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Hungary on track to meet all commitments made to secure deal on EU funds -minister

Hungary's Development Minister Tibor Navracsics said on Wednesday that informal feedback from Brussels showed that they are content with the Hungarian commitments made in order to secure a deal on European Union funds.

Reuters · Oct 19, 2022

Lynx, wild horses and vultures return to eastern Spain in latest rewilding project

Rewilding Europe’s 10th project ‘has potential to benefit both nature and people’ in one of the continent’s least populated areas

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022

UK lags behind Italy as ‘third-rank’ space power, MPs warn

‘Unacceptable’ lack of progress on alternative to EU’s Galileo project after Brexit, says committee

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

Sanctions on Russia are increasing, not decreasing, its revenue

The European Union has just approved new sanctions against Russia, including a price cap on oil sales, following the United States’ Sept. 30 announcement of new economic sanctions. Both announcements are in response to Russia’s annexation of four regions of Ukraine.

The Conversation · Oct 18, 2022

EU energy crisis weighs on Italy's textile industry

EU policymakers remain divided over how best to deal with the ongoing energy crisis. High prices are affecting households and businesses across the bloc, including Italy's storied textiles industry, as our correspondents report. Also in the show: French unions strike amid calls for higher wages, and electric vehicles are in…

France 24 · Oct 18, 2022

Liz Truss turns to former Johnson adviser as she fights to shore up tottering premiership

‘She’s toast’: PM to face MPs’ questions amid questions over how long she can survive

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

The neoliberal Spartans led us all into this chaos

Letters: Jerry Palmer on the threads that run from Brexit to today’s turmoil in the UK’s economy and politics. Plus letters from Fawzi Ibrahim and Stephen Coleman

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

EU seeks to boost infrastructure protection after Nord Stream blasts

The European Commission on Tuesday proposed stepping up measures to protect its critical infrastructure, with energy among its chief areas of focus following the possible sabotage last month of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Reuters · Oct 18, 2022

Pesticide use around world almost doubles since 1990, report finds

Agricultural chemicals drive falls of 30% in populations of field birds and butterflies, says Pesticide Atlas

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

Ryanair boss blames ‘car crash’ economic crisis on Brexit ‘failure’

Michael O’Leary hopes the appointing of Jeremy Hunt will lead to more ‘sensible’ policies

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022