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Published on June 7, 2024 - 15:57 GMT

Commission seeks feedback on draft targeted amendments to rules on small amounts of State aid to the agricultural sector

The European Commission has launched today a public consultation inviting all interested parties to comment on draft targeted amendments to the rules on small amounts of aid to the agricultural sector (‘Agricultural de minimis Regulation’). All interested …

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Published on June 7, 2024 - 15:57 GMT

Civil society, business, and culture encourage citizens to vote in European elections

Youth volunteers, pan-European civil society groups, and global businesses have joined in with the #UseYourVote campaign for the 6-9 June European elections. Leading lights from across Europe’s business, cultural and non-profit communities have joined in …

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Published on June 7, 2024 - 15:50 GMT

Big Tech rivalry could be the key to competition in AI

Competition authorities might need to accept that today’s large technology firms will play a key role in artificial intelligence. They need to focus on ensuring they compete fiercely – rather than peacefully co-exist. While policy-makers fret about its …

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Published on June 7, 2024 - 15:50 GMT

The good, the bad and the ugly: resource nationalism, geopolitics and processing strategic minerals in Indonesia, South Africa and ...

Strategic minerals are essential to the modern-day technologies that enable the digital transition, decarbonisation, and the development of advanced military systems. However, their extraction and processing is concentrated in a handful of countries, …

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Published on June 6, 2024 - 18:17 GMT

Commission receives Greece’s fourth payment request for grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and a request for a ...

Today, the Commission has received Greece’s fourth payment request for grants for €998.6 million (net of pre-financing) in grants under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). This request concerns a total of 17 milestones and 3 targets. It covers …

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Published on June 6, 2024 - 18:17 GMT

EU trade support measures for Ukraine enter into force

The suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian exports to the European Union have been extended for another year, following today’s entry into force of the regulation adopted by the Council on 13 May. The EU is thereby once again living up to its …

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Published on June 6, 2024 - 12:42 GMT

Where are Europe and Africa headed? Looking out to 2030

Europe is about to elect a new parliament. Relations with Africa barely played a role in the election campaigns, even though they are crucial for making progress in important policy areas such as climate change and the shortage of skilled labour in Europe …

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Published on June 5, 2024 - 16:20 GMT

Israel/Palestine: Statement by the HR on behalf of the EU in support of the three-phase roadmap to an enduring ceasefire and ...

The European Union gives its full support to the comprehensive roadmap presented by President Biden, that would lead to an enduring ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages and a surge of humanitarian assistance to Gaza. The EU appreciates the …

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Published on June 5, 2024 - 16:20 GMT

The Alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation launches its vision towards electric and hydrogen flight in Europe

At the aerospace exhibition ILA Berlin, the Alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation (AZEA) has launched its vision on enabling hydrogen and electricity-powered flights in Europe. Through this vision, published in a report, the aviation ecosystem shows that it …

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Published on June 5, 2024 - 11:25 GMT

The future of Europe-Africa relations: Mapping strategic trends for 2030

Exploring Europe-Africa relations for 2030, the Megatrends Afrika project analyzes emerging trends, including political instability in Europe and African contestation of Eurocentric policies. This strategic examination highlights underappreciated dynamics …

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Published on June 5, 2024 - 11:25 GMT

What the Weimar triangle could do for Europe

While the traditional Franco-German axis has fallen short of providing the kind of unifying leadership that the European Union so desperately needs, the addition of Poland could change everything. And should Donald Trump win the US presidential election, …

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Published on June 5, 2024 - 11:25 GMT

How voters’ preferences and policy priorities have shifted ahead of the European elections

The five years since the last European Parliament elections have seen multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the related energy crisis. Lorenzo Codogno and Mara Monti write these shocks have prompted changes in the policy …

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Published on June 5, 2024 - 11:25 GMT

How to make the European elections more European

As we rapidly approach the 2024 European Parliament (EP) elections, once again we are witnessing the discrepancy between the increased importance that the EP plays in EU citizens’ lives and the transnational character of most of today’s issues on the one …

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Published on June 4, 2024 - 16:20 GMT

Commission services and ERGA partner in support of Digital Services Act enforcement

The Commission services in charge of the enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) have agreed to structure their ongoing cooperation to support the Commission’s supervision and …

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Published on June 4, 2024 - 16:20 GMT

Commission approves Italian State aid scheme to support electricity production from renewable energy sources

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an Italian scheme to support a total of 4590 MW of new capacity for electricity production from renewable energy sources. The scheme contributes to the EU’s strategic objectives relating to …

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Published on June 4, 2024 - 11:20 GMT

The need to bridge the EU’s internal and external actions for geostrategic and development ambitions

As a new European leadership will take the helm later this year, a critical challenge will be formulating a policy agenda that effectively addresses the EU’s industrial vulnerabilities, while enhancing its global stature and development impact. In this …

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Published on June 4, 2024 - 11:20 GMT

Is the Spitzenkandidat process a waste of time ?

The Spitzenkandidat (lead candidate) process has not fulfilled its promise of engaging the average voter. Still, it has helped ‘europeanise’ the European Parliament elections and is worth persisting with. Who should decide who becomes the President of the …

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Published on June 4, 2024 - 11:20 GMT

Why the EU really needs to start worrying about hateful propaganda

Few things seem certain in life – death, the constant rain in Brussels and the far-right surge in the European Parliament (EP) come 9 June, which is likely to significantly tip the EP’s balance of power. Having a strong anti-EU faction within the EU …

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Published on June 3, 2024 - 16:10 GMT

EU releases €1.2 million in humanitarian aid to assist victims of cyclone Remal in Bangladesh and India

The EU has released €1.2 million in humanitarian aid to respond to the impact of tropical cyclone Remal in Bangladesh and India. The cyclone has particularly hit communities in Bangladesh, mainly those in the southwest of the country, as well as refugees …

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Published on June 3, 2024 - 16:10 GMT

Commission kick-starts work on a new pilot mechanism to boost the hydrogen market

Today, the Commission is taking further steps to support the development of the European hydrogen market by launching work on a pilot mechanism. The new mechanism was created under the recently-adopted decarbonised gases and hydrogen package, and aims to …

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