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European Commission Has a Fresh Attempt at Trying to Clarify the Legal Status of Chemical Recycling
National Law Review
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August 8, 2025
On 8 July 2025, the European Commission released a new Draft Implementing Decision on the calculation, verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles. This act under the framework of the...
EU: Political will crucial for successful European Media Freedom Act
ARTICLE 19
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The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today welcome the historic entry into force of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which represents a landmark achievement in ongoing efforts to safeguard media pluralism and independence across...
Europe Needs to Update its North Korea Policy
Royal United Services Institute
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August 7, 2025
To be sure, North Korea does feature intermittently in key European strategic documents, such as the 2003 European Security Strategy, the 2016 EU Global Strategy, NATO’s 2022 Strategic Concept, and the UK’s 2023 Integrated Review Refresh, where it...
Community briefs: grants to schools, new Menlo College sculpture and city council returns
The Almanac - California
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August 8, 2025
Erika, community health advocate supervisor for Ravenswood Family Health Network, helps Maria get to her optometry appointment on the second floor of Ravenswood’s East Palo Alto clinic. Courtesy Ravenswood Family Health Network. County awards...
Texas AG files petition with Supreme Court to vacate 13 House Democratic seats
The Center Square
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August 8, 2025
(The Center Square) – Reversing course, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed lawsuits in courts in Illinois and Texas in response to House Democrats absconding six days ago to prevent a vote on Congressional redistricting. Paxton previously...
Over 300 organizations ask EU to preserve scope and rigor of sustainability legislation
ESG Dive
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August 8, 2025
Dive Brief: More than 300 organizations, including financial institutions, companies and advocacy groups, have asked the European Union to “preserve the core” of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the Corporate Sustainability Due...
EU Climate Credit Plan Advanced Without Internal Review, Officials Confirm
[your]NEWS
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August 8, 2025
European Commission proceeds with 90% emissions cut proposal despite lacking analysis of economic or environmental impact By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The European Commission moved forward with its ambitious 2040 climate proposal to reduce emissions...
ERC: Law here aligned with the European regulation on media freedom
Portugal Pulse
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August 8, 2025
The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) was approved in 2024. While some regulations took effect then, the majority come into force today, with a phased approach set to be fully applicable by 2027. A member of the Regulatory Board of the Media...
European gestures towards a Palestinian state ultimately serve 'Israel'
Al Mayadeen
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August 8, 2025
More than just virtue signaling, the latest calls to ‘establish a Palestinian state’ are actually a call to disarm the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance. Top European capitals, including the E3, are now calling for the establishment of a...
Trump Orders Banks To Stop Discriminating Against Conservatives
The Political Insider
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August 8, 2025
Among the executive orders President Donald Trump signed Thursday was one instructing federal banking regulators to shed language from their guidance documents that the administration believes can lead to the debanking of people or institutions...
EU funds saunas, sport and dance in name of just transition
Context
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Critics raise alarm about EU's Just Transition Fund, fearing fraud, misuse and a green light for flimsy projects. Billions earmarked to wean EU off fossil fuels Critics question lack of project oversight Auditors plan to inspect Just Transition...
“Allowing Crypto As A Legal Tender Is A Red Line”: Ukraine Central Bank
Coingape
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August 8, 2025
Ukraine’s central bank has outlined the country’s approach to crypto legalization. Andriy Pyshnyy, the Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), asserted that while digital assets will be recognized, they will not be allowed to serve as...
Joint statement by President Costa of the European Council and President von der Leyen of the European Commission on the initialling of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Treaty and on the declaration between President Aliyev and Prime Minister Pashinyan in…
European Commission
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August 8, 2025
European Commission Statement Brussels, 08 Aug 2025 The EU warmly welcomes today's meeting of President Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Pashinyan of Armenia, hosted by President Trump of the USA. It equal...
Europe’s Capitulation in the EU–US Trade Deal and Europe’s Strategic Blindness
Hungarian Conservative
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August 8, 2025
On 30 July 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stood next to President Donald J Trump and announced what was declared a ‘generational modernization’ of transatlantic trade. The reality, however, was quite different. As...
Europe open: Stoxx rises again as Russia-Ukraine war in focus
ShareCast
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The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index was up 0.21% to 547 at 0801 BST. Major bourses were mixed, with Germany’s DAX down 0.15%, while France’s CAC 40 gained 0.39% and Britain’s FTSE 100 up 0.26% a day after the Bank of England cut rates. In equity...
Unconventional candidates shake up New Zealand’s local body elections
The New Zealand Herald
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August 8, 2025
‘We have had a guts full’ Along with less jesting and more joshing, optimism is one of the three main pillars of Harford’s unconventional platform under a party whose ultimate aim is to turn the capital away from the New Zealand dollar to a...
US has ‘no plans’ to recognise Palestine as Europe condemns Israel on Gaza
The Times
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Vance added that President Trump “has been very clear about his goals, about what he wants to accomplish in the Middle East, and he’s going to keep on doing that”.Earlier this week the American leader said he would not block Israeli plans to take...
European Shares Mixed As Investors Weigh Trump Tariff Impact
RTTNews
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August 8, 2025
European stocks were mixed on Friday after the Trump administration's higher tariff rates on trading partners took effect from midnight and Moscow confirmed Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are preparing to meet in...
India should 'aggressively pursue' FTA with European Union, move ahead with reforms: Panagariya
ETCFO.com
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August 8, 2025
New Delhi, India should "aggressively pursue" a free trade agreement with the European Union, besides moving ahead with land and labour market reforms and reducing regulations to accelerate its growth trajectory, the 16th Finance Commission...
Bank of Cyprus lists incentive shares, reduces issued capital
Cyprus Mail
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August 8, 2025
The Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company on Friday announced that 8,573 additional ordinary shares with a nominal value of €0.10 each were issued on May 28, 2025 to three executives under its Short‑Term Incentive Plan (STIP). “These...