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Wed, 01/11/2023 - 17:28
The ecological transition requires the revamping of all possible rare earth and metal production capacities across the EU, Philippe Varin, former chairman of the French nuclear fuel cycle group Orano, told EURACTIV in an interview.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 16:55
The UN’s refugee agency UNHCR has called on Sweden and Spain to use their 2023 EU Council presidencies to ensure that the EU builds on its experience in taking in millions of Ukrainian refugees and to protect forcibly displaced people.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 16:49
As the EU celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Single Market, some sectors are still largely nationally structured instead of being integrated into the borderless intra-European market.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 16:20
For months, Germany and other Western countries have struggled with whether to deliver tanks to Ukraine. If we believe military experts, it's unlikely that the debate will end there.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 16:15
To soften the blow of price hikes and incentivise healthy diets, German agriculture minister Cem Özdemir proposed to lower value-added tax (VAT) on fruit and vegetables to zero.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 16:14
The European Commission has stressed that it is aware and mindful of the impact that the EU’s so-called solidarity lanes to boost Ukraine’s grain exports have on neighbouring countries like Romania or Poland.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 15:28
The trial of 24 humanitarian aid workers charged with facilitating illegal immigration to Europe began on the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday (10 January), the latest in a series of restrictive actions by EU border states on NGO activity.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 15:24
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson warned his compatriots on Wednesday (11 January) against falling prey to Moscow's propaganda, after Russian media spread the fake news that his country was planning to allow NATO to deploy nuclear weapons on its soil in peacetime.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 14:32
The way the Greek authorities are handling the unfolding wiretapping scandal is alarming and indicates that the country is “already on an advanced path towards an autocratic state”, an influential Austrian EU lawmaker from the Socialist and Democrats told EURACTIV.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 14:05
Germany’s competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, issued a statement of objections to Google over the company’s data processing terms, which the watchdog ruled must be changed.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 11:15
The EU and NATO on Wednesday (11 January) announced a 'joint taskforce' aimed at stepping up the protection of critical infrastructure in the face of potential hybrid threats from Russia.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 09:09
Danone, the French yoghurt and bottled water company, is being taken to court by three environmental groups who accuse it of failing to sufficiently reduce its plastic footprint. EURACTIV's media partner, The Guardian, reports.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 07:53
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the French government's unveiled pension plan, Bulgarian beekeepers asking the government for answers on banned pesticide use, and so much more.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 07:50
Europe experienced its second-warmest year on record in 2022, European Union scientists said on Tuesday (10 January), as climate change unleashed record-breaking weather extremes that slashed crop yields, dried up rivers and led to thousands of deaths.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 07:42
Rallies were held in nine Slovenian cities Tuesday in support of the preservation of public healthcare amidst underfunding and understaffing concerns, but a strike that would have shut down most non-essential services for 24 hours was ultimately called off. The...
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 07:42
Albania is facing an ongoing issue with the emigration of local workers which is being particularly felt in the medical sector, said Health Minister Ogerta Manastirliu, noting that this issue has become a daily battle. Some 1.4 million Albanians have...
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 07:27
Beekeepers from North-Eastern Bulgaria want the authorities to confirm whether they knew EU-banned pesticides were being used in agriculture, Yasen Yanev, the chairman of the Bulgarian Free Beekeepers association that has samples showing the presence of over 20 pesticides, told...
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 07:23
Britain said on Tuesday (10 January) Russia had probably captured a mining town in eastern Ukraine where Kyiv accused Moscow of sacrificing wave upon wave of mercenaries and soldiers in a horrific and senseless battle over wasteland.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 07:21
Russia is directly or indirectly behind every policy and action that opposes the compromise between Serbs and Albanians, writes Orhan Dragaš.
Wed, 01/11/2023 - 07:18
Greek chief prosecutor Isidoros Ntogiakos caused shockwaves on Tuesday after he ruled that the independent authority responsible for privacy issues (ADAE) cannot conduct audits to telecommunication companies to find out who is under surveillance by Greek secret services.
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