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Ursula von der Leyen announces re-election bid as European Commission president
My Europe
19.02.2024
Ursula von der Leyen announces re-election bid as European Commission president
The announcement was made at a meeting of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, the DPA news agency reported. It…
Europe needs all hands on deck to remove obstacles to innovation
Sport
19.02.2024
Europe needs all hands on deck to remove obstacles to innovation
The EU is losing ground to its global competitors, and this is partly due to legislation that sometimes creates unexpected…
Europe needs all hands on deck to remove obstacles to innovation
My Europe
19.02.2024
Europe needs all hands on deck to remove obstacles to innovation
The EU is losing ground to its global competitors, and this is partly due to legislation that sometimes creates unexpected…
Ursula von der Leyen to announce bid for second term as head of European Commission
World
19.02.2024
Ursula von der Leyen to announce bid for second term as head of European Commission
Ursula von der Leyen, the current president of the European Council, is expected to announce her bid for a second…
Zelenskyy warns ‘artificial deficit’ of weapons gives Russia breathing space at security conference
World
17.02.2024
Zelenskyy warns ‘artificial deficit’ of weapons gives Russia breathing space at security conference
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Saturday that an «artificial deficit» of weapons gives Russia breathing space, hours after his…
Putin ‘really pushed’ the green transition but pace is ‘still too slow,’ says von der Leyen
My Europe
14.02.2024
Putin ‘really pushed’ the green transition but pace is ‘still too slow,’ says von der Leyen
Before the Russian leader decided to launch the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the bloc was highly dependent on the import…
Von Der Leyen vows to strike €210-million migration deal with Mauritania
My Europe
08.02.2024
Von Der Leyen vows to strike €210-million migration deal with Mauritania
Speaking during a visit to Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott, Von der Leyen said she had discussed a «common roadmap» on migration…
Von der Leyen announces withdrawal of contentious pesticide law, the first defeat of the Green Deal
My Europe
06.02.2024
Von der Leyen announces withdrawal of contentious pesticide law, the first defeat of the Green Deal
The so-called Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR) was first tabled in June 2022 with the ambitious goal of slashing the use of…
The truth behind the €64.6-billion budget deal agreed by EU leaders
My Europe
03.02.2024
The truth behind the €64.6-billion budget deal agreed by EU leaders
The top-up was for months the object of fierce bargaining among member states, each of whom, mindful of the upcoming…
‘Troubling gap’ between EU promises and actions on human rights, watchdog says
My Europe
22.01.2024
‘Troubling gap’ between EU promises and actions on human rights, watchdog says
The watchdog’s latest annual report lists «repressive» migration policies, discrimination against marginalised communities and democratic backsliding by certain member states…