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Wine industry wants mandatory labelling in the next CAP

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 16:19
The wine industry is pushing for the inclusion of its products’ labelling proposals in the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in order to give self-regulation a “legal basis and certainty”.
Categories: European Union

Four major EU countries in favour of joint asylum policy for refugees -poll

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 16:04
In a wide-ranging opinion poll on migration led by Avaaz, the citizens of four major EU countries overwhelmingly said they were in favour of solidarity and a joint European asylum policy for refugees.
Categories: European Union

Transport’s role in improving air quality in Europe: How best to co-ordinate regulation?

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 14:59
Some 40 million people in the 115 largest cities in the European Union are exposed to air exceeding WHO air quality guideline values for at least one pollutant, resulting in approximately 100,000 premature adult deaths each year.
Categories: European Union

Money laundering accusations in Latvia cast doubt on ECB credibility

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 13:35
The Governor of the Latvian Central Bank, suspended by the Parliament, continues to face extraordinary accusations. The Commission has promised to set up a working group by the summer to tackle money laundering. EURACTIV.fr reports.
Categories: European Union

“Time is Brain”: How ERDF funds save lives in Berlin

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 13:07
The most comprehensive EU regional development instrument is the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). But in most cases, its work remains largely unknown to the public. An example from Berlin shows how it literally saves lives. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Categories: European Union

LIVE: Migration, eurozone test EU unity at fateful June Summit

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 12:45
EU leaders are meeting on 28-29 June to bash out a solution to the divisive issue of migration, which should help Chancellor Angela Merkel preserve her fragile government, and lay the groundwork for a scaled-down package of eurozone reforms wanted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Categories: European Union

Nicola Dobroslavić: ‘There is nothing ‘traditional’ here but the value of EU solidarity’

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 10:44
Negotiations over the EU's next long-term budget will start soon and the reform of the Cohesion Policy is one of its main elements. Nikola Dobroslavić (EPP), the European Committee of the Regions' rapporteur on this matter, analysed the worries cities and regions have about the current proposal in an interview with EURACTIV.
Categories: European Union

Poland’s defence of contested judicial changes leaves EU unconvinced

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 09:51
EU ministers held the first-ever Article 7 hearing in Luxembourg on Tuesday (June 26) to determine the state of play in the rule of law dispute between Brussels and Poland. The EU remains unconvinced by Poland's recent efforts, with everyone waiting to see if and how a crucial judicial reform will go ahead on 3 July.
Categories: European Union

Brexit: are they insane?

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 09:02
Four individuals in the Cabinet Brexit sub-committee, namely Theresa May, Boris Johnson, David Davies and Liam Fox, are so trapped in their rhetoric about taking back control and regaining freedom, that if they changed their position, their political careers would be over, writes Michael Emerson.
Categories: European Union

Azerbaijan asserts its power in the South Caucasus

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 08:43
A minor escalation carries an important message. Russia has reason to support Azerbaijan’s move in Nakhchivan, as its primary imperative in the South Caucasus is to prevent any country from moving too far into the Western camp, writes Xander Snyder.
Categories: European Union

Tackling hybrid threats, in Europe and the UK

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 08:25
The June European Council is an opportunity to make sure we have the right measures in place to tackle hostile state threats to security such as cyber attacks, disinformation and meddling in elections, writes Mark Sedwill.
Categories: European Union

Bulgarian gas hub plans raise eyebrows in Brussels

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 08:11
Bulgaria launched a tender today (27 June) for a new gas link with Turkey in a push to persuade Russia to extend the second part of the Turkish Stream pipeline to its border rather than Greece.
Categories: European Union

Hoping for EU help, Merkel talks migration with coalition partners

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 07:50
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Spanish counterpart agreed yesterday (26 June) to cooperate on migrant policy, saying a European approach was the only way forward as her Bavarian allies pile pressure on her to deliver a deal this week.
Categories: European Union

Vestager: ‘I’d like a Facebook that I pay, with full privacy’

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 07:42
In an exclusive interview with EURACTIV, the EU's antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, said the US social network Facebook was on her radar screen but not the e-commerce giant Amazon, which is also suspected of abusing its dominant position.
Categories: European Union

Unions and businesses urge EU countries to speed up Brexit negotiations

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 07:32
Trade unions and employers have joined forces to urge the EU and UK to speed up Brexit talks ahead of tomorrow's European Council summit. 
Categories: European Union

Europe grapples with policy patchwork to tackle air pollution

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 07:19
The patchwork of measures to fight air pollution currently in place across European cities is not only inefficient but sometimes counter-productive, said participants at a EURACTIV event on Tuesday (26 June).
Categories: European Union

Sanctions are good? Russian cheese producer claims credit for French soccer wins

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 07:17
Russian businessman Oleg Sirota thinks he knows why the French soccer team got off to a winning start at the World Cup: he is supplying their hotel with cheese and yoghurt from his dairy.
Categories: European Union

Pope and Macron hold ‘intense’ meeting at Vatican

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 07:03
French President Emmanuel Macron held an "intense" meeting with Pope Francis during his first official visit to the Vatican yesterday (26 June), discussing global issues including the fate of migrants coming to Europe.
Categories: European Union

Berlin divided over cars’ CO2 limits, hindering EU decision

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 06:47
The German parliament, the Bundestag, is hosting a public hearing on Wednesday (27 June) on the European Commission's proposal on cars' CO2 emission limits for 2025/30 in a bid to find a consensus between the different ministries.
Categories: European Union

EU puts ‘North Macedonia’ and Albania on hold until the European elections

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 06:40
The European Union agreed a compromise yesterday (26 June) whereby it would open negotiations to join the bloc with Albania and Macedonia starting in June next year, provided certain conditions are met.
Categories: European Union

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