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🟨 Monday

France eases recruitment criteria for non-EU agricultural workers
France strikes CO2 storage deal with Denmark
Wikileaks founder Assange should not be extradited to the US, Germany’s Scholz says
Europe’s industrial decarbonisation at risk amid sharp drop in CO2 price
EU-China trade slips as Beijing ‘de-risks’ from the West
The Brief – The Taurus wiretap
EU Commission fines Apple €1.8 bn for breaching music streaming rules
World Trade Organisation fails to make substantial progress on agriculture, fisheries
Right wing bloc opposes EU Parliament’s mandatory anti-harassment training
Turkey and the Ukraine war: Whose side is Ankara on?
European Commission wants Ukraine to join bloc’s defence crises production scheme
Level up EU circular economy: Unlock the power of mixed waste sorting
Imagine Europe 2050 – Vote for the European Elections 6-9 June, 2024 [Promoted content]
Ahead of EU elections, ‘security’ is the magic word for the socialists
‘We can’t close our borders’: Harsh solar industry protectionism off the table
Poland struggles to accelerate efforts for a rare disease plan [Advocacy Lab Content]
Slovakia trailing EU on rare disease treatment access [Advocacy Lab Content]
Swedes get cancer diagnosis every seven minutes, new cancer plan needed [Advocacy Lab Content]
Orphan therapies need common EU approach, says Czech patient group [Advocacy Lab Content]
Hungarian PM Orbán to meet Trump in Florida
EPP boss: Key policy portfolios should be in EU centre-right’s ‘steady’ hands after elections
EPP boss: Key policy portfolios should be in EU centre-right’s ‘steady’ hands after elections
ECB to hold rates again, awaiting clearer signs on inflation
Turkey hopes Ukraine ceasefire talks can start soon
The key policy changes centre-right EPP made in its final manifesto
ASEAN-Australia summit to decry ‘threat or use of force’ in region
Be Courageous, Confident, and Curious: Insights for Women in ICT [Promoted content]
Hunt for Baader-Meinhof fugitives intensifies in Berlin
Map: farmers protests lead to concessions almost everywhere
Turkish Cypriot leader rules out any talks without equal status

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🟦 Tuesday

EU civil society body’s chief urges EIB to set up EU housing fund
Sweden’s path to NATO cleared, flag to be raised in coming days
Germany hopes to stabilise pension system with €200 billion capital stock
EU commissioner says Russian imports to Poland ‘negligible’ amid grain row
France’s Le Maire slams EU’s ‘no longer wanted’ renewable targets
The Brief – Breton, Hayer, Kallas, Gozi… Where are the liberals’ leaders?
EU nears racial profiling approval at Schengen borders, risking discrimination
‘Mustn’t be cowards’: Macron clarifies ‘strategic ambiguity’ after Ukraine troops-on-ground remarks
Transport Brief: Party congress season
EU Commission tables ambitious defence single market programme, but with modest funds
New EU forced labour rules to crack down on exploitation in agri-food supply chains
EU strikes speedy agreement banning forced-labour products
Pro-nuclear countries back total opening up of EU funding for nuclear
EU agrees on heavily contested law to cut packaging waste
Estonia, France, Poland call for more cash for the defence industry
Ukrainian sea drones damage Russian Black Sea fleet patrol ship near Crimea
Council of Europe report: European Commission must step up action to preserve media freedom, protect journalists
Israel carries out biggest Ramallah raid in years
Russia’s Medvedev says ‘Ukraine is Russia’ and historical territory needs to ‘come home’
Macron in Prague to thaw relationship with Central Europe
UK plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda suffers first parliamentary defeats
UK, EU eye deal to prevent import of boats used for migrants crossings
Russia communist party asks for probe into West’s possible involvement in Stalin’s death
Germany’s gas tariff puts EU energy solidarity at risk, energy commissioner says

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🟨 Wednesday

Parliament committee considers more safeguards in trade liberalisation with Ukraine
Revised due diligence law adds farmers’ protection in food chain
EU to finally exit ‘climate-wrecking’ energy treaty
The Brief – Inflated debate: Why won’t the ECB cut rates?
France to strengthen national and EU food sovereignty, agriculture minister says
Nuclear: In Prague, Macron defends EDF against non-European competition
Electricity lobby calls for data sharing to aid EV uptake, but privacy concerns persist
EU’s future defence industrial strategy to face difficult debates
EU to set a plant health emergency team against pest threats
Swedish far-right party warns PM: No second term without us in government
Opioids on the rise, under close surveillance in Europe
EU border agency Frontex weighs ‘potential scenarios’ for Gaza borders
Takeaways for Europe as Biden, Trump dominate Super Tuesday primaries
Gas is back on the agenda
Putin’s spy chief scolds Macron for ‘dangerous, irresponsible’ remark on Ukraine
EU socialists set red lines: No ECR, far right people around the table after elections
ASEAN summit focus on maritime security, trade amid South China Sea tensions
EU socialists set red lines: No ECR, far right people around the table after elections
Biden says Gaza ceasefire deal is in Hamas’ hands as Ramadan nears
Moldova spy chief warns on new destabilisation attempts by Russia
Russia considers putting a nuclear power plant on the moon with China
How NATO’s Northern enlargement changes the power balance in the region
UK pushes for closer ties with EU border agency in bid to curb migration

🟦 Thursday

ECB slashes inflation forecast but holds rates amid mounting analyst worries
Long-awaited agreement on EU sky rules does not satisfy aviation industry
French health agency report challenges proposed EU rules on gene-edited plants
Brazil, Spain ‘ready’ to sign EU-Mercosur trade deal despite France’s opposition
Gig work file set to become key campaign fight for the French left
Sweden officially joins NATO, ends 200 years of military non-alignment
Three pornography sites sue EU over digital rulebook compliance
The Brief – How broken is the Franco-German engine?
EU Parliament’s trade committee approves renewal of Ukraine trade benefits
Europe must address soil degradation and act for soil restoration [Promoted content]
French banks keep financing tobacco industry, despite promises
EU is too dependent on animal feed and fertiliser imports, warns Parliament study
Deepfakes and the possible risks for the EU elections
Top EU court finds widely employed consent system violates EU privacy regulation
Liberal Renew manifesto sneak peek and bits from Bucharest congress
Sharp rise in sexually transmitted infections in Europe, warns EU health agency
Departing from coal: Poland’s new energy roadmap
Von der Leyen crowned EPP lead candidate, switches to campaign mode
Ten questions for the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
All eyes on Italy, France as swing states on ‘heavily’ revised EU supply-chain law
EU’s Ukraine war fund remains stuck with France’s ‘buy-European’ demand
Leading EPP lawmaker to challenge new EU livestock emissions rules in final vote
We must say no to China’s salami-slice style of unilateral change to Taiwan’s ‘status quo’
Russian commander warns Ukraine conflict could escalate into full-scale war in Europe
Fico says Czechia has ‘interest’ in supporting Ukraine war, after Prague burns bridge
Russia hits Ukraine’s port of Odesa during Zelenskyy and Greek PM visit
Azerbaijani police raid offices of independent TV station
Chinese FM blasts US, criticises EU, defends Russia ties
Top US sanctions official delivers warning to Austria on Russia
Facing a squeeze, centre-right parties defy EPP’s elections plan

🟨 Friday

Eurogroup to urge EU to ease ‘regulatory burden’ on financial sector through CMU revival
Slovakia faces increasing isolation as allies exclude it from Ukraine meeting
The Brief – Is Macron sulking or harbouring last-minute EU plans?
Moving from Protection to Prevention: Combating Violence Against Locally Elected Women [Promoted content]
Liberal Hungarian MEP: Orbán, Trump could ‘sabotage’ NATO during US visit
Ukraine’s battle for civic services as war rages [Advocacy Lab Content]
More gender-disaggregated data is needed on European women’s political participation
‘You are the farming queen’: Von der Leyen woos farmers in run-up to EU election
EU countries urge Commission to speed up cutting of red tape for farmers
Smaller EU countries revolt against state aid spree
In last-minute upset, France pitches new changes to gig work file
Maritime corridor to Gaza from Cyprus could start this weekend, says von der Leyen
Ukraine, Poland close to solving imports dispute, says Kyiv trade minister
European education – the central point of the 2024-2029 EU Agenda [Promoted content]
EU Commission fines Apple, pornography sites sue EU Commission
Portugal’s right-wing likely to win elections but ‘surprises’ possible
Europe’s mild winter leaves gas stocks at record high
Ukraine presses its peace plan in talks with Chinese envoy
New forest monitoring data framework needs to get below tree line [Advocacy Lab Content]
US to build temporary port to deliver Gaza aid
Promote Women’s Safety in Our Streets. Join the #SafePlace4Women campaign! [Promoted content]
Biden takes on Trump and Republicans in feisty State of the Union speech
Invest in women: Ending the patriarchy requires money on the table
Georgieva gathering support for second term as IMF chief
Mergers and partnerships: 2024’s successes, surprises, and failures so far

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