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EU Commission’s use of Microsoft software breached privacy rules, watchdog says
The European Commission's use of Microsoft software breached EU privacy rules and the bloc's executive also failed to implement adequate safeguards for personal data...
EU threatens Portugal with sanctions over conservation failings
The EU Commission started legal proceedings against Portugal at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Wednesday in two individual cases...
EU drops plan to halve pesticide use after farmer protests
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she will withdraw a plan to halve the use of pesticides because it became a “symbol...
Bulgaria finally reacts, keeping hospital drug prices in check
Bulgaria’s parliament has adopted measures to reduce the misuse of public money in the purchase of drugs for cancer patients, attempting to sidestep an infringement...
Senior politicians urge Ursula von der Leyen to probe Serbian election
More than 20 senior European foreign affairs politicians have called on EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to investigate allegations of fraud in December’s...
EU, China raise EV and liquor probes during a meeting in Davos
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang raised their respective electric vehicle and liquor investigations during a meeting in...
EU Commission cuts Romania’s 2023 GDP growth forecast to 2.2%
Romania’s economy is projected to expand by a real 2.2% in 2023, the European Commission said, revising downwards its May forecast for 3.2% growth,...
76 MEPs call for Gaza ‘immediate ceasefire’ in letter to EU chiefs
Seventy-six Members of the European Parliament sent a letter to EU Commission and Council leaders on Thursday to push for an ‘immediate ceasefire’ in...
Romanian parliament readopts special pensions reform after constitutional check
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies quickly passed the law on special pensions in line with the EU Commission’s request to unblock a third recovery fund...
Romania requests to modify RRF
The European Commission (EC) said on Friday that Romania submitted on Friday a request to modify its Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) so as...