Today (22 May), the 3rd and final session of the European citizens’ panel on preparedness will start in Brussels and will run until Sunday. After almost 3 months of deliberation, the 150 randomly selected citizens from all 27 member states, representing EU diversity, will…
Category: 3. Europe
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Invitation to Compliance Services programme’s user satisfaction survey
The Compliance Services programme, an initiative supported by the EU LIFE scheme, would like to invite users of its services to fill out a user satisfaction survey: Click here to participate in the survey.
This short 5-10 minute survey aims to assess the usefulness of the tools…
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EU’s new Waste Shipment Regulation and DIWASS digital platform go live
The new rules are a landmark moment in the EU’s transition to a circular economy and a decisive step towards full digitalization.
The revised Waste Shipment Regulation and most of its provisions enter into application on 21 May, including the launch of the Digital Waste…
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EU expands support for workers at risk of job loss
The Council has adopted new rules to expand the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF). For the first time, workers facing imminent job loss due to company restructuring will be eligible for support.
This change aims to reduce situations…
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Hitting the right notes: That’s Azerbaijani jazz
It may be relatively little known outside of its own borders but the jazz scene in Azerbaijan is particularly vibrant.
It is known for its distinctive improvisational style and unique fusion of Eastern musical traditions with Western jazz.
It covers a broad range of styles,…
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Kommt die Rente mit 70? – POLITICO
Ein Leak sorgt für Wirbel in Berlin. Die Rentenkommission diskutiert hinter verschlossenen Türen angeblich über ein Stufenmodell, das das Renteneintrittsalter bis in die 2060er Jahre schrittweise auf 70 Jahre anheben und das Rentenniveau absenken soll. Während die…
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US to send 5,000 more troops to Poland, Trump says
The announcement comes a week after the Pentagon cancelled a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to the country.
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Trump yanked AI order after David Sacks raised industry concerns
Thursday’s abrupt postponement of President Donald Trump’s much-awaited executive order on artificial intelligence came after former AI czar David Sacks voiced industry concerns about the measure to Trump, according to a senior White House official and two people familiar with the…
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Scott Bessent has been raising the alarm on AI policy. But the delays keep coming.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has privately expressed alarm about the slow pace of progress on AI policy, even before the White House again delayed an executive order on the subject Thursday.
The drafting of the executive order has exposed tensions between Bessent, who has taken on an…
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EUCO content creators ‘won’t replace EU journalists,’ says influencer
BRUSSELS — Influencers attending high-level EU meetings of ministers and leaders will not be replacing journalists, a content creator working with the Council of the EU said.
Pietro Valetto, a 27-year-old influencer, has been invited to the Council next week for what was dubbed an…
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