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To tackle the climate crisis, finances need to go hand in hand with action

Thu, 22/06/2023 - 07:03
All countries are vulnerable to the impacts of a changing climate. But their vulnerabilities are very different, with varying consequences on people, economics and the environment, writes Jorge Moreira da Silva.
Categories: European Union

Finland’s startup community threatened by new government programme

Thu, 22/06/2023 - 07:02
Leading Finnish startups have strongly criticised the new right-leaning government’s plans for employment and migration, saying they threaten the country’s entire startup ecosystem. In its programme, the new government outlines that  “labour immigration is very important for Finland’s economic growth...
Categories: European Union

Sweden to tighten asylum regulations to avoid ‘shadow society’

Thu, 22/06/2023 - 07:02
A geographical limit for asylum seekers, improving the efficiency of returns, and whether to tighten up asylum reception were discussed by Swedish Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard and far-right Sweden Democrat migration spokesperson Ludvig Aspling. On Wednesday, the government presented...
Categories: European Union

Bank of Finland Governor announces presidential run

Thu, 22/06/2023 - 07:01
Bank of Finland Governor Olli Rehn announced his candidacy to become Finland’s next president at a press conference Tuesday where he emphasised continued support to Ukraine and close cooperation with the West, particularly the European Union and the US. Rehn,...
Categories: European Union

Year of Skills shows rail’s future is tied to Europe’s destiny [Promoted content]

Thu, 22/06/2023 - 07:00
If Europe’s Green Deal, future growth and digital capabilities hinge on the future of rail, the European Year of Skills must prioritise the industry’s needs.
Categories: European Union

UK could have avoided lockdown, says former health secretary

Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:58
The UK could have avoided the COVID-19 lockdown had it been better prepared, former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told the COVID-19 public inquiry on Wednesday. Hunt, the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, faced the public inquiry for the first time...
Categories: European Union

Disappointment in the Netherlands as Agricultural Accord falls through

Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:57
Neither farmer’s representatives nor the cabinet hid their disappointment on Wednesday after negotiations on the long-debated Agricultural Accord were ultimately laid to rest late on Tuesday night, following the exodus of agrarian business association LTO Nederland. As part of the...
Categories: European Union

Austria unveils ‘Friends of the Western Balkans’ group, wants speedy EU accession

Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:56
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will present the “Friends of the Western Balkans”, a group of seven EU member states keen to speed up EU accession for Western Balkan states during the Europa-Forum Wachau in Lower Austria on Friday, his...
Categories: European Union

French government dissolves environmental group that clashed with police

Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:56
The French government dissolved the environmental group, Les Soulèvements de la Terre, on Wednesday, citing the group’s violent clashes with the police as the group sought to stop constructing a water reservoir in western France on 24 March. The government’s...
Categories: European Union

Ireland starts reflection on how to define its neutrality

Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:45
Dublin is set to launch a four-day-long public consultation to review the neutral's country posture on the international scene on Thursday (22 June), after Russia's war in Ukraine has reshuffled Europe's security architecture.
Categories: European Union

Lessons from Portugal: How the EU’s green industrial policy can benefit all member states

Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:40
When it comes to countering economic and industrial imbalances with the Green Deal Industrial Plan, the EU could have a lot to learn from the Portugal case, write Aleksandra Waliszewska and Artur Patuleia. 
Categories: European Union

Regional PP candidate rules out governing with ‘sexist’ VOX

Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:37
With less than a month to go before the general elections in Spain, the candidate of centre-right Partido Popular (PP) for president of the autonomous region of Extremadura, María Guardiola, ruled out a future government with what she called a...
Categories: European Union

Germany’s emboldened far-right shoots for chancellorship

Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:36
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will have a candidate run in the chancellorship race for the first time in 2025, party co-leader Alice Weidel confirmed as the emboldened party soars in the polls. Traditionally, only the parties with the...
Categories: European Union

Former Hungarian diplomat: Corruption is next decades’ biggest security challenge

Thu, 22/06/2023 - 06:35
Political corruption will be one of the next decade’s biggest security challenges for intergovernmental organisations like NATO, and will further jeopardise the work of international organisations going forward, Zsolt Rábai, the former Foreign Policy Adviser to the Hungarian president, writes....
Categories: European Union

G7 data protection authorities point to key concerns on generative AI

Wed, 21/06/2023 - 18:56
The privacy watchdogs of the G7 countries are set to detail a common vision of the data protection challenges of generative AI models like ChatGPT, according to a draft statement seen by EURACTIV.
Categories: European Union

EU greenlights 11th Russia sanctions package, mostly targeted at stuffing loopholes

Wed, 21/06/2023 - 18:15
After weeks of wrangling, EU ambassadors on Wednesday (21 June) agreed to an 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, designed to prevent third countries and companies from circumventing the bloc's existing measures.
Categories: European Union

Wholesale response needed to Europe’s decade of media crises – report

Wed, 21/06/2023 - 18:01
European media face an increasingly challenging environment and while there have been positive efforts, a holistic approach is needed to ensure they can continue to play their vital democratic role, according to a new report. 
Categories: European Union

Making a geopolitical case for EU-Africa climate cooperation

Wed, 21/06/2023 - 16:58
The EU is trying to catch up in the green tech space, while Africa is trying to catch up in its industrialisation. Can green industry partnerships kill two birds with one stone? Poorva Karkare and Alfonso Medinilla say yes. 
Categories: European Union

Let’s build a fairer Erasmus now

Wed, 21/06/2023 - 16:57
Grants for the Erasmus student exchange programme are not keeping pace with inflation, pricing out many poorer students - that needs to change, write Nicu Stefanuta and Juan Rayon Gonzalez.
Categories: European Union

Travel platform rules: EU Parliament hones in on registration, authorisation

Wed, 21/06/2023 - 16:50
Amid broad consensus in the European Parliament on the new regulation for short-term rental platforms, political discussion amongst EU lawmakers has focused on the extent of compliance by design and interactions between authorisation and registration schemes.
Categories: European Union

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