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12th Oct 2023

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EU dodges decision in US visa row

The European Commission has delayed making a decision on whether to block visa-free travel for Americans - a move it is duty-bound to make because the US imposes visa requirements on Bulgarians, Croats, Cypriots, Poles and Romanians. The commission said it wanted to talk to the new US administration before taking a decision, and promised it would publish a report on the issue in June.

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EU turns to legal migrants to fill labour shortages

The EU has unveiled a "toolkit" based on migration, parents, youth and older people, after EU states raised concerns about the impact of an ageing population on public finances — but what does it contain?

EU states at crossroads on weed-killer renewal

Representatives from EU governments will discuss and vote on the European Commission's proposal to renew the glyphosate's market license for another ten years this week. But it remains unclear if there is a majority to approve the renewal.

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The greenwashing scam behind EU's 'grey' hydrogen

The reality of EU hydrogen expansion is a well-funded, highly-orchestrated greenwashing scam. Some 99 percent of hydrogen produced globally is in fact 'grey hydrogen', made using fossil fuels.

US backs EU windfall tax on frozen Russian assets

In her strongest wording yet, US secretary Janet Yellen said she supported a European proposal to use the hundreds of billions of seized Russian assets currently held by G7 countries.

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