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Weekly Menu of El Comidista (12-18 October)
Broccoli and cheese tortilla, chili with or without meat, Brussels cabbage with garlic and couscus and semi-cold tyramisu: our weekly menu makes it very easy
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Students and teachers in Brussels join trade union protest against cuts
Inspired by the recent wave of demonstrations in France, hundreds of students and teachers joined the national protest in Brussels on Friday, October 9, in response to the budget cuts planned by the federal government and against the educational policies of the French-speaking part of the country. Although the march took place peacefully, there were riots between the police and hundreds of young people near the central station in Brussels.
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Brussels adds two more projects in Spain to boost strategic raw materials in the EU
European Commission launches second round of "strategic projects" to reduce China's dependence on full negotiations to reduce trade tension with the Asian giant
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Brussels is a new way to deliver Russian assets frozen in the EU by sanctions to Ukraine
The European Commission is considering creating a European 'bad bank' for the sole purpose of channelling the funds of the Kremlin orbit to Kiev
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Brussels demands containment of spending in the face of market pressure on sovereign debt
Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis calls on ministers in the Eurogroup to "act with caution" in the face of increased interest on bonds
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Brussels pressure capital to launch EU enlargement
European Commission proposes reforms to speed up the functioning of the Union with more than 27 Member States
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Europe is trying to armored the essential databases for global biomedical research against the United States
Brussels mobilises EUR 65 million to prevent Trump cuts from risking resources on which global science depends
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France and Germany seek to strengthen the EU's response to external trade pressures
France and Germany want the European Union to expand its tools to respond to trade practices they consider unfair by third countries, at a time of growing economic tensions with China and other partners. The European Commission welcomed the initiative and believes that its proposals are in line with Brussels's debate on how to protect European competitiveness without opening a new trade war.
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Brussels proposes to withdraw the right to vote for new EU members if they do not comply with the rules
The European Commission warns that enlargement will require reforms and proposes to cut the number of Commissioners and put in place a rotating system
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UK and Brexit: Was the cure worse than the disease?
Ten years after the Brexit referendum, the United Kingdom is again discussing its relationship with the European Union. Prime Minister Andy Burnham opens the door to closer ties with Brussels and even to possible re-entry, amid economic difficulties and increasing citizen support to approach the bloc. However, returning to the EU would not be an immediate decision, nor would it be without political conditions and obstacles. What consequences has Brexit had and what options has the United Kingdom now? We analyzed it in Ventana to Europe.
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Brussels warns of the risk of restructuring the debt of the European recovery fund as proposed by Spain
The Commission notes that postponing depreciation or paying less capital at first increases the cost of interest
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Report from Brussels: European Union approves establishment of centres for migrants in third countries
The European Union (EU) countries approved the establishment of centres for migrants outside the bloc, with the aim of expediting deportations. These centres will be established in countries with which the EU has bilateral agreements, and the people there will remain waiting for their repatriation. The new rule was supported by almost all member countries, with the exception of Spain, which voted against. Report from our correspondent, Esther Herrera.
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Corps ensures that Spain "in time" exhausts the European recovery plan in the absence of Brussels hearing it
The seventh payment request is the largest in the programme, with EUR 25,861 million outstanding that will measure the success of the programme
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Brussels will again denounce Spain to European justice for the difficulty of claiming compensation from the State
The Commission reproaches the Spanish Government for failing to comply with a judgment of the EU Court of Justice of 2022
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Report from Brussels: EU warns about gas supply in the wake of winter
Europe is preparing to face the season of higher energy consumption with growing concern for the supply and price of gas. The European Union's energy ministers analysed the situation as the block entered autumn and winter with lower storage levels than last year and amid international uncertainty. The European Commission has asked Member States to contain energy demand in the face of the risk of further pressure on the gas market. From Brussels, our correspondent Esther Herrera tells us more details.
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Brussels will strengthen the armour of its borders against irregular migration: "We cannot continue as before in Ceuta"
The European Commission is preparing a plan against irregular EU entry: from the analysis of social networks to anticipate migration movements to more power to the Frontex agency
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Report from Brussels: EU prepares protocol to respond to Russian hybrid attacks
The European Union began to discuss a new emergency protocol to respond in a coordinated manner to hybrid threats and attacks attributed to Russia. The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, said that we must act quickly, but that it will not overlap with NATO. From Brussels, our correspondent Esther Herrera gives us more details.
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Brussels warns of "gaps in the EU's defence" and calls for more effort in refacing Russia
The action mechanism proposed by Von der Leyen in the face of the Kremlin's hybrid attacks arouses the Member States' misgivings
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Spain seeks to scratch fiscal space in Brussels for the new package against the energy crisis
Corps negotiates with the Commission to ensure that the measures of the next Council of Ministers comply with the adjustment path agreed in the EU
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Detained in Brussels a fugitive suspected of killing the manager of a brothel in Madrid
He was part of a criminal network dedicated to stealing from homes and premises and the victim resisted giving them the money.