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Unwrapping reality: Independent research shows that paper food packaging outperforms plastic reusables [Promoted content]
The latest study from the Joint Research Centre (JRC) suggests that paper food packaging outperforms plastic reusables when robust and representative data is used. The scientific findings suggest there is no justification for bans and reuse targets.
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The EU’s Green Deal is going out with a whimper
Flushed with their successful defense of the watered-down nature restoration law, progressive lawmakers in the European Parliament would have you believe that the Green Deal is alive and well: a misleading narrative at best.
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Ukraine withdraws from two villages near Avdiivka
Ukraine's military said on Tuesday (27 October) it had withdrawn from two more villages near the eastern town of Avdiivka which was captured earlier this month by Russian forces, losing more territory as support from its Western allies runs short.
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Bulgarian government still on track to sue Russia’s Gazprom
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Polish government saying it will accept farmers' demands, Romanians under 18-year-olds no longer being allowed to buy electronic smoking devices, and so much more.
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Russia jails rights campaigner Oleg Orlov from Nobel-winning group
Veteran Russian rights activist Oleg Orlov was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Tuesday (27 February) for "discrediting the armed forces" by protesting against the war in Ukraine and accusing President Vladimir Putin of leading a descent into fascism.
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French MPs voice sovereignty, competition concerns after Microsoft-Mistral AI deal
After Mistral AI and Microsoft announced their strategic partnership on Monday (26 February), sparking an outcry from lawmakers in the European Parliament, French MPs have voiced concern over the partnership's impact on competition and sovereignty in the cloud sector.
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Visegrad Four Group lives on despite opinion split over Russia’s war on Ukraine
Despite tensions and increasingly diverging opinions over key issues such as Russia's war in Ukraine, the Central European Visegrad Four (V4) Group has so far managed to live on.
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Dinar row remains unresolved as Belgrade-Pristina talks continue in Brussels
Serbs in northern Kosovo reported being unable to withdraw dinars on Tuesday as queues formed outside ATMs, while negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina continued in Brussels over Kosovo’s decision to uphold its constitution and reject the use of any foreign currency other than the euro.
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Rama: Western Balkans support key for Ukraine amid Western ‘excuses’
The Western Balkans is ready to contribute to the fight against Russia amid European and Western “excuses” and “constraints” over aid, adding that EU member states need the region for its security, according to Prime Minister Edi Rama in an interview before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to the country.
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The European soft drinks sector’s vision for a more sustainable and competitive food and drink industry [Promoted content]
The European soft drinks sector’s Manifesto for the upcoming 2024-2029 EU political term is grounded in our ambition to promote balanced diets, drive environmental sustainability across our supply chain and uphold our position as a globally competitive sector that is essential to the European economy.
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Croatian growth exceeded experts’ expectations in 2023
Fuelled by consumer optimism and supported by wage growth, economic activity in Croatia last year grew more than economists previously predicted.
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EU softens gas consumption curbs in sign energy crisis easing
The European Commission has asked EU countries to keep curbing their gas use but softened the policy to be entirely voluntary, in a sign of optimism that the worst of Europe's energy crisis is over.
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Romanians under 18 no longer allowed to buy electronic smoking devices
Romanian deputies adopted a law that prohibits the sale of electronic smoking devices to young people under 18 on Tuesday.
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Polish government caves into farmers’ demands as thousands march on Warsaw
The Polish government agreed to meet farmers’ demands on Tuesday, as thousands marched in Warsaw to protest against the European Green Deal and imports of Ukrainian food.
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Sardinia a major blow for Meloni and right-wingers ahead of EU election
Five-Star Movement candidate Alessandra Todde winning the regional elections in Sardinia against Fratelli d’Italia’s Paolo Truzzu represents a clear setback for the right wing and the government coalition led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of June’s EU elections.
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France hopes other EU countries follow its lead on abortion
France hopes its current debate on having the right to abortion enshrined in the Constitution would inspire its EU counterparts, French Gender Equality and Diversity Minister Aurore Bergé said at the informal meeting of gender equality ministers in Brussels on Tuesday.
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Ex-minister leaves Sanchez’s party amid pressure over corruption, keeps MP seat
Spain’s former transport minister José Luis Ábalos announced his resignation from Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party (PSOE) on Tuesday but will remain a member of parliament despite revelations that his former aide claimed millions in commissions for supplying face masks during the worst months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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Germany will host Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks in Berlin
To resolve the decades-long conflict between the two countries, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will hold bilateral and trilateral talks with her Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts on Wednesday and Thursday in Berlin.
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One quarter of Gaza’s people one step away from famine, UN says
At least 576,000 people in the Gaza Strip - one quarter of the population - are one step away from famine, a senior UN aid official told the Security Council on Tuesday (27 February), warning that widespread famine could be "almost inevitable" without action.
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