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What the Commission’s European Innovation Act would change, and what still remains only a proposal

Pontes is live, but the ECB’s tokenised-securities plan is still a test for euro-area settlement

Finland’s new reactor financing is for heat technology, not electricity already on the grid

Mobility Week participation is not the same as a lasting transport plan

Europe’s electrical-steel safeguard reaches beyond the steel sheet

Leaving unemployment does not always mean finding a job

Europe’s gas-readiness assessment is not a promise of low winter bills

A data-centre rating and a minimum performance rule are different EU decisions

Europe’s moth warning also exposes a measurement gap

Europe’s circular VAT consultation is not a new tax rule for second-hand sales

Solar’s larger renewable share does not mean 42% of all EU electricity

The ECB’s September rate rise is a decision, not a forecast of every borrowing cost

First residence permits are not a count of everyone arriving in the EU

Recycling a battery’s weight is not the same as recovering its lithium