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Tue, 03/08/2022 - 20:58
European governments are to adopt a declaration to reinforce the EU’s cybersecurity capacities, including establishing a new fund and increasing EU funding to support national efforts.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 19:51
EU telecoms ministers have urged digital companies to ensure their anti-disinformation capacity is adequate in Central Eastern Europe, a primary target of Russian hybrid warfare.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 18:52
The groundwork for disinformation linked to the war in Ukraine has been being laid for years, lawmakers said in a Parliamentary debate today on a report on malicious foreign interference.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 18:51
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Tuesday (9 March) rejected opposition calls to consider joining NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying an application now would destabilise security in Europe.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 17:09
Berlin has ruled out an extension for the runtime of its nuclear fleet, in spite of concerns over the energy supply following threats to stop supplying gas to Germany and the calls for an embargo on Russian energy commodities.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 17:01
The Russian government decided on Monday (7 March) that intellectual property rights should not be paid to patent holders from "unfriendly countries", which include, among others, all the 27 members of the EU.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 16:50
Last week, the EU banned Russia Today and Sputnik for promoting blatant war propaganda from the Kremlin related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Such an unprecedented step raised questions of legitimacy.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 16:10
Israel was poised Tuesday (8 March) to extend financial guarantees for its airlines to fly into Russia, raising criticism in Kyiv as most Western airlines boycott Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. A source in Israel’s finance ministry who spoke...
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 16:00
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) launch the EU Care Atlas, a new interactive data map to help uncover what the statistics are often hiding: how care deficits directly feed into the gender...
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 15:59
Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans stood up for the Green Deal objectives in the EU's farming policy despite the calls of prioritising food security aspects in the wake of supply disruptions caused by the Ukraine war.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 15:43
It seems vulgar to talk economics given the brutal reality of war being waged in the eastern part of this continent, but rising fuel prices have major consequences for Europe.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 15:37
The French audiovisual regulator has filed a suit demanding the blocking of five pornographic websites, which have been on notice since mid-December for failing to ensure that their content is not accessible to minors. EURACTIV France reports.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 15:36
While technological solutions may cut aviation emissions in the future, flying less is the best option to reduce our climate impact now, writes Andrew Murphy.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 15:17
The UK faces a hefty fine for underreporting customs duties applied to Chinese footwear imports when it was still in the EU, according to a judgement on Tuesday by the European Court of Justice.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 14:04
The European Union should simultaneously declare that it considers Ukraine a European state eligible for membership and recommit to liberal democratic values as the foundation of European integration, writes Daniel C. Thomas.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 12:00
ACI EUROPE, the trade association representing Europe’s airports, invited Christel Vandenhouten, Head of Sustainable Development at Brussels Airport to an exclusive interview to discuss sustainability
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 10:42
A new analysis suggests more Malaysian used cooking oil was exported to Britain and Ireland than was collected in the country, raising fears that banned substances are being fraudulently passed off as the in-demand biofuel feedstock.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 10:38
Russia adopted a list of “enemy countries” in which the whole of the EU is included. The first sanctions against the “enemy countries” announced was that Russian counterparts would settle their debts with them only in rubles.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 09:25
A “dashboard” to follow-up citizens' recommendations must be created, so the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) does not fail its goal of including citizens in EU policymaking, Christa Scweng told EURACTIV.
Tue, 03/08/2022 - 09:00
EU heads of states and government will consider ways to “phase out our dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal imports” at an informal meeting later this week, according to leaked draft summit conclusions seen by EURACTIV.
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