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Wed, 01/18/2023 - 05:51
The United States administration will seek a new approach to trade to create so-called inclusive prosperity, according to a visiting official, at a time the Commission is set to respond to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Wed, 01/18/2023 - 05:33
Brexit has resulted in the loss of 330,000 workers from the UK economy, according to new research published on Tuesday (17 January).
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 18:49
A key suspect in the so-called 'Qatargate' EU graft scandal, former Italian MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, has cut a deal to divulge information about countries involved and bribes made, Belgian prosecutors said on Tuesday (17 January).
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 17:47
The EU Commission aims to step up efforts to help European regions train, retain and attract workers in a bid to limit the adverse impact of the demographic transition on regional economies and address the decline of the working-age population....
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 17:29
With the Greens leading both the German agriculture and environment ministries, many expect the country to stand against the Commission’s expected push to deregulate new genomic techniques (NGTs). But agriculture minister Cem Özdemir has so far refused to take sides.
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 16:35
Banned pesticides deemed toxic to humans and environmental health are still consistently in use in the EU thanks to the routine use of emergency derogations, a new report has found.
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 16:20
When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Boris Pistorius as his new defence minister, the first reaction of most Germans was probably: Who is this guy?
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 16:00
Ukraine received on Tuesday (17 January) the first €3 billion tranche of an €18 billion EU support package that was pledged by the bloc in December to help the country's finances and economy.
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 15:54
In 2022, some 42,500 French businesses shut up shop, accounting for an almost-50% insolvency increase compared to last year, according to a report by data analytics consultancy Altares.
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 15:49
Civil society organisations have been excluded from the drafting process of the first international treaty on Artificial Intelligence based on a request of the US to avoid countries’ positions becoming public.
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 14:39
A German alliance of environmental, agricultural and social organisations said that Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir is not walking the talk in making the agriculture and food sector more sustainable and socially just.
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 13:42
To succeed in its target, Germany's emergency climate program must almost halve CO2 emissions from transport by 2030. However, political infighting is proving to be a roadblock.
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 12:49
The European Union needs to reform its electricity market as quickly as possible in order to stabilise prices for consumers and stimulate investment in renewables, EU politicians have told EURACTIV.
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 12:00
Boris Pistorius, Lower Saxony's Social-Democrat interior minister, was appointed as Germany's new defence minister on Tuesday (17 January), with his first test - Berlin debating the supply of heavy battle tanks to Ukraine - looming later this week.
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 08:32
Europe's power grid is under pressure, faced with growing demand from electric vehicles and heat pumps as well as lagging investments in new infrastructure. Is a blackout imminent?
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 07:36
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Finns struggling to make up their minds on immigration, Baerbock backing a special tribunal to prosecute Russia, and so much more.
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 07:34
Sweden and Finland must deport or extradite up to 130 "terrorists" to Turkey before the Turkish parliament will approve their bids to join NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said.
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 07:32
Montenegrins will vote for their president in a ballot that will challenge the incumbent veteran Milo Djukanović, who has held various top jobs in the tiny Western Balkan EU candidate country since 1991. The date of the first presidential round...
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 07:30
One of the reasons for the mass exodus of Albanian youth could be related to the fact they have the lowest level of disposable income in Europe, according to new data published by Eurostat. Data published by the European data...
Tue, 01/17/2023 - 07:20
Bulgaria has not given up its ambition to host the 29th Climate Change Conference (COP29) in 2024, the Foreign Affairs Ministry told EURACTIV Bulgaria on Monday. This year’s edition of the conference will be held in the United Arab Emirates. ...
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