Eurozone inflation suddenly climbs to 2.2% in November
Economists expect ECB to keep rates on hold at December conference
Source: Financial Times
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EXCLUSIVE: Police raid EU External Action Service, College of Europe in sweeping fraud probe
Authorities make apprehensions in Brussels and Bruges in the most recent detraction to engulf the EU
Source: Euractiv
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Kremlin touts gains in Pokrovsk ahead of meeting with US envoy
Russian president hosts Witkoff and Kushner for peace talks as military claims battlefield advances in Ukraine
Source: Financial Times
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Websites are responsible for third-party ads meeting privacy rules, court rules
The court located that an on-line marketplace has to verify compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation before advertisements are published
Source: Euractiv
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BoE lowers capital requirements for UK banks as they pass stress tests
City minister welcomes move to take lenders off the ‘naughty step’
Source: Financial Times
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UK to unveil curbs on jury trials
Justice secretary David Lammy to set out reforms designed to tackle backlog in court cases
Source: Financial Times
Bulgaria
Demonstrations Appear In Bulgaria Over Spending Plan, Government ‘Corruption’.
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A few of the biggest objections in contemporary Bulgaria’s history broke out throughout the nation on December 1 against a 2026 budget that would see taxes hiked and social-security contributions raised by a government several Bulgarians view as corrupt.
Source: Radio Free Europe
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VOLTAGE: Brussels’ power cable and hydrogen double-down
In today’s version: hydrogen, power cable concerns, particle matter
Source: Euractiv
Russia, Ukraine
Russia Claims Capture Of Key Donbas City Ahead Of Kremlin Meeting With US Envoy
Russia claimed it had captured a strategic city in Ukraine’s Donbas region, an announcement that appeared timed with a critical Kremlin meeting with visiting US officials trying to reach agreement on a peace deal.
Source: Radio Free Europe
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EU can produce twice as many electric cars as needed, says study
Also in this newsletter: How delays may be holding up challenges against EU competition decisions
Source: Financial Times