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MEPs on Thursday adopted a new voluntary standard for the use of a “European Green Bond” label, the first of its kind in the world.
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EU countries are looking to break the impasse on plans to reform Europe’s electricity market following an almost four-month deadlock, with the aim to approve their negotiating position on 17 October.

Lawmakers in Brussels have agreed on the dates by which heat pumps and electrical equipment must ditch fluorinated gases and switch to more climate-friendly alternatives.

Luxembourg elects a new parliament on Sunday. Whether PM Xavier Bettel remains in office — or be replaced by the country's first female prime minister — is unclear. The central issue in the EU's second-smallest state is the housing crisis.

Condemning Azerbaijan’s violent seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh, MEPs call for sanctions against those responsible and for the EU to review its relations with Baku.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Condemning Azerbaijan’s violent seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh, MEPs call for sanctions against those responsible and for the EU to review its relations with Baku.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Condemning Azerbaijan’s violent seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh, MEPs call for sanctions against those responsible and for the EU to review its relations with Baku.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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In a resolution, MEPs vote to reaffirm their commitment to Moldova’s future EU membership and want accession talks with Chişinău to launch before the end of the year.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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In a resolution, MEPs vote to reaffirm their commitment to Moldova’s future EU membership and want accession talks with Chişinău to launch before the end of the year.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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In a resolution, MEPs vote to reaffirm their commitment to Moldova’s future EU membership and want accession talks with Chişinău to launch before the end of the year.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Egypt.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Egypt.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Egypt.
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Parliament today approved Wopke Hoekstra as Commissioner for Climate Action and Maroš Šefčovič’s new role as Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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Parliament today approved Wopke Hoekstra as Commissioner for Climate Action and Maroš Šefčovič’s new role as Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal.
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After the ousting of Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, the US House of Representatives is in a deadlock. The government's budget cannot be passed until the post is filled. McCarthy has said he will not run again and there is speculation that former president Donald Trump could become his successor. Commentators voice concern.