The EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement entered into provisional application on 1 May, bringing immediate and tangible benefits for EU businesses, workers, and citizens. To mark this occasion, President von der Leyen will participate tomorrow, together with the President of…
Category: 3. Europe
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Commission and Eurocontrol launch platform to improve monitoring of the non-CO₂ climate impacts of aviation
The European Commission and Eurocontrol are stepping up their work on the monitoring, reporting and verification of aviation’s full climate impact by releasing today the third version of the Non-CO₂ Aviation Effects Tracking System (NEATS), an IT platform.
The release…
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Commission makes available €600 million for cross-border energy infrastructure projects
The European Commission has opened a new Connecting Europe Facility (CEF-E) call worth €600 million for cross-border energy infrastructure projects.
Enhancing interconnectivity is essential for the EU to transition towards a decarbonized and resilient energy system based on…
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Bayern Munich v PSG: are Harry Kane, Luis Diaz and Michael Olise the best front three?
Three-man forward lines have been a staple tactic throughout the history of football.
But they have arguably never been as popular as they have over the last 15 or so years.
It is a resurgence that is largely down to Barcelona’s success under Pep Guardiola between 2008 and 2012.
Guardiola helped…
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Commission issues recommendations to protect vulnerable consumers from high energy prices
The European Commission has issued a set of recommendations to help protect vulnerable households from energy disconnections, better manage their energy supply contracts, as well as play an active part in the clean energy transition though energy self-production and…
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Oleshky the front-line city where Ukrainians are trapped
We have not been to fully verify each account but where possible, we have sought to corroborate stories through photos, location data and online records. Ludmilla’s own home was destroyed, she says, when the Kakhovka Dam further up the Dnipro river was blown up under Russian occupation in June…
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Why the EU is freaked out about a new AI model – POLITICO
The European Commission is unveiling its new anti-poverty strategy today. The only problem is … it doesn’t include any new cash.
On the pod, Zoya and Ryan discuss how the EU executive is justifying the lack of new funding in this plan. They also look at how likely…
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Ein Jahr Merz – und was die Koalition bis Sommer schaffen will – POLITICO
Ein Jahr Regierung Merz. Statt Feierstimmung herrscht massiver Zeitdruck. Bis zur Sommerpause müssen Mammutprojekte wie die Steuerreform, das Rentenpaket und der Haushalt 2027 erledigt werden. Gordon Repinski analysiert mit Rasmus Buchsteiner, ob die schwarz-rote Koalition die…
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The incredible shrinking German chancellor – POLITICO
He’s had to scale back his ambitions accordingly. Immediately after the election, however, he and his coalition partners pressured the outgoing Bundestag to amend the constitution to allow record borrowing for spending on defense, infrastructure and the fight against climate change. The hope…
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Quitting ECHR would group Britain with Russia, rights chief warns – POLITICO
“And I think this was the wrong start. In which country would we accept that? Someone creating really a brutal pressure on a court? We would say, no, you need to discuss this at the political level. My goal was to bring this back to Strasbourg and to address this at the political…
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