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Global Europe 10-10-2024

Von der Leyen presents €1.8 billion Moldova growth and investment plan

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The EU's announcement comes amid economic instability caused by Russia's war in Ukraine and ahead of next week's elections.

Health 10-10-2024

European citizens initiative on psychedelic therapy to begin in January

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“I feel like the main progress will be de-stigmatising the taboo around psychedelics," Théo Giubilei, the founder of PsychedelicCare

Tech 10-10-2024

EU telecoms tower firms unify their voices ahead of legislative debate

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Tower companies are facing similar issues regarding price regulation, competition by land aggregators, permit granting, and electromagnetic fields exhaustion.

Tech 10-10-2024

Child sexual abuse material regulation still at stalemate, despite assurances for encryption

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While some states have shifted their views, this will not be enough to counter opposition from France and Germany.

Global Europe 10-10-2024

Germany, Kosovo happy following CEFTA, Serbia trade breakthrough

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The development comes amid long-stagnated EU-backed talks between Kosovo and Serbia.

Politics 10-10-2024

Bulgarian president warns of election fraud ahead of upcoming vote

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The European Commission and other institutions have been made aware.

Global Europe 10-10-2024

Germany to ask Georgia to withdraw ‘foreign agent law’ to resume EU accession

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The resolution will increase pressure on Scholz ahead of next week's EU leaders' meeting.

Politics 10-10-2024

EU future on the agenda as Germany’s Scholz meets Council President Costa

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As president-elect presents his priorities, he will listen closely to fellow social democratic ally Scholz

Politics 10-10-2024

Berlin, Brussels ready to scrutinise Barnier’s draft budget plan

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The French prime minister's 2025 budget must reduce the deficit and restore confidence in financial markets.

Economy 10-10-2024

European mayors oppose Commission plans to centralise EU funds

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“We should not punish regions for the mistakes of the national governments,” one mayor said.

Economy 10-10-2024

Commission defends budget spending after EU auditors flag ‘substantial errors increase’ in 2023

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The fact that billions of euros were not spent following EU or national rules “does not mean that the money is effectively misspent," ECA president said.

Lithium quest sucks EU into internal Serbian tensions

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The EU risks thwarting its own values as its recent partnership with Serbia on raw materials is not going as planned.

Politics 10-10-2024

Germany urges EU to introduce fast-track asylum procedures earlier

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Germany wants member states to implement the EU migration pact as fast as possible

Politics 10-10-2024

Orbán’s relations with Brussels at boiling point

Viktor Orbán and Ursula von der Leyen clash at the Strasbourg plenary, after he presented Hungary's EU Council Presidency initiatives.

Global Europe 10-10-2024

Hungary’s Orbán faces increasing unease among EU member states ahead of November summits

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Some member states are mulling coordinating against Hungary ahead of the summit, or even withdrawing altogether.

Health 09-10-2024

Bulgarian pharmacists oppose state-funded medicine vending machines, threaten protests

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Bulgarian pharmacists say they are ready to start protests if parliament passes a bill for state-funded vending machines selling medicines in towns without pharmacies.

Health 09-10-2024

Shocking Slovak healthcare audit report says system is ‘a seriously ill patient’

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The Slovak Supreme Audit Office has published a scathing report describing the Slovak health system as a seriously ill patient. The shocking analysis is the latest in a series of damaging healthcare events plaguing Robert Fico's government.

Politics 09-10-2024

The Brief – Germany’s election season is upon us

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The country is entering a period of intense introspection.

Politics 09-10-2024

Orbán’s unexpected praise for France’s new interior minister raises eyebrows

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“I have a lot of respect for him," Orbán said.

Global Europe 09-10-2024

Ukraine support group meeting postponed after Biden’s cancellation

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Ukraine looked to propose its Peace Plan and see weapons restrictions lifted

Global Europe 09-10-2024

EU plans to step up support for Lebanon in absence of ceasefire

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"We have to help this country. We have to use this opportunity of Hezbollah's weakness to strengthen Lebanon's political structures, and we have to bring about a ceasefire in the region," EU's top diplomat said.

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EU4Ocean coalition advancing ocean literacy, strengthening communities

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The EU4Ocean project aims to support the EU4Ocean coalition as it delivers the sustainable transition and transformation Europe needs to achieve ocean-related objectives.

Tech 09-10-2024

One Competitiveness Fund to rule them all – the Commission’s considered R&I overhaul

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"It is a mega maxi bazooka program," Director of Research at the CEPS Andrea Renda told Euractiv.

Health 09-10-2024

Questions for Health Commissioner-designate Olivér Várhelyi

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Ahead of November's hearings in the European Parliament, Euractiv takes a look at what's in store for the Comissioner-designate for health.