Germany lifts arms export restrictions against Israel
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Germany lifts arms export restrictions against Israel | Euractiv
The ban will be lifted effectively on 24 November, because the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine’s Hamas has “stabilised in recent weeks...
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International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative
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International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
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Progressive Dutch liberals lead early exit polls, far right loses ground
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Progressive D66 makes sweeping election gains as Dutch far right loses ground | Euractiv
The GreenLeft-Labour alliance also underperformed expectations, prompting its leader, Frans Timmermans, to announce his resignation
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EU country grouping cleared to build sovereign digital infrastructure
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EU country grouping cleared to build sovereign digital infrastructure | Euractiv
The EU-level organisation – led by France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands – will develop open source alternatives in key areas like AI, cl...
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Fast-tracking of EU AI Act standards-writing leads to revolt
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Fast-tracking of EU AI Act standards-writing leads to revolt | Euractiv
People leading the drafting of high-risk AI standards have hit out at their fast-tracking in a letter to EU authorities
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The world is a Wild West for multinationals, and Europe is doing nothing about it
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The world is a Wild West for multinationals, and Europe is doing nothing about it | Euractiv
What has been adopted is a complete unravelling of the very idea of the due diligence directive. The law that was supposed to make corporate offend...
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EU public authorities fear dependence on US clouds, Commission finds
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EU public authorities fear dependence on US clouds, Commission finds | Euractiv
EU citizens are also concerned, according to a Commission presentation obtained by Euractiv, with 76% saying public services should store their dat...
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EU countries back Commission plan to tackle sovereign washing by US clouds
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EU countries back Commission plan to tackle sovereign washing by US clouds | Euractiv
But countries asked to scrub a mention that the measures should address extraterritorial legislation adopted by the US, Euractiv has learned
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Spain summons Israeli envoy over flotilla arrests
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Spain summons Israeli envoy over flotilla arrests | Euractiv
MADRID – Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares summoned Israel’s chargé d’affaires in Madrid on Thursday after the arrest of Spanish...
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Germany proposes EU unlock €140bn Ukraine loan from frozen Russia funds
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Germany proposes EU unlock €140bn Ukraine loan from frozen Russia funds | Euractiv
Helping Ukraine in this way would "systematically and massively raise the costs of Russia's aggression," wrote German chancellor Friedrich Merz
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