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Commission delivers first phase of ‘simplification’ drive

All but the largest companies operating in the EU will be released from environmental reporting obligations and having to prove they are not trading indirectly with firms tainted by exploitation or human rights abuses. The EU executive insists this is not deregulation.

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The US' new approach to Ukraine: how to make sense of it

Kirill Shamiev, an expert on civil-military relations and Russian domestic politics at the European Council on Foreign Relations, discussed how the European Union should navigate the growing rift between Washington and its allies over the war in Ukraine.

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Big tech, banking: Who are the biggest spenders on EU lobbying?

The world’s largest companies and trade associations from the big tech, banking, energy, and chemicals/agri sectors have significantly increased their EU lobbying budgets in recent years.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Can the EU stave off a trade war with the US?

In this edition, we hear how the EU is trying to go green but stay competitive and tell you who the most corrupt countries in Europe are.

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Pesticide cuts are off the table, says EU Agriculture Commissioner

The EU executive will not put a contentious plan to slash pesticide use back on the table, agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen told Euronews, closing a key chapter of the Green Deal.

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EU Commission sets Green Deal aside in new agri-food vision

The EU executive has unveiled a new vision for Europe’s agri-food system by 2040, scaling back its previous, more environmentally ambitious policy in response to mounting farmer protests.

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Austrian trade and industry bodies call for Green Deal reversal

Chief of Federation of Austrian Industries, Christoph Neumayer and Chamber of Commerce chief Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, called on the EU executive to roll back Green Deal regulations in its ongoing war on red tape, while the European insurance industry lobby has also weighed into the debate.

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Can the Commission succeed simplifying EU rules?

The European Commission will today publish its much anticipated working program, outlining EU policy priorities for 2025.

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Unions slam ‘rigged’ talks on EU plans to streamline regulation

The EU executive’s new focus on boosting the global competitiveness of European companies is causing alarm among civil society groups who sense a caving in to demands for deregulation.

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Centre-right has renounced Green Deal, claims Timmermans

In a press point with journalists on Wednesday, ex-European Commissioner for the Green Deal Frans Timmermans castigated the far and centre-right for its approach to the Green deal.

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EU metalworkers demand job protections amid green transition

European metalworkers in Brussels called for job protections and more training during the green transition. Since 2019, nearly one million industrial jobs have been lost, and many more are at risk.

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EU Commission aims to simplify its way to future growth

The European Commission has presented its new economic strategy for the coming years. Simplification features prominently in a package of proposals that is sorely lacking in novelty.

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Commission plans to set up anti-red tape brigade

As the EU steers a course towards deregulation in pursuit of global market share, an early draft of a forthcoming communication suggests today’s ‘Competitiveness Compass’ was only the first step in a concerted effort to tear up red tape.

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EPP rejects Bardella’s proposal to temporarily suspend EU Green Deal

"If we go bankrupt, no one will care about the natural environment in the world anymore," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said last week in Strasbourg.

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Will Trump help European conservatives push back on the Green deal?

The US is set to pull out of the climate fight with Donald Trump in power. The new American president announced last week that he would withdraw from the Paris agreement and launch a national energy “emergency” that could result in suspending environmental regulations.

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EPP declares war on ‘excessive regulation’ from Brussels

The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) has called for a bonfire of EU red tape in a three-page statement adopted at a gathering of conservative leaders in Berlin.

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How CCS became the fossil fuel industry’s favourite ‘escape hatch’

Oil and gas lobbyists have helped push carbon capture and storage into the heart of Europe’s climate plans.

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EU's corporate due-diligence rowback raises ‘deep concerns’ from left

Landmark corporate supply chain rules scraped through the EU legislature earlier this year despite complaints from business – but suggestions of a U-Turn are now prompting a backlash from the powerful socialist grouping.

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Green groups face cash squeeze as EU reconsiders financial support

Leaked document seen by Euronews shows the European Commission is considering a rethink of funding rules, as NGOs warn they need public support to act as a counterbalance to powerful industry lobbies.

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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.