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The news that matter in Europe
Turkish customs officials found 33 pythons on a train traveling from Bulgaria to Turkey, Nova TV reported.
The operation was at the Kapakule border crossing.
The snakes were hidden under a passenger’s bed. Two of the reptiles were already dead upon physical examination.
Each of the…
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On Monday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on new rules (Euro 7) to reduce road transport emissions for passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers.
On 10 November 2022, the Commission proposed more stringent air pollutant emissions standards for…
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Global coal supply is expected to hit a record high in use in 2023 on the back of increased demand from now with emerging and developing economies. This is according to a report, published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), and cited by Reuters.
This year saw an increase in demand…
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Today member states’ representatives to the Council (Coreper) confirmed the provisional agreement between the Spanish presidency of the Council and the European Parliament on an update of an EU law that deals with legal migration to the EU labour market.
The updated rules streamline the…
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The consequences of climate change are increasingly threatening whales and dolphins, says a new report cited by DPA.
The non-governmental organization “Conservation of whales and dolphins” published the document on the occasion of the COP 28 climate conference, which is being held in…
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On Wednesday morning, MEPs leading the negotiations on behalf of the European Parliament on the EU’s common asylum and migration legislation will brief media on the outcome and answer journalists’ questions. Alongside Parliament President Roberta Metsola, the following MEPs will…
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The twelfth package of new sanctions against Russia includes a ban on the import, purchase or transfer of diamonds from Russia. It also reinforces enforcement and measures against circumvention of sanctions.
The Council adopted today a twelfth package of economic and individual restrictive…
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The Iranian oppressive regime barred Mahsa Amini’s family from traveling to France to receive her prestigious Sakharov Prize, awarded posthumously. Following this, Fulvio Martusciello, head of the Forza Italia delegation and MEP for the EPP group, posed questions before the European Union…
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The head of the Mediterranean Association of Hoteliers and Tour Operators (AKTOB) Kaan Cavaloglu motivated the need for this initiative with the rising costs against the background of the complex economic situation in Turkey
Representatives of the Turkish tourism industry propose to review…
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Vote on 19 December will decide the future of alternative medicine in France.
Next week in France, the parliament will decide whether or not to support a law that grants authorities the power to criminalise those who criticise or avoid conventional medical practices deemed ‘essential’,…
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Yesterday, the Council and the Parliament reached a provisional agreement on creating a new European authority anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism (AMLA) – the centrepiece of the anti-money laundering package, which aims to protect EU citizens and the EU’s financial…
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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution wrapping up the fact-finding investigation by the Working Group on Frontex Scrutiny with 366 votes in favour, 154 against, and 15 abstaining.
Search and rescue at sea
Frontex could do more to increase the EU and member states’ capacity…
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The rules will address growing number of so-called “strategic lawsuits against public participation” (SLAPP) for the EU-wide protection of journalists, media organisations, activists, academics, artists and researchers against unfounded and abusive legal proceedings.
The new law will…
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Event this Tuesday evening at the European Commission in Brussels. Omar Harfouch, who has been in the news in recent weeks following his acquisition of Entrevue magazine, has shown that he has several strings to his bow. Honorary President of the Organization for Dialogue and Diversity, the…
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New EU rules aim to bring more transparency to short-term rentals in the EU and promote a more sustainable tourism.
Short term rentals: key stats and issues
The short-term rental market has rapidly expanded in recent years. Although the variety of accommodation solutions, such as…
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On Tuesday, Parliament adopted its proposals to strengthen the democratic dimension of the 2024 elections, and for the lead candidate system.
The report, which received 365 votes for, 178 against, and 71 abstentions, calls for measures to boost voter turnout during the 6-9 June 2024…
In this crucial moment of relaunching, reforming and reimagining Europe, the values of peace, justice, freedom and human dignity would remain firmly positioned at the bedrock of everything that we have built and everything that we will continue to do. This is what distinguishes us as…
MEP Maxette Pirbakas condemns the treatment of a journalist by RCI Guadeloupe. In a press release issued on 11 December, Maxette Pirbakas, Member of the European Parliament, expressed her outrage at the removal of journalist Barbara OLIVIER-ZANDRONIS from the airwaves of RCI…
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In a groundbreaking event on December 6, history was made as a Sikh delegation, accompanied by members of the European Sikh Organization, was extended a warm welcome at the European Parliament. This significant development marked the first time Sikhs were officially invited to the European…
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