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EU research funds flow to Israel despite outrage over Gaza war

Israeli organisations, some linked to the military, have received more than $250m since the war on Gaza began. But in July, when about 40,000 people had been killed in Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, more than 2,000 European academics and 45 organisations petitioned the EU to end all funding to Israeli institutions, saying the Horizon framework had played “a …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

European Commission to relax rules for protecting the wolf

Dutch News

The European Commission will propose next year relaxing the rules to safeguard the wolf, after an international committee decided to downgrade its protection status. On Tuesday, the standing committee of the Council of Europe’s Bern Convention, an international treaty for the conservation of European wildlife and habitats, voted in favour of the EU proposal to downgrade the status of the …

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Ukraine crisis: EU leaders arrive in Kyiv, vow to stand firm against Russia

Firstpost

The European Union’s new leadership team is keen to demonstrate it remains firm on backing Kyiv at a perilous moment for Ukraine nearly three years into its fight against Russia’s all-out invasion European Commission Vice-President-designate and High Representative-designate for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas looks on as President Ursula von der Leyen speaks on the day of a …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

New EU commission gets approval as priorities listed

China Daily

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola reach to embrace one another during a plenary session of the parliament, following a vote to approve the new European Commission, in Strasbourg, France, November 27, 2024. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen rolled out the priorities for the next five years after her college of …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Dutch MEPs still unsure about European Commissioners despite voting in favor

NL Times

Dutch MEPs from GroenLinks-PvdA, Volt, and BBB struggled with their decision on whether they will support the new European Commission. GroenLinks-PvdA still has “significant reservations” when it comes to the Hungarian Commissioner for Health and Animal Wellbeing, Olivér Várhelyi, and Raffaele Fitto from Italy, who is a commissioner for Cohesion Policies, said GroenLinks-PvdA MEP Bas Eickhout. Várhelyi has not only …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

In espionage ‘hub’ Brussels, European Commission warns staff to watch out for spies

Firstpost

The warning emphasised that individuals at all levels could be targeted, noting that spies often pose as diplomats, journalists, lobbyists, scientists, or PhD students Spying from Chinese and Russian entities has long been a concern in the EU. File image The European Commission has issued an internal memo alerting its staff to the pervasive threat of espionage in Brussels, identifying …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Britain will rejoin the EU within 15 years, former Brussels chief predicts

The Independent

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking …

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3 months ago

EU pledges to lend Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid

LA Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen greet each other in Kyiv on Friday. “We should make Russia pay for the destruction it caused,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters at a news conference in Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Von der Leyen said that the EU has already provided …

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3 months ago

Von der Leyen unveils her new top team

China Daily

By CHEN WEIHUA in Brussels | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-09-18 10:05 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for the presentation of the new Commission and the allocation of portfolios between the Commissioners-designate, as part of a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Sept 17, 2024. European Commission President Ursula von der …

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3 months ago

Von der Leyen unveils her new top team

China Daily

By CHEN WEIHUA in Brussels | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-09-18 10:05 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for the presentation of the new Commission and the allocation of portfolios between the Commissioners-designate, as part of a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Sept 17, 2024. European Commission President Ursula von der …

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3 months, 1 week ago

A French member of the European Commission resigns and criticizes President von der Leyen

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — An influential French member of the European Union’s powerful executive branch resigned on Monday, criticizing the leadership of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen just as she tries to assemble a new team for the next five years. In a post on X that contained his resignation letter to the EU’s top official, Breton said that von …

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3 months, 1 week ago

EU vows retaliation if Hungary sends buses of migrants to Brussels

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — Hungary’s threat to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in protest against European Union policies is unacceptable and would prompt EU retaliatory action, the bloc’s powerful executive branch warned on Tuesday. Hungary’s anti-immigrant government signaled last week that it is serious about giving migrants free one-way travel to Brussels, a measure meant to pressure the European …

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3 months, 1 week ago

EU's von der Leyen delays announcement of new European Commission

Hindustan Times

By Kate Abnett EU's von der Leyen delays announcement of new European Commission BRUSSELS, Sept 10 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has delayed until next week the announcement of the jobs each EU country's representative will hold in her top team, the European Parliament said on Tuesday. Von der Leyen, a German conservative, had been expected to …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

EU chief's gender parity bid suffers blow

China Daily

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who will start her second five-year term, was dealt a heavy blow when most of the 27 member states of the European Union defied her instruction to nominate two candidates — a woman and a man — in order to form a gender balanced leadership. Von der Leyen herself represents Germany, while Kaja …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen aims for gender parity in commissioner posts. But it’s raining men

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — At first glance, the European Union may seem like a paragon of gender equality — what with Ursula von der Leyen heading the all-important executive branch. Not that von der Leyen, the first woman to hold the position as European Commission president, would want anything other than full gender parity in the body that runs the day-to-day business …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Former Dutch deputy PM nominated to continue as EU commissioner

China Daily

THE HAGUE -- Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced on Tuesday the nomination of former Deputy Prime Minister Wopke Hoekstra to continue as a commissioner in the new European Commission. In a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, the President-elect of the European Commission, Schoof expressed the Dutch government's strong support for Hoekstra's continuation in the role. "Looking ahead at …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Former Dutch deputy PM nominated to continue as EU commissioner

China Daily

THE HAGUE -- Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced on Tuesday the nomination of former Deputy Prime Minister Wopke Hoekstra to continue as a commissioner in the new European Commission. In a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, the President-elect of the European Commission, Schoof expressed the Dutch government's strong support for Hoekstra's continuation in the role. "Looking ahead at …

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5 months ago

PM Modi congratulates Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as President of European Commission

India TV News

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as the President of the European Commission following a crucial vote on Thursday. She called her re-election a victory for her backers, lawmakers she called "pro-European, pro-Ukraine pro-rule of law.” Von der Leyen pledges a stronger Europe Von der Leyen's re-election ensures leadership continuity …

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5 months ago

European Commission didn’t provide enough information about COVID-19 vaccine deals, EU court says

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The European Commission did not allow the public enough access to information about COVID-19 vaccine purchase agreements it secured with pharmaceutical companies during the pandemic, the EU general court said Wednesday. A group of EU lawmakers had taken legal action after the commission refused to grant them complete access to COVID-19 vaccine contracts secured between the EU’s executive …

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6 months ago

Multibagger HFCL stock surges 10% as European Commission exempts the company from anti-dumping duties

Live Mint

HFCL, a company with diverse operations in telecom infrastructure, has experienced a remarkable surge in its stock value during today's early trade after the company on Monday said it is the only Indian optical fiber cable manufacturer to have been exempted from anti-dumping duties by the European Commission. Highlighting a decision by the European Commission on June 14, 2024, HFCL …

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6 months, 1 week ago

European Commission puts brake on green transition

China Daily

People visit the booth of Chinese carmaker Xpeng during the 2023 International Motor Show, officially known as the IAA MOBILITY 2023, in Munich, Germany, Sept 5, 2023. Despite the strong opposition of the Chinese side, the European Commission is expected to levy provisional duties on made-in-China electric vehicles from July 4, EU officials told Chinese automakers on Monday, without disclosing …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Right-wing surge rattles traditional EU powers

China Daily

By CHEN WEIHUA in Brussels | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-06-11 09:20 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who is also the lead candidate for the European People's Party, speaks on Sunday during an event at the EPP headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. French President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance party suffered an especially humiliating defeat in the hands of Marine …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘The battleground is Palestine’: Israel’s war looms over European elections

Al Jazeera

EU insiders and voters say many will be backing parties that are supportive of Gaza. How EU politicians are addressing Israel’s war on Gaza, violence in the occupied West Bank and the future of Palestine has become a central theme driving political discourse and voters’ choices in the 27-nation bloc. “Europeans find themselves better represented by Macklemore than the European …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Hard right is set to surge in this week’s European Union elections. Center set to tilt to right, too

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — It seemed like a throwaway line by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, yet it encapsulated what is at stake for many in this week’s European Union parliamentary elections — What to do with the hard right? During an election debate, von der Leyen declared that Meloni checked all the necessary boxes, the last of which was …

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EU research funds flow to Israel despite outrage over Gaza war

European Commission to relax rules for protecting the wolf

Ukraine crisis: EU leaders arrive in Kyiv, vow to stand firm against Russia

New EU commission gets approval as priorities listed

Dutch MEPs still unsure about European Commissioners despite voting in favor

In espionage ‘hub’ Brussels, European Commission warns staff to watch out for spies

Britain will rejoin the EU within 15 years, former Brussels chief predicts

EU pledges to lend Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid

Von der Leyen unveils her new top team

Von der Leyen unveils her new top team

A French member of the European Commission resigns and criticizes President von der Leyen

EU vows retaliation if Hungary sends buses of migrants to Brussels

EU's von der Leyen delays announcement of new European Commission

EU chief's gender parity bid suffers blow

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen aims for gender parity in commissioner posts. But it’s raining men

Former Dutch deputy PM nominated to continue as EU commissioner

Former Dutch deputy PM nominated to continue as EU commissioner

PM Modi congratulates Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as President of European Commission

European Commission didn’t provide enough information about COVID-19 vaccine deals, EU court says

Multibagger HFCL stock surges 10% as European Commission exempts the company from anti-dumping duties

European Commission puts brake on green transition

Right-wing surge rattles traditional EU powers

‘The battleground is Palestine’: Israel’s war looms over European elections

Hard right is set to surge in this week’s European Union elections. Center set to tilt to right, too