Cyprus tobacco tax compromise exposes deep rift inside EU Council big-plus
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Sport Cyprus tobacco tax compromise exposes deep rift inside EU Council

Thursday, 12 February 2026 08:56

The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU has drawn up a new TED draft compromise, which was discussed in the Working Group on Tax Questions on Wednesday 21 January. In particu ...

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Barry Cowen MEP welcomes European Parliament vote to refer Mercosur deal to EU Court big-plus
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Business Barry Cowen MEP welcomes European Parliament vote to refer Mercosur deal to EU Court

Thursday, 12 February 2026 08:56

In a closely contested ballot, MEPs voted in favour of requesting an opinion from the Court of Justice of the European Union on whether the agreement is compatible with EU law and p ...

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Tokayev’s ‘Kurultai state’: Why Kazakhstan’s new political architecture matters for Europe big-plus
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Sport Tokayev’s ‘Kurultai state’: Why Kazakhstan’s new political architecture matters for Europe

Thursday, 12 February 2026 08:56

Taken together, these moves suggest not incremental reform, but a deliberate attempt to re-engineer Kazakhstan’s political operating system at a moment of global uncertainty. ...

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Arbitration by geography: why Hong Kong matters in Fridman v Luxembourg big-plus
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World Arbitration by geography: why Hong Kong matters in Fridman v Luxembourg

Thursday, 12 February 2026 08:56

According to information circulating among legal practitioners familiar with EU-level arbitration, the tribunal has at this point resolved one of the most sensitive preliminary issu ...

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Cost reduction is the main driver of outsourcing big-plus
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Sport Cost reduction is the main driver of outsourcing

Thursday, 12 February 2026 08:56

Between 2021 and 2023, 72.8% of EU enterprises that engaged in international sourcing moved their business functions to other EU countries. Outside the EU, the largest sourcing dest ...

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Visualizations bring data to life big-plus
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Opinion Visualizations bring data to life

Thursday, 12 February 2026 08:56

Are you looking for a general overview of new developments in the EU? The interactive visualisation Key Figures On Europe is the place to start. It highlights trends regarding peopl ...

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Poland develops new national integration centre network and amends act on assistance to people displaced from Ukraine big-plus
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Opinion Poland develops new national integration centre network and amends act on assistance to people displaced from Ukraine

Thursday, 12 February 2026 08:56

Central Statistical Office launches ‘Ukrainians in Poland’ data platform Act on providing assistance to Ukrainians extended Key changes brought by the amendment include linkin ...

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Report with policy pointers from Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy published big-plus
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Opinion Report with policy pointers from Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy published

Thursday, 12 February 2026 08:56

Young people in the EU show great interest in entrepreneurship. About four in ten young people report a preference for being an entrepreneur over an employee. However, only one in t ...

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Commission proposes new measures to improve health and the health-care sector big-plus
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Sport Commission proposes new measures to improve health and the health-care sector

Thursday, 12 February 2026 08:56

The proposals focus on three main areas. Building a world-leading health biotech industry The Commission has proposed a biotech act to support innovation and increase Europe’s b ...

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Uzbekistan–2030: Why the National Development Strategy Is Being Updated big-plus
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Opinion Uzbekistan–2030: Why the National Development Strategy Is Being Updated

Thursday, 12 February 2026 08:56

Over recent years, Uzbekistan has made tangible progress across a wide range of areas, including economic modernisation, public administration reform, judicial reform, the expansion ...

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Bulgaria set to join eurozone big-plus
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Breaking news Bulgaria set to join eurozone

Thursday, 12 February 2026 08:56

This follows a period of intensive preparation and effort by Bulgaria to meet all the necessary requirements. The euro, says the EU, will deliver practical benefits to Bulgarian c ...

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JVP explores transatlantic innovation strategy linking Israel, New York and Europe big-plus
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Health JVP explores transatlantic innovation strategy linking Israel, New York and Europe

Thursday, 12 February 2026 08:56

Against that backdrop, JVP, one of the largest venture capital firms in Israel, is advancing a strategy aimed at linking Israeli innovation more closely with capital markets in New ...

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