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🟨 Monday

Poland trailing in last place for contraception access [Advocacy Lab Content]
Belgium’s biotech sector confronts access challenges beyond rare diseases [Advocacy Lab Content]
Commission eyes measures to protect farmers in food chain negotiations
Sweden ready to enter NATO, clears last Hungarian hurdle
Germany’s Scholz rules out Taurus long-range missiles delivery to Ukraine
EU countries ask Commission for changes in subsidies scheme
EU Socialists revise China stance, now eye ‘strong’ ties with UK
EU sanctions on Russia ‘massively circumvented’ via third countries, study finds
The Brief – The Belarus exception
Why the Nature Restoration Law is not just about the environment
West’s Ukraine strategy ‘completely failed’, says Slovak PM ahead of Paris summit
Institutions should involve more citizens in EU budget decisions, experts say [Advocacy Lab Content]
Berlin launches ‘milestone’ strategies to capture and remove CO2 permanently
Industrial site near Brussels shows microplastic pollution in action
The AI Act vs. deepfakes: A step forward, but is it enough?
‘Do more and better’: Paris hopes to align European efforts in Ukraine support
WTO convenes ministers in UAE with slim hopes for breakthrough
EU Elections: Time to Create Labour Markets That Work for All [Promoted content]
Following TikTok, Meta announces 2024 EU election preparations
Israel, Hamas skirmish in Gaza as truce efforts pick up pace
US blast Belarus elections, Lukashenko says he’ll run for seventh term
EU lawmakers face controversial vote over medical checks for drivers
Russia expected to attempt new offensive by May, Zelenskyy says

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🟦 Tuesday

European Parliament bans Amazon from its premises
EU and Ukrainian farmers at odds on renewal of trade benefits for Kyiv
Belgium gambling on Italian vote to get EU supply chain law over the line
France to hold parliamentary debate on Ukraine support amid backlash
EU capitals pour cold water on Macron’s ‘Western troops in Ukraine’ remarks
Sánchez will ultimately give us independence referendum, Catalan President says
EU countries drag feet on Belgian presidency energy taxation compromise
The Brief – Navalny vs Russian propaganda
Anti-SLAPP law gets final seal of approval from EU Parliament
EU consumers increasingly exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in fruit and vegetables, NGO study warns
Third countries urged to adopt the EU fisheries digital control system
Contested Nature Restoration Law passes EU Parliament, despite last-minute revolt
It’s time for an Eastern European to lead NATO
EU’s satellite centre ‘overstretched’ amid crises, its boss warns
The GreenDustrial Deal: To Net-Zero Competitiveness [Promoted content]
First drop in sales: Honeymoon is over for Europe’s heat pump industry
Transport Brief: All eyes on driving licences
We should not lose momentum in reforming social media recommender system
EU poised to seize Russian profits, Greek envoy says
US cautions after Hawaii neighbor Kiribati gets Chinese police
Qatar’s new LNG expansion plans to squeeze out US, other rivals
Poland pressed to change recovery plan as EU funding at stake
Biden hopes for ceasefire in days as Israelis, Hamas take part in Qatar talks
Is Europe set to become China’s recycling bin?
Navalny was close to being freed in prisoner swap between Russia and West, says ally
Security challenges loom as EU Parliament prepares TikTok campaign for elections
Zelenskyy says Black Sea grain corridor in doubt without US aid
France’s Macron open to non-EU ammo purchases for Ukraine as Western leaders gather in Paris
Ukraine says only 30% of promised EU artillery shells received
New rare diseases action plan on horizon, Europe at turning point [Advocacy Lab Content]

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🟨 Wednesday

Political volte-face hits EU supply chain law amid unwavering Belgian ambition
European support for authoritarianism grows as citizens feel unheard, report warns
EU Commission plans to fund ‘sustainable, war-ready’ defence production
EU Parliament strengthens quality safeguards on traditional European foods
The Brief – Realism has struck
EU Parliament adopts stand on revisions to driving licence directive
Doctors in Europe divided over cannabis legalisation in Germany
EU Ombudsman slams Frontex’s dependence on EU countries for sea operations
Zelenskyy asks Western Balkans to produce military equipment to help fight Russia
Supply offer three times larger than EU demand for natural gas under joint scheme
The state of the EU agriculture
Gas consumption in France down 20% from 2021 levels
Biomethane trade – Urgent need to make the Union Database right [Promoted content]
Commission ready to place arms orders for member states, von der Leyen says
France approves decree to ban meat names for plant products amid legal uncertainty
Health brief: Keeping antimicrobial resistance high on the agenda
Unwrapping reality: Independent research shows that paper food packaging outperforms plastic reusables [Promoted content]
The EU’s Green Deal is going out with a whimper
Ukraine withdraws from two villages near Avdiivka
Bulgarian government still on track to sue Russia’s Gazprom
Russia jails rights campaigner Oleg Orlov from Nobel-winning group
French MPs voice sovereignty, competition concerns after Microsoft-Mistral AI deal
The European soft drinks sector’s vision for a more sustainable and competitive food and drink industry [Promoted content]
EU softens gas consumption curbs in sign energy crisis easing
One quarter of Gaza’s people one step away from famine, UN says
EU probes Microsoft’s security software practices
Record year for wind farms raises hope for EU green energy goals
Europe needs new 360 rare diseases strategy [Advocacy Lab Content]
Bulgaria halts €50 billion healthcare investment strategy until 2030 [Advocacy Lab Content]

🟦 Thursday

Is Russia outperforming the EU or simply borrowing from its own future?
US money propping up France’s investment allure, but will it last?
The Brief – Toward a Ukraine settlement?
There is no drink of moderation, but only the practice of moderation [Promoted content]
Former top EU official: Polish farmers, stop blaming Kyiv and Brussels for low prices
‘We don’t need Russian gas’: Will Austria finally ditch Gazprom?
The vanishing point of courting farmers’ votes
EU, US draft strict conditions for launch of Galileo satellites from American soil
EFSA to ask Commission to ‘relaunch’ chief executive selection process
25th Rare Disease Day – a year of opportunity for life-changing therapies [Promoted content]
Russia’s Putin warns sending Western troops to Ukraine risks nuclear war
EU Parliament urges EIB to scrap ammunition, weapons financing restrictions
European Parliament’s presence on banned TikTok raises security concerns
Sweden ‘on its toes’ after Russia pledges countermeasures over NATO bid
European power grids head towards an ever closer union – and a new watchdog
Navalny to be buried in Moscow on Friday, wife fears possible arrests
International observers brand Serbian elections ‘unjust’
Right here, right now European public health policies must start giving people living with rare diseases a fair chance [Promoted content]
Istanbul to be main battleground in upcoming Turkish local election
Moldova dismisses Transnistria’s request for Russian help
Future of far-right group in EU Parliament threatened by Franco-German rift
Consumer groups file data privacy complaints against Facebook, Instagram ‘pay-or-consent’ model
European standardisation group gears up to elect new director amid conflict with EU Commission
Western powers tangle over Russian assets at G20 finance meeting

🟨 Friday

Centre-right wrestling Socialists for first place in Portugal, Romania: EU elections projection
‘Nothing is sacred’: How the CSDDD saga lifted the veil on Brussels politics
The Brief – Who’s afraid of the big bad right?
My food chain law is better than yours
EU lawmaker alliance calls for ban on all Russian energy, including gas
Two years of war in Ukraine: The world without rules
French Senate’s OK on abortion a defeat for the ‘anti-choice’ movement, says expert
Eurozone inflation drops to lowest in 2 years, spurring talk of ECB rate cut
Germany’s slow implementation of EU law highlights risks to European competitiveness
Vienna agrees to fund 40km pipeline to boost gas independence from Russia
Italian parliamentarians commit to defunding disinformation
Microsoft-Mistral AI deal raises concerns, European telecom standardisation elections launched
High time for a fifth fundamental European freedom: energy
France sends two ministers to EU Energy Council in an uncommon move
Kazakhstan reacts following Russian statements targeting NGOs
EU Recovery fund: Commission insists on 2026 deadline as Poland causes headaches
Germany in hot water over charging EU neighbours for gas stored in 2022
Nicaragua accused of violations ‘tantamount to crimes against humanity’ by UN experts
NextGen 2.N0? Conservatives throw spanner into new EU joint borrowing debate
Socialists’ fading influence puts Sánchez and Scholz to the test
Navalny’s funeral takes place under shadow of repression
Borrell says ‘carnage’ at Gaza aid delivery site ‘totally unacceptable’
How social media is shaping the 2024 EU elections

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