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Weimar Triangle sings ‘unity’ song in rebuke of Trump’s NATO claims
Donald Trump took flak on Monday from heads of government and foreign ministers of the ‘Weimar Triangle’, consisting of France, Germany, and Poland, for his claims he would not intervene if a NATO member were to be attacked by Russia.
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Trump’s NATO remarks likely election bluff, says Czech EU minister
US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments on abandoning alliance partners are a potential “bluff” ahead of the elections, according to Czech European Affairs Minister Martin Dvořák, who believes no US president would abandon the US’s role as a global leader.
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EU’s waffling on climate goals is allowing far-right to piggyback to power
To stop the far-right piggybacking to power this year, the EU must stop giving ground on hard-won climate rules, writes Isabel Schatzschneider.
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EU, UK urge scientists to join research programme after Brexit concerns
EU and UK science chiefs on Monday (12 February) launched a push to attract scientists to Europe's €95,5-billion Horizon research programme after warnings of high costs and red tape in Britain.
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EU takes a step closer to using frozen Russian assets profits for Ukraine
The EU on Monday (12 February) adopted legislation to set aside windfall profits made on frozen Russian central bank assets, in a first concrete step towards the bloc's aim of using the money to finance Ukraine's reconstruction.
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Herbivorous Europe finally turns into a more muscular actor
Europeans must scale up the efforts to provide Ukraine with all the support it needs to stand up to Russia, whether or not the US will continue to back up Kyiv, write Fabrizio Tassinari and Teona Giuashvili.
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EU’s Borrell urges Israel allies to stop sending weapons
EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell on Monday (12 February) urged allies of Israel - primarily the United States - to stop sending it weapons as "too many people" are being killed in Gaza.
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Forked tongues. Will sustained dialogue seed Europe’s farms?
Farmers blocking roads and torching political hubris. February got off to a blazing start. Belgium, France, and Germany came to a standstill, as President von der Leyen lauded their essential economic role. A high-stakes game of chicken has ensued.
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Talent, tech, and the unicorn farm… in conversation with EIT’s Adam Rottenbacher
EURACTIV spoke with the Head of Operations of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Adam Rottenbacher to learn about Europe’s largest innovation network, startup hub and unicorn farm.
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Drug mountain rising, expired medicines pile up in Slovak pharmacies
Slovak pharmacies are struggling to store large stocks of expired and returned medicines. With no current public contract for the retrieval and disposal of medicines, the drug mountain is growing.
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Czechia lacks a vaccination strategy, pharma package could bring focus says MP
Czechia has no clearly defined vaccination strategy, but a new impetus for change could come from the new EU pharmaceutical package, Czech MP tells Euractiv.
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Pharma innovation incentives, medicines shortages, challenge Belgium’s option paper progress
Revision of the EU's pharmaceutical legislation is the health priority for the Belgian presidency of the Council of the EU, but Belgium's efforts to complete the text remain challenged by the complexity of innovation incentives and medicines shortages.
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Former Dutch vaccines envoy says EU pharma framework should focus on innovation
Accelerating access to innovation for patients, and providing predictability in the high-risk environment of drug making is critical, a former Dutch vaccines envoy has told Euractiv, adding that the current EU pharmaceutical framework is unsustainable in the long term.
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Athens rolling out home delivery of medicines for patients with serious diseases
To improve patient access to pharmaceutical products, a Greek Health Ministry decision is rolling out home delivery of high-cost medicines to patients suffering from serious diseases.
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Munich Security Report: Perceived threat of cyberattacks reaches all-time high
Ahead of the Munich Security Conference, the Munich Security Report 2024 was published on Monday (12 February) revealing that for G7 countries cyberattacks on their country are considered the second most important risk, following extreme weather and forest fires.
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France’s former energy minister will support Agriculture Ministry
France's former minister for energy transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, has been appointed 'minister delegate' to the Agriculture Ministry to support Marc Fesneau, the minister already in place, in the midst of a major crisis in the sector.
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The Brief – Russian gas to Europe changes route
Russia's aggression against Ukraine produces images of Armageddon-type destruction: Mariupol, Bakhmut, now Avdiivka. But against this background, there is a place in Ukraine that seems heavenly secure.
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Šuica: Commission to revamp its online citizen engagement platform
The European Commission will release a revamped version of its Have Your Say online citizen’s engagement portal this month, Commission Vice-President Dubravka Šuica told Euractiv.
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Austria’s dependence on Russian gas rises to 98%, two years after Ukraine war
Austria’s dependence on Russian gas has grown from 80% to 98% in two years, prompting the country’s energy minister to ring the alarm bell ahead of a national election in the Autumn.
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Climate-change-driven migration seen as bigger threat than Russia – MSC report
Respondents fear climate-change-driven migration more than the security threat posed by Russia, according to a fresh survey for the Munich Security Conference (MSC) published on Monday (12 February).
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