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- MEPs push for start of EU accession talks with Moldova — 05 October 2023, 17:14 CET
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The European Parliament voted Thursday to reaffirm its commitment to Moldova's future EU membership and launch accession talks with Chisinau before the end of the year.
- MEPs approve new green bond standards — 05 October 2023, 17:13 CET
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MEPs on Thursday adopted a new voluntary standard for the use of a 'European Green Bond' label, laying down uniform standards for issuers who wish to use the designation for marketing of their bond.
- EU reaches deal to reduce fluorinated gas emissions — 05 October 2023, 17:12 CET
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The EU Council and Parliament reached agreement Thursday on new legislation to massively reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fluorinated gases and ozone depleting substances.
- EU spending on R&D rose to EUR 331 bn in 2021 — 04 October 2023, 23:21 CET
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Final data for 2021 indicates that the EU spent EUR 331 billion on research & development, according to Wednesday's report from the EU's statistics agency, up 6.9% compared with the previous year.
- EU agrees new law to deal with migration crises — 04 October 2023, 23:17 CET
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EU states agreed Wednesday on a new framework to allow member states to adjust rules on asylum applications and cross-border procedures to address future asylum and migration crises.
- EU launches probe into subsidised electric cars from China — 04 October 2023, 23:16 CET
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As cheap, subsidised imports of Chinese electric cars surge into Europe, the EU Commission formally launched Wednesday an anti-subsidy investigation into imports of electric vehicles from China.
- EU awards tender for JUPITER most powerful computer in Europe — 03 October 2023, 18:15 CET
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The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) announced the procurement for JUPITER Tuesday, which will be, once in place, the most powerful computer in Europe.
- EU green light for better protection from asbestos — 03 October 2023, 18:35 CET
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The European Parliament gave its green light Tuesday to new rules to protect EU workers from the health risks related to asbestos and to improve the early detection of asbestos.
- New EU anti-coercion trade tool to act as deterrent — 03 October 2023, 18:25 CET
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The EU Parliament approved Tuesday a new trade instrument to enable the EU to respond should it or member states face economic blackmail from a foreign country seeking to influence a specific policy or stance.
- MEPs look to protect journalists and media freedom — 03 October 2023, 18:32 CET
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Responding to growing threats to media freedom and to the industry's viability, Euro-MPs adopted their position Tuesday on a new law to strengthen the transparency and independence of EU media.
- EU invites applications for 2024 green living prizes — 02 October 2023, 22:21 CET
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Applications for the 2024 New European Bauhaus Prizes opened Monday, to be awarded to 20 exemplary innovative projects and concepts that represent sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusiveness.
- 25 pct young Europeans employed while studying — 28 September 2023, 23:05 CET
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25% of young Europeans (aged 15-29) were simultaneously employed in formal education and in the labour market, Eurostat reported Thursday, while 72% remained outside the labour force.
- EU issues tourism calls under Digital Europe — 28 September 2023, 23:26 CET
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The European Commission opened new calls for proposals Thursday under the Digital Europe Programme to boost data-sharing among tourism businesses, destinations and public authorities.
- EU to extend to 2025 temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees — 28 September 2023, 22:58 CET
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The EU Council agreed Thursday to extend until March 2025 the temporary protection for people fleeing from Russia’s war against Ukraine, providing certainty for 4 million Ukrainian refugees currently living in the EU.
- EU wine policy leaves a sour taste: auditors — 27 September 2023, 23:26 CET
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The EU’s wine policy not only falls short of environmental objectives, but EU measures also fail to target the competitiveness of the sector directly, says a report published Monday by the EU's auditors.
- 45 pct of world's tourism arrivals are in the EU — 27 September 2023, 23:26 CET
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The EU received 45.8 per cent of all international tourism arrivals in the world in 2022, Eurostat reports, even though it represents just 5.6% of the world's population and 3.0% of the world's land area.
- EU launches EUR 7 bn call for transport infrastructure projects — 26 September 2023, 23:27 CET
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The EU Commission launched a call for proposals Tuesday making over EUR 7 billion available for projects targeting new and improved transport infrastructure on the trans-European transport network.
- Brussels launches digital transparency database — 26 September 2023, 22:14 CET
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The European Commission launched the Digital Services Act Transparency Database Tuesday, putting in action one of the many ground-breaking transparency features mandated by the DSA.
- Twitter has largest ratio of disinformation posts, says EU — 26 September 2023, 23:02 CET
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X, formerly Twitter, has the largest ratio of mis/disinformation posts, the EU Commission announced Tuesday, as it delivered its second set of reports on implementation of its Code of Practice on Disinformation.
- EU states look for 'realistic' air pollution levels for cars & vans — 26 September 2023, 23:27 CET
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EU states adopted their position Monday on the 'Euro 7' type-approval regulation for motor vehicles and engines, which sets limits for non-exhaust emissions such as particles from brakes and tyres.
- EU institutions strike deal on sustainable and flexible fee system — 26 September 2023, 12:23 CET
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EU Council and European Parliament negotiators reached a provisional deal Monday on a regulation to modernise and simplify the structure of fees payable to the European Medicines Agency.
- Brussels to clamp down on intentionally added microplastics — 26 September 2023, 12:22 CET
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Measures to restrict microplastics intentionally added to products, adopted Monday by the Commission, will prevent the release to the environment of about half a million tonnes of microplastics.
- EU re-imposes Intel fine for anti-competitive practices in chips — 25 September 2023, 23:58 CET
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The European Commission re-imposed a fine of EUR 376.36 million on American tech giant Intel Friday for a previously established abuse of dominant position in the market for x86 computer chips.
- EU sets course to become global chips powerhouse — 23 September 2023, 00:19 CET
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The European Chips Act came into force Thursday, with a comprehensive set of measures to ensure the EU's security of supply and technological leadership in semiconductor technologies.
- EU to ban greenwashing and misleading ads — 23 September 2023, 00:18 CET
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Generic environmental claims and other misleading marketing tricks will be banned following a deal struck Tuesday by EU legislators on the directive 'Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition'.