But the Commission will not accelerate ongoing investigations under the Digital Services Act, a spokesperson said on Friday.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France, Germany and 10 other European Union countries want the European Commission to use its powers under the Digital Services Act to protect the integrity of European elections from foreign interference, a letter signed by the 12 countries showed.

Private German liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operator Deutsche ReGas says the potentially lower prices offered by state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal to attract buyers are a threat to its business.

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The letter, signed by ministers from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Cyprus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Romania, Slovenia, and Spain, calls on the Commission to fulfill its promises to establish a special EU body to counter foreign information manipulation and interference.

European Union countries want the European Commission to use its powers under the Digital Services Act to protect the integrity of European elections from

Nineteen European Union countries, including France and Germany, are calling for the European Investment Bank to boost lending for the defence industry as the 27-nation EU seeks ways to improve its military against a possible future Russian attack.

The European Central Bank is cutting its key interest rate, a step to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers burned by inflation warily eye price tags and businesses try to chart a course amid political turmoil in leading economies France and Germany.

According to the results of last year, Poland's GDP grew by 2.9%. A clear acceleration is visible — a year earlier, experts recorded only a symbolic increase of 0.1%. This is reported by the Polish edition Gazeta.

The regulatory frameworks in the life sciences and healthcare sector keep evolving rapidly and dynamically. Several important legislative reforms

Eurozone growth slowed to a halt in the fourth quarter last year, dragged by contractions in major powers Germany and France which were held back by economic headwinds and political instability. At one end of the eurozone spectrum Spain saw its economy expand by 3.

France, Germany, and 10 other European Union (EU) countries want the European Commission (EC) to use its powers under the Digital Services Act to protect the integrity of European elections from foreign interference,