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The MEPs fear Europe could fall behind in the global chips race.

The uptick “might be linked to the import boom from the US, where companies are snapping up goods from abroad to get ahead of looming tariffs”, one analyst said.

Industry in Europe was utterly stunned by the Commission’s intention to abruptly withdraw the regulation on standard essential patents. More than 60 companies and associations call on co-legislators to advance it, not withdraw. Businesses have long begged for a regulatory solution to the currently inconsistent opaque framework that’s prone to abuse by powerful patent owners coming mostly from overseas.

The world’s deadliest infectious disease is also developing multi-drug resistance, said the ECDC.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about the Salvini–Vance call shaking Italy’s government, the Czech president saying Czech troops should join a future peace mission in Ukraine, and so much more.

The EU database for biofuels should not prevent crucial imports from being used to comply with renewable energy targets, they argue.

The timing is especially politically sensitive, with Greenland set to hold local elections on 1 April.

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Underground gas storages could be filled just 85% under certain conditions, making EU countries more vulnerable to cold snaps or supply disruptions next winter.

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