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🟨 Monday
European Commission should be less political and more impartial, Michel says 
Germany likely to miss 2030 climate goal, government advisors say 
The Brief – Lord, protect me from my friends 
EU challenges Colombia’s compliance with WTO ruling on frozen fries spat 
Green Deal or Industrial Deal? Why Grids Always Matter! [Promoted content] 
World Health Assembly reaches landmark deal on International Health Regulations 
Celebrating a Milestone for Inventors – One Year of the Unitary Patent [Promoted content] 
Future of health: Time for Europe to connect the dots [Promoted content] 
Biden’s Gaza plan ‘not a good deal’ but Israel accepts it, Netanyahu aide says 
German FM mulls participation in possible international protection force for Gaza 
Thousands of Georgians gather at concert for arrested protesters 
For Mario Draghi, European Council rather than Commission 
Facing headwinds, the Greens push for new audiences 
Let’s Redesign Public Spaces with Cycling [Promoted content] 
Local elections overshadow EU vote in Romania 
MEP: Italy’s post-RRF spending cuts set dangerous precedent for EU funding 
The EU Commissioners guessing game 

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🟦 Tuesday 
Radical farmers rally in Brussels calling for overhaul of EU green agenda 
Brussels gives conditional approval for €1.7bn German coal exit subsidy 
The Brief – EU elections are a major stress test for digital rulebook 
Regional Revitalization: Transformative Power Of Investment In Rural Areas [Advocacy Lab Content] 
Nuclear: SMRs alliance unveils their roadmap up to early 2025 
EU Commission strengthens Europe’s crisis response abilities 
EU countries may soon push for human rights and tech standards focus group in ITU 
MEP Tiemo Wölken prioritises fair access to medicines 
Alzheimer’s Disease: detection, diagnosis, treatment [Advocacy Lab Content] 
Security tight in China and Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary 
EU agrifood policy – Navigating the next mandate 
Sweden wants to let police use facial recognition technology 
TikTok fails ‘disinformation test’ before EU vote, study shows 
How the Gaza war is reshaping the politics of Europe’s left 
EU’s Stratcom struggles to counter Russian election disinformation 
Spain’s ECR member VOX will not back von der Leyen 
France arrests three people after coffins found at Eiffel Tower 
Europe Ahead: Socialists’ Schmit on why over-regulation isn’t Europe’s main problem 
Why the next European Commission’s enlargement portfolio could be its most wanted 
EU defence spending should not cut into cohesion funds, Commissioner warns 
Years of EU-Japan hydrogen cooperation finally brings success 
Brexit stalwart Nigel Farage to stand in UK election with his own party 
How EU-China trade negotiations could play out 
EU transport policy at the ballot box 
Breaking down the obscure jargon of EU institutions 
Pascal Canfin on the Green Deal: ‘Job done’ 
New tech coalition CODE is growing a digital ecosystem to boost EU growth [Advocacy Lab Content] 
Poland’s Tusk and conservative PiS neck-and-neck ahead of EU vote 
Mexico’s Sheinbaum blazes trail as first woman president, under mentor’s watchful eye 
Progress on Alzheimer’s Disease stagnating, warns federation chief [Advocacy Lab Content] 

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🟨 Wednesday
Eurozone finance ministers back G7 push on Russian frozen assets, but legal questions remain 
EU invites Israeli foreign minister Katz to ‘ad hoc’ Association Council over Gaza 
German defence minister teases ‘new type’ of conscription, reiterates ‘no troops in Ukraine’ 
The Brief – Make electric cars, not war 
Argentine beef sector takes steps to meet new EU import rules on deforestation 
Cohesion is more than a policy, it’s the guiding principle to strengthen and unite [Promoted content] 
Pertussis cases soar in France, rise in Europe 
Organic advocates celebrate legal win to halt ‘Eco-score’ labels 
EU – Kazakhstan relations – What are the drivers for increased economic and trade cooperation? 
European telecom price cuts on the cards in next EU mandate 
Electrification: Europe’s forgotten industry decarbonisation option 
Commission shrugs off MEPs calls to address social media disinformation risk ahead of elections 
Twelve EU countries push for key next step in Ukraine, Moldova accession process 
National issues take centre stage in France’s EU elections, as far right surges in polls 
Europe’s voters go to the polls: What is the healthy choice? 
French pharma lobby unveils €2 million plan to reduce medication misuse 
Addictive design legislation for Big Tech has legs in next parliament, MEPs say 
Biden imposes sweeping asylum ban at US-Mexico border 
Weakened Modi reliant on allies for third term 
Biden heads to France for D-Day anniversary, democracy speech 
Orbán’s challenger reaches out to Hungary’s Roma voters in EU election race 
Fighting rocks Gaza as major powers push for truce 
MEPs need green hydrogen on their radar from day one 
Allies make progress on using Russian assets for Ukraine, US official says 
Four Moldovan officials held for sabotaging Interpol red notices 
Poland’s Tusk under pressure to dismiss EPP alliance with ECR 
France, Germany, Poland facing ‘permanent’ Russian disinformation attacks: EU 
Now it’s time to fight for Europe. It’s time to vote. [Promoted content] 
What you need to know about the upcoming results: EU election projection 
European Central Bank to cut rates at last, but should we be careful of what we wish for? 

🟦 Thursday
Socialists-Greens head to head with Wilders’ far-right in the Netherlands: EU election exit poll 
EU rules on e-fuels threaten to create ‘CO2 tourism’ 
The Brief – Remembering D-Day and its legacy to Europe 
Policy Triangle on the PPWR – short version [Advocacy Lab Content] 
The upcoming battle over telecoms deregulation 
US ‘will not walk away’ on Ukraine, Biden promises 
Can the West undo Russia’s malign campaign in Armenia? 
ECB starts cutting rates, but warns on inflation 
D’Hondt worry, there’s much more political game after the vote!  
French players see EV battery recycling opportunities but face regulatory hurdles 
Pro-EU parties should ‘Europeanise’ election campaigns to combat far-right, analysts say 
Belgian parties seek pharma revamp focused on talent, innovation, and digital transformation [Advocacy Lab Content] 
Slovak candidates contest EU health vision, pharma package central to concerns [Advocacy Lab Content] 
Familiar faces and newcomers, key agri-food candidates to watch in EU Elections 
Schrems NGO files 11 complaints across Europe over Meta’s use of data to train AI 
Thought Leadership conversation with Andreas Schwab, MEP and Jens Bresler, METRO AG [Advocacy Lab Content] 
Europe Decides: Live updates of the 2024 European Parliament election 
Germany vows to deport crime-committing migrants to Afghanistan 
From likes to votes: Croatia Gen Z influencer goes for EU seat 
French far-right party divided over Putin’s non-invitation to D-Day anniversary 
EU enlargement is a geostrategic imperative 
France arrests Ukraine-Russia national with explosives on terror charges 
Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza 
World leaders, veterans, commemorate D-Day’s 80th anniversary in Normandy 
Putin warns Europe of asymmetric response to Ukraine ‘escalation’ 
Disinformation in full swing in Slovakia ahead of EU elections 
What a right-wing shift in the EU Parliament means for tech policy 
Dutch voters kick off marathon EU elections 
EU elections: Final projections before the vote 
Belgian far left, right lead in election polls as minors vote for the first time 

🟨 Friday
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen attacked in Copenhagen 
France’s Macron hopes to finalise plans to send military instructors to Ukraine ‘in coming days’ 
The green movement in the Baltic States: Between hope and reality 
Finland offers vaccination against bird flu to those working with poultry, or on fur farms 
The left struggles to mobilise farmers in Europe  
The Brief – Groundhog Day for Europe’s ‘far-right surge’ 
Wojciechowski: Agrifood sector should be spared from EU-China trade tensions 
EU biodiesel industry may not survive 2024 if left unprotected from Chinese unfair imports [Promoted content] 
Facebook and TikTok kill fake news story in Italy 
An important election for the LGBTIQ community 
Preventing Ukraine from falling into darkness 
Tech in the next Parliament; rules on addictive design, but weakened push for market integration  
EU budget spending needs serious re-thinking, OECD second-in-chief warns 
In Paris, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy draws parallel between D-Day and Kyiv’s fight 
A Thought Leadership conversation with María de los Ángeles Romo, Director of SQM Lithium Ventures [Advocacy Lab Content] 
EU Commission tells member states to move with Ukraine, Moldova negotiation frameworks 
Moscow blames US for ‘deaths of Russian women and children’ in Belgorod 
A malnourished democracy feasts on itself  
Sinn Féin ambitions face reality check at Irish local and EU elections 
Macron warns EU could be ‘blocked’ by big far-right parliament presence 
Pro-Palestine supporters disrupt von der Leyen speech in Porto 
Rome: Putin’s rapprochement with Italy remark targets EU elections 
How consumer protections can be enhanced in e-commerce 
Russia, China wrangle with US over UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire plan 
EU leaders have failed to tackle child sexual abuse crisis online 
Impact of EU sanctions on aluminum would be disastrous for Europe’s industry 
Russia arrests French scholar suspected of collecting intelligence 
Christophe Grudler – the European Parliament’s nuclear man 
Outgoing EU parliament transport chair Karima Delli talks trains, planes and automobiles 
Potential far-right supergroup: How far apart are ECR and ID? 

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