New EU health innovation rules edge closer
Three years after the original proposal, the EU’s game-changing Health Technology Assessment (HTA) dossier has at last reached interinstitutional negotiations, but a number of challenges remain.
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May 29, 2021 COVID recovery money comes with strings attached, say EU officials
Tough control mechanisms will allow the EU to claw back misspent funds from the bloc’s ambitious Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), EU officials said at an event organised by EURACTIV on Tuesday (25 May).
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May 28, 2021 EU’s COVID recovery fund gets unanimous green light
The national parliaments of Austria and Poland approved Europe’s huge post-virus coronavirus recovery fund on Thursday (27 May), the last of the 27 EU member states, paving the way for ratification.
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May 26, 2021 EU leaders shelve request on design of climate change targets
European Union leaders on Tuesday (25 May) shelved an attempt to direct how the bloc will set new national targets for emissions cuts, weeks before Brussels is due to propose a huge package of tougher climate change policies.
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May 25, 2021 Blame Brexit for Northern Ireland tensions, says Ursula von der Leyen
Recent tensions felt in Northern Ireland are not a result of the protocol introduced after the UK left the European Union but rather Brexit itself, Ursula von der Leyen said.
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May 25, 2021 Timmermans: EU countries need to face the consequences of higher climate goals
European Union member states have agreed to reach climate neutrality by 2050 and increase their level of ambition for 2030. This means Europe needs to amend all its climate policies, including its Emissions Trading Scheme, the EU’s climate chief, Frans Timmermans, told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview.
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May 24, 2021 EU leaders to task Borrell with preparation of Russia report
EU leaders will task EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell with preparing a report on the bloc’s strategy towards Russia, similar to the one presented in March on Turkey, according to draft summit conclusions seen by EURACTIV.
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May 23, 2021 EU court orders immediate halt to Turów mine in Poland
Mining at the contested Polish open-pit mine near Turów must stop immediately, the European Court of Justice ruled on Friday (21 May) following a complaint lodged by the Czech Republic.
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May 22, 2021 Diplomat: EU could seek to bypass Hungary after series of vetoes
The EU could begin issuing statements on behalf of 26 members rather than all 27 following a series of vetoes by Hungary on a range of issues, an EU diplomat told journalists on Friday (21 May).
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May 21, 2021 EU reaches deal on COVID-19 travel passes to rescue summer
The European Union reached a deal on Thursday (20 May) on COVID-19 certificates designed to open up tourism across the 27-nation bloc this summer as a rapid pick-up of vaccinations allows widespread easing of coronavirus restrictions.
