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OSCE head in Moldova to boost talks on settling separatist dispute
The current chair of Europe's biggest security body pledged on Friday (12 April) to boost efforts to breathe new life into the process of resolving a three-decade-old dispute between Moldova and the ex-Soviet state's pro-Russian separatist Transnistria enclave.
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Bulgaria’s Georgieva selected for second term as IMF managing director
The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Friday (12 April) selected Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva to serve as managing director for a second five-year term, starting on 1 October this year, the global lender said.
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US says China is boosting Russia’s war machine in Ukraine
China is backing Russia's war effort in Ukraine by helping Moscow in its biggest military buildup since the Soviet era, providing drone and missile technology, satellite imagery and machine tools, senior US officials said on Friday (12 April).
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Panama tackling illicit trade [Advocacy Lab Content]
Panama is increasingly becoming the hub of illicit tobacco trade, costing the country massive loss of public revenues and at the same time, raising questions over the policy response to this phenomenon.
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Shaping the future of Europe’s healthcare in a new political cycle [Advocacy Lab Content]
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EU finance ministers deadlocked on RRF extension and EIB defence spending
European finance ministers failed to make any breakthroughs on Friday (12 April) on whether to prolong the bloc's multibillion pandemic recovery fund beyond 2026 and on how the EIB's investment criteria could be modified to boost defence-related expenditure.
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Service providers in focus of new compromise text of online child sexual abuse draft law
The Belgian EU Council Presidency's latest compromise text of the draft law on detecting and preventing online child sexual abuse material further clarifies risk categorisation thresholds and lays out service providers' obligation for data retention.
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EU imposes further sanctions against Hamas, PIJ over 7 October sexual violence
EU member states imposed on Friday (12 April) measures under the bloc's human rights sanctions regime on the armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad for 'widespread' sexual violence during the 7 October attacks on Israel.
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The Brief – EU tech policy moves towards defence and competitiveness
A subtle but unmistakable change is rippling through tech policy in Brussels and the discussion is moving towards a place where tech is primarily a tool for sovereignty while competitiveness in global markets is the top priority.
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Budapest steps up checks to prevent entry of Ukrainian agricultural products
While the EU is moving to renew trade liberalisation with Ukraine, Budapest announced on Thursday (11 April) it would tighten controls on the import of the liberalised agricultural products regardless of their origin, for which it unilaterally banned imports from Ukraine in 2023.
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Is Europe at a crossroad?
One year on from French president Emmanuel Macron's infamous warning, is the EU still overly — and perhaps dangerously — subservient to the US?
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Security is big
Some words are bigger than others. When accompanied by "food", the term "security" is one of them.
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Council of EU prepares implementation call for next mandate, Space Law postponed
Welcome to Euractiv’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU.
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Belgium probes EU lawmakers allegedly bribed by Moscow
Belgium's federal prosecutor has launched an investigation against members of the European Parliament allegedly paid by Moscow, and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo will bring the issue of Russian interference to the top of next week's leaders' summit.
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Greek Recovery Fund: MP urges EU prosecutor to keep eyes ‘wide open’
EU Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi, recently criticised by the Greek government for 'overstepping her mandate', should keep her “eyes wide open” when it comes to the implementation of the Greek Recovery Fund, in light of a new investigation over alleged fraud, a leading opposition lawmaker told Euractiv.
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Thierry Breton wants ‘Nuclear Technologies Act’
The Internal market EU Commissioner Thierry Breton wanted to push for a Nuclear technologies act to motivate the development of an integrated nuclear industry in Europe, he said on Thursday (April 11). The proposal was welcomed by nuclear developers as EDF.f
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Does the EU need to go further in competition policy for tech?
This week we talk to Max von Thun, Europe Director at the Open Markets Institute about competition policy.
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Polish pro-EU coalition still divided over abortion law
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Zelenskyy thanking Czech President Petr Pavel for the Czech shells-for-Ukraine initiative, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico reaffirmed his country's support for Ukraine, and so much more.
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Britain to equip ships with lasers to take down drones from 2027
Britain's defence ministry on Friday (12 April) said it would install lasers on warships designed to cheaply shoot down drones from 2027, five years earlier than previously expected, under reforms designed to speed up the deployment of new technology.
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FBI concerned about possible Islamist attack in US similar to the Russia massacre
The FBI is concerned about the possibility of an organised attack in the US similar to the one that killed scores of people at a Russian concert hall last month, the bureau's director told a House of Representatives panel.
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