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Investments in green energy infrastructure: an (over)performance that will last?

The summer of 2022, which saw repeated heat waves, fires, and droughts in Europe and around the world, is confirmation that the effects of global warming are coming on stronger and faster than even the most pessimistic forecasts. To be able to hope to curb them, it is essential for…

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Why Ursula von der Leyen is the ‘world’s most powerful woman’

The president of the European Commission has earned the title bestowed on her by Forbes magazine, says Dutch journalist Caroline de Gruyter

The Guardian - UK

Amazon strikes deal with EU to close anti-trust probes

Brussels (AFP) - Online retail giant Amazon has reached an agreement with the European Commission to close two inquiries into anti-competitive tactics, notably using third-party seller data to improve its own sales.

AFP

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'Qatargate' scandal casts light on 'untouchable' EU lawmakers

As a corruption scandal rocks the European Parliament, lawmakers and campaign groups say a lack of asset declarations, little reporting on contacts with third countries and barely any sanctions created an environment where rule-breaking could go unpunished or undetected.

Reuters

EU countries vote to weaken law on methane emissions

European Union countries voted on Monday in favour of weakening the bloc's planned law to cut methane emissions in the oil and gas sector, weeks after the EU pledged at the COP27 climate conference to do more to tackle the potent greenhouse gas.

Reuters

Brussels extends Northern Ireland ‘grace period’ for animal medicines

European Commission vice-president says veterinary medicines may continue to be bought from the rest of the UK until December 2025.

The Independent UK

Meta 'breached EU antitrust rules' on Facebook ads

Brussels (AFP) - US online giant Meta appears to have "breached EU antitrust rules" in the online classified section of its Facebook social network, the European Commission said Monday in a preliminary finding.

AFP

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Italy partly bows to EU over card payments

Milan (AFP) - Italy's new hard-right government has abandoned plans to allow merchants to refuse card payments under 60 euros ($64), following pressure from the European Union.

AFP

Meta Stock Slides as EU Commission Says It's Breaking Antitrust Rules

"Meta unilaterally imposes unfair trading conditions on competing online classified ads services which advertise on Facebook or Instagram," the European Commission said.

The Street

EU leaders have agreed on a new plan to source power that isn't from Russia

European leaders have finalized an agreement for an undersea electricity connector that could become a new power source for the EU amid a crunch on energy supplies caused by the war in Ukraine.

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Elon Musk warned of EU sanctions after banning journalists from Twitter

European commissioner Vera Jourova said that the suspensions were ‘worrying’ and that EU law protects media freedom

The Independent UK

EU studies ways to rival vast new US subsidies on greener tech

Brussels (AFP) - EU leaders on Thursday tasked the European Commission with coming up with ways to vie with huge US subsidies on greener tech such as electric vehicles to protect the bloc's industrial base.

AFP

EU leaders grant Bosnia candidate status to join the bloc

EU leaders have added Bosnia to the list of official candidates to join the wealthy 27-nation bloc, according to diplomats

The Independent UK

EU to US: We already have war, don't give us trade war, too

Disappointment has set in two years after the election of U.S. President Joe Biden was supposed to reset trans-Atlantic relations with the European Union

The Independent UK

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Cleverly and Sefcovic set for face-to-face talks on NI Protocol dispute

The UK and EU are hoping to strike a compromise deal on the contentious post-Brexit trading arrangements.

The Independent UK

Uefa and Super League await first significant step towards football’s future

The Court of Justice of the European Union will make its first call on whether Uefa’s model for the game is fair, in a case brought about by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus

Reuters

Ukraine's parliament enacts reform laws recommended by EU - Speaker

Ukraine's parliament has passed all the legislation sought by the European Union before Kyiv starts talks on joining the 27-member bloc, the assembly's speaker said on Wednesday.

Reuters

EU Commission approves Italy's 2023 draft budget despite reservations

Italy's draft 2023 budget draft, drawn up by its new government, is overall in line with policies agreed by EU governments, the European Commission said on Wednesday, noting that it did also have several drawbacks.

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Could Lithuania hold the key to Europe's energy security?

On 19 October, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU had replaced two-thirds of its Russian gas imports since February by switching to other suppliers. Such a turnaround seemed unattainable last spring, when the invasion of Ukraine turned Moscow from an EU business partner into a…

Reuters

Ukraine's latest need: 50 million LED light bulbs to ease power shortfalls

While Kyiv's allies pledged more than $1 billion in aid on Tuesday, they also promised energy-efficient LED bulbs to ease power shortfalls and help Ukraine get through freezing winter months as Russia pounds the country's infrastructure.

The Guardian - UK

Eels facing population collapse, conservation groups warn

Scientists raise concerns after annual fishing talks for key EU waters ended in quotas above those recommended

Reuters

Poland offers to amend law on Supreme Court to get EU funds

Poland will submit draft amendments to a law on its Supreme Court this week to fulfill requirements to receive EU recovery funds, Polish European Affairs Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sek said on Tuesday.

Reuters

EU delays decision on natural gas price cap, countries still at odds

European Union energy ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday failed to strike a final deal on a bloc-wide cap on natural gas prices, after months of debate between countries over whether the measure can ease Europe's energy crisis.

France 24

Paris conference to put Ukrainian civil society at 'heart of humanitarian response'

Paris is hosting a bilateral conference to help Ukraine resist and rebuild after the war with Russia. The objective: to identify the immediate needs of Ukrainians and how to meet them, and to help them recover from the conflict once it is over. The meeting comes as winter sets in…

The Guardian - UK

Police search European parliament offices as bribery inquiry grows

Belgian prosecutors say 20 searches conducted since Friday, prompting warning that EU’s credibility at stake

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