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EU demands seat at the table over US-Russia plan to end war in Ukraine

November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM

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#UkraineWar: EU countries demand seat at the table over US-Russia plan to end war in Ukraine, by Jorge Liboreiro & @maredgwyn.bsky.social | Euronews

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Ever since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Brussels and European capitals have been clear that they expect to play a role in any peace settlement.

European Parliament blocks MEPs' attempt to stall Mercosur deal

November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM

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[Featured] #Trade: #European Parliament blocks MEPs' attempt to stall #Mercosur deal, by @peggycorlin.bsky.social & Vincenzo Genovese | Euronews

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A draft resolution opposing the Mercosur trade agreement has been blocked on procedural grounds, sparking parliamentarians' anger and putting the deal’s ratification process off to a tense start.

US trade representative to meet EU trade chief in Brussels

November 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM

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#Trade: #US trade representative to meet #EU trade chief in #Brussels, by @peggycorlin.bsky.social | Euronews

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A meeting between US Trade Representative Greer and EU Trade Commissioner Šefčovič will take place next week - and it could get heated as the US pushes for more concessions and faster implementation o...

EU to present tariff exemption wishlist to top Trump envoys

November 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM

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#Trade: EU to present tariff exemption wishlist to top Trump envoys: Brussels will put forward request to U.S. officials to exempt goods like medical devices and alcohol, by @camgijs.bsky.social | Politico

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Brussels will put forward request to U.S. officials to exempt goods like medical devices and alcohol from President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

EU’s digital law cuts spark fears and doubts on competitiveness | Euractiv

November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM

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[Opinion] #Tech: EU’s digital law cuts spark fears and doubts on competitiveness. "If it's about competitiveness, this is certainly not helping," said Mario Mariniello from a Brussels-based think tank, by @claudiemoreau.bsky.social & @wulffwold.bsky.social | Euractiv
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"If it's about competitiveness, this is certainly not helping," said Mario Mariniello from a Brussels-based think tank

Europe’s carmakers risk losing plug-in hybrid war to China on their own turf

November 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM

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#Trade & #EUIndustry: #Europe’s carmakers risk losing plug-in hybrid war to #China on their own turf, by Kana Inagaki | Financial Times

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Hit by high EV tariffs, Chinese auto groups have pivoted to selling cheaper, technologically advanced vehicles

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November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM

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#EUEconomy & #EUDefence : #EU aims to retrain 600,000 workers for defence sector to eliminate skills shortage, by Alice Tidey | Euronews

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EU aims to reskill 600,000 workers for booming defence sector by 2030

Europe is trying to rearm fast. The problem? There are too few qualified people to design or produce the volume of materiel needed for a sufficient European defence strategy.

ANALYSIS: The race to avert a homemade European energy crisis | Euractiv

November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM

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[Analysis] #Energy: The race to avert a homemade #European energy crisis, by @nkurmayer.bsky.social | Euractiv

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Capacity markets: old idea, new threat

Overshoot: Returning to 1.5°C Requires Net-negative Emissions Targets - PubAffairs Bruxelles

November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM

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[Featured] #Climate - Overshoot: Returning to 1.5°C requires net-negative emissions targets, by Oliver Geden & @andyreisinger.bsky.social | @swp-berlin.org

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Global warming is set to rise above 1.5°C by the early 2030s. Returning to 1.5°C before the end of the 21st century would not prevent all harms resulting from a period of excess temperatures, but it w...

Making the green premium work - PubAffairs Bruxelles

November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM

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#Climate: Making the green premium work. Policy pathways for critical raw materials by @edoardorighetti.bsky.social, Vasileios Rizos & Deniz Tekin | @ceps.eu

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Meeting the EU’s climate and industrial objectives requires scaling the supply of critical raw materials (CRMs) while ensuring production complies with environmental, social and governance (ESG) stand...

EU’s digital law cuts spark fears and doubts on competitiveness | Euractiv

November 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM

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#Tech & #EUEconomy: #EU’s digital law cuts spark fears and doubts on competitiveness, by @claudiemoreau.bsky.social & @wulffwold.bsky.social | Euractiv
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"If it's about competitiveness, this is certainly not helping," said Mario Mariniello from a Brussels-based think tank

Why the EU and Africa need each other in a fragmented world - PubAffairs Bruxelles

November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM

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[Podcast] #GlobalEurope: Why the #EU and #Africa need each other in a fragmented world, by @sophiedesmidt.bsky.social, @gustavobcarvalho.bsky.social, @chloeteevan.bsky.social & @jonathan-hunter.bsky.social | @ecdpm.org

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As global multilateralism faces attacks and geopolitical competition intensifies, the European Union and the African Union are preparing for a critical summit in Angola. But in a world of messy geopol...

Beyond Nvidia's hype: Europe’s role in shaping AI for humanity | Euractiv

November 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM

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[Opinion] #Tech - Beyond Nvidia's hype: #Europe’s role in shaping #AI for humanity, by Cristina Vanbergen | Euractiv
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Europe can and should shape the ethical and human-centric character of AI – ensuring that technology serves people, not the other way around

Belgium’s deputy PM in pole position to lead Eurogroup

November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM

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#EUInstuitutions: #Belgium’s deputy PM in pole position to lead #Eurogroup, by @gregsorgi.bsky.social, Bjarke Smith-Meyer, Giovanna Faggionato & Carlo Boffa | Politico
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Vincent Van Peteghem is emerging as the immediate favorite to fill the position created by Paschal Donohoe’s resignation.

The EU’s far right has tasted power. Now it wants action on migrants, cars and red tape.

November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM

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#EUPolitics & #Migration: The #EU’s far right has tasted power. Now it wants action on migrants, cars and red tape, by @maxgriera.bsky.social, @jordyndahl.bsky.social, @ellenoregan.bsky.social & @thisisbartosz.bsky.social | Politico www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...

The European People’s Party says it is a “lie” they negotiated with far right on green rules rollback.

Europe needs to act now on its metals vulnerability

November 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM

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[Featured] #CriticalRawMaterials: #Europe needs to act now on its metals vulnerability, by Richard Holtum | Financial Times
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Economic sovereignty and security depend on access to minerals and the ability to smelt and refine them

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November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM

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#CriticalRawMaterials & #Trade: #Norway blasts #Brussels after #EU rejects metal-trade exemption, by Jacob Wulff Wold | Euractiv
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Norway blasts Brussels after EU rejects metal-trade exemption | Euractiv

“There were deep disagreements with the Commission on what measures to take,” said Norway’s foreign minister

Geopolitical uncertainty, AI and stablecoins are on the European Central Bank's radar

November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM

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#EUEconomy & #AI: Geopolitical uncertainty, #AI and stablecoins are on the #European Central Bank's radar, by Marc Angrand | Le Monde
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The main banks in the eurozone have remained resilient, but financial market conditions, the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and the growth of crypto-assets all require close monitoring, the ins...

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November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM

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#Tech & #AIAct: #France and #Germany support simplification push for digital rules as Commission preps #AI Act review, by Romane Armangau | Euronews
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France and Germany support simplification push for digital rules

The Commission, with French-German backing, plans to ease AI and data rules to ease the burdens on European companies. Members of Parliament and NGOs fear it will open “pandora’s box” of negative rami...

The EU promised to lead on regulating artificial intelligence. Now it’s hitting pause.

November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM

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#Tech & #AIAct: The #EU promised to lead on regulating artificial intelligence. Now it’s hitting pause, by Pieter Haeck | Politico
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Under pressure from the U.S. and tech companies, the EU is backing away from plans to rein in highly risky technologies.

'Military Schengen': Brussels proposal aims to speed up mobilisation

November 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM

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#EUDefence:# EU states to have three days to allow troop transit under new 'Military Schengen' system, by Alice Tidey | Euronews
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If an EU country is attacked, how long should it take for other member states to allow troops and equipment to cross through their borders to provide reinforcements? A new plan could limit how long on...

EU strains to defend carbon levy as trade tensions engulf COP30

November 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM

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#Climate & #Trade: #EU strains to defend carbon levy as trade tensions engulf #COP30, by Zia Weise | Politico
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India, China and other countries are challenging CBAM in climate talks.

Ukraine to claim €37 billion in climate compensation from Russia

November 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM

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#Climate & #UkraineWar - The cost of ‘conflict carbon’: Russia faces €37 billion climate reparations bill for war in #Ukraine, by Liam Gilliver | Euronews
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created global heating emissions equivalent to 236.8 million tonnes of CO².