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🟨 Monday

EU unlikely to follow through on Hungary funding threat
Agriculture ‘core area’ for EU’s 2040 climate targets – Commission report
Amazon shuts down iRobot acquisition following EU regulators’ concerns
The Brief – Herding EU cats
France reaffirms opposition to EU-Mercosur deal as farmers’ protests mount
Kazakhstan offers port, airport management to EU investors
Does Sweden’s snus have a European future?
EU Commission requests ‘urgent’ audit of UN Palestine refugee agency
Sofia sees ‘turbulence ahead’ for poorer countries from the proposed pharma package
Erdogan’s party to run in EU-election, expand Turkey’s influence
How the EU-U.S. TTC can reduce regulatory barriers for exporters [Promoted content]
Sweden’s healthcare crisis deepens amid huge deficits
Renewables roll-out in France too slow to meet EU targets – report
Hungary far-right would lay claim to neighbouring region if Ukraine loses war
Three US troops killed, many wounded in Jordan drone strike linked to Iran
German FDP, SPD kick off EU election campaigns amid declining ratings
Seeking Western support, Zelenskyy voices world war risk
Time to step up our game on animal welfare
Debate intensifies in Czechia over controversial medicine distribution channel
EU Commission wants captured CO2 to become ‘tradeable commodity’
Armenia PM proposes non-aggression pact to Azerbaijan

🟦 Tuesday

Germany set to miss implementation deadline of EU’s content moderation rulebook
France to grant foreign doctors working visas, says prime minister
New Dutch group reinforces efforts to replace animal testing
Participatory budgeting: Engaging citizens in decision making
The Brief – Leftists armed with lentils, leaflets, and a climate pretence
Geopolitics expert: EU needs less politics, more strategy for agriculture
EU top court finds indiscriminate storing of convicts’ data illegal
To decarbonise transport, we need solutions, not fantasies
Hungary’s foreign influence office ‘makes Moscow look meek’
EU lawmakers signal support for upcoming ‘Industry Decarbonisation Deal’
France’s migration bill follows ‘general trend’ of limiting access to asylum in Europe, expert says
Food as movies: The agricultural exception is gaining traction in France
EU does not need to wait for the AI Act to act
German steelmaker states signal support for US-EU industry alliance
Macron leaves angry farmers for soon-to-be NATO member Sweden
Georgian prime minister resigns ahead of parliamentary elections
Europe’s quantum tech sees rosy outlook for 2024, report says
EU ‘very concerned’ as Venezuela braces for election under Maduro rules
Commission removes Holocaust remembrance video following Polish backlash
US vows retaliation after drone strike, Qatar sees risk for hostage talks
New post-Brexit customs checks spark UK border worries
Journalistic research points at ‘Russian spy’ among MEPs
European steelmarkers urge haste on US-EU green steel club talks
Green hydrogen is the only viable route for aviation and shipping
EU clarifies proposed new rules for future Ukraine weapons fund
Cutro: Italian authorities deemed migrant boat ‘not of interest’ before shipwreck
EU backs setting aside frozen Russian assets profits for Ukraine

🟨 Wednesday

US official tells EU Biden is committed to Ukraine funding
‘The outlook is not so good’: IMF cuts eurozone growth forecast
EU adopts first cybersecurity scheme to certify ICT products
More agricultural groups planning to rally during EU summit in Brussels
EU Commission proposes package to defuse farmers’ anger
Public health organisations lambast delay of smoke-free environment revision
Tug of war continues on international AI treaty as text gets softened further
Measures of power sharing deal for Northern Ireland announced
EU months late on one million ammunition target for Ukraine
The Brief – EU election is a battle of placeholders
Catalan separatists threaten to topple Sánchez government over amnesty law
EU-backed green certification scheme for raw materials launched, in world first
Majority of EU Parliament backs call for Ukraine aid in message to Orbán
EU Commission issues new recommendations for vaccine-preventable cancers
EU floats Hungary compromise before decisive Ukraine aid summit
PFAS: Brussels top brass found to have ‘forever chemicals’ in their bloodstream
France’s Attal pledges to ‘de-bureaucratise’ France in first major speech
Early intervention, support networks key for domestic violence sufferers
Anti-war candidate Nadezhdin says he has enough signatures to challenge Putin
Car emissions 14% higher than advertised by manufacturers, study finds
French MPs give green light to put abortion right in the Constitution
West’s coming war with Russia will be triggered by Arctic climate breakdown
A new road for EU global health action
EU’s looming green election backlash – here’s what to expect
Sweden boosts military ties with France as Macron repeats EU sovereignty call
UN envoy for Cyprus explores prospect of new reunification talks
Packaging waste regulation offers a final test of Europe’s commitment to the Green Deal
Pilots accuse aircraft makers of putting ‘profit over safety’
Germany risks missing its 2030 offshore wind target, industry warns
EU’s new fiscal rules impede fight against climate change: report

🟦 Thursday

Farmers ‘gain a seat’ at the EU leaders’ table
Tractors flood Brussels asking for change in EU policy
The hidden price of the external migration ‘management’
Irish farmers set to join European demonstrations
EU leaders stress ‘urgent need’ to speed up Ukraine ammunition supply
The Brief – Welcome to the Tower of Babel
Germany’s Lindner wants to topple EU corporate due diligence law
Minister of Justice clarifies France’s position over rape inclusion in EU directive
Let us stop the next pandemic today
Post-summit debrief with MEP Daniel Freund: EU power play worked
German carbon capture row heightened by EU’s draft 2040 climate plan
Rural sociologist: Farmer protests a reaction to ‘the crisis of globalised agriculture’
Cervical cancer screening rates ‘concerningly low’ across the EU
Does Sweden’s snus have a European future?
French Greens urge Macron to form ‘anti-Mercosur coalition’
EU agrees unanimously on €50 billion financial aid for Ukraine
EU policymakers clinch toward agreement on broadband law
World Court dismisses much of Ukraine’s case against Russia
Far-right ID group invites Orbán’s Fidesz to join their ranks
Putin to visit NATO member Turkey on 12 February
Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners despite plane crash last week
Polish opposition eyes regaining power by pressing for snap elections
The power of a network: how one innovation agency is behind thousands of groundbreaking start-ups [Promoted content]
EU election flash poll: Conservative ECR on course to snatch liberal Renew’s fourth place
Family of Swede held in Iran call for prisoner swap
EU leaders brace for showdown with Hungary over Ukraine aid
Cutro shipwreck deemed not of particular interest by Italian authorities
French Socialist Party’s EU election list deemed too elitist
Hungary’s ties to Russia make Europeans ‘increasingly uncomfortable’
EU-US trade and tech talks stutter as decisive April meeting looms

🟨 Friday

Opposition to Slovakian PM’s proposed criminal reforms grows
EU equips single market for crisis management
German budget blocked again, leaving subsidy feud with farmers unresolved
The Brief – Meloni, the new Merkel?
Farmers’ discontent as a stress test for the EU single market
Quantum technology tops 2024 work programme for EU standards
EU countries give crucial nod to first-of-a-kind Artificial Intelligence law
MEPs concerned about Hungarian digital authority’s lack of independence
French ecology minister lays out agenda for 2024
All eyes on COREPER, from a convention to a declaration
EU agrees new law granting consumers a ‘right to repair’ products
What’s the point of economic forecasts?
Migration pact will get first vote of approval by EU Parliament in April
Hungary’s divided society: The cost of Orbán’s politics
Sweden’s NATO application on Hungarian agenda, delays still expected
Ukrainian army chief explains strategies amid uncertainty over his future
On the path to UN’s Global Digital Compact
NATO reaffirms support for Bosnia’s territorial integrity
US senators set vote on precarious Ukraine aid package
The case for separate targets in the EU’s 2040 climate strategy
How the EU’s Ukraine aid deal was sealed, and what comes next

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