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Telcos’ Attacks on “Large Traffic Generators” Are Misleading [Promoted content]

Euractiv.com - Wed, 10/05/2023 - 07:00
An odd telecom industry term – “large traffic generators” – recently made it into the European Commission’s “fair share” consultation about EU network fees. This misleading framing ignores the fact that it is telcos’ own customers that request, and thereby generate, data.
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Is 2023 the year when carbon capture and storage finally takes off?

Euractiv.com - Wed, 10/05/2023 - 07:00
The European Commission has finally acknowledged the absence of carbon capture and storage (CCS) from its emissions-reduction strategy but much remains to be done, writes Chris Davies.
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French MPs ask EU to label Wagner group ‘terrorist organisation’

Euractiv.com - Wed, 10/05/2023 - 06:59
A resolution calling on France and the EU to work towards listing the Wagner group as a terrorist organisation, which is reportedly guilty of multiple crimes in Ukraine and Africa, was adopted by the French National Assembly on Tuesday. The...
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Fratelli d’Italia considers nominating convict in European elections

Euractiv.com - Wed, 10/05/2023 - 06:48
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party is reportedly considering nominating former Lombardy region governor Roberto Formigoni, a former politician convicted of corruption, in the upcoming 2024 European elections. According to rumours in the Italian press, Formigoni could be one of Fratelli...
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Albanian PM backs Erdogan in run-up to Turkish elections

Euractiv.com - Wed, 10/05/2023 - 06:47
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama voiced strong support for incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, just days before Turkish citizens will vote in presidential elections. Rama’s intervention indicates the geopolitical balances in the region, with neighbouring Greece carefully watching the...
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Slovak economy threatened by Chinese electric vehicle dominance

Euractiv.com - Wed, 10/05/2023 - 06:46
The Slovak economy is the most vulnerable when it comes to Chinese car imports and could lose approximately 0.4% of its GDP if no action is taken, according to a new study by German insurer Allianz. Chinese-built electric vehicles pose...
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Iceland will not stop whaling this summer despite worrying report

Euractiv.com - Wed, 10/05/2023 - 06:44
It is impossible to stop the planned whaling this summer despite the country’s Food Authority’s conclusion that the hunt does not comply with the objectives of Icelandic animal welfare legislation, Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir said on Monday. The...
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Berlin to increase pressure on China after cancelled Beijing talks

Euractiv.com - Wed, 10/05/2023 - 06:43
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP/Renew) has called for a tougher stance on China after a scheduled meeting with his Chinese counterpart was cancelled at the last minute. Lindner was scheduled to meet with Chinese Finance Minister Liu Kun on...
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Parliament backtracks on plan to buy new Strasbourg building

Euractiv.com - Wed, 10/05/2023 - 06:07
The European Parliament appears to have abandoned plans for an expensive expansion of its premises in Strasbourg, according to a note obtained by EURACTIV,  
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AMENDMENTS 39 - 217 - Draft opinion Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market - PE746.976v01-00

AMENDMENTS 39 - 217 - Draft opinion Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Salima Yenbou

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP
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EU lawmakers call to speed up audiovisual media directive enforcement

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/05/2023 - 18:48
The European Parliament adopted a report on Tuesday (9 May), on the implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD), including criticism of the belated transposition from certain EU countries. 
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EU cloud certification headed for tiered approach on sovereignty criteria

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/05/2023 - 18:44
A draft Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services, seen by EURACTIV, moved the requirement excluding non-European companies into a new subcategory.
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Digital Services Act: Germany proposes creation of advisory board

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/05/2023 - 18:40
To make German law fit for the Digital Services Act (DSA), Berlin proposed an advisory board that monitors the EU regulation's implementation and enforcement, according to a draft of the implementation law seen by EURACTIV.
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EU Commissioner Gabriel nominated as Bulgaria’s new prime minister

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/05/2023 - 18:35
The leader of Bulgaria's conservative GERB party, Boyko Borissov, is widely expected to propose on Wednesday morning (10 May) European Commissioner Maria Gabriel as the country's next prime minister, in the hope of forming a viable government after four failed elections.
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Leftist Glucksmann rejects joint EU elections list with La France Insoumise

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/05/2023 - 18:07
French EU lawmaker Raphaël Glucksmann on Tuesday (9 May) rejected the idea of a joint list with the radical left La France Insoumise (LFI) ahead of the 2024 European elections, arguing that the political differences between the parties were too large.
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Missions - Mission to Jakarta (Indonesia) and Hanoi (Vietnam), 20 to 24 February 2023 - 20-02-2023 - Committee on Foreign Affairs

A delegation of AFET Members will travel to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia and the seat of the ASEAN Secretariat, and to Hanoi in Vietnam from 20 to 24 February. The main goal of the mission is to contribute to furthering the EU-ASEAN Strategic Partnership, in particular cooperation between the parliaments, and to enhancing bilateral relations with EU’s major partners in the region.
Members will hold meetings with government and parliament officials in Indonesia and in Vietnam to discuss global and regional security issues as well as to follow-up on the EU-ASEAN Summit of 14 December 2022 and the own-initiative-report of June 2022 on the 'EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific'. Members will also pursue dialogue with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which Indonesia is chairing in 2023.
Location : Jakarta and Hanoi
Mission report
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Parliament votes on EU methane regulation, with stricter rules for imports

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/05/2023 - 17:03
An ambitious new law to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector was approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday (9 May), despite a last-minute attempt by the far-right and conservative lawmakers to water down the regulation.
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A connected future: Shaping Europe’s internet ecosystem

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/05/2023 - 16:56
As digitalisation expands and the volume of data required to sustain it grows, attention is increasingly turning to the promotion of connectivity and what might be required to boost it in the future.
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The Brief — May marches

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/05/2023 - 16:21
Dictators are afraid of people. It would be very worrying if democracies were too.
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EU Council’s legal opinion gives slap to anti-child sex abuse law

Euractiv.com - Tue, 09/05/2023 - 16:01
The legal service of the EU Council of Ministers slammed the EU proposal to fight child sexual abuse material (CSAM), criticising, in particular, the ambiguity of detection orders and their possible impact on privacy rights. The CSAM draft law has...
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