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3 days ago
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology is launching its newest project. EIT Water will be aiming to tackle the water crisis and create a positive impact on Europe's marine ecosystem through pan-European collaboration.
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5 hours ago
A confrontation between MEPs and Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán is likely in Strasbourg as he presents his controversial EU Council presidency programme. On Tuesday, the list of new commissioner nominees is set to be unveiled and Mario Draghi will present his competitiveness report to the parliament. 
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35 minutes ago
What sets German chancellor Olaf Scholz's latest decision apart is not the act itself — but its magnitude in the absence of an immediate border crisis. This time, it reveals a more structural issue within Germany’s approach to integration and migration. If left unaddressed, this policy shift could put the entire European project at risk.
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What if we are fighting inflation all wrong?

2 months ago
In a new paper, two economists argue that the EU needs a system of price controls and buffer stocks to prevent future inflation and shouldn't just leave it to the ECB to fight price rises through interest rates after the fact.
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Capital Markets Union will not foot Europe’s climate bill, says report

2 months ago
In an effort to save money, the EU hopes private financiers will foot "most" of the climate bill. But a new report dispels these hopes, calling them "wishful thinking."
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Biden's future in doubt among EU friends after new blunders

2 months ago
EU leaders stuck by US president Joe Biden despite his striking gaffes in Washington, but behind the scenes diplomats fear he'll be forced to step aside.
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