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Euractiv @euractiv.com · 8d

The language of EUconomics

Twenty parliamentary committees are vying for control of the bloc's biggest and most hotly disputed budget files

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · 17d

MEPs prep for power struggle over EU’s next €2 trillion budget

Kubilius added that Europe needs to copy Ukraine's military which has deployed acoustic sensors to detect drones that can otherwise evade radar detection

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · 18d

EXCLUSIVE: EU defence chief says ‘drone wall’ could be ready in a year

The expulsion will cut Fico off from Europe’s mainstream left.

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · 26d

EXCLUSIVE: Europe’s socialists to exclude Fico’s Smer party in October

Sailing out for tuna is an attractive prospect for some of the country's youth looking for a career

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Josh Posaner @joshposaner.bsky.social · Sep 11

We’ve refreshed the @euractiv.com homepage and flagship newsletter with a clean new look worthy of our stellar newsroom. Explore the new design here 👉 euractiv.com

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Sep 11

Swapping football for fishing, why some in Spain are heading out to sea

The joint push comes as the EU is poised to present its next sanctions package in the coming days

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Sep 9

France, Germany push EU to finally sanction Russian oil majors, energy allies

Former US vice president echoes Trump's call to sanction countries importing Russian energy

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Sep 5

EXCLUSIVE: Mike Pence calls on Europe to take ‘additional action’ on Russia

Listeria outbreak in cheese kills two in France, spreads to Belgium - Euractiv

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Alice Bergoënd @alice.bergoend.euractiv.com · Aug 14

🦠The cheeses concerned are camembert, brie, gorgonzola and goat's cheese, mainly from the brands Le Berger, Le Lion un fromage royal, Saveur d'antan and Le Petit Grignoteur : www.euractiv.com/section/agri...

Belgian authorities said that this is not the first listeria infection this year

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Aug 11

Europe’s wind farm army

Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza — The Guardian

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · Aug 11

Israel, which does not allow foreign journalists into Gaza…has killed 237 journalists since the war started, according to Gaza’s government media office.

The Committee to Protect Journalists said at least 186 journalists have been killed in the Gaza conflict.

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Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Aug 7

EXCLUSIVE: Far fewer aid trucks entering Gaza than EU demands, document states

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Aug 6

EU staff could strike over Gaza

France, Germany and Spain all confirm that deliveries have started

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Aug 1

European allies start airlifting aid into Gaza

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Jul 30

Portugal to start work on first high-speed rail line

"If [Belgium] gives up the idea of buying F-35s, they'd be welcome," the CEO of Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier, has said.

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Jul 23

Belgium can’t buy American F-35s and still join Europe’s FCAS fighter jet programme, says French aviation chief

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Jul 18

Alpine Fortress

Euractiv's newsroom dives deep into what's going on with the bloc's 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework – from agrifood to tech, from defence to the economy.

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Jul 16

📣 Stay in the loop on the next EU budget 💶

🎢 Our reporters are covering every twist and turn, LIVE, of what is set to be the most important budget in EU history.

🔖 Bookmark and keep this link open, as we report on von der Leyen's proposal, and initial reactions.

www.euractiv.com/section/econ...

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Jul 15

LIVE: Countdown to the EU’s next seven-year budget

LIVE: Countdown to the EU's next seven-year budget - Euractiv

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Eddy Wax @eddywax.bsky.social · Jul 15

Who else is excited for B-Day?

We are running a live blog as the EU unveils its plans for its new 7-year budget 🤓

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Euractiv's newsroom dives deep into what's going on with the bloc's 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework – from agrifood to tech, from defence to the economy.

EU plans CAP reform into a single fund, dropping rural development but keeping direct support for farmers.

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Jul 14

EXCLUSIVE: Brussels proposes ‘single fund’ CAP but preserves farmers’ direct support

EU's top tech official to remain in post until September 2026 - Euractiv

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Anupriya Datta @anupriyadatta.bsky.social · Jul 10

Roberto Viola will remain at the helm of the European Commission's tech department until September 2026, despite reaching retirement age this year.

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Roberto Viola will stay on atop the EU Commission's DG CNECT, despite hitting retirement age this year.

Taking the helm on EU fisheries, Denmark faces a tide of trade tensions and green challenges.

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Maria Simon Arboleas @maria-simon.bsky.social · Jul 8

DK 🇩🇰will take the lead in negotiations at the Council, all while facing disputes with EU neighbours (UK🇬🇧, Norway🇳🇴...) and navigating sustainability challenges at home.

👉To tax or not to tax, that is the question 🤔
👉 Never ending fight over bottom trawling 🐟

Euractiv @euractiv.com · Jul 8

Crunch time for EU fisheries as Denmark set to steer agenda

Von der Leyen no-confidence vote set for Strasbourg next week - Euractiv

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Nicoletta Ionta @nicolettaionta.bsky.social · Jul 2

🚨 Ursula von der Leyen will face a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament next Thursday, after a far-right Romanian MEP's motion passed procedural checks.

Parliament will debate the move on Monday, with a vote set for Thursday, Metsola told group leaders.

A debate will take place on Monday before a vote on Thursday, Roberta Metsola told top MEPs today.