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US Trade Representative Tai advocates a “new approach to trade”

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).
Categories: European Union

Brexit cost 330,000 drop in UK labour force, new research finds

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). 
Categories: European Union

Qatargate: Key suspect in EU graft scandal cuts deal with prosecutors

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).
Categories: European Union

Commission warns of shrinking workforce in many EU regions

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....
Categories: European Union

German Green ministers not aligned on EU gene editing deregulation

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.
Categories: European Union

EU loopholes give free pass to toxic banned pesticides

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.
Categories: European Union

The Brief — The new manager of Scholz’s Zeitenwende is an odd pick

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?
Categories: European Union

What are the conditions for EU‘s €18 billion for Ukraine?

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.
Categories: European Union

Insolvency figures soar by 50% in France

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.
Categories: European Union

US obtains exclusion of NGOs from drafting AI treaty

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.
Categories: European Union

German agriculture minister not ‘walking the talk’, climate groups say

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.
Categories: European Union

No plan but plenty of blame over Germany’s transport emissions

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. 
Categories: European Union

Need for speed as EU launches debate on electricity market reform

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.
Categories: European Union

Germany picks ‘dark horse’ as defence minister

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.
Categories: European Union

Growing demand puts EU electricity grid under pressure

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?
Categories: European Union

Half of Spaniards okay with Ukraine losing some land

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.
Categories: European Union

Erdogan: Sweden, Finland must extradite up to 130 ‘terrorists’ for NATO bid

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.
Categories: European Union

Montenegro to hold presidential election on 19 March

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...
Categories: European Union

Albanian youth have lowest disposable income in Europe as migration row continues

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...
Categories: European Union

Bulgaria pushes to host world climate conference

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. ...
Categories: European Union

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