EU lawmakers kick off cybersecurity law negotiations for connected devices
Manufacturers’ obligations, reporting, compliance and enforcement are the main areas of the first compromise on the new cybersecurity law EU lawmakers will discuss next week.
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May 16, 2023 Commission vice-president faces protest from Italian farmers
On Monday (15 May), a group of Italian farmers protested to the cry of ‘No Europe without agriculture’ outside the venue where Commission executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans was delivering a speech.
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May 15, 2023 EU food systems law proposal hits first stumbling block
The impact assessment on the proposal future framework for sustainable food systems (FSFS) has failed to win approval from the Commission’s quality control board, according to sources, although this is not expected to delay the presentation of the proposal.
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May 14, 2023 Eurovision organisers criticised for rejecting Zelenskyy’s appearance
A decision by the Eurovision organisers to block Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from addressing the competition’s grand final on Saturday (13 May) on the grounds of keeping it “non-political” has irritated many – including the British government.
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May 13, 2023 EU foreign ministers back plan to reduce China dependencies
EU foreign ministers backed on Friday (12 May) a plan to reduce the EU’s economic dependence on China but, as the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said, will now have to figure out how to make that a reality.
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May 12, 2023 Council of Europe under scrutiny over remaining Russian staffers
Dozens of Russian nationals continue to work at the Council of Europe more than a year after Russia was expelled, posing a diplomatic headache for the human rights organisation, according to diplomats at the Strasbourg-based body.
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May 11, 2023 France presents ‘first step’ €2bn fund for critical metals
France presented a plan to launch a €2 billion investment fund for critical metals on Wednesday (10 May), which according to former industry boss Philippe Varin is just a starting point, with more to come.
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May 10, 2023 EU Court rules against Commission in Lufthansa state aid case
The General Court of the EU announced on Wednesday (10 May) that the European Commission was mistaken in permitting Germany to provide state aid to airline Lufthansa during the COVID-19 pandemic, legally annulling the decision.
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May 9, 2023 Georgia races to convince sceptics on EU candidate status reforms
Georgia has implemented 80% of the European Commission’s recommendations to earn EU candidate status, the country’s Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili told EURACTIV, as Tbilisi races to convince it to progress to the next steps in the bloc’s accession process.
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May 8, 2023 EU chief von der Leyen expected to travel to Ukraine for Europe Day
In another surprise visit, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to travel to Ukraine for Europe Day, the EU’s executive announced on Monday (8 May).
