- — US sanctions on Gazprombank will accelerate EU-Russia decoupling, analysts say
- Experts noted that the threat of so-called “secondary sanctions” would increase the pressure on Western companies to cut any remaining financial ties with the EU’s eastern neighbour.
- — Closing rule of law procedure against Poland ‘a good decision’, Reynders said
- Reynders welcomes the progress made towards the restoring of the rule of law in Poland.
- — The Brief – How the West made Putin go nuclear, or not
- The regional conflict in Ukraine has acquired elements of a global character, says Putin.
- — Delivering Benefits for Patients and health systems through value added medicines [Promoted content]
- James Burt, Chair of the Value Added Medicines Sector Group at Medicines for Europe shares his vision how off-patent innovation can help sustainably address today's major public health needs such as antimicrobial resistance, cardiovascular disease or the burden on health systems.
- — Europe’s broken food system, time to finance resilient and sustainable food systems [Advocacy Lab Content]
- Europe’s farmers are facing a chronic 62% financing gap. Many young farmers cannot get business bank loans. If farming goes broke, the EU’s food security evaporates.
- — Businesses urge EU to become more like the US
- “Benchmarking with the US helps us to understand why EU companies want to go to the US—and how they can stay in Europe.”
- — EU regulators scrap probe into Apple’s e-book rules after complaint was withdrawn
- But it would continue to monitor business practices in the European tech sector.
- — Hungarian presidency secures full Schengen membership for Bulgaria, Romania
- On 22 November in Budapest, the interior ministers of Bulgaria, Romania and Austria signed a declaration on the full accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area.
- — Hungary seeks organ transplant increase, boost to organ recipient life quality and reduced stigma
- Hungary performed 409 organ transplants last year. Experts think this number can increase with the help of the healthcare ecosystem, and tax incentives.
- — Orbán to host Netanyahu in Hungary as EU divided over ICC decision
- Orban called the ICC warrant "wrong" and assured Netanyahu could negotiate in Hungary "in adequate safety."
- — EU budget 2025 – an investment in Europeans [Promoted content]
- At €200bn, EU budget 2025 is 6% bigger than this year’s, meaning a €10bn increase. It responds to the needs of Europeans while being able to pay back for the post-pandemic economic recovery of the Union without cutting the key programmes.
- — Barnier: Franco-German tandem should enter ‘ménage à trois’ with Italy
- When it comes to the Franco-German relationship, Michel Barnier is ready to provide some couple therapy advice: stop being exclusive and start opening up to new partners.
- — UK and France investigate over suspected corruption by Thales
- This procedure is “distinct from the one that gave rise to a search in France at the end of June”.
- — US Treasury targets Russia’s Gazprombank with new sanctions
- Once in office, Donald Trump would have the power to remove the sanctions, which were imposed under an executive order by Joe Biden.
- — Irish economy faces the test of Trump’s protectionism
- If Donald Trump follows through on a promise to lower the US corporate tax rate from 21% to Ireland's rate of 15%, fears are growing that the tech firms will pack up and head home.
- — Unpopular Scholz set to run for second term after Pistorius bows out
- The move leaves the ruling SPD with Germany's most unpopular chancellor as their candidate at a time when the party is already trailing in third place behind the opposition conservatives and the far-right.
- — Romania’s radical right leader Simion, a Trump fan, eyes presidency
- George Simion dreams of restoring Romania's pre-World War Two borders, which include areas now in Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine and has been declared persona non grata in the latter two.
- — Nuclear sector pins hopes on 2026 for ‘low-carbon’ hydrogen label
- Draft rules proposed by the European Commission propose postponing until 1 July 2028 a decision on whether nuclear energy-derived hydrogen can be eligible for the 'low-carbon' label.
- — EU funded scheme delivers one million ammunition to Ukraine, looks at industry direct investment
- Overcoming Hungary's veto is not the only issue on the agenda.
- — Sweden’s Northvolt files for bankruptcy, in blow to Europe’s EV ambitions
- Northvolt transformed in a matter of months from Europe's best shot at a homegrown electric-vehicle battery champion to a company struggling to stay afloat.
- — Slovakia’s Fico backs Serbia over Kosovo, pledges to increase KFOR troops
- In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Slovakia's Robert Fico backing Serbia over Kosovo, a Polish MEP urging Trump to back Poland's World War II reparations demands from Germany, and so much more.
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