[Featured] #Platform Work & #AlgorithmicManagement : #CzechPresidency hones in on platform workers’ personal #DataProtection . A new Council compromise text emphasises algorithmic management & workers’ personal data protection, writes Théo Bourgery-Gonse | Euractiv euractiv.com/section/sharin…

#UkraineWar : Moscow rejoins #GrainDeal ; Russian missile strikes continue; and UK sanctions | Euronews euronews.com/2022/11/02/ukr…

#US Midterms - Democracy under threat as key elections looms - Biden: #US President has accused his predecessor Donald Trump and his supporters of undermining democracy | BBC bbc.com/news/world-us-…

[Opinion] #EnergyCrisis : The European project is now at the mercy of the weather. This winter, Europe may be facing a crisis without any clear solution, argues Adam Tooze | Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com/2022/11/02/eur…

#EnergyCrisis : #Germany 's government seeks #Electricity #PriceCap in January. The German government firmed up its plans for addressing the energy crisis as #Germany heads into winter | Deutsche Welle dw.com/en/german-gove…

#GlobalEurope & #EnergyCrisis : #Azerbaijan warns investment needed to ensure jump in EU #Gas flows | Financial Times ft.com/content/bdde98…

[Featured] #EnergyCrisis : Europe’s imperfect options for transforming its energy markets. The bloc aims to decouple power prices and costly natural gas but incorrect reform could worsen the supply crunch, write Josefine Fokuhl & Todd Gillespie | Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

#GlobalEurope & #EUpolitics : #Scholz heads to Beijing amid pressure to take tougher line on #China . The German Chancellor travels to Beijing amid domestic and EU pressure to take a tougher line against #China , writes Chris Pilcher | Euronews euronews.com/my-europe/2022…

[Opinion] #GlobalEurope : #China -bashing will get Europe nowhere: The bloc needs to create an environment that will enable its companies to outcompete global rivals, by Peggy Hollinger | Financial Times ft.com/content/097b24…

#Transports & #Mobility : #Europe 's drive to build a homegrown electric vehicle battery industry is hitting roadblocks as investors do not give startups enough funding to challenge Asian companies dominating the market, by Nick Carey & Victoria Waldersee | Reuters
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#EUpolitics : Italy's far-right PM Meloni to meet European Union leaders in Brussels. In the first meeting of the Italian PM with EU chiefs in Brussels since her election, the #EnergyCrisis is expected to dominate the agenda | France24 france24.com/en/europe/2022…

[Featured] #Climate : European temperatures have risen more than twice global average, UN says. The UN says temperatures in Europe increased at more than twice the global average over the past 3 decades, the fastest rise of any continent on earth | France24 france24.com/en/environment…

#ClimateAction : #China , #India set to snub #COP27 leaders’ climate summit. A weak turnout is expected from major emitters, shifting the geopolitical showdown to a G20 leaders’ summit in Bali, writes Chloé Farand | Climate Home News climatechangenews.com/2022/11/02/chi…

#ClimateFinance : #ECB sets 2024 deadline for European banks to deal with #ClimateRisks . The ECB set a deadline of the end of 2024 for banks to green their lending operations and meet climate requirements, writes Wester van Gaal | EUobserver euobserver.com/green-economy/…