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Ex-Portuguese Justice Minister Anjinho elected EU ombudsman

Teresa Anjinho, a human rights lawyer who previously served as Portugal's deputy ombudsman, has gained MEPs' support to succeed Ireland's Emily O'Reilly probing maladministration in the EU bureaucracy.

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France demands nuclear-friendly replacement for renewable energy law

A ministerial debate on the future of Europe’s energy system saw calls to build up cross-border power grids and end dependence on Russian fossil fuels, while France said it was time bring nuclear power into the centre of EU decarbonisation policy.

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Brussels takes UK to court over EU citizens’ rights

The European Commission has longstanding concerns that the extended families of Europeans living in the UK aren’t getting what they were promised – and time is running out to address legal concerns under the Brexit deal.

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Plastic pollution and climate change, Newsletter

This week's key events presented by Euronews' EU senior energy and environment reporter Robert Hodgson.

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EU Parliament political groups strike deal on four new committees

The mandates of the committees - which will scrutinise and report on legislative proposals - will now have to be voted on and given the final green light by the Parliament's plenary next Wednesday in Strasbourg.

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France’s political instability deepens opposition to Mercosur deal

French opposition to the Mercosur agreement concluded by the European Commission on 6 December has been trenchant, but its domestic political situation is feeding the stance.

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Ukraine’s energy crisis a lesson for EU, Polish minister says

As Russia deliberately targets energy infrastructure, war-torn Ukraine is inadvertently showing Europe how it can boost security and resilience, a senior Polish energy official says, as Warsaw prepares to take over the EU Council presidency.

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Revealed: The highest earners in the new European Parliament

Just-published research details EU lawmakers who take money from farmers’ lobbies and the car sector — while being active in the same areas of policy.

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EU ministers reach compromise on fishing quotas for overfished Mediterranean

A delicate compromise has been struck to balance fishing activities and resource conservation in the Mediterranean, following intense negotiations that placed the sector under significant scrutiny.

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EPP demands ‘urgent’ action as car makers lag on electrification

This week has seen a ratcheting up of pressure from the political right and car industry, which want the EU to ease regulations designed to cut emissions and promote a switch to electric vehicles.

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Commission proposes measures to boost farmers leverage in food chain

Mandatory written contracts and a new mediation mechanism are among the measures proposed by the Commission to address long-standing imbalances between farmers and buyers of primary products.

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EU seeks to reduce defence dependency on US over longer term

The EU will vow a 'strong transatlantic partnership' on defence, a senior Commission official said on Monday, but dependence on foreign suppliers will inevitably have to be addressed in the long term.

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Governments remain deadlocked over energy taxation reform

The European Commission wants to hike levies on fossil fuels as it seeks to radically cut carbon emissions — but EU members remain divided even if a proposed kerosene levy seems to have fallen by the wayside.

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EU Commission adopts wait-and-see approach with mystery Congo virus

The Commission will organize a Health Security Committee meeting to coordinate any necessary EU response as soon as they have more information on the virus that so far has affected hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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EU ministers offer soothing talk for farmers in CAP reset launch

New agriculture Commissioner envisions no overhaul for the EU's agricultural subsidies system, as ministers began talks on reforms, seeking to maintain a farmer-centric Common Agricultural Policy.

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'Don't mess with the sun's rays,' EU scientists warn

Amid growing frustration over the slow pace of global action to limit greenhouse gas emissions, attention is turning to geoengineering to reflect sunlight away from the planet – but scientists warn that such tinkering could have dramatic and unpredictable side effects.

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Dangerous chemicals used in EU with 'sense of impunity', lawyers warn

Carcinogens, endocrine disruptors and other hazardous chemicals remain in widespread use across Europe due in part to lax enforcement of EU regulations by national authorities, according to a new report from the legal charity ClientEarth.

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Polish EU presidency to focus on energy, defence and economic security

With Trump's arrival in the US White House, a new EU Commission and the ongoing war in Ukraine, security in all its possible dimensions will be the main priority of the next rotating EU presidency, said Poland's Ambassador Agnieszka Bartol.

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Guess who's back in town? Newsletter

This week's key events presented by Euronews' EU senior finance and defence reporter Jack Schickler.

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Reynders: Suspect funds, alleged to be €1m, came from ‘private wealth’

The former European Commissioner has denied criminal allegations made against him, after reports police found thousands of euros while raiding his properties.