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🟨 Monday

Decarbonising fertiliser production: Pathways to sustainable food
As national governments meet at COP28, local governments are partnering for change
The Brief – Just another Paris attack?
Ukrainian reconstruction efforts lack commitment to accessibility
Ukraine grain row extends to sugar, poultry imports to EU
The push to put diabetes at the heart of Europe’s election manifestos
Diabetes care in Europe: The path forward
Skills and social rights in times of technological transformation
A(I) deal at any cost: Will the EU buckle to Big Tech?
EU Commission weighs options on potential PFAS ban
Israeli security chief in recording vows to hunt down Hamas abroad
Ukraine’s security service alleges Russian plot involving Orbán, Poroshenko
EU far-right extends hand to EPP to ‘free Brussels’
Small nuclear reactors: what we know about the EU’s future industry alliance
Venezuelan voters back sovereignty claim over 160,000 sq. km of Guyana
Time for Member States to secure an ambitious, yet realistic EU packaging law [Promoted content]
Multiple commercial vessels attacked in Red Sea
Europe vs China: how many divisions?

Aluminium’s decarbonised future

European Aluminium's 'Net-zero by 2050' study outlines science-based decarbonisation pathways for a net-zero value chain. It highlights the need for technological advances and policy support to meet ambitious emission reduction targets while supplying clean technology demand.

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🟦 Tuesday

Netherlands gathers opposition front to EU cloud certification scheme
EU Council leaves mandatory driving licence medical tests up to member states
EU court lowers requirements for imposing fines for data protection breaches
30 countries commit to mutual recognition of clean hydrogen certificates
The Brief – Germany’s three-party problem
What Europe can learn from America’s failed experiment with Prohibition [Promoted content]
EU Commission allows state aid for pan-European cloud project
Bill Gates: No fairness in climate change fight without innovation
Zelenskyy to plead for US aid as reserves dry out
Six Ukrainian children to be returned from Russia through Qatari mediation
EU’s digital quest: Cybersecurity governance and sovereignty at a stake?
Belgium: Six hospitals collaborate on ‘extra layer of care’ for young cancer patients
Building Europe’s Renewable Energy Future [Promoted content]
Balkan study finds global brands spend billions advertising on misinformation sites
Recyclers concerned over EU plans to give free carbon credits to steel plants
Czech MPs approve law to tackle drug shortages, pharma industry unconvinced
Decarbonising Europe’s fertiliser production on the path to sustainable food
Carmakers call for relaxation of regulation ‘tsunami’
Dutch survey finds redispensing cancer pills can save millions
Deal on new ‘ecodesign’ rules to make EU products greener, easier to repair
Germany, Brazil fight to keep EU-Mercosur deal alive
MEPs call to ramp up Big Tech enforcement in competition review
Orbán demands EU skip decision on Ukraine membership talks
Record more than 2,000 fossil fuel lobbyists at COP28 talks: NGOs
Niger ends security and defence partnerships with the EU
‘Turbinegate’ shakes Polish politics, puts Tusk to first test
Czechia initiates prostate cancer screening programme
Twelve Missions for a Progressive Europe [Promoted content]
Britain announces ‘radical’ visa measures to reduce net migration
Israel intensifies southern Gaza offensive; US, UN urge civilian protections

🟨 Wednesday

EU Commission boosts Jewish, Muslim protection amidst Israel-Hamas war
Full speed ahead for gene editing as lead MEP aims to seal deal before EU elections
AI Act: Building agile governance that keeps up with innovation speed
Metaverse sees first applications to reimagine reality
EU’s first list of critical medicines and other key measures to tackle shortages
Extended reality may be new frontier of education
The Brief – Looking out of the window
Could a ban on outdoor smoking work in Europe?
Putin jets into Middle East to meet Saudi Crown Prince
Net-Zero Industry Act: Solar sector warns against anti-China clauses
Media Partnership: Sustainable taxes and economic growth post-Covid – The role for European multinational companies
Turkey must soften tone to avoid isolation: leading MEP
Better prices are not enough: good procurement practices are essential to ending povertyand deforestation in cocoa value chains, reveals new paper [Promoted content]
Ahead of EU elections, citizens want Parliament to address poverty, social exclusion
Orbán’s party submits parliamentary resolution opposing Ukraine’s EU talks
Establishing the Best Foundation for Europe’s Digital Decade [Promoted content]
Council wrapping up the 2023 health agenda
COPping out
US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence
One year of ‘Qatargate’: Investigation going nowhere?
One year on, Russian oil price cap partially delivers
How the war on terroir was won – part 2
Metsola irritates far-right Salvini ahead of EU elections
New registered HIV infections in Poland reach record high
Israel mounts fiercest attacks so far in Gaza war against Hamas
Ukraine sees ‘big risk’ of losing war if US Congress postpones vital aid
LEAK: European Commission readies ‘single market’ scheme for defence
CCUS: Do Europe’s citizens have a say?

🟦 Thursday

Working conditions key in alleviating labour shortages
EU top court’s ruling spells trouble for scoring algorithms
Move fast and break things: German coalition mired in chaos at mid-term mark
EU launches new pact on quantum technologies
EU countries want to continue using green tech from China
Commissioner: ‘Strategic dialogue’ sets stage for future farming subsidies programme
EU’s carbon levy could cost Africa $25bn per year, says bank chief
In China, EU leaders confront Beijing on trade imbalance, Russia ties
Lawmakers narrowly back mandatory medical checks for EU driving licences
EU Parliament agrees major overhaul of committee and law-making functions
AI Act: EU policymakers nail down rules on AI models, butt heads on law enforcement
An EU trade agreement with Mercosur? The answer is still a no!
EU data protection authorities ban Meta from personal data usage in behavioural advertising
The Brief – Good times, bad times
EU Council agrees position on health digitalisation
Commission tables a fraction of promised animal welfare package
Orbán tests his veto power
Russia sets presidential election date amid messages mocking the West
EU’s contested green buildings law limps towards the finishing line
Cyber Solidarity Act moves ahead in EU Parliament with key committee vote
One week before EU summit, member states still sceptical on budget review
EU’s critical minerals act welcome but falling short, say green groups and industry
Why Europe needs a digital knowledge act
Skills are the essential ingredient to drive EU economic growth [Promoted content]
Why Europe needs a new body to design its hydrogen infrastructure
Erdoğan in Athens in ‘new chapter’ bid
Gradual integration best path to EU membership, two ministers say
It’s official: 2023 will be the warmest year on record, EU scientists say
Euractiv Advocacy Debate: European Political Party Views towards the 2024-2029 EU Agenda
US Senate Republicans block Ukraine, Israel aid bill over border dispute

🟨 Friday

EU climate chief Hoekstra refuses to disclose clients as McKinsey consultant
Germany’s SPD kicks off party convention with call for investments
Slovak president blasts government’s prosecution reforms, threatens veto
UK competition authority mulls investigating Microsoft-OpenAI partnership
France’s Le Pen ordered to stand trial in EU funding scandal
German liberals signal discontent with new EU green buildings law
Belgium aims to close negotiations on EU open files, focus on bloc’s future
EU should re-write aid rules to fund local actors, says aid expert
The Brief – The high price of failure will drive an EU migration deal
Agrifood Brief: I miss the rains down in Aragon
US embassy in Baghdad attacked with rockets, no casualties
Putin tells soldiers: I will run for president again in 2024
What previous failures tell us about Europe’s green steel ambitions
Calviño picked to lead European Investment Bank, in boost for Spain
Five hidden gems in the EU’s recast buildings directive
Trump, Tariffs, and the Future of the Transatlantic Relationship [Promoted content]
Eastern countries seek EU help to catch up on the bioeconomy
MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld stresses keeping spyware discussions in EU Parliament
Kazakhstan: Reform under darkening skies
The prophets of fake scarcity
EU countries reinstate nuclear among ‘strategic’ net-zero technologies
AI trilogue’s round one, the EUCS opposition front
US criticises Israel on Gaza civilian toll as UN to hear ceasefire demand
EU agrees 2040 fossil boiler ban in revamped green buildings law
Iran’s Raisi tells Putin in Moscow that West backs Gaza ‘genocide’
White House flexible on asylum to secure Ukraine aid, source says
Turkey re-approaches EU through Athens
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to take steps towards normalisation
Nurturing Brilliance: Fostering Talents Within European Frontiers [Promoted content]
The growing role of non-price criteria in offshore wind auctions

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