China promises to help with gas pipeline probe, Finnish PM says big-plus
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Sunday, 28 April 2024 12:09

The EU has offered ‘help and support’ following Balticconnector damage, Finland’s Petteri Orpo says. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has said he could ask for EU funding to repair the ...

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MEPs support CO2 emissions reduction targets for trucks and buses  big-plus
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Business MEPs support CO2 emissions reduction targets for trucks and buses 

Sunday, 28 April 2024 12:09

The report was adopted with 48 votes in favour, 36 against and one abstention. It says that strengthening CO2 emission reduction requirements for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) and roll ...

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Armenia on verge of signing peace deal with Azerbaijan, PM says big-plus
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Sunday, 28 April 2024 12:09

The truce would come after weeks of warnings the two countries could be on the brink of a new conflict. Armenia could agree terms on a comprehensi ...

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Packaging: New EU rules to reduce, reuse and recycle   big-plus
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Business Packaging: New EU rules to reduce, reuse and recycle  

Sunday, 28 April 2024 12:09

MEPs in the Environment Committee adopted their position on a proposed regulation establishing requirements for the entire packaging life cycle, from raw materials to final disposal ...

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Axel Springer CEO calls for tariff-free democratic trade club against China and Russia big-plus
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Business Axel Springer CEO calls for tariff-free democratic trade club against China and Russia

Sunday, 28 April 2024 12:09

Transatlantic democracies should form a tariff-free club that puts punitive duties on autocracies, Mathias Döpfner argues in a podcast. To avoid being undermined by autocracies such a ...

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Don’t let Gaza be another example of ICC double standards big-plus
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Business Don’t let Gaza be another example of ICC double standards

Sunday, 28 April 2024 12:09

The same principals of human rights and international law need to apply in both Ukraine and Gaza. James A. Goldston is executive director of the Open Society Justice Initiative In the days ...

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‘Look what came in the mail today!’ Orbán poses in a hat from Trump big-plus
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Sunday, 28 April 2024 12:09

‘Viktor, you are great,’ is handwritten on a cap worn by Hungarian leader. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is at it again. Fresh from being pictured shaking hands with Vladimi ...

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5 things to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s Pfizergate court cases big-plus
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Sunday, 28 April 2024 12:09

The EU high court’s decision on access to text messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Albert Bourla is set to drop not long before the European elections. Ursula von der Leyen’s lips hav ...

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Meet the Labour think tank guiding Keir Starmer’s path to power big-plus
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Business Meet the Labour think tank guiding Keir Starmer’s path to power

Sunday, 28 April 2024 12:09

Labour Together maintains a low profile in Westminster but is quietly crucial to its leader’s vision for government. LONDON — It began as a vehicle to stop the U.K. Labour Party from splitt ...

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MEPs seek financial perks for consumer-product repair big-plus
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Business MEPs seek financial perks for consumer-product repair

Sunday, 28 April 2024 12:09

Repairers must now offer a free remedy within the legal warranty period, unless this option is more expensive than a replacement (Photo: Unsplash) MEPs have voted to strengthen cons ...

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Poland’s opposition proposes forming new government big-plus
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Sunday, 28 April 2024 12:09

The head of the coalition government would be former PM Donald Tusk. WARSAW — Poland’s three largest opposition parties on Tuesday said they were ready to build a coalition to replace the i ...

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Macron to Netanyahu: France ‘ready to fight’ Hamas big-plus
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Business Macron to Netanyahu: France ‘ready to fight’ Hamas

Sunday, 28 April 2024 12:09

French president Emmanuel Macron arriving in Tel Aviv on Tuesday (Photo: elysee.fr) French president Emmanuel Macron has offered Israel to help fight Hamas in future, amid EU effort ...

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