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🟨 Monday

Two dead in Brussels terrorist attack with gunman at large
AI Act: EU countries mull options on fundamental rights, sustainability, workplace use
Georgia’s top court clears move to remove president
EU Commission’s microtargeting to promote law on child abuse under scrutiny
The Brief – Poland is not yet lost
Divisions over Kosovo-Serbia, enlargement, funding, ‘class’, laid bare at Berlin Process Summit
Six months after pension reform, French cabinet woos unions with wage hike talks
China greets Orbán as only EU leader at Belt and Road summit
Celebrated Finnish peace broker Martti Ahtisaari dies at 86
Car-making regions want slice of EU funds to power transition
The Pope is right, we must ‘reconfigure multinationalism’ to deliver on climate
€20bn Ukraine war fund held up by EU budget talks
Leaked Commission agenda sounds death knell for missing Farm to Fork files
Von der Leyen ‘clear-eyed’ on risk of predatory trade practices [Promoted content]
Council to discuss inclusion of finance under EU due diligence rules
French government risks protest vote over EU power market reform
EU lawmakers set to define position on forced labour products ban
EU countries wrangle over negotiating stance for COP28 climate summit
Biden to push Israel, Ukraine weapons package well over $2 billion this week
Legislators water down EU buildings directive after marathon talks
Putin to visit China to deepen ‘no limits’ partnership with Xi
Pro-EU forces to oust Polish conservatives: Exit polls
How a German politician’s lawsuit may change the EU for good
Humanitarian aid to reach Gaza as Israeli troops prepare ground assault
UN cybercrime treaty: A menace in the making
How to successfully kickstart your digital transformation [Promoted content]
Italy leads charge to allow more diesel trucks under new CO2 targets
Victorious Aliyev says fulfilled Azerbaijani ‘dream’ in Karabakh
The mission of Donald Tusk: anchoring Poland in the EU

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🟦 Tuesday

AI Act: EU countries headed to tiered approach on foundation models amid broader compromise
LEAK: European Parliament gets ready to shake up internal committee structure
Ugandan activists call on EU to move forward on due diligence law
Ukraine says it struck Russian-held airfields in overnight attacks
Breton confirms delay of EU defence strategy proposal to 2024
EU countries seek to scrap national pesticide reduction targets
The Brief – The cash dispenser that needs repair
Why disaster preparedness must include animals, nature restoration and climate action [Promoted content]
How carbon farming aims to boost removals and revenues
MEPs approve EU tech fund, want full-scale sovereignty fund in the future
China’s Xi seeks to promote stronger ties with ‘ironclad friend’ Serbia
In Beijing, Putin and Orbán reaffirm Russian-Hungarian ties
Bulgaria struggles with severe shortage of diabetes drugs
Love e-fuels, not the internal combustion engine
EU tests its crisis response force, for the first time
Polish election outcome could boost EU reform prospects, expert says
Czechia eyes cross-country cooperation in innovative drugs’ purchasing
EU and international agreements: have diplomats given in to Eurocrats? [Promoted content]
EU countries hammer out joint stance for COP28 climate summit
Brussels terrorist shot by police, dies from his wounds
Energy ministers try to unblock France, Germany spat over industrial competition
Tusk-ruled Poland not the pro-EU paradise Brussels is hoping for
Brussels residents advised to stay indoors after Brussels terrorist shooting
After fraught discussions, EU countries reach deal on truck CO2 standards
EU leaders meet to ‘synchronise’ messaging on Israel-Hamas war
Reusable packaging: ambitious regulation to meet our climate objectives [Promoted content]
Italy to earmark €12 billion for mega Sicily bridge project
Ireland seeks ‘multi-stakeholder’ solutions to face winter’s drug shortages
Swedish stakeholders ask for revisions of EU’s pharma reform
Breton’s megaphone enforcement is no way to tackle disinformation

🟨 Wednesday

EU launches call on industry to apply for ammunition production ramp-up funding
UK’s AI safety summit set to highlight risk of losing human control over ‘frontier’ models
EU leaders vow tighter borders, more repatriations after Brussels attack
Migrant shipwreck reporting wins EU journalism prize
The Brief – Living online in wartime
Global pandemic treaty proposal circulated, path to negotiations inches closer
EU elections: Le Pen’s party takes poll lead
EU ‘cannot accept’ Israel illegally halting water to Gaza: Borrell
EU electricity market deal paves way for France to ditch divisive ARENH scheme
German intelligence worried over China courting European politicians
Biden, in Israel, says hospital blast caused by ‘the other team’
Crunchtime for the due diligence law
EU readies second round of submarine cables financing, but resource allocation raises questions
The Time is Now: Why modernising transatlantic cooperation on cross-border law enforcement access to electronic evidence should be a priority [Promoted content]
Health Brief: The moment of truth for global health action
How America is pushing its energy interests in Europe
Russia calls ‘grave mistake’ the use of ATACMS by Ukraine
Putin praises ‘dear friend’ Xi, pitches Russia’s Northern Sea route
Biden heads to Israel after Gaza hospital strike kills hundreds
Czech PM mulls moving embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
Breakthrough as EU countries agree position on electricity market reform
Scholz experiences Hamas rocket fire at Ben Gurion airport
Germany urged to take action amid alarming antimicrobial resistance
Greece aims for radical reforms in pharma sector, prioritise predictability
Ana Rodríguez, OncoLAB coordinator: We must speed up innovation to help patients [Promoted content]
Some differences remain as EU leaders seek cohesion on Israel-Hamas war
Breaking Europe’s emerging CO2 storage monopoly
Sweden says telecom cable with Estonia damaged but operating
A study: EU falls short in addressing the health impact of air pollution

🟦 Thursday

EU lawmaker: Commission should not fear ‘power struggle’ with China on fisheries
No progress made on youth empowerment in Europe since 2018, report finds
AI Act: EU Parliament’s legal office gives damning opinion on high-risk classification ‘filters’
Borrell attacks show that war and party politics are an uneasy mix
Mahsa Amini, women’s movement in Iran win EU’s Sakharov freedom prize
The Brief – Brace for the Hungarian EU presidency
Green investors warn EU against rollback of climate policies
Russia detains Radio Free Europe journalist with dual citizenship
EU countries criticised for patching up healthcare gaps through migration
Three Ways to Fix Young Europeans’ Property Nightmare [Promoted content]
In huge overhaul sought by EU, Ukraine is desperately short of judges
EU ready to introduce digitalisation of visa procedures in the Schengen area
To tackle biofuel fraud, Ireland takes matters into its own hands
LEAK: Brussels finalises ‘wind power package’ to help beleaguered EU industry
EU cybersecurity body sounds alarm bell over AI-driven disruptions of European elections
Will the AI Act clip the wings of regulators?
Future of reuse systems at stake in key packaging waste law vote
Latvia gets front row in rebuilding Ukraine’s telecom infrastructure
Deal on EU electricity market reform: What did Paris and Berlin obtain?
DSA: Commission asks EU countries to accelerate implementation of new digital rulebook
Estonia’s Kallas dismayed by Hungary’s Orbán handshake with ‘criminal’ Putin
EU’s divisions on Gaza: Heading towards a change of tone?
Trip to Israel ties Biden to ‘whatever Israel decides to do in Gaza’
Bulgaria ready to negotiate on Russian gas tax, angers Hungary and Serbia
Italy reinstates border controls with Slovenia, cites attack risk
BarMar hydrogen pipeline project ‘dead on arrival’, French experts say
France readies for charm offensive as debt levels back on rating agencies’ radar
Qatar supplies gas to Europe, vying with US to replace Russia supply
Geothermal: Europe’s next renewable opportunity
Musk considers removing X platform from Europe over EU law

🟨 Friday

EU leads pushback as Africa formally launches plan for UN tax convention
Cairo peace summit might struggle to ease Gaza crisis
Bigger EU budget indispensable for European sovereignty, says Macron’s top advisor
Agrifood Brief: A topsy-turvy Parliament
The Brief – There are no ‘lone wolf’ terrorists
Experts: Stockpiling may be EU’s blind spot in critical raw materials debate
EU lawmakers call for higher budget for autonomous access to space
Israel levels Gaza district, hits Greek Orthodox church as invasion looms
Italy PM Meloni leaves partner after sexist TV comments
What Borrell got wrong over his China visit
Germany eyes new digital strategy amid global tech race
Global companies push EU Parliament to favour zero-emission trucks
Data centres brace for new EU energy reporting obligations
Greening data centers and cloud computing
Against all odds: Poland’s election and the way forward
The AI Act’s crunch time, submarine cables financing
MEPs push for a new target on sales of low-risk, biological pesticides
EU staff criticise von der Leyen over Israel stance
Europe’s microstates must clean up their banking sectors
China to curb exports of graphite, a key battery material
The climate-hostile paradigm
NATO boosts Baltic patrols after undersea infrastructure damage
‘Golden era’ lying ahead for EU’s energy efficiency industries, IEA says
Charles Michel to assure Egypt of support to handle fleeing Gazans
Former jihadists found working in Swedish schools
EU-US data transfer agreements: an endless disagreement?
Prospects dim for deals on trade at Washington EU-US summit
Biden, Zelenskyy discuss further military assistance
Global Encryption Day 2023: Encryption Empowers Our Lives [Promoted content]
Next EU sanctions on Russia must target Putin’s strategic energy projects

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