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EU leaders meet in Brussels for difficult migration talks
Leaders of the EU’s member states will debate new ways of tackling illegal immigration at a closed-door summit, but EU diplomats doubt they’ll agree much.
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Pharma Package: Czechia proposal could incentivise EU research and production
Prague proposes to revise incentives to encourage pharmaceutical companies to produce within the EU.
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Slovak backlash against Kotlár pandemic investigation riddled with disinformation
Slovak MP Peter Kotlár has submitted a pandemic review report, which the government is expected to discuss. Kotlár's report features controversial claims which have sparked a backlash from doctors, scientists, the opposition, and some government members.
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Belgian university hospitals invest €14 million in new cell and gene therapy facility
Belgian university hospitals UZ Leuven and KU Leuven are investing €14 million in a new facility for the production of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs). It's expected to be operational by the end of 2025.
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WHO says majority of humanitarian missions blocked by Israel in northern Gaza
The WHO finally managed to deliver supplies and fuel to the Kamal Adwan and al-Sahaba hospitals, after nine attempts last week.
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy sets out five-point ‘victory plan’
Zelenskyy said he would travel to Brussels on Thursday to present his plan to European leaders.
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Slovak Fico slams EU ‘war cabinet’, claims West sabotaged Ukraine peace efforts
Despite not providing any evidence, Fico said that the EU has been undermining the Ukraine peace process since the start of the war.
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NATO members spent €20 billion in first half of 2024 on military aid to Ukraine, Rutte says
The alliance is "on track" to meet its €40 billion target for the year, Rutte and two NATO diplomats said.
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EU urges member states to deliver emergency medical aid to Lebanon
"It is crucial that we act swiftly and in a coordinated manner," said Commissioners Stella Kyriakides and Janez Lenarčič.
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Finland, Norway to improve rail links for military use
Finland and Norway are planning to improve their rail and road links for military use as tensions with Russia remain frozen for the foreseeable future.
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Parliament’s budget committee backs call to boost 2025 health funding
MEPs have called for increases to the EU4Health and Horizon Europe programmes for 2025.
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The Brief – German industry crashes Habeck’s subsidy party
“Houston, we have a problem,” Wolfgang Große Entrup, the head of Germany's chemical industry association VCI, warns Habeck.
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Europe’s lithium-ion battery landscape is evolving, sustainably [Advocacy Lab Content]
The lithium-ion battery industry is at a critical juncture, shaped by technological breakthroughs, evolving regulations, and the growing need for sustainable energy solutions.
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Opposition slams German chancellor for avoiding migration in ‘desperate’ EU summit speech
The German chancellor preferred to echo his party’s economic priorities in parliament.
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French farmers are back to the streets, accuse government of breaking promises
Affected by multiple crises, French farmers are once again taking to the streets to demonstrate Toulouse, in the very place where farm protests began almost a year ago, before spreading to other EU countries.
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X not a gatekeeper under the DMA, concludes the Commission
"The Commission will continue to monitor the developments on the market" with respect to X, reads a Commission press release.
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Commission probes EU laws to slash corporate reporting requirements
“We have not yet reached the 25% cut [...] but now for SMEs, the goal post has already moved to 35%,” DG Grow
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Expert group calls for €220 billion R&I budget, independent councils and ‘radical simplification’
Review of major EU funding program, seen by Euractiv ahead of launch, says research should align with political priorities to create 'game changer'
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French NGOs sue public body over scoring algorithm
"These risk-scoring systems could be considered as presenting an unacceptable risk under the Artificial Intelligence Act," said researcher Soizic Pénicaud.
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Climbing Europe’s Energy Demand Peak [Promoted content]
There is a summit Europe must climb on the journey towards climate-neutrality: a summit known as “peak demand”. A new study considers how building renovations can make this ascent achievable and affordable for everyone by 2050.
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