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EU Commission approves Italy's 2023 draft budget despite reservations

Italy's draft 2023 budget draft, drawn up by its new government, is overall in line with policies agreed by EU governments, the European Commission said on Wednesday, noting that it did also have several drawbacks.

Reuters

Could Lithuania hold the key to Europe's energy security?

On 19 October, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU had replaced two-thirds of its Russian gas imports since February by switching to other suppliers. Such a turnaround seemed unattainable last spring, when the invasion of Ukraine turned Moscow from an EU business partner into a…

The Conversation

Ukraine's latest need: 50 million LED light bulbs to ease power shortfalls

While Kyiv's allies pledged more than $1 billion in aid on Tuesday, they also promised energy-efficient LED bulbs to ease power shortfalls and help Ukraine get through freezing winter months as Russia pounds the country's infrastructure.

Reuters

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Eels facing population collapse, conservation groups warn

Scientists raise concerns after annual fishing talks for key EU waters ended in quotas above those recommended

The Guardian - UK

Poland offers to amend law on Supreme Court to get EU funds

Poland will submit draft amendments to a law on its Supreme Court this week to fulfill requirements to receive EU recovery funds, Polish European Affairs Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sek said on Tuesday.

Reuters

EU delays decision on natural gas price cap, countries still at odds

European Union energy ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday failed to strike a final deal on a bloc-wide cap on natural gas prices, after months of debate between countries over whether the measure can ease Europe's energy crisis.

Reuters

Paris conference to put Ukrainian civil society at 'heart of humanitarian response'

Paris is hosting a bilateral conference to help Ukraine resist and rebuild after the war with Russia. The objective: to identify the immediate needs of Ukrainians and how to meet them, and to help them recover from the conflict once it is over. The meeting comes as winter sets in…

France 24

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Police search European parliament offices as bribery inquiry grows

Belgian prosecutors say 20 searches conducted since Friday, prompting warning that EU’s credibility at stake

The Guardian - UK

Some countries could soon allow phone calls on planes

The European Commission plans to allow 5G calls on planes by the summer of next year

The Independent UK

EU chief calls for stricter ethics rules amid scandal

The European Union’s top official says the allegations of corruption targeting a vice-president of the European Parliament are of “utmost concern."

The Independent UK

EU chief says there will be 'no impunity' amid corruption probe

The president of the European Parliament warned members Monday that alleged bribery by a foreign power was an attack on democracy, after Belgian investigators charged a senior MEP with corruption, adding that MEPs would receive “no impunity” in the corruption probe.

France 24

France bans short-haul domestic flights in fight against climate change

In effort to slow climate change, France has announced that it will ban short-haul domestic flights. The proposal was approved earlier this month by the European Commission, the European Union’s administrative body.

Tribune News Service

Triangle of Sadness takes four top prizes at European film awards

Ruben Ostlund’s Palme d’Or-winning satire takes best picture, director, actor and screenplay at continent’s answer to the Oscars

The Guardian - UK

Hungary's reforms not enough to unlock EU funds, European Commission says

Hungary has not implemented enough reforms to improve anti-corruption safeguards to grant Budapest billions of euros worth of EU funds, the European Commission said on Friday.

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The Independent UK

France, Spain, Portugal to build hydrogen pipeline by 2030

Spain, France and Portugal have agreed to build a major undersea pipeline to transport hydrogen from the Iberian Peninsula to France and Europe by 2030

France 24

Capping energy prices: EU talks on gas reveal stark divisions

Recent discussions in Europe about a gas price cap are said to have been tough, heated and even ugly. The European Commission has put a proposal on the table, but EU member states are finding it difficult to reach a compromise among themselves – despite giving their political support to…

The Guardian - UK

Race to control ‘tripledemic’ as cases of RSV in children sweep US and Europe

Spike in respiratory syncytial virus as well as Covid and flu pushing many hospitals close to brink

Wales Online

EU flights to allow phone calls and internet surfing from next summer

The European Commission has authorised the use of 5G on trips across the skies, kicking airplane mode into touch

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The Conversation

These are the implications of the latest wave of mega-fires for the European Green Deal

The last embers of 2022 fire season are finally extinguished, but the coming year’s mega-fires are also already sprouting. Although they are not making headlines now, the fires to come are quietly gestating: fuel continues to grow and, as soon as the weather allows it, they will strike again with…

The Independent UK

EU eyes Russian officials, banks, industry for sanctions

The European Union has proposed travel bans and asset freezes on almost 200 more Russian officials and military officers as part of a new round of sanctions aimed at ramping up pressure on Moscow over its war in Ukraine

The Conversation

COP15: three visions for protecting nature on the table at the UN biodiversity conference

With the dust still settling on the UN climate change summit in Egypt, another round of international talks is beginning in Montreal, Canada. The UN biodiversity conference, otherwise known as COP15, will assemble world leaders to agree on new targets for protecting nature.

The Independent UK

Government hits back at Michael O’Leary’s school bus criticisms

The Department of the Environment said Mr O’Leary’s views were ‘at odds’ with parents who applied for the scheme.

Evening Standard

France bans short-haul flights that are linked by a train journey of less than 2.5 hours

The ban will affect routes between Paris Orly and Bordeaux, Nantes and Lyon

The Independent UK

Enlargement back on EU's agenda at Western Balkans summit

The war in Ukraine has put the European Union’s expansion at the top of the agenda as officials from the Western Balkans and EU leaders prepare to meet Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

New HMRC data raises UK hopes of end to Northern Ireland Brexit trade checks

Analysis of database tailored to EU needs shows 85% of GB exports stay in the region’s factories and shops

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