European Parliament approves new rules on common charging port by end-2024
The European Parliament has adopted new rules that will make USB Type-C the common charging standard for small electronic devices
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EU energy ministers approve electricity price cap, demand reduction
European Union energy ministers agreed on September 30 on proposed regulation to address high energy prices, which includes electricity demand
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EC proposes stepping up sanctions against Russia
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced on September 28 proposals for
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Frontex: 66 000 Russians entered EU in past week
Sixty-six thousand Russian citizens have entered the European Union over the past week (September 19-25), a 30 per cent increase
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Study: Droughts alone could cost 1% of GDP in CEE in coming years
As heatwaves and droughts in summer 2022 proved again, the number and impact of natural disasters in Europe, and especially
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Eurostat: EU tourism getting closer to 2019 levels
The European Union’s tourism industry seems to be rebounding from the Covid-19 pandemic strongly, with data for 2022 closely mirroring that
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UN inquiry: Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine
War crimes have been committed in Ukraine, Erik Møse, head of the Independent International Commission on Ukraine, told the UN
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EU: Putin’s partial mobilisation ‘yet another sign of desperation’
The partial mobilisation announced by Russian president Vladimir Putin is yet another sign of his desperation with how his aggression
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EMA recommends authorising additional vaccine against Covid-19 Omicron variant
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on September 12 that its human medicines committee (CHMP) had recommended authorising an adapted
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