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Labor Department submits revised ESG rule to White House

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Ballotpedia · Jul 8

Ryanair calls on French government to fix future flight delay risks

‘The time for excuses is over,’ said the Irish airline

The Independent UK · Jul 8

EU plans to impose emissions costs on waste incineration plants

European Union plans will require waste incineration plants to pay for carbon dioxide emissions. This move aims to encourage reuse and reduce waste generation across member states. The industry argues this unfairly penalizes incinerator owners instead of waste producers. Officials are considering a 2031 start date for these new emissions…

The Economic Times · Jul 8

Switch 1 isn't dead yet – Nintendo will "continue selling" its console worldwide in 2027, just not in Europe after February

And a new Switch 2 is coming then, too

GamesRadar · Jul 8

EES border checks: UK urges France to ‘prioritise flow’ ahead of summer holiday chaos

The EU has rejected calls from airline and airports to suspend EES until September

The Independent UK · Jul 8

France's far-right leader Le Pen hits campaign trail after conviction in EU embezzlement case

France's far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen launched her fourth presidential campaign in the small town of La Flèche in the country's Loire Valley Wednesday after an appeals court cleared her to run for office – despite upholding her conviction for misusing millions of euros in public funds.

France 24 · Jul 8

EU narrows ban on Russian combatants to appease France and Italy

A narrowed-down version of the ban on Russian combatants, limited to short-stay visas and those who fought directly, landed on the table of EU ambassadors meeting on Wednesday after France and Italy pushed back on the measure.

Euronews · Jul 8

EU faces tougher gas storage refill task as winter looms and high prices bite

EU gas storage was only 28 percent full at the start of the summer injection season, but energy regulators are confident in the system's resilience thanks to regasification capacity.

Euronews · Jul 8

Eight member states oppose the opening of Serbia’s next EU accession cluster

In a major blow to Belgrade’s bid to join the European Union, EU ambassadors who gathered in Brussels on Wednesday failed to find unanimity on Serbia's path toward joining the bloc.

Euronews · Jul 8

Le Pen to run for French presidency despite conviction – her protege Jordan Bardella would make a better candidate

Marine Le Pen has confirmed she intends to run in next year’s presidential election in France, despite her appeal against a conviction for embezzlement of EU funds being rejected.

The Conversation · Jul 8