging that the Commission lacks scientific evidence to support its decisions.
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Why climate NGOs are taking the EU commission to court
NGOs are bringing the Commission in front of the European Court of Justice on two separate accounts. The cases are part of a sweeping trend that sees activists bringing governments to court over the respect of environmental pledges.
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The legal case that could reshape EU climate action
The EU’s highest Court is faced with a legal case that could potentially reshape climate action in the EU by 2030, writes Romain Didi and Gerry Liston.
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Netherlands should raise generics prices to combat drug shortages, says Dutch bank [Advocacy Lab Content]
The Netherlands should increase the maximum price of generic medicines sold to Dutch patients to help combat drug shortages, Dutch bank ABN AMRO said in a recent report.
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Romanian PM rules out coalition with the far right after general elections
Romania's Social Democrats (PSD) have firmly rejected the possibility of governing alongside the far-right AUR party, Prime Minister and PSD leader Marcel Ciolacu said after Social Democrat MEP Mihai Tudose suggested this could be considered after the upcoming national elections.
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Borissov’s ex-foreign minister pick for EU commissioner most likely to get nomination
Bulgaria's largest party, GERB (EPP), has nominated former Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, who is almost certain to be officially appointed by the caretaker government of Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, a former MP from the party.
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German CDU suggests ‘national emergency’ to curb migration
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz urged the government to enforce the Dublin Regulation after meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday (27 August) and suggested declaring a state of national emergency if the rules cannot be enforced.
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Sweden to raise fossil fuel reduction targets to level with EU climate goals
Sweden will increase the proportion of biofuels blended with fossil fuels to meet the EU's 2030 climate targets, the government announced on Tuesday (27 August), reversing its previous policy.
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Ukrainian MP thanks France following arrest of Telegram CEO Durov, ‘benefits everyone, except criminals’
Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, liberal Ukrainian MP welcomed Pavel Durov's detention as it disrupts the communication networks of the Russian leadership, and wishes that the Telegram CEO will "provide information about the terrorist activities of the Russian authorities," in Ukraine.
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Controversial California AI bill can inspire and enhance EU AI regulation, experts say
Experts think a controversial California artificial intelligence (AI) bill regulating the most powerful AI models could strengthen and complement EU AI regulation if passed, but as it enters the final legislative phase the bill faces opposition from both industry and congress democrats.
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The Brief – Draghi’s report and EU Commission portfolios
Initially, Mario Draghi’s report on the future of Europe's competitiveness was expected to go out before the EU elections in June, but it was postponed until after summer, in September.
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EU diplomatic service urges changes to Ukraine training mission to meet battlefield needs
As EU member states look to extend their training mission in Ukraine, the bloc's diplomatic service (EEAS) has advised making the exercises more aligned with the needs of combat, given the growing gap between courses and battlefield reality.
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Commission proposes clampdown on fishing in the Baltic Sea, compliance with EU rules
The European Commission proposed restrictive quotas in the Baltic Sea for all species except for herring while also calling for stricter application of EU fishing rules, on Monday (26 August). The European executive presented the total allowable catches (TACs) for...
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Beijing’s tariff threats on EU dairy, gasoline vehicles unlikely to escalate trade tensions, analysts say
China's recent threats of retaliatory tariffs on European dairy products and gasoline vehicles following the EU’s imposition of provisional duties on Chinese electric vehicles are unlikely to escalate current trade tensions between Brussels and Beijing, analysts say.
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Italy’s EU commissioner pick still in limbo as deadline approaches
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Moligarch Molovans calling for callective responsibility rights with colleagues looking for a premier schrimal dijiroudou and so much more.
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Reuters safety adviser killed, two journalists injured in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk
Ryan Evans, a member of the Reuters team covering the war in Ukraine, was killed and two Reuters journalists were injured in a strike on a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, the news agency said on Sunday (26 August).
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