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The Platform Workers Directive (PWD) aims to improve the conditions of those who service apps like Uber, Deliveroo and Glovo.

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A group of member states blocked on Friday a law designed to improve the conditions of platform workers across the European Union, pushing the legislation to the brink of limbo.

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A new EU law forces companies to check labour and environmental practices

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The proposed Platform Workers Directive is opposed by companies like Uber and Deliveroo, who fear ballooning costs.

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The European Parliament and the Council struck on Thursday a new deal on a draft law to improve the conditions of platform workers, after the previous agreement had been derailed in a last-minute revolt.

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Europe has a long history of opposition to GMO crops, whose cultivation is currently banned in most EU countries.

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EU Policy. MEPs back GMO deregulation while governments divided over patenting

The European Parliament has narrowly agreed to ease restrictions for crops developed using new genome editing techniques, but a German federal agency warns there is no scientific basis, and EU countries have yet to agree a position amid a row over whether the new class of GMOs should be patentable.

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Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, said on Monday there was no clear majority in favour of taking the next step of Article 7 against Hungary.

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EU Commission won't yet trigger 'nuclear option' against Hungary

The European Commission will not push forward Article 7, the so-called nuclear option, against Hungary over breaches of fundamental rights until there is a strong majority in favour among member states.

29/01/2024

Decorations go up at EU Council headquarters in Brussels as Belgium takes over the six-month rotating presidency.

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EU Policy. Belgium has just weeks to close key environment policy files

As Belgium takes over the EU Council presidency, it has just eight weeks to reach a deal with the European Parliament on a hotly debated law designed to reverse rapid growth in packaging waste, as well limits on CO2 emissions from lorries and rules on carbon removal certification.

05/01/2024

The proposed directive could re-classify millions of gig workers across the EU as "employees" and grant them access to basic labour rights.

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A hard-fought deal on a draft law designed to improve the conditions of millions of gig workers across the European Union unexpectedly fell apart on Friday morning during a meeting of ambassadors in Brussels.

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A Ukrainian flag is seen on top of a checkpoint as black smoke rises from a fuel storage of the Ukrainian army following a Russian attack, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, F

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In 2020, only 4% of Ukraine's waste was recycled - the lowest rate in Europe.

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Wheat field near Blankenburg am Harz, Germany, July 2023. Proponents say GM crops could resist droughts that impacted yields this year (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

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EU Policy. Agriculture ministers reject compromise over GM crop regulation reform

The EU Council has rejected a Spanish bid to forge a joint position on a proposed deregulation of genetically modified (GM) crops produced using new genomic techniques (NGTs), with governments voicing concerns over safety, labelling and social acceptance.

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A picture posted by Commissioner Breton's team depicts the marathon talks between the European Parliament and the Council over the AI Act.

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The European Parliament and member states failed on Thursday to reach a political deal on the AI Act following marathon talks in Brussels that stretched over 22 hours.

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Nadia Calviño, Spain's acting minister for the economy, spoke to the press after the ECOFIN meeting on Tuesday.

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EU aims for deal on fiscal rules in November as final deadline nears

The highly anticipated deal on the reform of the European Union's fiscal rules will not arrive until November at the very least, pushing the bloc closer to its end-of-the-year deadline.

17/10/2023

EU-Azerbaijan relations: 'There are real difficulties,' admits EU Council President Charles Michel

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Charles Michel admits to 'real difficulties' between EU and Azerbaijan

Euronews sits down with the President of the European Council Charles Michel to discuss the challenges facing the EU, future enlargement, support for Ukraine and the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

03/10/2023

Euronews sits down with European Council President Charles Michel

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Russia has ‘betrayed’ Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh - Charles Michel

Russia's failure to ensure peace and security in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh is a 'betrayal' of the Armenian people, Charles Michel told Euronews on Monday.

03/10/2023

The Iberian, or Spanish, Lynx is currently one of the most endangered species in Europe.

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Shortcomings in law enforcement and protection mean most wildlife crimes in Europe go unpunished or undetected, putting endangered European species at further risk.

05/07/2023

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, travelled to Madrid to mark the start of Spain's six-month presidency of the EU Council.

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Von der Leyen to Orbán: We do migration reform by 'qualified majority'

The European Union is in the midst of reforming the common rules that govern the reception and relocation of asylum seekers.

03/07/2023

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki harshly criticised the new EU deal to manage the reception and relocation of asylum seekers.

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Poland and Hungary hijack EU summit with anti-migration demands

Poland and Hungary object to a new deal to revamp the European Union's rules on the reception and relocation of asylum seekers.

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Péter Szijjártó, Hungary's foreign affairs minister, urged his counterpart to "exert pressure on Ukraine" and remove OTP Bank from the list of "international sponsors of war."

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'Lamentable': Hungary maintains veto on EU military aid for Ukraine

The Hungarian government is preventing the EU from approving a new tranche of €500 million in military assistance for Ukraine.

26/06/2023

Member states endorsed the Nature Restoration Law during a meeting of environment ministers in Luxembourg.

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The Nature Restoration Law, which has attracted enormous controversy, was on Tuesday endorsed by EU member states.

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Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, is among those who support a greater use of qualified majority in the EU's foreign and security policy.

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Home affairs ministers from the European Union met in Luxembourg to discuss a proposal to revamp the bloc's migration policy.

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Breakthrough: EU countries strike major deal on migration rules

European Union countries have reached a major deal to revamp the bloc's migration and asylum policy.

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