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Only for private use. webmaster@euobserver.com Sat, 14 May 2022 05:30:03 +0200 [Agenda] Russia sanctions and energy dominate Next WEEK https://euobserver.com/agenda/154940?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 May 2022 16:38:20 +0200 https://euobserver.com/agenda/154940 [Opinion] Will 'Putin's Nato' follow Warsaw Pact into obscurity? https://euobserver.com/opinion/154937?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 May 2022 15:19:30 +0200 https://euobserver.com/opinion/154937 EU reaches deal on flagship cybersecurity law https://euobserver.com/digital/154938?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 May 2022 15:14:36 +0200 https://euobserver.com/digital/154938 [Ticker] EU to donate extra €400m for Africa vaccines rollout https://euobserver.com/tickers/154936?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Global Pandemic Preparedness Fund, subject to agreement on its governance.]]> Thu, 12 May 2022 18:21:29 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154936 EU to help Ukraine export grain — amid food shortages fears https://euobserver.com/ukraine/154935?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2022 18:05:43 +0200 https://euobserver.com/ukraine/154935 Revealed: Big Oil shaped EU's gas-cutting strategy https://euobserver.com/green-economy/154932?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2022 18:02:00 +0200 https://euobserver.com/green-economy/154932 EU: Ukrainians hesitating to register for protection https://euobserver.com/migration/154933?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2022 17:57:27 +0200 https://euobserver.com/migration/154933 [Ticker] Spain plans five-days 'menstrual leave' and to ease abortion rules https://euobserver.com/tickers/154934?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2022 17:53:03 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154934 UK says 'no choice but to act' over post-Brexit trade rules https://euobserver.com/world/154930?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2022 17:13:10 +0200 https://euobserver.com/world/154930 [Ticker] MEPs reject proposal for stricter 2030 target on cars and vans https://euobserver.com/tickers/154929?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2022 14:44:56 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154929 [Opinion] The EU Parliament Covid inquiry: the questions MEPs must ask https://euobserver.com/opinion/154888?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2022 12:27:32 +0200 https://euobserver.com/opinion/154888 [Ticker] Study: EU spent €341m on AI border technology https://euobserver.com/tickers/154927?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss 46-page report says an EU proposal for the artificial intelligence act, currently under talks, fails to safeguard against potential abuse by such technology.]]> Thu, 12 May 2022 11:27:08 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154927 Finland moves to join Nato in historic step https://euobserver.com/ukraine/154926?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2022 11:19:17 +0200 https://euobserver.com/ukraine/154926 [Ticker] Over 100 million Europeans remain unvaccinated https://euobserver.com/tickers/154925?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2022 10:54:47 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154925 [Ticker] EU agency: Distrust in police means fewer crimes reported https://euobserver.com/tickers/154924?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2022 10:34:56 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154924 [Ticker] Finland announces Nato membership bid https://euobserver.com/tickers/154923?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 May 2022 09:30:21 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154923 [Ticker] Ukraine foreign minister in Brussels next week https://euobserver.com/tickers/154922?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2022 17:40:27 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154922 [Ticker] UN: Soaring food prices may cause widespread hunger https://euobserver.com/tickers/154921?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2022 17:35:53 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154921 Hungary turned into 'hybrid regime', MEPs say https://euobserver.com/rule-of-law/154920?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2022 17:31:48 +0200 https://euobserver.com/rule-of-law/154920 EU favours LNG and hydrogen in new external energy policy https://euobserver.com/green-economy/154919?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2022 17:16:48 +0200 https://euobserver.com/green-economy/154919 [Ticker] Report: UK won't rule out deporting Ukrainians to Rwanda https://euobserver.com/tickers/154917?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss reports the Independent newspaper . When pressed on whether Ukrainians entering from Northern Ireland could end up in Rwanda, where the UK has an agreement to offshore asylum, an official said it depends on individual circumstances. Ukrainian refugees have not been excluded from its policy of who gets sent to Rwanda.]]> Wed, 11 May 2022 17:06:35 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154917 Lagarde signals summer interest rate hike https://euobserver.com/green-economy/154918?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2022 17:03:39 +0200 https://euobserver.com/green-economy/154918 Commission child sex abuse law enrages privacy advocates https://euobserver.com/eu-political/154915?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2022 16:35:49 +0200 https://euobserver.com/eu-political/154915 [Ticker] French police investigate Interpol president over 'torture' https://euobserver.com/tickers/154916?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Ahmed Nasser al-Raisif, following accusations he was complicit in the arbitrary detention and torture of two Britons in the United Arab Emirates. The alleged victims say al-Raisif was a United Arab Emirates senior interior ministry security official at the time when the allegations took place, reports AFP. Interpol's headquarters are based in Lyon.]]> Wed, 11 May 2022 16:35:15 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154916 UK threatens to scrap post-Brexit trade deal https://euobserver.com/world/154914?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2022 15:52:43 +0200 https://euobserver.com/world/154914 [Opinion] Is EU 'Horizon' science funding going towards Pegasus spyware? https://euobserver.com/opinion/154902?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 May 2022 15:16:45 +0200 https://euobserver.com/opinion/154902 Syria donor conference shuns Russia https://euobserver.com/world/154908?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2022 18:34:51 +0200 https://euobserver.com/world/154908 [Ticker] UN: 'thousands more' dead in Ukraine than estimates https://euobserver.com/tickers/154909?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2022 18:24:23 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154909 Finland builds momentum toward Nato bid https://euobserver.com/nordics/154910?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2022 18:14:42 +0200 https://euobserver.com/nordics/154910 EU lobbies Hungary to break oil sanctions deadlock https://euobserver.com/eu-political/154907?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2022 17:44:46 +0200 https://euobserver.com/eu-political/154907 [Column] Ukraine shows the EU must think beyond tomorrow https://euobserver.com/opinion/154901?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2022 15:53:26 +0200 https://euobserver.com/opinion/154901 [Ticker] German foreign minister pledges accountability for Bucha killings https://euobserver.com/tickers/154906?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2022 15:32:59 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154906 [Ticker] Finnish parliament defence committee urges 'yes' to Nato https://euobserver.com/tickers/154905?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2022 15:31:43 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154905 [Ticker] Irish PM warns UK on Northern Ireland protocol https://euobserver.com/tickers/154904?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2022 15:24:37 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154904 [Ticker] EU condemns Russia's pre-war cyberattack on Ukraine https://euobserver.com/tickers/154903?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2022 15:15:08 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154903 [Ticker] IAEA: 'Fragile' situation at Ukraine nuclear plant https://euobserver.com/tickers/154900?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2022 11:43:04 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154900 [Opinion] With John Lee at helm, what now for EU and Hong Kong? https://euobserver.com/opinion/154896?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2022 06:32:43 +0200 https://euobserver.com/opinion/154896 [Feature] Hungary sets dogs on non-Ukrainian refugees https://euobserver.com/migration/154849?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2022 06:32:02 +0200 https://euobserver.com/migration/154849 [Stakeholder] The CPDP conference wants multidisciplinary digital future https://euobserver.com/stakeholders/154846?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2022 06:31:35 +0200 https://euobserver.com/stakeholders/154846 EU mulls shoring up Rwanda armed forces in Mozambique https://euobserver.com/world/154897?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 May 2022 06:31:14 +0200 https://euobserver.com/world/154897 [Analysis] 'Visegrád will survive', but as a fractured alliance https://euobserver.com/ukraine/154898?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Mon, 09 May 2022 22:47:01 +0200 https://euobserver.com/ukraine/154898 [Ticker] More than a dozen EU countries oppose treaty change https://euobserver.com/tickers/154899?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Mon, 09 May 2022 22:29:15 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154899 EU central bankers divided on interest rates, amid rising prices https://euobserver.com/green-economy/154895?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Fri, 06 May 2022 16:14:26 +0200 https://euobserver.com/green-economy/154895 Slovak ex-PM narrowly stays out of jail in corruption fiasco https://euobserver.com/rule-of-law/154892?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Fri, 06 May 2022 15:59:38 +0200 https://euobserver.com/rule-of-law/154892 Calls to fix food market as world faces 'largest crisis in history' https://euobserver.com/green-economy/154894?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Fri, 06 May 2022 15:54:10 +0200 https://euobserver.com/green-economy/154894 [Agenda] Oil sanctions and the EU's own future in focus This WEEK https://euobserver.com/agenda/154891?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Fri, 06 May 2022 15:50:30 +0200 https://euobserver.com/agenda/154891 [Opinion] Europe Day: Reminder EU needs to care for democracy watchdogs https://euobserver.com/opinion/154883?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Fri, 06 May 2022 15:33:16 +0200 https://euobserver.com/opinion/154883 EU 'foot dragging' on Poland border wall with Belarus https://euobserver.com/migration/154890?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Fri, 06 May 2022 14:46:27 +0200 https://euobserver.com/migration/154890 [Ticker] Study: EU could exit Russian gas by 2025 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154889?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss report from NGO Climate Action Network Europe found on Friday. It argues this would require five million building renovations, five million new solar PV rooftops, and five million new heat pumps by 2025. Calls to ramp up renewables come ahead of the EU's new energy plan, expected in mid-May.]]> Fri, 06 May 2022 12:40:10 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154889 [Ticker] Hungary ready to veto EU oil sanctions proposal https://euobserver.com/tickers/154887?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss Fri, 06 May 2022 09:45:17 +0200 https://euobserver.com/tickers/154887