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Czechia floats plan to replace Russian gas supplies to eastern EU

Czechia's trade minister and the likely next EU energy commissioner has urged the incumbent Kadri SImson and Berlin, Budapest, Bratislava and Vienna to intensify efforts to wean the bloc off Russian gas

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EU closer to rules saving children's toys from toxic chemicals

New EU-wide rules protect children have been backed by the Parliament and must now go to inter-institutional negotiations.

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Commission nominee says energy transition boosts European integration

Spanish minister tipped for key role in the next EU executive says power grid expansion should be a core European project for the second von der Leyen Commission.

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EU lawmakers call for release of marine activist Paul Watson in Denmar

American-Canadian activist was arrested in Greenland over a 2010 encounter with a Japanese whaling ship.

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Centre-right will claim most coveted Commission jobs, leak suggests

A document seen by Euronews suggests von der Leyen’s own EPP will dominate key positions in the next EU executive, leaving socialists and liberals with the crumbs.

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Draghi’s EU competitiveness report gains mixed reception from MEPs

Major parties appear to back the ex-Italian premier’s plans to boost sluggish EU growth.

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Euronews Digital Summer: AI needs no more rules, says EU Commission tech chief

Roberto Viola discusses Europe's technological edge and future challenges.

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Create new EU energy agency, think tank urges new Commission

Researchers at Brussels-based think tank Bruegel offered a number of energy, environment and climate policy recommendations for the new European Commission.

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Bloc needs simpler, flexible, policy-based budget, says EU official

How should the bloc finance its next budget? How big should it be? And what should be its spending areas? A policy discussion organised today by the influential Brussels-based think tank Bruegel offered some ideas.

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Agriculture report could signal dramatic change in EU farm subsidies

Seven months of intense debate behind closed doors appears to have produced what election campaign tubthumping and rowdy street protests failed to deliver: the outline of way forward for Europe's unsustainable food production model.

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How well did the EU handle the COVID pandemic? EU auditors report

The two EU health agencies, while not ready for a pandemic of magnitude, responded to the best of their ability despite obstacles in the coordination with member states, concluded a report by the European Court of Auditors.

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Green securitisations can boost lending: French central bank

The controversial financial instruments are finding favour again as policymakers switch priorities from stability to growth.

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Von der Leyen urged to overhaul CAP in reform of EU food policy

Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has been urged to open a new chapter in EU food policy and overhaul the current CAP system in the process following recommendations of a reflection group.

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EU member states enter discussions on future of networks act

Countries will discuss the outcome of the public consultation.

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Food retailers demand labelling of new-generation GMOs

Without labelling requirements for food made from a new class of 'GMO-lite' crops, consumers will be deprived of choice and the organic sector could face an existential threat, retailers have warned.

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Plans for a new EU financial data wire raise fears of a new monopoly

Some are sceptical about a Brussels plan to boost capital market transparency and investment.

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Portuguese minister calls for water resilience financing by EIB

Maria da Graça Carvalho was in Brussels to follow up on a letter sent to the EU executive during the summer asking for concrete action to increase water security across the EU.

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Belgian privacy enforcer running to be EU Data Protection Supervisor

The EU Commission is set to draft a short list with possible nominees to replace Wojciech Wiewiórowski

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Commission urged to rein in surveillance spyware

Three years after the Pegasus spyware scandal, civil society organisations argue that victims of spyware and EU citizens still await an institutional response to this threat to fundamental rights.

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EU outlines €1.3m initiative to make nursing more attractive

The EU executive has unveiled a new initiative aimed at making the nursing profession more attractive to counter an ongoing nurse shortage across Europe.