Campaigners want abortion higher up EU election agenda
By Martin Banks Leading European NGOs met in Berlin on Wednesday (22 May) calling to “put reproductive rights on the ballot paper” in the forthcoming European Parliament elections.
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May 21, 2024 Germany increases contested gas surcharge
A controversial gas transit surcharge levied by Germany will be increased again from July, the German operator announced on Tuesday (21 May), adding to tensions with Austria and Brussels.
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May 18, 2024 Greek PM warns North Macedonia on EU bid
Greece warned on Friday (17 May) that North Macedonia’s reopening of a long-running name dispute could hurt its EU bid, hours after the incoming prime minister in Skopje rejected criticism from Athens.
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May 17, 2024 EU makes fresh effort to ensure Ukrainian goods “keep moving”
By Martin Banks The suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian exports to the European Union will be extended for another year, it has been announced.
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May 17, 2024 Commission ‘compels’ Microsoft to provide information on Bing and generative AI
The European Commission has moved to “compel” Microsoft to provide information about generative artificial intelligence (AI) risks on its Bing search engine, threatening it with a fine, according to a statement on Friday (17 May).
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May 16, 2024 New poll says emigration – not immigration – is the big issue
By Martin Banks In some countries, emigration outweighs immigration as a concern. according to a new survey.
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May 14, 2024 Class of 2025: Programme seeks Europe’s next generation of young leaders
By Martin Banks Are you a high flyer with a “sense of European identity”? If so, the European Young Leaders (EYL40) programme could be just for you. It seeks to honour younger people who are striving to make an impact in their chosen field of work and, currently, nominations are being sought for the “class of […]
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May 13, 2024 The European elections of 2024
By Edward McMillan-Scott I was first elected in 1984 as a pro-EU Conservative for a Yorkshire UK constituency. Since then, I fought no less than six more Euro- elections, mostly as a member of the Christian Democrat/Conservative European Peoples Party group.
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May 12, 2024 Malta deputy PM and EU Commission hopeful quits amid healthcare scandal
Malta deputy prime minister Chris Fearne resigned on Friday (10 May) amid a corruption scandal over a 2015 government concession for the management of three state hospitals granted to a previously unknown healthcare group.
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May 10, 2024 Polish judge at heart of spy scandal loses immunity
A Polish judge with access to classified information who fled to Belarus was on Thursday (9 May) stripped of his legal immunity, opening the way for potential espionage charges.
