France to discuss assisted dying bill before summer
A law on assisted dying and end-of-life measures will be discussed before summer, newly appointed French health minister Catherine Vautrin told MPs on Wednesday (14 February).
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February 14, 2024 Eastern European farmers to jointly protest against EU agricultural policy
Representatives of agricultural organisations from Central and Eastern European countries met in Poland on Tuesday to agree on the organisation of joint protests against EU agricultural policy, which is set to take place on 22 February.
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February 13, 2024 Paper and board sector impacted by lower demand
By Martin Banks Production in the paper and board industry suffered a second consecutive year of contraction, decreasing by 12.8%, a new report says.
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February 13, 2024 EU-Mercosur unlikely to be finalised before the EU elections
It is highly unlikely that the hotly-contested EU-Mercosur free trade agreement will be concluded before the EU elections in June, French and German MPs familiar with the matter told Euractiv France.
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February 12, 2024 Busy week ahead for EU Parliament
By Martin Banks MEPs face a busy week with a wide range fo issues on their agenda in the coming five days.
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February 11, 2024 Hydrogen for industry: Germany gets serious with Algeria
The German government is looking beyond Europe to supply hydrogen in coming years and has agreed on a task force with Algeria to facilitate the framework for imports.
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February 11, 2024 Hitting the – culinary – spot for Valentine’s Day
By Martin Banks Calling all Cupids out there.
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February 10, 2024 EU reaches agreement on spending rules
The European Parliament and member states reached an agreement early Saturday (10 February) on reforms to EU budgetary rules aimed at boosting investment while keeping spending under control.
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February 9, 2024 S&Ds welcome agreement on new EU law on disability cards
By Martin Banks MEPs says they are “proud” of an agreement on a new EU law that aims to significantly improve the lives of over 100 million people with disabilities by easing their mobility across Europe.
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February 9, 2024 Explainer: How to make sense of the EU’s defence funds and programmes
The EU’s defence programmes and funds have multiplied after Russia launched its war in Ukraine to boost collaboration in different steps of an equipment’s life cycle: research, development, production, acquisition, and transfer to third countries.
