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Global charity calls for end to EU incentives for crop-based biofuels
Oxfam argues that despite caps introduced in recent years the EU continues to drive demand for food crops and land to be diverted into fuel production, but the biofuel industry continues to insist it is part of the solution to climate change.
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Europe News
EU Parliament set for showdown between Orbán and opposition leader
Buoyed by a bombshell opinion poll result showing his six-month old party has almost closed the gap on Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz, which has ruled Hungary since 2010, the insurgent opposition leader Péter Magyar plans to put the nationalist premier on the spot in the European Parliament next week.
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Suppliers spooked by Draghi’s calls to reform EU electricity market
Mario Draghi’s EU competitiveness report, launched with much fanfare in Brussels yesterday, included a proposal for an electricity market reform that the European Commission shied away from during the energy crisis of 2022.
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The Draghi EU competitiveness report - the reactions
Mario Draghi’s anticipated report received mixed reactions, with green groups accusing him of 'dismissing the ecological crisis' and the finance industry acclaiming the bulky report’s call for 'massive investment' amid austerity fears.
Healthcare
Draghi report touts path to pull EU pharma from ‘slow agony’
Mario Draghi envisions a clear path forward for the EU pharma sector through greater access to health data for AI development and targeted public investment in gene therapies, which he believes will help preserve the EU’s healthcare strengths.