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1 week ago | 
theparliamentmagazine.eu | Eloise Hardy |Arno van Rensbergen
When December rolls around this year, it might be the last time people in Denmark can easily participate in a beloved Christmas tradition: sending and receiving Christmas cards. That's because PostNord, the state-run national postal service, plans to stop delivering letters by the end of the year.
The decision reflects a 90% drop in letter demand over two decades.
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1 week ago | 
theparliamentmagazine.eu | Arno van Rensbergen |Eloise Hardy
The bloc's effort to kick its addiction to Russian LNG has given US suppliers a stronger position in the market — just in time for Trump's tariffs. The LNG Tanker FSRU Toscana arrives at the French Mediterranean port of Marseille in June 2024.
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1 month ago | 
theparliamentmagazine.eu | Federica Di Sario |Arno van Rensbergen |Eloise Hardy
The 27-member bloc is still far apart on a proposal to send extra military aid to Ukraine, as Trump continues to negotiate with Putin. EU leaders had little to celebrate on Thursday after a proposed €40 billion military aid plan for Ukraine fell apart. The inconclusive European Council summit cast doubt on the European Union’s ability to reliably support Ukraine as it navigates peacemaking with the United States and Russia.
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2 months ago | 
theparliamentmagazine.eu | Arno van Rensbergen |Eloise Hardy
An internal audit finds serious shortcomings in the bloc's efforts to improve military mobility. Defence experts warn that the slow response time could undermine readiness and deterrence. US Army vehicles on the move from the Netherlands to Poland. If a member of the European Union comes under attack, it could take forty-five days for other members to get permission to move equipment across borders in response.
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2 months ago | 
theparliamentmagazine.eu | Eloise Hardy |Arno van Rensbergen
On Saturday, the Baltic states will finally desynchronise from the BRELL electricity grid, which links it to Russia and Belarus. But the region is still vulnerable to Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure. History happens this weekend, when Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia desynchronise from the Soviet-era electricity grid. That has kept the Baltic states connected to the same frequency as Russia and Belarus.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
theparliamentmagazine.eu | Arno van Rensbergen |Gabriele Catania |Matt Lynes
Oil tanker Eagle S on the Gulf of Finland on December 28, 2024, next to Finnish border guard ship Uisko (L) and tugboat Ukko (front). On Boxing Day, Finnish authorities detained the Eagle S, a Russian oil tanker suspected of damaging a key power cable and four telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea by dragging its anchor across the seabed.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
theparliamentmagazine.eu | Eloise Hardy |Arno van Rensbergen
As Elon Musk sets political fires across X, the EU is being forced to reckon with its own choices amid rising anti-establishment and populist sentiment. “Don’t feed the troll,” warned German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “A line has been crossed,” said UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Who could have imagined ten years ago that the owner of one of the world’s largest social networks would “intervene directly in elections,” pondered French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
theparliamentmagazine.eu | Sylvia Gotzen |Arno van Rensbergen
The Automotive Aftermarket is key to Europe's industrial competitiveness, economy, society and sustainability. It must be included in the Commission's upcoming Industrial Automotive Action PlanEurope's automotive sector is one of the continent's industrial and economic powerhouses, driving innovation and employment and a significant chunk of the EU's GDP.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
theparliamentmagazine.eu | Arno van Rensbergen |Eloise Hardy
Trump’s ‘energy dominance’ agenda may threaten the EU’s precarious energy situation, but it could also present an opportunity for the bloc to lead on clean tech. Wopke Hoekstra, the EU's climate commissioner, speaks to members of the media at the COP29 climate conference. At the COP29 climate summit, which took place following Donald Trump’s re-election, Wopke Hoekstra struck a hopeful note on the prospects for engagement between the European Union and the United States.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
theparliamentmagazine.eu | Arno van Rensbergen
As the EU grapples with the challenge of balancing economic competitiveness with sustainability, the plastics sector finds itself at a pivotal moment. Despite being a global leader in recycling, progress on circularity is faltering.
