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Brussels chides Hungary for significant errors in its fiscal plans
Budapest appears to be dragging its feet over submitting a realistic picture of Hungary's economic outlook, according to a European Commission letter seen by Euronews – the latest potential quarrel in a pattern of worsening relations with Brussels.
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Von der Leyen flies to Mercosur summit amid French political turmoil
While the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen landed in Uruguay to finalize the Mercosur agreement, France, in the midst of a political crisis, continues to voice its opposition to the trade agreement.
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Centre-right cries victory, NGOs cry foul over deforestion law delay
The centre-right European People’s Party is claiming credit for a one-year delay to a regulation blocking EU market access for products linked to deforestation, although it failed in its attempt to further water down the law despite support from the far-right.
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Health ministers buck Parliament to green-light stronger tobacco bans
The EU Council has approved new recommendations on smoke- and aerosol-free environments across the bloc to strengthen protection against exposure to second-hand smoke and to "encourage current smokers to quit”, bucking Parliament's recent shelving of the proposal.
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EU vows to press on with new internship laws despite national splits
Roxana Mînzatu’s first working day as EU Commissioner saw member states fail to agree on new EU laws on internships – but she said abandoning laws intended to protect traineees’ workplace rights would be “out of the question”.
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Revealed: The new Commission's first strategic, policy initiatives
A leaked copy of Ursula von der Leyen's second EU executive's work programme reveals that clean industry and defence are on the agenda for the first 100 days, but also sets the path for other policy announcements in the months to come.