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EU scepticism growing in Finland

Thu, 17/12/2020 - 08:04
While 38% of Finns reject the country’s participation in the EU’s €750 billion recovery package, close to half (49%) believe Finland’s influence on the EU is next to unrecognisable, according to a survey published on Tuesday by the Finnish Business...
Categories: European Union

Lavrov: Unlike EU, Croatia ready for good relations

Thu, 17/12/2020 - 08:03
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after talks with Croatian counterpart Gordan Grlić Radman that “the EU is not quite ready for good relations with Russia, but Russia has good relations with Croatia”. Radman called the meeting an “incentive to...
Categories: European Union

Macron and the moguls: media strategies ahead of the presidential election

Thu, 17/12/2020 - 08:01
Behind the corporate battle for French media company Lagardère, there’s a political tug-of-war involving the country’s richest man, a media magnate and President Emmanuel Macron.
Categories: European Union

UK pets will need certificate to enter EU after Brexit

Thu, 17/12/2020 - 07:58
British pet owners will need a new document to enter the European Union with their animals after the Brexit transition period ends on 1 January next year, the government said on Wednesday (16 December).
Categories: European Union

Vaccine logistics: the tough part is just beginning

Thu, 17/12/2020 - 07:47
The European Medicine’s Agency is expected to approve Pfizer’s vaccine at an extraordinary meeting on 21 December and then, within three days, the European Commission is set to give its final green light. As for the vaccination process, in practice, everything depends on the readiness of EU countries, especially when it comes to logistics.
Categories: European Union

Agrifood Podcast Special Edition: A closer look at EU agrifood trade

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 17:53
In this special edition of the agrifood podcast, EURACTIV’s agrifood team speaks with a range of experts, from lawmakers to academics and NGOs to bring you the nitty-gritty of the EU’s agrifood trade policy.
Categories: European Union

ECB adopts third pandemic stimulus amid risks of double-dip recession 

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 17:37
The European Central Bank increased on Thursday its monetary stimulus by €500 billion against the fallout of the pandemic measures as the risk of a double-dip recession in the euro  area lingers and the uncertainty surrounding the recovery remains.
Categories: European Union

Setting the EU on track for climate neutrality: The role of gas infrastructure

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 16:59
To successfully achieve climate neutrality by 2050, the EU needs to establish an integrated energy infrastructure.
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Turkey’s Erdogan, at Nagorno-Karabakh parade, says Armenia needs new leaders

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 16:34
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday (10 December) renewed a call for a change of leadership in Armenia, as he reviewed a military parade marking that country’s defeat by Azerbaijan in a war in the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Categories: European Union

The Brief, powered by Facebook – Strasbourg Farce

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 16:30
The European Parliament’s president will open next week’s plenary session in person in Strasbourg. But there won’t be any MEPs there, in what is the latest mad installment of the single-seat saga.
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EU seeks competitive edge from green batteries

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 16:07
Electric car and industrial batteries sold in Europe will soon face legally binding environmental standards, the European Commission said on Thursday (10 December), as it seeks to give local producers an edge in a rapidly growing global market.
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Berlin blocks Chinese acquisition of German high-tech satellite firm

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 15:53
As German high-tech company IMST was about to pass into Chinese hands, German Chancellor Angela Merkel blocked the deal for reasons of "public order and security". EURACTIV Italy reports.
Categories: European Union

Germany, France a long way from ensuring basic rights of people with disabilities

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 14:37
Last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared the goal of a "Union of Equal Rights". A look at Germany and France on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day shows there is still a long way to go. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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Bucharest to host EU’s new cybersecurity centre

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 12:50
Bucharest was selected by EU governments on Wednesday (9 December) to host the EU's new cyber-centre, beating six other candidate cities. It will be the first EU institution based in Romania.
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French watchdog fines Google, Amazon for breaching cookies rules

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 12:30
France’s data privacy watchdog has handed out its biggest ever fine of 100 million euros ($121 million) to Alphabet’s Google for breaching the country’s rules on online advertising trackers (cookies).
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France’s next-generation aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 12:30
France's next-generation aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered and replace in 2038 the national fleet's flagship warship, the Charles de Gaulle, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday (9 December).
Categories: European Union

Sustainable Products Policy: Do all stakeholders agree on what is ‘sustainable’?

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 12:06
For decades, the standard approach to production and consumption has been “ make, use, dispose”. How  can the EU ensure that all products placed on the EU market become increasingly sustainable.
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The essence of essentiality: Get the basics right on ‘Essential Uses’ [Stakeholder Opinion]

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 11:00
The European Commission's new chemicals plan intends to ban any substances deemed hazardous and non-essential. Violaine Verougstraete explains why a different approach to this is needed.
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Legal certainty in the digital world: Lessons for Europe

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 10:29
Over the course of this year, European citizens have had to radically realign their lives to the new reality brought on by the coronavirus crisis. For the most part, this has meant rapidly migrating our personal and professional lives online.
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Explained: The Commission’s plans to digitalise the judiciary

Thu, 10/12/2020 - 10:26
The COVID-19 crisis has brought the need for digitalisation of justice to the forefront, says Salla Saastamoinen, stressing that "concerted effort is urgently needed, both at the national and EU level, to accelerate the digital transformation process of the justice sector".
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