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1 day ago
The EU’s political divisions over its milestone Green Deal and the regulatory burden facing businesses were exposed on Wednesday after a majority of MEPs called for a ‘pause’ on new regulation. 
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54 minutes ago
EU Commission vice-president for demography and democracy Dubravka Šuica, who has been appointed the first-ever commissioner for the Mediterranean, could face sanctions for failing to report meeting with lobbyists during her term in office.
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With Europe facing a significant skills hap, MEPs called on EU member states to increase investments in education and urged businesses to improve both work-life balance and working conditions for employees.
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Annual meeting of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Found in Washington DC

Plenary debate on abuse of new technologies to radicalise young people

Plenary debate on the persistent threats to marine protected areas in the EU

President von der Leye meets with the Albanian president Bajram Begaj

Vote on the situation in Azerbaijan and relations with Armenia

G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meeting in Natal, Brazil

President von der Leyen visits flood-affected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina

President von der Leyen meets with the North Macedonian president Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova

Plenary debate about the ways to support people in the digital and green transitions o ensure inclusive growth and competitiveness in line with the Draghi report

Annual meeting of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Found in Washington DC

President von der Leyen meets Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić

Annual meeting of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Found in Washington DC

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Capital Markets Union will not foot Europe’s climate bill, says report

3 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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Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces

15 days ago
Legal scholars have dubbed it a "sleeping beauty" — a potent yet practically unused EU Parliament instrument akin to the EU's own Article 7, designed to safeguard the rule of law and the integrity of its institutions.
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A 'silent pandemic' the EU is not prepared for

2 years ago
"Mental health is the silent pandemic," Irish centre-right MEP Maria Walsh, who spearheads several parliament initiatives on mental health, said, arguing that the EU needs to have a strategy implemented in "weeks, not years".
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