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Commission must stop Energy Charter Treaty hijacking EU climate policy

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:30

The Energy Charter Treaty allow fossil fuel investors to sue EU member states before international arbitral tribunals to challenge climate mitigation measures. This legal mechanism is increasingly weaponized by the industry.

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GPAI Code of Practice: MEPs lobby for longer deadlines and more details

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:30

"If you put more details, you risk turning this into a form filling process,” one expert told Euractiv.

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Getting serious about AI rules: Lack of enforcement capacity puts EU at risk

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:30

By end of next year, the AI Office Units A2 and A3 should count over 200 staff, Axel Voss writes.

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Trump’s Ukraine envoy plans January trip to Kyiv, EU capitals

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:24

Retired Lieutenant-General Keith Kellogg, who is set to serve as Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, is not planning to visit Moscow during this trip.

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Bulgaria opposes proposed EU seed regulation after pro-Russian party push

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:20

The ministry initially dismissed farmers' concerns but later changed their tune.

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Slovakia leads effort for continued Ukraine gas transit as EU stays out of talks

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:03

Slovakia, receiving gas from Russia via pipelines in Ukraine, has been in talks to try to avoid Russian gas flows stopping when a transit contract between Kyiv and Moscow expires at the end of the year.

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Why Macron’s bid to stay relevant is falling short

EURACTIV News - Wed, 2024-12-18 06:00

In this episode, host Giada Santana speaks with Paris-based politics reporter Théo Bourgery-Gonse to discuss the future of the French government amid Bayrou's new appointment.

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Delay CO2 price on gas and fuel past 2027, Czechia-led alliance urges

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 18:09

For transport fuels like diesel and petrol, increasing the price at the pump “is even more socially sensitive,” reads a document from Czechia's Petr Hladik (EPP).

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German parties agree: cut agri-food red tape

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 17:59

Euractiv dived into the agriculture pledges made by Germany's main parties ahead of February's election, with a common theme emerging.

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The Brief – Can Scholz pull off a comeback?

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 16:20

Scholz believes history may be on his side, pointing to two historical precedents allowing such a comeback.

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Irish data privacy watchdog fines Meta €251 million for GDPR failure

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 16:06

"We took immediate action to fix the problem," said a spokesperson for Meta, who are expected to appeal.

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EU to reopen embassy in Damascus to liaise with Syria’s new leadership

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 15:19

"We can't leave a vacuum in Syria," said the EU's top diplomat.

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Portugal’s Teresa Anjinho elected EU ethics watchdog

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 14:09

Anjinho is the former deputy national ombudsman of Portugal, and was previously a centre-right member of the country's parliament.

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EU plans to use frozen Russian asset profits to buy from Ukraine’s defence industry

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 14:01

The next transfer of profits from frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine is due next April, a document seen by Euractiv reveals.

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Von der Leyen outlines plans for return hubs before EU leaders’ summit

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 13:38

A letter, drafted by the president herself and sent to member states, signals her continued desire to maintain tight control over EU migration policy.

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Russia continues to ship oil directly to the EU despite sanctions, investigation finds

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 12:15

Russian oil arrived at ports in Romania and Bulgaria in November 2024, the investigation found.

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French PM Bayrou wants to do politics differently – if opposition lets him

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 12:09

Bayrou vowed to “reconcile” the country after months of a political crisis, but the odds are stacked against him.

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Commission opens TikTok investigation over Romanian presidential elections disinformation 

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 12:05

The Commission could eventually fine TikTok up to 6% of its global worldwide turnover for failure to comply. 

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AI-based-technologies for trustworthy solutions against disinformation – AI4TRUST

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 12:01

The AI4TRUST project aims to combat misinformation and disinformation in the EU by creating a trust-based environment that integrates the automated monitoring of social and news media with advanced AI-based technologies to enhance the work of human fact-checkers.

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Kyiv takes responsibility for killing of Russian general accused of chemical weapons crimes

EURACTIV News - Tue, 2024-12-17 11:42

Dmitry Medvedev, a politician close to Vladimir Putin, said that Ukraine's military and political leadership now faced imminent revenge for Kirillov's murder.

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