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Iceland gets new government under Social Democrat Frostadottir
The new government plans to put the question of EU membership to a referendum, which the governing parties said they hope will take place no later than 2027.
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Pope calls Gaza airstrikes ‘cruelty’ after Israeli minister’s criticism
Pope Francis has recently been outspoken about Israel's military campaign against Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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Albania announces shutdown of TikTok for at least a year
The blocking of the controversial social network comes less than a month after a 14-year-old student was killed and another injured folowing an online confrontation.
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Turkey will do ‘whatever it takes’ if Syria government cannot address Kurd militia issue
The US-backed Kurdish SDF played a major role defeating Islamic State militants in 2014-2017 with US air support, and still guards its fighters in prison camps in Syria. Turkey wants SDF disbanded.
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Britain sends former EU commissioner Mandelson as envoy to charm Trump
Trump responded by selecting the producer of his long-running reality television show, "The Apprentice," to be his administration’s special envoy to the United Kingdom.
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German far right brings political edge to Magdeburg attack site
Martin Sellner, an Austrian popular with Germany's far-right, posted on social media that the suspect "hated Islam, but he hated the Germans more".
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Alcohol is a public health challenge. Why don’t we see it that way? [Advocacy Lab Content]
The EU’s alcoholic beverages market is worth over €200 billion. But is it time to look beyond the profit margins towards a fundamental policy rethink of harm reduction?
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Kazakhstan investing in renewables, hydrocarbons, and infrastructure with new energy vision [Advocacy Lab Content]
Kazakhstan currently has 148 renewable energy projects totalling 2.9 GW. Plans underway for 66 additional projects with a capacity of 1.68 GW, attracting $1.3 billion in investments.
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Europe’s start-up ecosystem is evolving, with big investment returns now possible [Advocacy Lab Content]
European venture capital funds have been achieving net returns greater than 20% annually over a 10-year horizon, outperforming many global benchmarks. Investing early is key.
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Climate change slowly killing Europe’s beech forests, says new study [Advocacy Lab Content]
Climate change risks beech tree growth decline across Europe, potentially leading to forest dieback.
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Albania shuts down TikTok at least for a year
“We are going to chase this thug out of our neighbourhood for one year", Rama said.
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Meloni’s Italy-Albania deal faces another judicial set-back
“If these [Italian court rulings] are upheld by the EU Court of Justice in their underlying philosophy,” Meloni warned, they could “compromise the repatriation policies of all member states.”
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EU, Swiss hail ‘historic’ new deal resetting relations
Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen described the agreement as "historic" and vital given the geopolitical turmoil.
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Azerbaijan-brokered deal to keep gas flowing to EU via Ukraine fails
This development appears to end hopes that gas transiting via Ukraine could continue to flow after 31 December, when a long-term gas transit contract between Moscow and Kyiv ends.
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US House approves bill to avert midnight shutdown, sends to Senate
Trump's demand to lift the debt ceiling was resoundingly rejected by the House -- including 38 Republicans. Previous fights over the debt ceiling have spooked financial markets.
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Italian deputy PM Salvini acquitted of migrant kidnapping charges
Salvini had tried to prevent the Spanish charity Open Arms from bringing 147 asylum seekers to Italy in the summer of 2019, when he was interior minister.
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Saudi man kills at least two after ramming into crowd at German Christmas market
Police said the attacker was a 50-year-old male doctor from Saudi Arabia with permanent residency in Germany, where he had lived for almost two decades.
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Slovak doctors’ avoid prison, Fico’s government avoids mass resignations, for now
Over 3,300 doctors resignations will be withdrawn. The immediate crisis is avoided, with the stability contingent on February’s parliamentary votes.
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Berlin remains calm after Musk endorses AfD
Alice Weidel, AfD's chancellor hopeful, was quick to pick up on Musk's endorsement.
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Trucking horrific animal welfare conditions across Europe [Advocacy Lab Content]
Animals stuck on a truck for months, an uneven application of EU animal welfare rules, and complex transport costs. Europe’s animal transport conundrums are getting a second look.
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