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🟨 Monday

EU might not meet delivery target of one million shells for Ukraine, Borrell says
EU countries divided over the inclusion of rape in violence against women directive
EU, Ukraine strengthen cybersecurity cooperation
Ten German farms went bust each day last decade
What does the future of EU food policy look like?
Commission considers reshuffle of top jobs amid calls for a food chief
EU maps out draft framework for post-conflict Gaza
The skills of the future and who will provide them
Italy-Albania migration deal is unacceptable says leading socialist MEP
The Brief – Fixing the EU economy: Mission impossible?
European Hydrogen Week: what’s next for the hydrogen economy? [Promoted content]
Financially stretched EU workers less likely to upskill than US workers
Thousands evacuated as Iceland braces for volcanic eruption
EPP suspect cleared of bribery allegations tied to EU elections
Internal cracks emerge in European Socialists ahead of 2024 elections
Czech health insurers agree to ‘forget’ cancer survivors’ former diagnoses
UN observes minute’s silence for 101 staff killed in Gaza
EU’s top diplomat Borrell to visit Israel, Palestine, Arab countries this week
Poland expands prevention screening programs
EU Connectivity Needs Fast Rollout – Policies Must Aid Objectives [Promoted content]
David Cameron returns to UK government as Foreign Secretary
Slovakia’s long-standing vaccination issue gets urgently problematic
Beyond 2023: EU’s role in achieving health for all [Promoted content]
EU condemns Hamas using Gaza hospitals, civilians ‘as human shields’
‘Friends of Western Balkans’ push for more cooperation with region on EU foreign policy
In UN talks for a global plastic treaty, delegates to face off over production limits
Oil and gas industry jittery as EU nears deal on methane leakage
Far right steadily leading Austria’s polls
Amsterdam marchers demand climate action as Dutch election nears
Kosovo’s ex-intelligence chief publishes ‘leaked’ Association for Serb Municipalities statute

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🟦 Tuesday

DigiEduHack and the challenges of digital education
EU Commission’s digital education policy undergoes ‘reality check’
EU countries mull options on AI law while foundation model stalemate looms large
Navigating Risks of De-risking: A Call for China-EU Collaboration [Promoted content]
Siemens Energy: Germany to bail out key green transition player for €7.5bn
Nuclear, windfall profits in focus as EU electricity reform talks near finishing line
EU ambassadors discuss possible carve-out of finance from due diligence rules
Poor health prevention spending is crippling Slovak population’s health
Transplantation in the EU: From the waiting lists to post-transplantation journey
EU lacks cross border cooperation in access to transplants, experts warn
Strengthening EU-Kazakhstan relations – What role for trade and the supply of critical raw materials?
The Brief – Unjust transition ahead
Russia pardons ex-policeman convicted of Politkovskaya’s murder
Europe’s Raw Materials Challenge: the Copper Industry is Ready to Contribute, but not alone! [Promoted content]
As EU struggles to finance green investments, French businesses bet on capital markets union
A Final Plea to MEPs: Recycling needs to be at the heart of the EU’s circular economy [Promoted content]
Palestinians trapped inside Gaza hospital dig mass grave
Poland faces vaccine and treatment hurdles amid COVID-19 surge
Digital technologies powering growth: the €628 billion opportunity for the EU’s SMEs [Promoted content]
EU deal on methane must not give coal mining industry a free pass
Bulgaria loses €80 million of EU funds to fight childhood cancer
EU revises defence equipment priorities in light of Ukraine war
Norway reluctant to ban deep sea mining in the Arctic, despite French pressure
Don’t fall in the amnesty trap
Expectations high for German government’s e-adminstration promise
Analysing the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation – What are the implications for our forests?
Romania opens F-16 pilot training hub for NATO allies, Ukraine
Euro 7: The winner takes it all
EU agrees mineral supply targets to cut reliance on China
Greece pressures Albania to show ‘way out’ of bilateral crisis

🟨 Wednesday

Commission unveils package to attract migrant workers to EU labour market
Meta challenges EU’s Big Tech rulebook over Messenger, Marketplace
EU Commission pitches double reporting of open security loopholes in cybersecurity law
Spanish presidency prepares to close most of EU media law in next negotiation round
In France, lack of national stroke plan places heavy burden on survivors and families
The Brief – Don’t expect Hungary to back down easily
The Western Balkans’ crucial role in climate neutrality
EU urged to do more to build carbon removals market
EU states look on as UK top court throws out Rwanda asylum deal
EU Ombudsman launches inquiry into Commission’s defence fund selection process
Recognising the complementarity of reuse and recycling is not lacking ambition [Promoted content]
Use of €60bn COVID debt for climate fund unlawful, German top court rules
Wind Power Action Plan – Winds of change?
Strengthening the Public Sector’s Climate Action Through Sustainability Reporting and Assurance: A Global Imperative [Promoted content]
EU’s Digital Decade: Europe’s big ideas mean nothing if they are poorly executed
One week in the world of health
Dirty deals in clean energy – the EU’s worst nightmare
Germany to back €20 billion bid to build hydrogen pipe network
Negotiators strike deal on first ever EU law to tackle methane leakage
France to regulate nuclear electricity sales price at €70/MWh
French police accused of using facial recognition software illegally
French Senate hardens stance on economic, illegal immigration
How to increase Europe’s competitiveness in the new global economy
China’s Xi in US for high-stakes Biden summit
Healthcare: Critical for voters, ‘hot potato’ for parties in Dutch elections
Exclusive interview with Maroš Šefčovič about made-in-Europe electric vehicles and the competition with China [Promoted content]
Israel raids Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital, urges Hamas to surrender
Veteran Luxembourg foreign minister quits stage after two decades

🟦 Thursday

Holdouts cast shadow over new EU pact with African, Caribbean and Pacific states
TikTok challenges EU’s tight Big Tech grip
EU Commission urged to support Europe’s night train ‘renaissance’
EESC seeks permanent youth participation
Europe’s weaknesses, opportunities facing the AI revolution
Chinese businesses criticise EU’s ‘de-risking’ approach
The Brief – The Captagon fighters
The existential angst of Europe’s left
Regulating AI foundation models is crucial for innovation
Building the bridge between digital SMEs and policymakers
Europe Can Count on the Bioenergy Industry for its Net-Zero Goals [Promoted content]
Seeking to tap EU funds, Poland will join EU prosecutor’s office
For a real ban on electricity disconnections
Small companies are Europe’s ‘hidden champions’, digital SME alliance chief says
Hydrogen emissions – What implications for the green transition?
TikTok’s CEO updates EU leaders on safety and security progress [Promoted content]
Spain’s Pedro Sánchez reappointed prime minister
UK’s Cameron meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv on first trip abroad as foreign minister
EU institutions finalise rulebook for travel tech platforms
Debt rules will affect the most vulnerable, EU trade union chief warns
Western investors spooked as Moscow mulls plans to steal their business
EU’s billion-euro bet on fish farming has not paid off, EU auditors warn
Cloud security empowers governments and safeguards citizens [Promoted content]
Health consequences of the climate crisis needs more focus in policy-making
Germans not convinced on benefits of data economy
Russian oil tankers not targeted in EU sanctions proposal: diplomats
Moscow blames the West after Armenia skips Russia-led defense summit
Poorer EU regions look to citizens to finance the green transition
Germany can screen asylum claims abroad despite Rwanda ruling, lawmakers insist
Facing asylum seeker surge from Russia, Finland mulls curbing access

🟨 Friday

EU-China business relations in geopolitical times
MEPs denounce packaging waste regulation lobbying as violating ‘Qatargate’ rules
EU AI Act ‘cannot turn away from foundation models’, Spain’s state secretary says
Bulgarian politician blacklisted by US pitches candidacy to lead ALDE-affiliated party
Participatory Budgets Across Europe: A Growing Democratic Trend
The Brief – Clumsy carbon diplomacy
MEPs ask Commission to act after revelations of sensitive EU data sell-off
Agrifood Brief: Warning – Will kill weeds and coalitions
German farmers: Ukraine membership would spell end of EU farming system
Shipowners challenge green fuels’ inclusion in truck CO2 standards
Foundation model standoff, Media Freedom Act landing zones
Hungary launches new anti-EU consultation
EHDS: Spanish presidency seeks additional tweaks on health record systems
Aid supplies to Gaza halted again, UN says starvation imminent
Circular Bioeconomy for the Future we want [Promoted content]
EU participatory democracy: bridging the gap between theory and practice
Brussels readies ‘trade instruments’ to protect EU’s struggling wind industry
The challenges cancer survivors face in Europe
Cancer survivorship goes beyond successful medical treatment, patients say
Deal on new EU rules to tackle electricity market manipulation
To host AMLA, Rome needs to do more than just tackling financial crime
Mayhem in Sofia as protesters demand change of football leadership
The stairs are moving
EU strikes deal on new ‘ecocide’ rules to put polluters in jail
German court setback unlikely to impact EU fiscal rule reform, sources say
US issues sanctions to limit Russian influence in Balkans
Berlin eyes closer monitoring of China
EBRD backs €4-billion plan to wean North Macedonia off coal power
EU sues Poland over restrictions to cross-border trade in natural gas
What direction for the EU Cybersecurity Competence Centre?

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