Francois Coorens: Contemporary art expo opens in Brussels
By Martin Banks A Belgian artist has launched a one-year “residency” at a Brussels hotel.
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March 22, 2024 Commission presents five pillars for quantum development
The European Commission presented on Friday (22 March) five pillars that will form the basis to boost Europe’s competitiveness in quantum computing, a rapidly growing technology that solves problems too complex for classical computers.
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March 21, 2024 EU puts the brakes on motoring offences
By Martin Banks The EU and its member states have reached a deal which aims to strengthen EU member state cooperation in the cross-border investigation of traffic offences.
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March 20, 2024 European Commission lays down path to future-proof EU biotechnology
In a communication presented on Wednesday (20 March), the European Commission unveiled actions meant to drive Europe’s biotechnology and biomanufacturing forward despite numerous challenges.
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March 19, 2024 EU agriculture MEPs vote to exempt ‘old varieties’ from seed marketing rules
The European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee (AGRI) voted on Tuesday (19 March) to loosen rules on marketing seeds and plant reproductive material for conservation purposes and informal exchanges between farmers.
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March 19, 2024 The EU has inaugurated its new office in Nuuk, underlining what it says is “Europe’s concrete presence in Greenland and in the wider Arctic region.”
By Martin Banks The EU has inaugurated its new office in Nuuk, underlining what it says is “Europe’s concrete presence in Greenland and in the wider Arctic region.”
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March 18, 2024 EU doing its bit to safeguard Ukraine energy supplies
By Martin Banks This week marks the second anniversary of the successful emergency synchronisation of Ukraine’s and Moldova’s electricity grid to the Continental European Network.
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March 18, 2024 New packaging rules set to become law despite Commission objections
EU national governments agreed on Friday (15 March) to a new regime of packaging waste rules, following a dramatic few weeks during which the European Commission threatened to veto an agreement reached between governments and the European Parliament earlier this month and withdraw the proposal before it could become law.
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March 17, 2024 EU Commission announces €2 bn defence projects for armaments production, joint purchases and research
The EU’s executive announced on Friday (15 March) a series of deals and subsidised projects for the defence industry, in a bid to boost ammunition production and joint procurement to speed up deliveries to Ukraine.
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March 15, 2024 EU set to seal multi-billion investment deal in Egypt amid EU election campaign
The EU is set to seal a highly sensitive and strategic deal worth up to €8 billion with Egypt on Sunday (17 March), continuing its strategy of investing in the countries of origin or transit of migration flows.
