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Local development boards seek applicants by October 7
Hungary's Saint Stephen Rural Development pilot will prepare local strategies. The current call is for board membership, not grants for individual projects.
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EU identifies five joint defence projects, opening a funding route
Cooperation from counter-drone systems to space moves to a new stage. Council designation opens funding eligibility; it does not deliver completed systems.
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New German and Slovenian prosecutors appointed to the EPPO
The appointments take effect on different dates. Hungarian readers also need to distinguish participation in the EPPO from the start of domestic operations.
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Budapest gains a joint development forum; funding remains a separate question
A joint government–city development council now has a statutory basis. Establishing cooperation does not establish financial cover for every project.
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EU updates social-security rules for cross-border workers
The Council has adopted a reform coordinating national systems. Where people work and their employment status will still determine which rules matter.
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Council adopts the EU pharma package; Parliament is next
The reform would reshape protection for new medicines and the handling of shortages. Council adoption does not finish the legislative process.
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