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🟨 Monday
Italy’s new anti-poverty scheme sparks concerns in Brussels 
The Brief – Coup epidemic in Africa 
In Sochi, Putin and Erdoğan discuss gas hub, grain deal 
Ukraine says Russian drones hit NATO member Romania, Bucharest denies 
House of Lords EU Affairs chairman: Brexit means UK risks being sidelined in global affairs 
Some inconvenient truth about international development policy 
European Commission mulls new European Defence Act before end of year 
Chinese PM Li Qiang to attend G20 summit, Biden ‘disappointed’ 
Will you soon see cancer warnings on alcohol in the EU? 
Russia strikes Ukraine grain exporting port ahead of Putin-Erdoğan talks 
EU’s Gentiloni confident over budget rule deal by year-end deadline 
Experts blame poor government preparation for Greek fires’ devastation 
Armenian PM says depending on Russia for security was ‘strategic mistake’ 
Germany, Italy highlight growing European nuclear divide 
Cyprus police make more arrests as racism-fuelled violence spreads 
F-gas revision: far more than a climate victory for Europe 
Gabon coup leader to be sworn in as ‘transitional president’ 
Zelenskyy to replace wartime defence minister Reznikov 
UK could quit ‘climate-wrecking’ Energy Charter Treaty, minister announces 

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🟦 Tuesday 
Mould, fires: Substandard housing threatens health of Europeans 
Slovak elections: How platforms counter political misinformation under DSA 
The Brief – EU rentrée blues 
European Parliament sceptical of Digital Euro 
Message to President von der Leyen: Europe’s industrial workers can’t wait for next year’s SOTEU [Promoted content] 
Apple cites privacy concerns to refuse detection of child sexual abuse material 
France ‘confident’ about EU electricity market reform 
Borrell confirms Swedish EU diplomat held illegally in Iran 
New Bulgarian commissioner smoothly passes grilling in EU Parliament 
Will the promise of CO2-neutral e-fuels hold? 
EU considers reopening wolves high protection status as rural tensions mount 
E-fuels won’t be CO2 neutral by 2035, says German transport minister 
Berlin mulls asking EU for derogation on fertilisers 
Agri-diesel debate: Can tractors be climate friendly? 
Meet the Agcelerators: People Transforming Agriculture [Promoted content] 
Demand flexibility: A key challenge for EU electricity market reform 
EU sees asylum requests jump 28% so far in 2023 
Germany defies Macron over Kosovo visa liberalisation threat 
Russia encourages migrants to cross Belarus to the EU, Baltic States warn 
Ukraine says it retakes more ground as Zelenskyy visits front lines 
Kim to meet Putin as Russia seeks closer military ties with North Korea 
Why we talk about a fossil-free EU, not a carbon-free one [Promoted content] 
After meeting Putin, Erdoğan says Black Sea grain deal can be restored 
ASEAN leaders seek to assert bloc’s relevance at annual summit 

🟨 Wednesday
MEPs want Commission chief to set EU animal welfare revision as a priority 
LEAK: European Parliament wants ‘celebrities’ to promote June EU elections 
More than one in three Europeans go without health care, skip meals 
New study: 25 major car brands violate consumer privacy principles 
Spain proposes amendments to EU power market overhaul 
The Brief – Waking up from hydrogen daydreams 
EU Commission proposes ‘one stop shop’ for civil society groups 
Digital competition law: EU Commission unveils its ‘gatekeepers’ list 
EU businesses reached legislative saturation point, we need a detox programme 
EHDS: Boosting digital literacy crucial for success of EU health data plan 
Media Partnership: Sustainable Future for European Transport: Levitating MagRail Trains on Existing Railways [Promoted content] 
China warns against ‘new Cold War’ at ASEAN summit 
Maldives election could be key for China, India rivalry 
Greek wildfires – an avoidable tragedy 
Ukraine lawmakers back anti-graft disclosure rule, but with loophole 
Improving air quality is also a regional task 
EU Liberals condemn EPP’s ‘illiberal temptations’ 
Parliament moves to bolster EU’s ‘strategic projects’ for critical minerals 
Tech titans prepare for EU’s tougher market restraints 
The final season of health (in this mandate) 
Study: Reusable packaging lowers emissions compared to single-use 
Reynders takes over commission’s competition portfolio 
CPK airport: Pioneering a new era of sustainable aviation in Poland [Promoted content] 
Scholz praises individual mobility at German car show 
Massive floods make victims in Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey 
EU defence agency signs first joint procurement ammunition deals for Ukraine 

🟦 Thursday
EU elections: Le Pen’s niece to run new far-right list against immigration and ‘Islamisation’ 
German Finance Minister to grill Vestager on European Investment Bank bid 
EU lawmakers back tighter transparency rules following Qatargate 
The grey area in Frontex’s accountability 
Parliament raises recycling goals in EU Critical Raw Materials Act 
The Brief – EPP finally manages to engage young people, quite literally 
EU Parliament risks missing the point on Digital Euro 
Poor air quality is impacting quality of life of people with lung conditions, and climate change is exacerbating the problem, according to a patient survey [Promoted content] 
Ryanair boss gets pied in Brussels 
UK government concedes on Online Safety Bill’s controversial spy clause, companies optimistic 
Ukraine says it’s shipping grain via Croatian ports 
NGOs urge EU not to abandon flagship sustainable food systems law 
G20 agrees membership for African Union on par with EU 
Commission still indecisive on Ukraine grain as time runs out 
Towards global action on resource governance 
Digital Euro as currently planned is ‘bound to fail’, warns economist 
Open Letter: 637 stakeholders call on Ursula von der Leyen to publish animal welfare proposals in current political term [Promoted content] 
EU Data Act: A catalyst for the European data economy 
Italy’s recovery funds saga a test for EU fiscal integration 
UK joins EU Copernicus, Horizon research programmes after agreeing rebate 
Summer 2023 was hottest on record, EU scientists say 
EU enlargement: Time for decisions? 
Latvian socialist MEPs face corruption charges, claim persecution 
Blinken hails Kyiv’s pushback against Russia in visit clouded by attack 
Climate policy focus now shifting to implementation, EU says 
EU’s hydrogen economy struggles to pick up pace 
US envoy visits Chad border with Sudan, vows to respond to atrocities 
Power subsidies and refugees: Germany’s governors want Brussels’ help 
The way forward sustainable food systems framework [Promoted content] 
Human-centric globalisation: Taking G20 to the last mile, leaving none behind 

🟨 Friday
Expert: Mutual interest in deepening India-EU relations 
UK sets out nuclear research plans after rejecting Euratom membership 
EU nears agreement to launch satellites from US territory 
The Brief – Putin owes Musk a medal 
Four killed, scores wounded in Russian air strikes on Ukraine 
Media Partnership: Towards an EU Methane Import Standard – Opportunities for global climate leadership ahead of COP28 [Promoted content] 
Germany adopts watered-down fossil boiler ban for 2028 
Agrifood Brief: Özdemissing in action 
Spain increasingly relies on Russian gas as overall imports fall 
Russia ‘will be happy’ if Georgia fails to join EU, warns Borrell 
France’s housing crisis: Critics slam Macron’s failed ‘supply shock’ 
CIA seeks to recruit Russian officials with silky video about truth 
Is the EU’s new tool against sanctions evasion unusable? 
EU mobilising support after Greece hit by deadly storm 
Germany’s geopolitical ambitions in doubt over budget cuts 
DMA ‘gatekeepers’ list unveiled, car brands go against user privacy 
EU disability card proposal welcomed but disability organisations want more 
Pro-nuclear MEPs defy EU Parliament on electricity market reform 
How the Innovation Fund can supercharge our critical minerals aspirations 
US hydrogen rules could decide fate of EU’s electrolyser industry 
Russians vote in tightly controlled regional elections 
EU connectivity law: The business model of tower companies 
Bulgaria equips coast guard with missiles to deal with Russian threat 
India seeks G20 consensus by noting Russia’s views on Ukraine 
North Korea unveils first tactical, nuclear-armed submarine 
US and EU slam Palestinian president’s remarks on Holocaust 
US, Norway use taxes, credits to lead world in carbon management 
Bosnian Serb leader bans international peace envoy from entering his region 
Central Africa ex-rebel leader charged with crimes against humanity 
Georgia’s EU candidacy depends on reform progress: Borrell 

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