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[Op-ed] #EUPoltics: The hard right is mainstream in Brussels now. #Italy’s #GiorgiaMeloni and her allies are now part of a governing majority in Brussels, by?Eddy Wax | Politico

[Opinion] #COP29: Cop29 negotiations aren’t moving fast enough. The #Pacific is running out of time, by Surangel Whipps, Jr. | The Guardian

[Featured] #EUPolitics: #Romania, #Bulgaria to fully join #Schengen area from January, says #Bucharest | Euractiv with Reuters

[Commentary] #EUEconomy -? #EuropeanUnion public procurement reform: a difficult but essential balancing act, by?Marie-Sophie Lappe &?Francesco Nicoli | Bruegel

[Video] #Trade: No U-Turn on #Chinese car tariffs, #Spain’s finance minister says | Euronews

[Featured] #Trade: #EU to demand technology transfers from #Chinese companies, by Alice Hancock,?Andrew Bounds &?Alec Russell | Financial Times

#Trade: Locked and loaded? The EU weapons to fight #Trump’s #TradeWar, by?Koen Verhelst | Politico

[Video] #Trade: 'Bigger picture': #EU-#Mercosur trade deal would 'open door for a lot of #French agricultural exports' | France 24

[Featured] #Trade: #Scholz ups pressure to finalize #Mercosur trade deal, by?Clea Caulcutt &?Joe Stanley-Smith | Politico

[Commentary] #Trade & #SocialEurope: How political alliances shape trade and welfare in #Europe, by?Karen Jackson &?Oleksandr Shepotylo | LSE Europp Blog

[Analysis] #EUFinance: Why the #EU should not compare itself to the #US when it comes to #FinancialMarkets, by Apostolos Thomadakis | CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies)

[Commentary] #GlobalEurope & #CRM: #SaudiArabia strives to become major player in mineral supply chains, by?Meike Schulze und Mark Schrolle | Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)

[Policy Brief] #Energy & #Defence: Why renewable energy matters in the context of peace and stability, by?Hannah Lentschig &?Louise van Schaik | The Clingendael Institute

[Video] #GazaWar: #EU fails to reach unanimous agreement on suspending dialogue with #Israel | Euronews

[Podcast] #GazaWar: Is #Borrell’s proposal to suspend political dialogue with #Israel a flop? | Radio Schuman, by?Ma?a de La Baume &?Eleonora Vasques | Euronews

[Podcast] #UkraineWar: Can the #EU help #Ukraine as #NorthKorea sends troops to #Russia?' By?Charles Cohen, Evi Kiorri, Miriam Sáenz de Tejada | Euractiv