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EU fines carmakers €458 million for anti-recycling cartel
Ten years after the Dieselgate scandal over cheating in exhaust emissions tests, European carmakers are in the frame again, this time for market skulduggery in the form of a clandestine agreement not to compete on grounds of environmental friendliness on the basis of their support for recycling.
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Water and defence - but not bullets: EU reallocates regional funds
The EU executive has invited member states to redirect regional spending - accounting for one-third of the EU budget - toward various strategic areas such as water resilience and affordable housing, including defence to a limited extent.
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Orbán: EU's survival kit proposal means Brussels is preparing for war
The Hungarian prime minister said the EU Commission's call for people to prepare a 72-hour emergency kit was scary. "What's on these people's minds? Are they up to something?" the politician lamented, speaking on public radio.
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Europe prepares for attacks on power grid while battling soaring costs
The EU has identified building up its power grid as an essential, and somewhat neglected, element in its efforts to move away from fossil fuels and cut energy bills – but it is also waking up to the need to prepare for attacks by hostile powers.
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Key labour market challenges unaddressed by post-pandemic funds
A new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) shows that labour market reforms under the EU's €650 billion post-pandemic recovery fund have had limited impact, with most countries failing to address key structural challenges.
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