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EU proposes alternative to IP waiver to expand global vaccine access

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 16:27
The EU has set out its plan to boost deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, which banks on open supply chains, encouraging production and compulsory licences rather than an IP waiver. 
Categories: European Union

Digital Brief powered by Google: DSA/DMA parliamentary debates, new SCCs, copyright earmarked

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 16:14
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “We need to prevent “dark patterns”. The Commission should be able to assess algorithms and impose measures in case...
Categories: European Union

Russia finished key section of Nord Stream 2

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 16:14
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday (4 June) that the first line of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany has been completed despite strong US opposition.
Categories: European Union

European Commission proposes ‘digital identity wallet’

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 16:09
The European Commission has introduced a legislative proposal for an EU "digital identity wallet" that would allow numerous services like opening a bank account or filing tax returns to be done purely digitally.
Categories: European Union

EU can’t work like this, German official says after Hungary blocks China statement

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 16:06
Hungary's decision to block a European Union statement criticising China's Hong Kong policy was condemned by a senior Germany official, who said the EU's common foreign and security policy was being undermined by a failure of unanimity.
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Global Europe Brief, powered by FACEBOOK: Balkans seeks new hope as disappointment looms

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 15:41
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Global Europe Brief, your weekly update on the EU from a global perspective. You can subscribe here. /// EU enlargement to the Western Balkans has been stuck in a rut for years. But there is a glimmer of...
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French company proves recycling PET plastics can be profitable

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 15:09
French company Veolia Group is demonstrating that companies can introduce recycled petroleum-based plastics (PET) plastics into their production chain and still be successful during a conference organised as part of the Green Week. EURACTIV France reports.
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CEPA celebrates World Pest Day [Promoted content]

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 15:00
CEPA #TheGoodPestManager would like to thank everyone in the pest management industry for their hard work through what has been a difficult year. The industry remains essential to public health, and contributes to the protecting our urban environments and supply chains.
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Balkan media conference: ‘The EU barks rather timidly to enemies of press freedom ‘

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 14:59
Media freedom throughout Europe needs all the support it can get, but the situation in the Balkans is particularly worrying, participants told an online conference "Media Freedom in the Balkans” organised by EURACTIV.
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Waiving vaccine patents saves lives, health campaigners tell the EU

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 14:42
A series of protests have been staged in front of the European Commission and at a vaccine manufacturing plant in Belgium, calling for temporarily lifting of the intellectual property (IP) rights of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.
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Reshaping global health after COVID-19

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 14:42
The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a new light on the compelling necessity of addressing health inequalities across the globe.
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Civil society, tech giants oppose Germany’s state Trojans plans

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 12:14
Companies and civil society organisations in Germany have opposed a planned expansion of the surveillance of sources and communications which provides for a more stringent application of the so-called state Trojan in an open letter published Thursday. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Categories: European Union

Trust Matters [Stakeholder Opinion]

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 12:00
In recent months, the world has faced an exceptional challenge, uncertainty and complexity. A pandemic swept the globe, and affected almost every area of our lives. Our personal freedom has been radically altered. The way in which the economy operates...
Categories: European Union

A re-‘CAP’ of Common Agricultural Policy coverage

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 11:00
This year has been a decisive one for the reform of the EU’s farming subsidy programme, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
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Public engagement still lacking in coal regions’ transition, NGOs warn

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 10:53
Public consultation is inadequate in the creation of pathways to transition out of coal-burning in Central and Eastern European (CEE) regions, despite being a requirement for the plans that will unlock the €17.5 billion just transition fund, civil society has warned.
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EU wants tobacco-free generation as smoking numbers rise worldwide

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 09:39
The European Commission is calling for stricter actions on tobacco regulations in a bid to have a tobacco-free generation in the EU by 2040. However, the global number of smokers continues to grow.
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US to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrorism

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 08:55
The US Department of Justice is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack and mounting damage caused by cyber criminals, a senior department official told Reuters. Internal guidance...
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Czech president ‘unfit for office’ over security concerns?

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 08:28
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out whether Czech President Milos Zeman is still for office, the Tory rebels who could end up overturning the UK government's aid policy, and so much more.
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Greece: EU integration will bring Albania closer to Greece, regardless of Turkey

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 08:28
Albania’s decision to continue the path of EU membership will bring it even closer to Greece, said Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias during the international Regional Growth Conference. “I would ask you not to see Greek-Albanian relations in the context...
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Energy Community chief Kopac warns Kosovo of no future in coal

Fri, 04/06/2021 - 08:26
Opening the market implies an increase in electricity bills and the government must make sure it happens gradually, Energy Community Secretariat Director Janez Kopač warned Kosovo’s Assembly via video link, adding that “all efforts must be directed to renewable energies”...
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