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Ukraine seeks action against Polish farmers for grain spillage
Kyiv urged Warsaw on Monday (12 February) to "hold to account" Polish farmers for stopping three trucks at a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine and spilling the Ukrainian grain they were carrying.
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Glass for Europe Manifesto: Support energy and carbon efficiency of industrial process [Promoted content]
In June 2024, European citizens will go to the polls to elect new Members of the European Parliament. This event is the first of a series of institutional changes which will mark the start of a new five-year mandate for the European Institutions.
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Trump’s NATO comment was ‘pre-election rhetoric’, say Croatian politicians, analysts
Former US President Donald Trump’s comment on not defending NATO members who do not invest enough in defence can be mostly attributed to the US’s heated election campaign, according to politicians and analysts who spoke with Euractiv, with some adding that these comments fall in line with his contempt for NATO.
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NGOs slam new Romanian deepfake bill, say it resembles Chinese approach
Romania’s deep fake bill leans more towards the Chinese model than the European one; several NGOs said, which, after being debated in the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, was sent back to the specialised committees.
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Pro-Russian Bulgarian party showing signs of crisis ahead of EU elections
Bulgaria’s largest far-right and pro-Russian party, Vazrazhdane, is showing signs of crisis ahead of June’s EU elections, as evidenced by a drop in the polls and recent exits, including that of one of the party’s most prominent figures.
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Morawiecki possibly spied on during the Pegasus scandal
Victims of the misuse of Pegasus spyware under the previous conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government may have included former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, according to Polish media reports.
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France proposes Hezbollah withdrawal, border talks for Israel-Lebanon truce
France has delivered a written proposal to Beirut aimed at ending hostilities with Israel and settling the disputed Lebanon-Israel frontier, according to a document seen by Reuters that calls for fighters including Hezbollah's elite unit to withdraw 10 km from the border.
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EFSA chief shares inconvenient truths about sustainable food, Green Deal
Topics such as the changing of food habits and who bears the cost for the transition are politically sensitive and are not addressed in the debate on sustainable food systems, said EFSA director Bernhard Url, who is expected to leave in May after 10 years at the helm of the Authority.
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Portuguese farmers’ federation in Brussels to ask for €60 million owed
The Confederation of Portuguese Farmers will be in Brussels from Wednesday to Friday to ask EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski to approve the €60 million in state aid owed to the sector.
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Spain suggests simplifying CAP, strengthening Mercosur ‘mirror clauses’
Spain will present a proposal to streamline administrative rules under the Common Agricultural Policy and strengthen mirror clauses in free trade agreements, such as the EU-Mercosur deal, to ensure that trading partners respect similar agricultural and environmental constraints, Spanish Agriculture Minister Luis Planas (PSOE/S&D) said on Monday.
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Weimar Triangle sings ‘unity’ song in rebuke of Trump’s NATO claims
Donald Trump took flak on Monday from heads of government and foreign ministers of the ‘Weimar Triangle’, consisting of France, Germany, and Poland, for his claims he would not intervene if a NATO member were to be attacked by Russia.
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Trump’s NATO remarks likely election bluff, says Czech EU minister
US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments on abandoning alliance partners are a potential “bluff” ahead of the elections, according to Czech European Affairs Minister Martin Dvořák, who believes no US president would abandon the US’s role as a global leader.
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EU’s waffling on climate goals is allowing far-right to piggyback to power
To stop the far-right piggybacking to power this year, the EU must stop giving ground on hard-won climate rules, writes Isabel Schatzschneider.
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EU, UK urge scientists to join research programme after Brexit concerns
EU and UK science chiefs on Monday (12 February) launched a push to attract scientists to Europe's €95,5-billion Horizon research programme after warnings of high costs and red tape in Britain.
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EU takes a step closer to using frozen Russian assets profits for Ukraine
The EU on Monday (12 February) adopted legislation to set aside windfall profits made on frozen Russian central bank assets, in a first concrete step towards the bloc's aim of using the money to finance Ukraine's reconstruction.
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Herbivorous Europe finally turns into a more muscular actor
Europeans must scale up the efforts to provide Ukraine with all the support it needs to stand up to Russia, whether or not the US will continue to back up Kyiv, write Fabrizio Tassinari and Teona Giuashvili.
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EU’s Borrell urges Israel allies to stop sending weapons
EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell on Monday (12 February) urged allies of Israel - primarily the United States - to stop sending it weapons as "too many people" are being killed in Gaza.
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Forked tongues. Will sustained dialogue seed Europe’s farms?
Farmers blocking roads and torching political hubris. February got off to a blazing start. Belgium, France, and Germany came to a standstill, as President von der Leyen lauded their essential economic role. A high-stakes game of chicken has ensued.
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Talent, tech, and the unicorn farm… in conversation with EIT’s Adam Rottenbacher
EURACTIV spoke with the Head of Operations of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Adam Rottenbacher to learn about Europe’s largest innovation network, startup hub and unicorn farm.
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Drug mountain rising, expired medicines pile up in Slovak pharmacies
Slovak pharmacies are struggling to store large stocks of expired and returned medicines. With no current public contract for the retrieval and disposal of medicines, the drug mountain is growing.
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