Economy – The EU’s push to boost competitiveness through deeper capital markets integration and cuts in public spending is a recipe for economic disaster, Fabio De Masi, lead MEP for Germany’s new left-wing rebel party, BSW, told Euractiv in an interview.
Health – The European Parliament approved the creation of a permanent Public Health Committee (SANT), but some MEPs are concerned that the committee will become a playground for pharmaceutical sector lobbyists.
Tech – The European Commission unconditionally approved on Friday the acquisition of Israeli AI chip software company Run:ai by US chip maker NVIDIA, saying there is still ample competition in the sector.
Politics – Hungary's six-month term as chair of the Council of the European Union was a "political presidency," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Brussels late Thursday.
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Warsaw – Poland shapes its migration policy based on national and EU security interests and needs, the Polish Interior Ministry told Euractiv Poland, responding to NGO criticisms.
Bucharest – Romania’s Social Democratic Party (PSD), the winner of the parliamentary elections on 1 December, has pulled out of government formation talks and will back a right-wing government, the party’s leader, Marcel Ciolacu, said on Thursday.
Madrid – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Party filed a complaint with the state prosecutor against the far-right Vox party on Thursday for alleged irregular financing, which included a multimillion loan from a Hungarian bank.
Berlin – Germany has been expected to pursue a more aggressive policy on Russia if the frontrunner in the election race, Friedrich Merz, takes office, but as the campaign kicks off he is increasingly watering down hawkish policies.
