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Spain taxes tourism to save housing

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2025-01-14 06:30

Over a third of Spaniards are concerned about housing, three times more than the EU average.

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French prime minister Bayrou leans left to keep his balance

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2025-01-14 06:00

The centrist stallwart will need to win over much of France's left if he is to survive longer than his predecessor.

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Everything we know about cable-cutting incidents in the Baltic Sea

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2025-01-14 06:00

In this episode, host Giada Santana analyses what is behind the cable-cutting incidents in the Baltic Sea with defense editor Aurelie Pugnet and energy & climate reporter Niko Kurmayer. Expert Vladislav Zubok chimes in to draw parallels between now and the Cold War.

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Slovakia’s empty threats to stop emergency power aid to Ukraine

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2025-01-14 06:00

Slovak emergency measures made up less than 4% of physical flows from Slovakia to Ukraine.

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Starmer makes U-turn on AI and adopts pro-innovation approach

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2025-01-14 06:00

The new Plan outlines 50 measures to facilitate AI adoption inside and outside the government.

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Less health, more defence spending, NATO chief says

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 18:53

Reallocating money from welfare to security has already raised eyebrows from senior EU politicians.

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Green growth or green defeat? Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal in the balance [Advocacy Lab Content]

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 17:53

Paweł Świeboda, Senior Visiting Fellow at the European Policy Centre, spoke with Euractiv about how Europe can ensure a green transition with industrial strength, despite China’s dominance.

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Return of foot-and-mouth disease in livestock keeps EU on high alert  

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 17:47

The virus was last detected on the continent in Bulgaria back in 2011.

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Berlin’s agricultural global forum shines spotlight on bioeconomy

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 16:52

Momentum for biomass is growing across the EU, including at industry level.

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EU Commission evades transparency questions over von der Leyen’s health

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 16:20

The EU executive hid the fact Ursula von der Leyen was hospitalised for around a week with pneumonia.

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The Brief – The ‘mock’ assassinations of Europe’s politicians

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 16:00

Foam pies, eggs or milkshakes, there's a very dark side to these low-level assaults on politicians.

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Sweden’s race to develop drone ‘swarm’ tech

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 15:10

EU countries are racing to keep up with the rapid development of drone technology, spurred by Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Northern EU countries seek to slash Russian oil profits

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 14:07

And provide two reasons why it is sensible to do so at this time.

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Declining European plastic production: A threat to sustainability [Promoted content]

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 12:00

The European plastics production decline threatens sustainability, circularity, and competitiveness. Key factors include cheaper imports, regulatory uncertainty, and oversupply. Urgent policy actions, like simplified regulations, investment support, and energy grid updates, are vital to secure jobs, autonomy, and environmental goals.

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In Riadh, Kallas says EU foreign ministers to tackle Syria sanctions at end of month

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 08:07

The EU foreign policy chief, said the foreign ministers would convene in Brussels on 27 January, in an effort to decide how the 27-nation bloc would relax sanctions on Syria.

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Spanish PM attacks ‘global far-right’ axis, eyes Brazil’s support

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 07:42

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the EU's lukewarm response to X owner Elon Musk and Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg, and so much more. 

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Serbia breaks ranks with EU by honouring Maduro’s inauguration

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 07:38

Nicolás Maduro thanked Serbian President Vučić, calling him a great friend of Venezuela and its people.

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Romania’s far-right protests as no word over annulled vote

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 07:36

Romanian right-wing extremists and sovereigntists organised two protests over the weekend over the annuled presidential election.

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Billion-pound lawsuit against Apple over App Store opens in UK

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 07:34

The complainants says a 30% surcharge that Apple imposes on apps purchased through Apple's App Store comes at expense of ordinary consumers.

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Pro-Russian socialists eye decisive role in Bulgarian government

EURACTIV News - Mon, 2025-01-13 07:33

The pro-Russia Socialist Party announced on Sunday that it would join a future governing coalition led by the centre-right GERB party of former prime minister Boyko Borissov.

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