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Air France-KLM has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to prepare for the EU Flight Emissions Label (FEL), a voluntary environmental labelling scheme for the estimation of the environmental performance of flights. The airline group will work closely with EASA experts to
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The European Commission has issued a regulation to specify technical items for a data set and establish technical formats for information transmission in the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) domain. The regulation aims to facilitate the transmission of information from Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) and ensure
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The Scottish Government has faced criticism from EU officials, including the College of Europe's rector Federica Mogherini, after deciding to end its scholarship funding for Scottish students to attend the prestigious institution. The decision to cut the funding, which was previously used to support up to three Scottish
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A high-ranking European Commission official has been embroiled in a corruption scandal, involving the misuse of EU funds and favoritism towards a foreign country. The official, Henrik Hololei, a former top transport official, accepted luxury flights and holidays for himself and his family while negotiating an aviation agreement with Qatar.
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The European Parliament, in a vote on 19th May 2025, decided to censure the European Commission led by President Ursula von der Leyen over concerns regarding transparency, accountability, and good governance. The motion of censure was adopted with a significant majority, following a series of high-profile controversies and disputes between
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A high-level delegation from the European Commission will visit the Vidzeme Planning Region in Latvia on July 3, 2025, as part of a three-day program in the country. The delegation will be led by representatives from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO), including
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Bulgarian Minister of the Interior Daniel Mitov and his Austrian counterpart Gerhard Karner inaugurated a new border surveillance zone along the Bulgarian-Turkish border, marking a significant step in strengthening the EU's external borders. The €190 million project, funded by the European Commission, aims to safeguard the EU'
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and the European Commission have agreed to simplify State aid rules in relation to EIB Group financing, aiming to further facilitate support for Europe's industry and economic competitiveness. This agreement confirms that financing by the EIB Group from its own resources falls
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The European Union's momentum on the environment policy has dramatically shifted under the new European Commission's agenda, with policymakers dealing severe blows to the once-prominent European Green Deal. Since the end of 2023, when opinion polls suggested a significant rightward shift before the 2024 parliamentary elections,
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European Union leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday to discuss a potential trade deal with the US, with a deadline of 9 July looming and US President Donald Trump threatening to impose 50% tariffs on all EU goods unless a deal is reached. The EU's Commission President, Ursula
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The European Commission's Automotive Industrial Action Plan has promised regulatory simplification for the automotive sector, with the withdrawal of the Green Claims Directive being a crucial step towards achieving this goal. European automotive manufacturers believe that a harmonized framework to combat greenwashing and ensure transparency for consumers is
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The European Commission has granted orphan drug designation to JR-446, an investigational treatment for mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB (MPS IIIB or Sanfilippo syndrome type B), following the recent designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This marks a significant step forward in the development of JR-446, which has
