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📢 We published the 22nd issue of our newsletter "The Finder". PubAffairs' monthly newsletter to deep dive into topical EU and global issues.

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#Climate: MEPs agree 90% emissions cut to 2040 in semi-secret ballot, by @nkurmayer.bsky.social | Euractiv
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MEPs agree 90% emissions cut to 2040 in semi-secret ballot | Euractiv
MEPs have agreed a major step towards net-zero, thwarting a last-minute rebellion within the centre-right EPP group
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November 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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[Commentary] #EUEconomy & #Climate: The case for a #European-#Chinese Green Pact, by Jean Pisani-Ferry & Beatrice Weder di Mauro | @prosynthnetwork.bsky.social
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The case for a European-Chinese Green Pact - PubAffairs Bruxelles
China and Europe share a strategic interest in advancing the green transition not only within their own borders, but also across emerging markets and developing economies. With America waging war on t...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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#Energy: World has 'virtually exhausted' its carbon budget as fossil fuel emissions reach all-time high | Euronews
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World's carbon budget 'virtually exhausted' as fossil emissions surge
New research warns that keeping global warming under 1.5°C is 'no longer plausible'.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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#Trade & #EUEconomy: #Stoltenberg pushes back against #EU ferroalloy tariffs ahead of key vote, by Jacob Wulff Wold | Euractiv
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November 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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#EUPolitics & #Energy - Drill baby drill: #Moscow just triggered a new wave of #Mediterranean gas exploration, by Sarantis Michalopoulos | Euractiv
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November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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#EUDefence: #Germany agrees new military service plan to boost troop numbers, by Jessica Parker | BBC
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Germany agrees new military service plan to boost troop numbers
The new military service plan will mandate all 18-year-old men to fill out a questionnaire on their suitability to serve.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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#UkraineWar: #VonderLeyen pitches #EU joint debt as backup plan to finance #Ukraine, by @gregsorgi.bsky.social | Politico
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Von der Leyen pitches EU joint debt as backup plan to finance Ukraine
The Commission’s preferred plan to use Russian frozen assets for Ukraine is currently blocked by Belgium.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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#UkraineWar: #EU allies demand answers from #Ukraine over escalating corruption scandal, by @victorjack.bsky.social | Politico
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EU allies demand answers from Ukraine over escalating corruption scandal
Kyiv’s partners want reassurances on how aid is spent after a probe exposed a $100M kickback scheme.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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#UkraineWar - From isolation to integration: The rise of the axis of upheaval around #Russia’s war in #Ukraine, by Rodrigo Andrade Santos | Finabel
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From Isolation to Integration: The rise of the axis of upheaval around Russia’s war in Ukraine - PubAffairs Bruxelles
The Russo-Ukrainian war has transformed Russia’s isolation into a network of pragmatic defence partnerships with China, Iran, and North Korea. This paper argues that what ties these four states, often...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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[Analysis] #GlobalEurope - AU-#EU relations: 25 years of partnership by Kathleen Van Hove, Isabell Wutz, Geert Laporte, @virginiamucchi.bsky.social and Philippe Van Damme | @ecdpm.org
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AU-EU relations: 25 years of partnership - PubAffairs Bruxelles
From 24-25 November 2025, leaders of the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) gather in Luanda, Angola, for the 7th AU-EU Summit. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the AU-EU partnership – ...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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[Analysis] #EUEnlargment & #EUPolitics: Do the #Dutch #election outcomes affect the #Netherlands position on #EU Enlargement? by @wouterzweers.bsky.social | @clingendael.bsky.social
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Do the Dutch election outcomes affect the Netherlands position on EU Enlargement? - PubAffairs Bruxelles
EU policies, including enlargement, received scant attention in the run-up to the October 29 elections in the Netherlands. Yet, the next Dutch government might be a key factor in Montenegro’s and Alba...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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#EUPolitics & #Migration: #Poland and #Hungary among those ready to challenge #EU over 'unacceptable' migration rules, by Vincenzo Genovese | Euronews
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Four European countries ready to challenge EU on migration rule
Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic will challenge EU over migration quotas. Hardliners say they will not take in more migrants nor pay compensation for refusal. A compromise is out of reach ...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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[Opinion] #EUEconomy - #Europe’s debt trap: Why the IMF’s warning cannot be ignored, by @nixonsimon.bsky.social | Euractiv

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Europe’s debt trap: Why the IMF’s warning cannot be ignored  | Euractiv
The IMF is right to warn that some countries will need to rethink aspects of their welfare systems to stabilise their debt. The challenge is to convince voters before bond markets force their hand
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November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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#UkraineWar: #EU finance ministers wrestle with €140bn #Ukraine loan as other options fizzle, by @henryjfoy.ft.com | Financial Times
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EU finance ministers wrestle with €140bn Ukraine loan as other options fizzle
Also in this newsletter: Ireland’s latest plan to fix its housing crisis
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November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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#EUIndustry: #Europe’s #carmakers face ‘devastating’ chip crisis as Nexperia supply crunch continues, by @andybounds.bsky.social & Kana Inagaki | Financial Times
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Europe’s carmakers face ‘devastating’ chip crisis as Nexperia supply crunch continues
Executives warn production lines could stop within weeks as the Dutch chipmaker is not sending products to China unit
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November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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#Tech: Parliament’s center pans #VonderLeyen’s draft digital reforms, by @ellenoregan, @mathieupollet.bsky.social & @pieterhaeck.bsky.social | Politico
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Parliament’s center pans von der Leyen’s draft digital reforms
Leaked plans to water down privacy and AI laws prompt centrists and the left to slam “erosion” of EU rules.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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#EUDefence: #France’s #Macron announces new funding to prepare for militarization of space | Le Monde
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France's Macron announces new funding to prepare for militarization of space
French President Emmanuel Macron pledged €4.2 billion in new funds for military activities in space on Wednesday and singled out Russia as a principal threat in space-based tensions.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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[Opinion] #EUCompetitvness: Liberty Global chief says #EU has its ‘foot on our neck’, by @kieranjsmith.bsky.social & @bmoens.bsky.social | Financial Times
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Liberty Global chief says EU has its ‘foot on our neck’
Telecoms group CEO Mike Fries criticises bloc’s heavy handed regulation and failure to implement Mario Draghi’s reforms
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November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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[Analysis] #EUEconomy & #Trade: Risks and opportunities in evolving #EU–US financial and economic relations, by Cinzia Alcidi | @ceps.eu

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Risks and opportunities in evolving EU–US financial and economic relations - PubAffairs Bruxelles
The EU–US economic relationship has long been broadly balanced, reflecting deep mutual interdependence. However, in the domains of security and technology, the EU has remained significantly more depen...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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[Analysis] #EUEconomy & #Trade: Three hard lessons for #European trade, by @aslak.bsky.social | @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social

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Three hard lessons for European trade - PubAffairs Bruxelles
Global trade policy is now dominated by great power politics, putting Europe under pressure. The EU will have to accommodate the US, confront China and derisk from both. The European Union has had a d...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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#EUEconomy & #Trade: #Trump’s #tariffs have hurt less than expected so far, says #ECB’s #Kocher, by Johanna Treeck | Politico
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Trump’s tariffs have hurt less than expected so far, says ECB’s Kocher
Tentative signs of a stable recovery will allow for a stable rate policy, Austria’s new central banker tells POLITICO.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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[Analysis] #EUEconomy & #Eurozone: Support for the #Euro reaches historic high – except in #France, by @ericalbert1.bsky.social | Le Monde
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Support for the euro reaches historic high – except in France
According to a survey conducted by the European Commission, 83% of Europeans support the single currency, a figure that has increased almost everywhere except in France and Italy, where favorable opin...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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[Opinion] #EUPolitics & GlobalEurope: #Trump's Trojan #Orbán, by Frank Furedi | euractiv
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Trump's Trojan Orbán | Euractiv
The president’s embrace of Orbán amounted to a public rebuke of the EU’s own leadership
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November 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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#EUPolitics: #Europe’s chief justice slams #Orbán, by @magnuslundnielsen.bsky.social | euractiv
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Europe’s chief justice slams Orbán | Euractiv
In thinly veiled attack, ECJ chief decries Hungarian ‘oligarchy’
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November 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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#EUPolitics & #RuleOfLaw: Save #Democracy (if you want to), #Brussels says, @pieterhaeck.bsky.social | Politico
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Save democracy (if you want to), Brussels says
The EU’s Democracy Shield initiative aims to tackle election interference online — but countries won’t be required to sign up.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM