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Belgium prepares harbours for massive green hydrogen imports

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 15:46
Belgium has launched a call for proposals to prepare its ports to import massive amounts of green hydrogen as part of its efforts to become a 'hydrogen gateway', Belgian Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten announced.
Categories: European Union

NATO and industries test new counter drone systems, eye new standard

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 15:30
A few dozen companies from across NATO countries and partners have come together to address the growing threat to the alliance - the use of drones to hit military and infrastructure targets - as demonstrated by the events in Ukraine.
Categories: European Union

Karabakh Armenians dissolve breakaway government in capitulation to Azerbaijan

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 15:02
Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh said on Thursday (28 September) they were dissolving the breakaway statelet they had defended for three decades, where more than half the population has fled since Azerbaijan launched a lightning offensive last week.
Categories: European Union

Amsterdam: Falling child vaccination rates causes headaches

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 14:58
The declining rate of vaccinations for children in Amsterdam is causing concerns among policymakers, who are still puzzled as to whether this trend is related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Categories: European Union

Germany and Israel sign ‘historic’ missile shield deal

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 14:35
Germany on Thursday (28 September) signed a deal to acquire the Israeli-made Arrow 3 hypersonic missile system that will become a key part of Europe's defence against air attack.
Categories: European Union

Austria pitches policy areas for ‘gradual’ Western Balkans integration

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 14:30
Austria has made a renewed push to support EU enlargement to the Western Balkans, naming possible policy areas for advancing 'gradual integration', according to a non-paper prepared for next week's informal EU summit in Granada, seen by Euractiv.
Categories: European Union

Grid fees remain key sticking point as EU finalises hydrogen rules

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 14:09
As the European Union finalises its hydrogen and gas rulebook, key issues remain on how to remunerate network operators for building and maintaining Europe’s future hydrogen grid.
Categories: European Union

Sustainable Journey: Navigating the Future of Aviation [Promoted content]

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 13:14
The demand for sustainable mobility is growing rapidly while at the same time, the fight against climate change and atmospheric pollution has emerged as one of the paramount challenges for the European transportation sector.
Categories: European Union

Agriculture must escape the trap set by the European right

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 12:51
The European right is leading agriculture to its grave, writes MEP Christophe Clergeau, calling for the immediate launch of a citizens' conference on the future of agriculture and food to reconsider the EU's farming policy.
Categories: European Union

Antimicrobial resistance: A threat that cannot longer be ignored

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 10:17
During the European Health Forum, representatives of the pharmaceutical industry, EU institutions and patient associations discussed the next steps in fighting the ever-growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). From accessibility and incentives for research to awareness among the general public,...
Categories: European Union

Antimicrobial resistance not just a European issue, Malta minister says

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 10:13
When combined with a global approach, cross-country collaboration and measures will be vital to solving the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to Health Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Malta Christopher Fearne in an exclusive interview with Euractiv.
Categories: European Union

US imposes sanctions on Iranian drone procurement network

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 07:39
The US on 27 September placed sanctions on entities and people based in China, Turkey, the UAE and Iran for aiding the Iranian attack drone program, which Washington accuses of supplying such weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine.
Categories: European Union

EU’s sex work report: Key omissions

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 07:35
This week, Euractiv’s Beyond the Byline podcast looks into the hotly contested report on the regulation of sex work.
Categories: European Union

The seeds for Ukraine’s green transformation planted today

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 07:32
Ukraine's reconstruction and recovery pose a massive challenge to Kyiv's government and the international community, but it is also an opportunity to build back better, write Andriy Yermak and Heidi Hautala.
Categories: European Union

Time for real progress: The right to abortion is not guaranteed in Europe

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 07:30
While national and European debates remain stuck in the details about appropriate gestational time limits or waiting periods, as well as the tug-of-war between progressive, centrist, and anti-gender forces, it is high time to embrace a vision and determination to guarantee reproductive justice for all, writes Julia Lux.
Categories: European Union

Keep channels open with Russia, say five EU states

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 07:29
In today's Capitals, France responds to Australia's calls for a faster EU strategy on critical raw materials, Norway's justice minister meets his Swedish counterpart to discuss gang violence, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Albania defies EU foreign policy on Kosovo-Serbia for first time

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 07:24
Albania, for the first time, stated it does not align with the foreign policy statements of the European Union, with regards to the ongoing dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, facilitated by the EU, considering the recent terrorist attack in the...
Categories: European Union

Kosovo publishes ‘evidence’ of Serb-state involvement in north Kosovo attack

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 07:23
The Kosovo government has published two pieces of evidence that Serbia was behind what the EU called a ‘terrorist attack’ in northern Kosovo over the weekend, calling on the international community to take action. In the early hours of Sunday...
Categories: European Union

Bulgaria scraps €800m green power storage megapark

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 07:21
Plans for Bulgaria’s massive €800 million project to build a battery park to store ‘green’ electricity, included in the country’s recovery plan and one of the world’s largest, have been scrapped, the government announced on Wednesday. Instead, the country will...
Categories: European Union

Slovenia to send more police to border with Croatia

Thu, 28/09/2023 - 07:21
Slovenia has decided to send more troops to its border with Croatia, just weeks after increasing police presence in a specific area along the border and refusing to rule out a full reintroduction of police checks at the EU’s internal...
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