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Lack of reliable data hampers water-resilient Europe, says water tech industry [Advocacy Lab Content]
A group of water tech companies, including Siemens, Bentley, Cisco, and Schneider Electric, says a lack of reliable data and lack of measurement at the EU level is hampering Europe from becoming fully water resilient.
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Assured Apostolos Tzitzikostas steers through transport hearing
"We heard what we wanted to hear," Renew's transport coordinator Jan-Christoph Oetjen told Euractiv.
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Christophe Hansen comfortably navigates Parliament hearing
Hansen fielded questions from MEPs on CAP reform, Ukraine's accession, and a possible carbon trading scheme for agriculutre.
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EU finance ministers reaffirm commitment to pro-business agenda to boost bloc’s competitiveness
“We see it as a priority to address Europe’s underperformance in productivity by facilitating conditions for European businesses to invest and innovate,” EU finance ministers said.
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Commission’s trade nominee Šefčovič turns bold on China, US, WTO reforms
The wide-ranging confirmation hearing - the fifth of his career - was often tough, with the Slovak stalwart striking a more emphatic tone throughout.
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Malta’s Commission candidate grilled on fairness in women’s sport
MEPs grill Glenn Micallef on fairness in sport and young people's mental health.
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The Brief – To govern is to foresee
Spain can help European counterparts by identifying what went wrong.
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Connectivity challenges for the new Commission [Advocacy Lab Content]
As the new Executive Vice-President in charge of digital, Henna Virkunnen will soon take office, FFTélécoms emphasizes the critical importance of proposing an ambitious Digital Network Act, increasing investment support, fairness, and sustainability within the digital value chain in Europe.
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Europe’s AI computing plans may be too little, too late
It is “the wrong order of magnitude of investment” according to experts.
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Kazakhstan president to visit France to talk all things nuclear
"There is a ‘Kazakhstan moment,' which France has been quick to seize,” Catherine Poujol, a regional expert at French university Inalco, told Euractiv.
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We need an urgent shift towards prevention-based healthcare [Promoted content]
Prevention has demonstrated significant value for public health and the economy. There is now an opportunity to prioritise investment in prevention, including immunisation, to help address the healthcare challenges we face today by adopting a preventive-based healthcare model.
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Empowering drivers: why Data Privacy in connected cars must be a priority [Promoted content]
As connected cars increasingly gather vast amounts of personal data, the need to ensure privacy and data control is more pressing than ever. FIA calls for stronger regulations to protect individuals and ensure greater transparency in the automotive data ecosystem.
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The EU’s Biocontrol Bottleneck: A Call for Urgent Regulatory Reform [Promoted content]
As we stand at a critical juncture for European agriculture, the need for innovative plant protection solutions has never been more pressing. The reduction in available synthetic pesticides (which exacerbates pest resistance), coupled with increasing environmental challenges, means that farmers...
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Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16
At the COP16 negotiations in Cali, Colombia, countries failed to figure out how they would mobilize $200 billion annually in conservation funding by 2030, including $30 billion that would come directly from rich nations.
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Trump accuses US Democrats of ‘empty promises’ to Western Balkans, while Kamala supports Macedonians
Trump, however, did also not manage to achieve much in the region during his stint as president.
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Czechia, Italy push to postpone fines for missing emission targets
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Poles worried about their country's security under a second Trump presidency, the Italian government resuming migrant transfers to Albania amid a rift with the judiciary, and so much more.
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Eradicating poverty once and for all [Promoted content]
Despite the fact that the EU is wealthier than most parts of the world, millions of children still rely on their schools to provide them with food on a daily basis.
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Moldova’s pro-Western Sandu claims election win after meddling allegations
With 98% of the ballots counted, pro-European incumbent President Maia Sandu leads pro-Russia's candidate Aleksandr Stoianoglo with 54.35%, accoding to the Central Election Commission.
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Germany’s Scholz summons top ministers over rival plans to fix economy
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet with his two coalition partners to find common ground amid rumours over an impending coalition collapse after leaders put forward contradictory plans to fix the nation's ailing economy. A leaked document by Finance Minister...
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Bulgarian Electoral Commission powerless in the face of huge violations
"Correction of results that are put down in the election document, based on violations shown by CEC footage, is not possible by law."
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