Nearly one million unauthorized migrants apply for legal status in Spain – POLITICO

Some 360,000 of the over 900,000 people who applied by mid-June have already been granted provisional work and residence permits, according to officials. Sánchez has defended the measure as recognition for those who already contribute to Spain’s economy, but the legalization scheme has been challenged by the center-right People’s Party and far-right Vox group. Last […]

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Andy Burnham soft-launches his premiership – POLITICO

Other areas needed deciphering. Burnham promised “the biggest council house building program since the post-war period,” after millions of state-funded homes were sold off under Margaret Thatcher’s right-to-buy policies. Aides later clarified that he meant the biggest program since the end of the post-war period — not since the end of the Second World War […]

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Brussels downplays Vatican’s criticism of EU double standard on war – POLITICO

Brussels, in response, stopped short of engaging directly with the criticism. “We do not usually comment on comments,” Paula Pinho, chief Commission spokesperson, told POLITICO on Monday. European External Action Service spokesperson Anouar El Anouni reiterated the bloc’s standard position, saying the EU “calls for respect for international law, and this at all times and […]

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Europe’s industrial wake-up call – POLITICO

Market liquidity needs to be restored. With the current EU ETS parameters, the supply of CO2 allowances on the primary market will end around 2040. The Market Stability Reserve (MSR) will be empty by that time and will not be able to mitigate supply constraints, which will probably occur due to economic recovery after the […]

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