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Germany's Bundestag postpones vote on judicial appointments
Deutsche Welle
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July 11, 2025
On Friday, Germany's Bundestag postponed a vote on appointing three new Federal Constitutional Court judges following a request by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party to postpone the vote for just one candidate. The...
EU may back national trade bans with Israeli settlements
RTE Ireland
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July 11, 2025
The EU is considering giving its backing to member states that wish to block imports from illegal Israeli settlements at a national level, under measures set to be considered by the bloc next week. The proposal is one of several options being...
Spain awards Huawei contracts to manage intelligence agency wiretaps
The Record
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July 11, 2025
The Spanish government is using Huawei to manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps in the country used by both law enforcement and intelligence services, despite concerns about how the Chinese government could compel Huawei to assist...
France’s third Suffren-class SSN – Tourville – enters service
Naval news
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July 11, 2025
The French Navy’s (Marine Nationale) third Suffren-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) Tourville (S637) entered “active duty” (admission au service actif in French) on July 4th, 2025. Sebastien Lecornu, French Minister of Armed Forces...
Britain’s mental health crisis isn’t what you think
The Spectator
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July 11, 2025
Britain has a widespread and collective mental health problem – but it’s not what you might think. Specifically, it’s that many people believe themselves to be mentally unwell when actually they are not. What’s more, society and the state have...
Britain faces another showdown with the bond market
New Statesman
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July 11, 2025
Normal British people don’t spend much time thinking about the Japanese central bank. Normal Japanese people probably don’t, either, but decisions taken in Tokyo can have significant effects for you. It was in Japan that the great quantitative...
EU Looks For ‘Crystal Ball’ To Predict Trump's Intentions As It Awaits Tariff Letter From White House
myMotherLode - California
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Earlier this week, President Donald Trump said in a cabinet meeting that either a tariff letter or a deal with the EU would be coming in two days. However, there’s no new word on the matter yet. The European Union is awaiting clarity on the...
Germany pledges N1.7bn for 2nd phase of North-East recovery project
Daily Trust
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July 11, 2025
The German government has renewed its commitment to rebuilding conflict-affected communities in the Northeastern part of the country with the launch of over N1.7bn (€20m) second phase of the UNICEF-WFP resilience and peacebuilding programme. In a...
EU Population Grows by Over a Million, While Bulgaria Continues to Shrink
Novinite
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As of January 1, 2025, the population of the European Union reached 450.4 million people, marking an increase of over one million compared to the previous year, according to new estimates from Eurostat released on World Population Day. This marks...
EU brokers deal with Israel to allow 'substantial' humanitar...
Modern Ghana
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As the population in Gaza faces famine, Israel has agreed to increase aid access in a deal negotiated with the European Union that would allow more food trucks to enter the territory and open some border crossings. The EU and Israel came to an...
EU will soon collapse without Russian resources MEP
Sacramento Sun - California
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Bloc chief von der Leyens push to phase out Russian energy will be fatal, Slovakias Milan Uhrik has warned European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is leading the EU down a path of self-destruction by attempting to sever energy ties with...
EU Commissioner: 'EU membership is about peace'
Deutsche Welle
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July 11, 2025
DW: You once said that the subject of enlargement runs through your life like a red thread. What did you mean by that? Marta Kos: I grew up in communist Yugoslavia and when my country, Slovenia, decided to declare independence, the biggest wish...
EU unveils Stockpiling & Medical Countermeasures Strategies for crisis preparedness
Open Access Government
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July 11, 2025
The European Commission has introduced a comprehensive approach to strengthen the EU’s crisis preparedness strategy. These newly unveiled strategies aim to improve coordination, build resilience across member states, and lay the groundwork for...
Europe must coordinate carbon infrastructure buildout for CCS success – report
Clean Energy Wire
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July 11, 2025
The buildout of a sizeable infrastructure for CO2 transport and storage is key to enable the market ramp-up for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in Europe, said the World Energy Council (WEC) Germany in a report, adding that...
Germany should stick to renewables expansion targets to incentivise electrification – report
Clean Energy Wire
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July 11, 2025
The new German government should refrain from lowering expansion goals for renewable energy, because an ambitious development would help lower electricity prices and system costs, incentivising the switch to electric appliances like heat pumps and...
EU, UNICEF, UNHCR launch project for forcibly displaced persons in Northern Ghana
GhanaWeb
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July 11, 2025
The European Union (EU), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, have launched a €2.7 million multi-donor initiative in Northern Ghana to significantly strengthen...
EU expands support for Ukraine with new financing of almost €600 million for energy, transport and business resilience
European Investment Fund
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July 10, 2025
Unveiled by EIB Group and European Commission, package covers hydropower plants, district heating for communities, roads, bridges, border crossings and small companies. Ten Member States – Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Romania,...
Germany Rose chosen to participate in The Rose of Tralee has links to Tipperary
Tipperary Star
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July 11, 2025
The 'Germany Rose' has recently been chosen to represent the country in the annual Rose of Tralee competition, and she has links to County Tipperary. Sarah Ann Fritz was chosen to represent Germany in the competition in a selection contest held in...
Spain authorizes 29.3 MW energy storage in Q2 2025, with 523.8 MW enter planning stages
ESS News
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July 11, 2025
Energy storage emerged as a notable component of Spain’s renewable energy expansion in the second quarter of 2025, with seven energy storage plants receiving construction authorization totaling 29.3 MW, according to data from the Renewable Energy...
EU Issues Voluntary AI Code of Practice Ahead of 2026 Enforcement Deadline
EUToday
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July 11, 2025
4The European Union has published a voluntary Code of Practice on general-purpose artificial intelligence (GPAI), aimed at supporting companies in meeting the bloc’s AI regulatory requirements. Released on Thursday, the measure is intended to act...