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Mazepin's contract with Formula 1 team Haas was canceled after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine

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An economic freeze on the driver in response to the Ukraine invasion wasn’t justified merely because he was the son of Russian oligarch Dmitry Mazepin, judges said.

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EU Policy. Euro finance ministers call for relaunch of bank securitisation

The complex lending instruments that caused the 2008 crisis top a wishlist of financial reforms.

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EU Policy. Exclusive: Governments mull stripped-down sustainability law

A new draft circulated to Member States seeks to rescue landmark sustainability legislation as elections loom.

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People walk under a banner advertising the European elections outside the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, 24 January, 2024

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The voice of EU citizens 100 days before elections

The European elections will take place from 6 to 9 June, when EU citizens will vote for the members of the European Parliament.

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EU Policy. Corporate sustainability rules in doubt after failing secretive national vote

A new law requiring companies to check supply chains for slavery and pollution failed to overcome qualms from Rome and Berlin.

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The bloc’s largest member has said it won’t support the green supply-chains law, causing jitters in Brussels and Berlin.

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Under the proposed directive, over 5.5 million platform workers could be re-classified as employees and given access to basic labour rights.

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The EU law on platform workers is hanging by a thread. Here's why.

Two years ago, Brussels unveiled ambitious legislation to improve the conditions of those who work for digital platforms such as Uber, Deliveroo and Glovo. Today, the law is scrambling to survive.

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Euroviews. CSDDD is the make-or-break moment for the EU's sustainability pledges

How can we justify requiring companies to consider and mitigate sustainability-related risks and harms, but allow financial institutions to neglect them entirely? The question now lies in the hands of the EU negotiators, Isabella Ritter and Uku Lilleväli write.

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What the European Summit says about Ukraine is not only vital for the credibility of the enlargement process but also for the future of the entire European integration project and its ability to secure the freedom, security and prosperity of us all, nine Trustees of Friends of Europe write.

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'Huge risk' of terrorist attack across EU: Bloc's home affairs chief

The European Union is facing a “huge risk” of terrorist attacks over the Christmas period, the bloc’s home affairs chief warned on Tuesday.

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France and Germany on Tuesday will present their joint pitch on how the EU could adapt to new members during a meeting of European affairs ministers in Brussels.

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Euroviews. Is Europe's commitment to uphold media freedom a false promise?

EU member states claim a balance must be struck between the need to protect SLAPP targets and the need to ensure access to justice. We agree. SLAPP targets are no less deserving of access to justice than those who persecute them, Emma Bergmans and Corinne Vella write.

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