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The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) has released a policy paper outlining recommendations for the EU Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS). ITI emphasizes the importance of a balanced and proportional approach to cloud certification requirements, calling on stakeholders to reconsider clauses on EU-ownership and data localisation. The association
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The European Commission has approved a €10 million Slovak scheme to support agricultural product processors and the food production sector in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis Framework, adopted by the Commission on 23 March 2022 and
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The European Commission has launched an investigation into pharmaceutical company Teva's alleged anticompetitive practices related to its blockbuster medicine, Copaxone, a treatment for multiple sclerosis. The Commission has informed Teva of its preliminary view that the company may have engaged in practices intended to delay competition, including artificially
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The European Commission has approved a €292.5 million Italian measure to support STMicroelectronics in the construction of a semiconductor plant in Catania, Sicily. This move aims to strengthen Europe's security of supply, resilience, and digital sovereignty in semiconductor technologies. The project will also contribute to achieving both
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The European Commission has approved a significant program aimed at promoting the development of the blue economy in the Republic of Cyprus. The program, which totals 54.7 million euros, is set to run from 2021-2027 and will focus on supporting small coastal fishing, strengthening the aquaculture sector, and developing
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The European Commission has launched the Biomethane Industrial Partnership, a public-private partnership aimed at increasing annual biomethane production and consumption. This initiative was announced in the REPowerEU plan and builds on the success of Poland's sectoral agreement for the development of the biogas and biomethane sectors, which was
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President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, concluded a week of discussions with world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York, reiterating the EU's commitment to helping vulnerable partners deal with the social and economic fallout of Russia's war of aggression against
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the conversion of the conditional Marketing Authorization (cMA) for COMIRNATY to standard (also referred to as full) Marketing Authorization (MA) for all authorized indications and formulations. This decision
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As the European continent grapples with the challenges of decarbonization and the energy crisis, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank have signed an agreement to provide €10 billion in support to regions most affected by the transition to a climate-neutral economy. This agreement is part of the Just
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As the European Union grapples with the rising energy costs and ongoing energy crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the bloc is set to unveil a comprehensive package of solutions to mitigate the impact on its citizens. European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson said the package, expected
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The European Union's energy commissioner, Kadri Simson, announced that the bloc will unveil its plan to address the energy crisis next week, after Russia's state-run energy company shut down a key pipeline to Europe, driving up energy costs. An emergency meeting of EU energy ministers is
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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has secured European Union (EU) approval as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer who have received one or more prior anti-HER2-based regimens. The approval by the European Commission (EC) is based on
