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The new rules will ensure that the EU will be able to secure the necessary supply of crisis-relevant products and technologies that are otherwise protected by patents.
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The new rules will ensure that the EU will be able to secure the necessary supply of crisis-relevant products and technologies that are otherwise protected by patents.
Committee on Legal Affairs

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Paris also asks the Commission to set minimum made-in-EU requirements in key clean automotive policies.

The Commission promises action but remains vague on fixed deadlines, instead tying reforms to future Omnibus packages and national cooperation. 

The grant, however, is far from enough to end doubts on the Prague-based broadcaster's future.

The Parliament's president named Italian centre-right Fulvio Martusciello and Giusi Princi, in addition to the three MEPs already publicly identified this week.

Von der Leyen's detractors have a long list of complaints. The outcome of the formal review is sure to trigger further accusations of bias on her part.

Speaking to plenary on Wednesday, Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar highlighted challenges facing the EU, including the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

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Speaking to plenary on Wednesday, Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar highlighted challenges facing the EU, including the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

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MEPs added a debate on “the Hungarian government’s drift towards Russia-style repression” to today’s agenda.

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MEPs added a debate on “the Hungarian government’s drift towards Russia-style repression” to today’s agenda.

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Katharina Reiche will try to balance German energy policy between boosting industry and sticking with net-zero climate targets.

On 13 May 2025, the Committee on Foreign Affairs held a public hearing on the political relations between the European Union and the United States of America. AFET Members had the possibility to discuss with a panel of three distinguished experts on transatlantic relations about the state of relations and prospects for future developments.
The public hearing is a part of the preparation of the AFET own-initiative report on EU-US political relations by AFET Standing Rapporteur on the United States, Michal Szczerba.
Location : ANTALL (2Q2)
Draft Programme
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On 8 April 2025, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Trade held a joint public hearing on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement in force since 1 May 2021. The Commission presented its annual reports of 2024 and 2025 on the implementation and application of the Agreement and Members had the possibility to discuss with a panel of four expert speakers the implementation of arrangements and prospects for future developments.
The public hearing was a part of the preparation of the AFET-INTA joint implementation report on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
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Friendly fire hits the Commission as the EPP turns on new proposals in the next MFF.

Rassemblement National leader Jordan Bardella has already called for an investigation into alleged French interference in Romania’s presidential election.

The proposal comes as part of a broader EU offer to avoid Donald Trump’s sweeping duties on European exports.

Having a mental disorder should not mean you are socially exposed, said Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, Denmark’s Minister of Social Affairs.

Patients and medical societies are now official parties to administrative proceedings to reimburse rare disease medicines.

Andriy Portnov was a senior aide to Ukraine's pro-Russian former President Viktor Yanukovich.