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Europe pushes to regain ground on competitors with new Biotech Act

With the publication of the Biotech Act, the EU sets out how it intends to boost the sector’s competitive position in the face of China’s rapid rise. The Biotech Act Regulation sets out a broad ...
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‘Safe Hearts Plan’ sets out an EU response, but critics see gaps

Critics warn that the EU’s cardiovascular disease plan lacks the strong preventive measures needed to match the scale of the problem. The ‘Safe Hearts Plan’ is the EU’s first comprehensive ...
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Commission approves Danish compensation of up to €77 million to Post Danmark for legacy costs of dismissal of former civil servants

The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, Denmark's compensation to Post Danmark A/S for legacy costs ...
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Commission approves €408 million Spanish state aid scheme to support decarbonization of industry, in line with Clean Industrial Deal objectives

The European Commission has approved a €408 million Spanish scheme to support the decarbonization of manufacturing industry, ...
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14% of young people in the EU dropped out of education

Data collected in 2024 show that 14.2% of people aged 15-34 in the EU left formal education or training at least once during their lifetime. The highest dropout rates were registered in the ...
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Commission fines automotive starter battery manufacturers and association €72 million for participating in a cartel

The European Commission has fined three automotive starter battery manufacturers, Exide, FET (including its predecessor Elettra) and Rombat, as well as the trade association EUROBAT, a total of around ...
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EU launches emergency air bridge to deliver aid into Darfur

A total of eight flights will bring life-saving supplies into Darfur, as mass atrocities, starvation, and displacement linked to the conflict in Sudan have left millions in need of humanitarian ...
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'Ghetto package' forcing families from homes, critics claim

The “Ghetto package”, critics claim, is a “racialised” programme introduced in 2018 that seeks to reshape the demographic makeup of “non-Western” neighbourhoods through the reduction of housing - by ...
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EU moves to fix failing medical and in vitro device rules and spur innovation

A 'targeted' revision to the MDR and IVDR promises clearer timelines, proportionate oversight and faster access to innovative technologies. The European Commission has unveiled its long-awaited ...
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Fisheries ministers agree on fishing opportunities for 2026, in the Atlantic and North Sea, and in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

EU fisheries ministers have agreed fishing opportunities for 2026 for the Atlantic and North Sea, Mediterranean and Black Sea ...
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President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Washington DC

Sharaa will visit Washington DC this month for groundbreaking talks with White House leaders about the future of Syria. The meeting marks the first time a Syrian leader has made an official visit to ...
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UNEA-7 concludes with strong proof that multilateralism delivers

The seventh United Nations Environment Assembly ended with decisions that will reinforce multilateral environmental agreements for years to come. The seventh session of the United Nations Environment ...