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Sweden gets environmental issues in the EU - "extremely pleased"

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Sweden gets environmental issues in the EU - "extremely pleased"

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Sweden's Jessika Roswall (The Moderate Party) is proposed to be responsible for environmental issues in the next EU Commission. Water and a "competitive circular economy" are also included in the job description

Heavyweight EU Commissioner Resigns in Protest

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Heavyweight EU Commissioner Resigns in Protest

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The EU Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen receives scathing criticism from French Thierry Breton, who is leaving the Commission with immediate effect. "Questionable leadership", Breton fumes – to be replaced by outgoing Foreign Minister Stephane Séjourné

Lowered tax criticized – already record cheap

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Lowered tax criticized – already record cheap

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The petrol price has fallen sharply. Probably, the cost for households to drive a car has never been as low as now, when inflation and consumption are taken into account

New EU Commission in a week

New EU Commission in a week

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The new EU Commission, the union's "government", cannot be announced until at least next week, announces the EU Parliament. Next Tuesday, Chairperson Ursula von der Leyen will meet with the parliament's group leaders

Multi-Billion Slaps for Google and Apple

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Multi-Billion Slaps for Google and Apple

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Billion-dollar fines await both Apple and Google as two long-standing lawsuits are settled in the EU court. The companies must pay a total equivalent of nearly 180 billion kronor

Sweden to EU: Now we are free from swine fever

Sweden to EU: Now we are free from swine fever

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On Friday, September 6, it has been one year since the first case of African swine fever was confirmed in the country. The Swedish strategy against the infection was successful – and now the Swedish Board of Agriculture has applied to the EU to declare Sweden free from the disease

Danish mpox vaccine arrives in Congo

Danish mpox vaccine arrives in Congo

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Vaccine against the mpox virus has arrived in heavily affected Congo-Kinshasa. About half of the 200,000 doses that the EU has promised are expected to arrive this week, mainly from Denmark, announces the EU's authority for emergency health interventions

New attempt with "chat control" in October

New attempt with "chat control" in October

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Task: Italy gets tough EU Commissioner

Task: Italy gets tough EU Commissioner

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Italy can still be given responsibility for the economy in the EU Commission, reports the German newspaper Die Welt. The number of women in the Commission is now at least nine, following pressure from President Ursula von der Leyen

Many men to Brussels – despite EU top's demands

Many men to Brussels – despite EU top's demands

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Where are the sisters? was wondered in the old chips commercial. The same question can Ursula von der Leyen ask herself when her EU Commission risks becoming anything but equal

EU: Proposal for increased quotas for herring fishing

EU: Proposal for increased quotas for herring fishing

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Lower quotas for salmon and herring but increased quotas for several herring species. These are some of the EU Commission's proposals on how much fish can be caught in the Baltic Sea next year

Stricter baggage rules at Arlanda again

Stricter baggage rules at Arlanda again

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Now the opportunity to bring large bottles with liquids through the security check at Arlanda Airport's Terminal 5 is being stopped again. Now the rules are back to a maximum of 100 ml per bottle

China responds to EU's car tariffs

China responds to EU's car tariffs

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The proposal: This is how high EU tariffs on electric cars will be

The proposal: This is how high EU tariffs on electric cars will be

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Norrbotten's Municipalities Demand Minister's Resignation

Norrbotten's Municipalities Demand Minister's Resignation

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Norrbotten's municipalities reject the government's fisheries policy and demand that Minister for Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren (Christian Democrats) resign.

No Gaza Patients to Sweden – Despite Request

No Gaza Patients to Sweden – Despite Request

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Sweden has no plans to receive and care for patients from Gaza, despite the EU Commission having contacted Sweden with such a request, reports Göteborgs-Posten.

Alzheimer's drug rejected by EMA

Alzheimer's drug rejected by EMA

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The Alzheimer's drug lecanemab has not been approved by the European Medicines Agency EMA. The benefits are not considered to outweigh the potential drawbacks

The Players' Union Reports Fifa to the EU

The Players' Union Reports Fifa to the EU

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The players' union Fifpro, and European top leagues, have jointly submitted a complaint to the EU Commission against Fifa. They believe that the national team schedule is far too hectic

Orbán penalized – meeting moved to Brussels

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Orbán penalized – meeting moved to Brussels

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Hungary's criticized actions as presiding country in the EU's Council of Ministers will have further consequences. The EU's Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell is moving the next foreign ministers' meeting from Budapest to Brussels

Who does what? The next challenge for the EU Commission

Who does what? The next challenge for the EU Commission

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Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as Commission President and can take a holiday – throughout the entire weekend. Then the work begins to piece together people and assignments to fulfill all the new promises

Next Five-Year Plan in the EU: Police, Trains, and Oceans

Next Five-Year Plan in the EU: Police, Trains, and Oceans

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Everything from less bureaucracy to more police and simpler train journeys is promised in Ursula von der Leyen's plans for the EU Commission until 2029.

State Support for Carbon Capture

State Support for Carbon Capture

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Five years more for Ursula von der Leyen

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Five years more for Ursula von der Leyen

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The EU Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen can continue her job for five more years. The EU Parliament supports her – with a margin of 41 votes

Volvo Cars: "Tariffs will obviously have an impact"

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Volvo Cars: "Tariffs will obviously have an impact"

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Volvo Cars is one of the car manufacturers affected after the EU Commission introduced punitive tariffs against China. It is obvious that the tariffs will affect us in the short term, says Volvo Cars' finance chief Johan Ekdahl