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Czechia, Italy push to postpone fines for missing emission targets
ACEA urged EU institutions to provide relief measures to help carmakers meet their targets without the burden of penalties.
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The multi-billion EU fund which could fix Europe’s power bills
The EU's Connecting Europe Facility, once subject to major budget cuts, may now be key for boosting power grids across EU countries.
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EPP power play set to shape outcome of Commissioner hearings
To look into the hearings, host Evi Kiorri is joined by Euractiv's politics reporters Magnus Lund Nielsen and Nicoletta Ionta.
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Apostolos Tzitzikostas to face Parliament hearing for transport commissioner role
An experienced ‘clean sheet’ politician, Transport Commissioner-designate Apostolos Tzitzikostas has for years diligently strengthened his political profile in both Greece and in Brussels.
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Brussels bubble divided by ‘technology neutrality’ principle
“Our engineers will know better than some green and left politicians in Brussels how to reach climate neutrality,” says German MEP and ‘technology neutrality’ defender Jens Gieseke.
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Crowds throw mud, insults at Spanish King on visit to flood-hit Valencia
Shouts of "murderers," "shame," and "get out" could be heard as the King passed through Paiporta’s streets.
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Europe braces for a more inward-looking US
With the US election just days away, Europe braces for possible shifts in transatlantic ties – preparing for impacts on trade, security, and alliances, regardless of who wins.
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Hungary’s Orbán says Trump victory would force Europe to rethink support for Ukraine
"Europe cannot bear the burden of [the war] alone, and if Americans switch to peace, then we also need to adapt, and this is what we will discuss in Budapest," Orbán said.
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Moldova holds presidential runoff election amid claims of Russian meddling
Pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu, who has accelerated the southeast European nation's push to leave Moscow's orbit and join the EU, faces Alexandr Stoianoglo, an ex-prosecutor general backed by the pro-Russian Socialist Party.
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Serbia probes fatal train station roof collapse as vigil held for victims
Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said 20 people would be interviewed by authorities on Saturday in connection with the disaster, including people from the ministry in charge and the state railways operator.
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Ukraine ‘holding back’ powerful Russian offensive, Kyiv top commander says
Donbas has become the war's main theatre, where some of biggest battles in Europe for generations have taken place and where thousands of troops on each side have died.
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Spain mounts biggest peacetime disaster recovery operation as death toll reaches 214
The tragedy is already Europe's worst flood-related disaster since 1967 when at least 500 people died in Portugal.
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Albanian journalists travelling to cover Rama rally in Greece delayed at border
Tensions have been simmering between Tirana and Athens for months.
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Polling officials accused of corruption replaced ahead of Sunday’s vote
A defeat for pro-European President Maia Sandu could allow Moscow to win more influence in a diplomatic battleground between Russia and the EU.
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Democrats have a plan if Trump prematurely declares election victory
While candidates sometimes declare victory before major media outlets announce the result, it is unusual to do so before the winner is at least arguably apparent.
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China, Slovakia forge closer ties amid EU trade disputes
Under Robert Fico, Slovakia has been keen to build closer bilateral and economic ties and alliances with non-EU countries, including China, its biggest trading partner outside of the 27-state bloc, as well as Russia.
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EU prosecutors probe top official’s gifts from Qatar
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) confirmed the opening of a probe at its own initiative, after a report this week in French newspaper Liberation claimed the European Commission was failing to properly pursue the case.
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The Brief – Valencia floods are Europe’s wake-up call for preparedness
It goes beyond political ideology and allegiances, its about safeguarding communities and protecting lives.
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Danish, Swedish industries push for fewer, simpler EU funding programmes
With Brussels in the midst of discussing how to best stand up to the US and China, all eyes are on funding.
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Trump’s fraud claims revive fears he may again seek to overturn election results
Trump on Thursday (31 October) stepped up his unfounded allegations that probes into suspect voter registration forms are proof of voter fraud.
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