When you run a business, you are in charge of everyone’s safety and part of looking after your employees’ safety includes fire safety. Fire safety is something that every business should take seriously. While many organisations understand the importance of having fire…
Category: 3. Europe
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Is the ‘King of the North’ on course to topple the prime minister of the UK?
Reporter Else Kvist has visited the constituency in the north of England, where voters going to the polls (18 June) could decide who the next prime minister is, writes Else Kvist.
The mayor of Greater Manchester has made no secret of his intentions to challenge Keir Starmer…
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Gesundheitsreform: Die Pharmaindustrie und der Streit ums Sparen
Kann man Deutschland zum weltweit führenden Pharma-Standort machen und gleichzeitig eine Gesundheitsreform auf den Weg bringen? Wir blicken auf das Spannungsfeld zwischen der künftigen Finanzierung der gesetzlichen Krankenkassen und der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit Deutschlands.
Zu Gast im…
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Magyar and Metsola discuss EU dropping rule of law procedure against Hungary
Péter Magyar said Thursday that he and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola discussed the EU dropping its rule-of-law disciplinary procedure against Hungary.
“We agreed that the Article 7 procedure launched against Hungary eight years ago — in response to concerns over the rule…
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Hegseth launches six-month review of US force posture in Europe
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a six-month review of America’s military footprint in Europe on Thursday, escalating the Trump administration’s push on NATO allies to take greater responsibility for the continent’s defense.
The review will examine U.S. force posture and…
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EU lawmakers back suspension of wastewater cleanup rules in right-wing alliance
BRUSSELS — The European Parliament backed a conservative push Thursday to pause parts of the EU’s wastewater cleanup law, over fears that making drugmakers pay to remove micropollutants could fuel medicine shortages.
Lawmakers in Strasbourg voted in favor of a proposal to suspend…
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The EU’s secret weapon for enlargement: AI
BRUSSELS — The European Commission is using artificial intelligence to speed up its work with prospective members of the EU.
Two officials from the Commission who work on enlargement told POLITICO their department has been using an AI tool to assess candidate countries’ laws to ensure…
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In focus: Improving the energy performance of buildings
The EU is reshaping its energy sector towards a cleaner, electrified and more competitive future. Affordability, sustainability and energy independence are the driving principles of this change.
Well-performing buildings, with reduced and decarbonised energy consumption will…
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Finland and Sweden prepare procurement of Arctic mobility vehicles developed under the European Defence Fund-supported FAMOUS project
At the Eurosatory 2026 exhibition in Paris, the Finnish Defence Forces and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) signed an Implementation Arrangement to cooperate on preparations for the procurement of the Patria TRACKX tracked armoured personnel carrier, designed for…
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