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Hailed by EU leaders, Zelenskyy hears promises on fighter jets, but not accession

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 16:03
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a hero's welcome in Brussels on Thursday (9 February) as he lobbied EU leaders to expedite the delivery of modern weapons to halt Russia's upcoming spring offensive.
Categories: European Union

Twitter gets ‘yellow card’ as platforms report on content moderation

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 15:42
As major platforms submitted their first progress reports on compliance with the updated Code of Practice on Disinformation, EU officials criticised Twitter for its scant efforts, which gave the impression it "didn’t take it seriously enough".
Categories: European Union

EU sustainability reporting standards must be taken over the finish line

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 15:24
Set to be adopted in June 2023, the new rules adopted under the EU's groundbreaking Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive are raising the bar for corporate transparency globally; as such, it is important that they are upheld, writes Mirjam Wolfrum.
Categories: European Union

Fortress Europe will harm EU’s geopolitical interests 

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 14:43
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at why the new ‘Fortress Europe’ being built by EU leaders on...
Categories: European Union

It’s a Match!

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 14:29
Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Economy Brief. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Greetings from the European Council premises! While EU leaders are still too busy to discuss the economic future of the bloc, we at EURACTIV want to offer...
Categories: European Union

EU’s future hydrogen grid takes shape after Parliament vote

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 12:37
In a vote on Thursday (9 February), the European Parliament's industry committee set out its position on future rules governing hydrogen networks in a bid to transition away from fossil gas.
Categories: European Union

Commission’s verdict still out on EU court ruling on bee-toxic pesticides

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 11:49
After a recent EU court decision to block the emergency use of bee-toxic neonicotinoid pesticides, the European Commission is still unclear on what exactly this ruling means in practice.
Categories: European Union

Green Deal Industrial Plan is no substitute for a Competitiveness Agenda

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 11:48
The European Union’s initial response to the US subsidy programme is no substitute for a strategy to improve competitiveness, writes Stefano Mallia. Stefano Mallia is the president of the Employers’ Group in the European Economic and Social Committee. Last week,...
Categories: European Union

Intel raises state aid bar for Germany mega fabs amid subsidy race

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 11:43
Chipmaker Intel wants more than the €6.8 billion promised by Berlin to build two mega fabs- state-of-the-art microchip factories- in Germany, according to media reports.
Categories: European Union

At EU summit, Bulgarian president calls for peace in Ukraine

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 11:40
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev made comments contradicting most of his peers at an EU summit on Thursday (9 February), as he called for peace in Ukraine at a time when President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due in Brussels to ask for more weapons to free the territories occupied by Russia.
Categories: European Union

‘No longer science fiction’: Digitalisation heralds new era for railways

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 11:28
Rail operators are backing a shift to digital technology to remove barriers to cross-border journeys, a move in line with EU goals to double the share of rail freight and high-speed rail traffic by 2030.
Categories: European Union

An EU Renovation Loan can unlock €2 trillion of future energy savings

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 11:26
Today, home renovation loans often come at high costs for uncertain results, despite the enormous gains they can offer in terms of energy savings; the time has come to change this and de-risk renovations for homeowners, writes Peter Sweatman.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine fights to defend Europe’s ‘way of life’, Zelenskyy tells EU Parliament

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 11:20
Ukraine is fighting Russia's invasion to preserve the 'European way of life', President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the European Parliament in his first in-person address to the chamber on Thursday morning (9 February).
Categories: European Union

Analysis: Earthquake in Syria offers leverage to isolated Assad

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 08:11
President Bashar al-Assad is seeking political advantage from an earthquake that has devastated large parts of Syria and Turkey, pressing for foreign aid to be delivered through his territory as he aims to chip away at his international isolation.
Categories: European Union

Yellen says ‘good policy’ for EU to match US green plan with own subsidies

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 07:59
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday (8 February) encouraged the idea of green subsidies by the European Union to offset feared harm from a vast US climate plan – arguing there is enough business for all to benefit from the clean energy transition.
Categories: European Union

Poland passes judiciary, wind farm laws in bid to unlock EU funds

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 07:57
Poland's parliament on Wednesday (8 February) passed two pieces of legislation the government hopes will unblock billions in European Union funds, but doubts remained over whether the president would sign the judicial reform bill into law.
Categories: European Union

France in new row with Germany and Spain over nuclear-derived hydrogen

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 07:42
A new row has erupted between France, Germany and Spain over nuclear energy, with Paris furious about a lack of support from Berlin and Madrid for its efforts to have nuclear-derived hydrogen labelled as 'green' in EU legislation, sources said.
Categories: European Union

Post-pandemic digital nomads march on in Europe

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 07:40
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Belgian parties facing backlash over their temporary Iran deportation ban proposal, Austria wanting harder migration lines adopted at the EU summit, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

SpaceX curbed Ukraine’s use of Starlink internet for drones

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 07:33
SpaceX has taken steps to prevent Ukraine's military from using the company's Starlink satellite internet service for controlling drones in the region during the country's war with Russia, SpaceX's president said Wednesday (8 February).
Categories: European Union

Migration: The appalling side of pushbacks from Italy to Greece

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 07:29
This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast we are discussing migration and more specifically, pushbacks. The topic is back on the priority list for EU leaders meeting on the 9th and 10th of February with the aim of reaching...
Categories: European Union

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