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Deal on landmark health data space clinched in the eleventh hour

European lawmakers agreed on a pioneering bill easing exchange and access to personal health data across the EU – with some privacy safeguards on data sharing to non-medical third parties.

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Ireland defends its handling of peat bogs

Dublin talks of progressive improvement in habitat quality on raised bog in special areas of conservation despite the recent EU executive lawsuit.

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Parliament approach to IP rights amid health crises raises critics

An EU-wide mechanism to override IP rights to deliver live-saving medicines during crises will prove tricky to enforce if amendments proposed by MEPs are retained, intellectual property rights experts warn.

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EU Parliament sues Commission over release of frozen funds to Hungary

The European Parliament has made good on its threat and will file a lawsuit against the European Commission over the release of €10.2 billion in frozen funds to Hungary.

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Commission to kill CAP's green farming obligations

The EU executive is set to change the current farming subsidies framework, demoting green requirements from mandatory to voluntary.

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Euroviews. Will the Brussels spyware scandal finally convince the EU to act?

The incoming EU lawmakers have a choice: confront and act against the menace of spyware to ensure our safety and the integrity of our democracy or become its next targets, Shubham Kaushik and Chloé Berthélémy write.

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Framework for Ukraine, Moldova's accession talks ready: EU Commission

Ukraine and Moldova could soon make some headway in their paths towards EU membership after the European Commission on Tuesday sent its draft frameworks for accession talks to member states.

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MEPs gear up to sue Commission over release of €10 billion for Hungary

The European Parliament has moved forward with its plan to launch a lawsuit against the European Commission for the release of €10.2 billion in cohesion funds for Hungary, which had been blocked over rule-of-law concerns.

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Brussels recommends EU membership talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina

The European Commission has recommended opening EU accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina, eight years after the Western Balkan country applied to be a member of the bloc.

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EU Commission ordered to bring Microsoft 365 use in line with EU law

The commission will have to demonstrate compliance with the orders by 9 December 2024.

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The European Free Alliance sets out its key demands ahead of elections

These include protecting the rights of minorities and the right of a state to self-determination.

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Lawmakers call for extra time to iron out wrinkles on health data

Differences over patients’ right to opt out of health data transmission to third parties scuppered all-night talks on the last health file of the term.

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Commissioner Breton lashes out against EPP, raising ethical questions

Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for the single market, has found himself in hot water after he shared a scathing post against the European People's Party (EPP), raising ethical questions ahead of the elections.

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Court ruling casts doubt on bloc’s standards bodies' funding

A landmark ruling by the EU’s top court could put a brake on lucrative business for private standardisation entities across Europe.

Nature

Bloc expert group to stop plant pests crossing borders

Lawmakers revising EU plant health framework agree to create emergency team to tackle import of foreign pests.

Tech News

Euroviews. Delay, depress, destroy: How Big Tech subverts the EU's new laws

When the DSA and DMA were passed in 2022, major tech industry associations praised the new laws as significant achievements. It is time for Big Tech corporations to stop pouting and live up to their responsibility, Jan Penfrat writes.

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French conservatives blast von der Leyen's 'technocratic drift'

Ahead of the congress of the European People's Party (EPP), the French delegation has come strongly against the re-election bid of Ursula von der Leyen, denouncing her as "the candidate of Mr Macron and not the right."

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Newsletter: DMA compliance day puts law to proof

Newsletter: This week's key events, focusing on tech giant gatekeepers' compliance under the DMA, presented by policy editor Jeremy Fleming-Jones

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Von der Leyen sets out defence strategy

The new plans won’t see direct weapon purchases, nor offer lavish funding previously promised by officials.

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State of the Union: Macron drives aggressive Ukraine agenda

EU leaders are diverging in their rhetoric on Ukraine while also trying to placate farmers angry at cheap grain imports.