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EU Parliament continues sidelining Irish Gaelic and Maltese languages

Wed, 2024-03-13 15:08
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday (12 March) to extend a rule that leaves the door open to keep sidelining Irish Gaelic and Maltese from the institution’s translation and interpretation services until the end of the next mandate
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Denmark to push for ‘gender equality’ in military service

Wed, 2024-03-13 14:59
Copenhagen intends to pass a bill to extend and equalise conscription to have more women conscripted in the military, as part of a plan to strengthen the Danish defence, the country’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on Wednesday (13 March).
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EU leaders to call on Commission to ensure fair competition for farmers

Wed, 2024-03-13 13:54
As the Commission prepares to unveil a package to cut red tape for farmers on Friday (15 March), EU leaders meeting at the European Council next week will urge the EU executive and agriculture ministers to act "without delay" on multiple fronts, such as trade and food chain, according to draft conclusions seen by Euractiv.
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EU’s much-heralded AI Act agreed by EU Parliament – but serious human rights holes in law remain

Wed, 2024-03-13 13:25
The AI Act has been a long time coming. Whilst it’s a landmark piece of legislation, unfortunately, it fails to meet the bar on human rights protections, writes Laura Lazaro Cabrera.
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Europe’s landmark AI Act passes Parliament vote

Wed, 2024-03-13 13:20
The EU's AI Act, three years in the making, finally passed. The road to implementation will be complex.
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EU institutions reach deal to enforce cross-border traffic offences

Wed, 2024-03-13 13:08
The European Parliament and member states reached a deal Tuesday night (12 March) to enforce punishments for cross-border traffic offences, including flouting controversial regulations in urban areas prohibiting vehicle traffic.
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Europe’s coal legacy remains a major climate hurdle

Wed, 2024-03-13 12:45
The EU emits more methane from coal than other fossil fuels combined, owing to continued mining operations in Europe with insufficient measures in place – and a legacy of abandoned mines.
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Estonia puts forward €100 billion funding plan for Ukraine

Wed, 2024-03-13 10:18
Borrowing on the market or taking from national budgets are the best ways to give Ukraine what it needs to win the war, according to Estonia, looking for more than €100 billion to achieve that goal.
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Time for EU member states to end violence against health workers

Wed, 2024-03-13 10:00
Lawmakers in the European Parliament have urged EU countries to ratify the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) convention 190 on violence and harassment, an important step for health workers, who are experiencing a significant rise in violence and harrassment.
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Berlin kicks off €23 billion green industry subsidy scheme

Wed, 2024-03-13 09:55
The German government is kicking off a race for €23 billion in industrial decarbonisation subsidies for company bids, officially launching the unprecedented flagship policy.
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Germany faces business resistance as it passes draft law on red tape

Wed, 2024-03-13 09:03
As the German government ramps up pressure at EU level to cut red tape for businesses, it faces obstacles to achieving the same goal at home.
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YouTube’s algorithm promoted right-wing content in the 2024 Finnish elections

Wed, 2024-03-13 08:56
Amid this week's flurry of talks on AI regulation in Strasbourg, a new study found YouTube to have boosted the far right in Finland's national elections.
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Citizens may just hate EU climate policy

Wed, 2024-03-13 08:55
Last year was the hottest in recorded human history. The necessity of action is becoming a worldwide consensus, with the EU hoping to be a beacon showing the world its best-in-class climate policy. There is just one problem: citizens hate it.
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US offers Warsaw 96 Apache helicopters, as Polish leaders visit Washington

Wed, 2024-03-13 07:35
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the growing calls for increased defence spending in Sweden, Duda and Tusk visiting the US together despite conflict at home, and so much more.
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Europe’s high-voltage grid investment gap worse than feared

Wed, 2024-03-13 07:30
EU countries systematically underestimate the speed at which renewables will be added to grids in their development plans – making the investment gap larger than thought, new research made available to Euractiv has shown. 
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US official Escobar underlines dialogue commitment ahead of Pristina visit

Wed, 2024-03-13 07:26
The US State Department’s Special Representative to the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, stated that the US is committed to continuing dialogue on normalisation of Kosovo-Serbia relations ahead of his visit to Pristina.
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Croatian MEP awaits opening of accession negotiations with Bosnia

Wed, 2024-03-13 07:25
Croatian MEP Željana Zovko, who was Bosnia’s ambassador to Italy, France, and Spain, believes that the European Council will make a positive decision on Bosnia’s desire to join the EU, he told Euractiv ahead of the European Council’s meeting next week.
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Romanian president announces bid for NATO job

Wed, 2024-03-13 07:25
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis announced on Tuesday his decision to enter the race for the role of NATO secretary-general, adding that Romania needs to take on “even greater responsibility” within the alliance.
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US offers Warsaw 96 Apache helicopters, as Polish leaders visit Washington

Wed, 2024-03-13 07:18
President of the United States Joe Biden has pledged a $2 billion loan for Poland to bolster its security and defence while also offering to sell the country 96 Apache attack helicopters, following a visit from Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk to Washington on Tuesday.
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Ammunition bought under Czech initiative could reach Ukraine in June

Wed, 2024-03-13 07:12
Ammunition bought in non-EU countries under the Czech initiative could reach Ukrainian battlefields as early as June, Tomas Pojar, the Czech national security adviser and the prime minister’s advisor, said on Tuesday.
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