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Belgium vows more climate action on anniversary of deadly floods

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 08:50
Belgium's prime minister vowed on Thursday (14 July) to do more to tackle climate change as he marked the first anniversary of devastating floods that killed 39 people in the country.
Categories: European Union

Tweets of the Week: Season Finale

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 08:45
This season saw war and a sanction haul, Finland and Sweden got the NATO call, and a downing street downfall
Categories: European Union

Chips Act: supply chain monitoring versus value chain mapping

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 08:30
Julia Hess and Jan-Peter Kleinhans, Technology and Geopolitics experts at the German Think Tank Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, share their assessment of the Chips Act as it is proposed and explain what they would change, particularly in pillar three. Instead of supply chain...
Categories: European Union

Finland replaces Russia as host of figure skating Grand Prix

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 08:13
Finland will stage a round of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating series after Russia was removed as a host following its invasion of Ukraine, the International Skating Union (ISU) said.
Categories: European Union

Ten years on, Italy faces debt crisis Draghi may not solve

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 08:03
Ten years after Mario Draghi's "whatever it takes" pledge saved the euro, Italy is once again in the middle of a debt crisis – but the country's prime minister and former head of the European Central Bank may struggle to solve this one.
Categories: European Union

Indigenous Peoples’ message gets through in EU corridors of power

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 08:00
By recognising the need for greater protection for Indigenous Peoples and forest defenders, the European Parliament’s environment committee has added a crucial missing jigsaw piece to the draft regulation on deforestation-free products - now it's up to member states to follow through, writes Nicole Polsterer.
Categories: European Union

Saudi Arabia doubles discounted Russian fuel oil imports

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 07:40
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, more than doubled the amount of Russian fuel oil it imported in the second quarter to feed power stations and free up the kingdom’s own crude for export, data showed and traders said.
Categories: European Union

Parliament lawmakers raise e-fuels targets in bid to boost market

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 07:34
Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s industry committee voted Wednesday (13 July) to more than double the 2030 target for fuels produced from green electricity in the transport sector, a move aimed at bolstering the fledgling electro-fuels market.
Categories: European Union

Commission kept in the dark on Slovenia’s plan to buy local wheat

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 07:32
The European Commission has not been officially informed about the plans of the Slovenian government to purchase all wheat Slovenian farmers produce this year to stabilise prices and protect food supplies.
Categories: European Union

Schröder expulsion issue splits German social democrats

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 07:32
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Bulgarian government saying it will not implement harsh restrictions amid the summer wave, Italian President Sergio Mattarella refused Mario Draghi's resignation from government, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

American business lobby opposes Albania’s fiscal amnesty law

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 07:05
The American Chamber of Commerce in Albania, a private not-for-profit business promotion organisation, has announced its opposition to the proposed fiscal amnesty law put forward by the Socialist party government, calling it a significant risk for money laundering days after...
Categories: European Union

French proposal vote to be restructured in Macedonian Paliament vote

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 07:04
Macedonian lawmakers’ vote on the hard-to-sell French proposal designed to unlock the EU accession veto from Bulgaria will now take place on Friday following an extensive debate in parliament on Thursday and a decision to change what to vote on....
Categories: European Union

Russian state channel RT to open shop in Serbia

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 07:02
Russian state-owned TV and radio broadcaster Russia Today (RT) is set to open offices in Serbia, Sputnik Serbia’s Editor-in-Chief Ljubinka Milinčić confirmed to independent news portal Nova.rs. RT was banned from broadcasting in the EU in March because it “incited...
Categories: European Union

Romania prepares for 5G auctions

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 07:01
Documentation for the offering of spectrum for 5G networks was prepared by Romania’s telecom watchdog, ANCOM, with auction starting prices for multiple frequency bands totalling almost €700 million. Winners of the public bids should cover most of Romania’s urban areas,...
Categories: European Union

Hungary to help get Ukraine’s grain out

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 07:01
Hungary pledged to contribute to the expansion of Ukraine’s grain exports and said it would back an entrepreneurial zone for processing plants on their shared border. “Hungary is ready to closely cooperate and assist in the immediate expansion of Ukraine’s...
Categories: European Union

In China’s Wuhan, cholera-causing bacteria in turtles strikes nerve

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 07:01
Detection in Wuhan of a bacteria that caused cholera in a student and was separately found in samples from softshell turtles at a food market has struck a sensitive nerve with ordinary Chinese people, with some relating it to COVID-19.
Categories: European Union

Bulgaria says no to harsh Covid restrictions amid summer wave

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 07:00
Bulgaria will not impose severe restrictions on citizens and businesses despite already being impacted by the European summer COVID-19 wave, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov announced Thursday at the briefing after the Council of Ministers meeting. At the Council of Ministers, Chief...
Categories: European Union

Gas supply in Europe: Where do we stand? [Promoted content]

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 07:00
Tackling the topic of gas supply, now more pertinent than ever, the GRIDTech conference is a major new milestone in Brussels energy events. Where does the EU stand in terms of gas supply and, crucially, how will we integrate more renewable and low carbon gases for decarbonisation?
Categories: European Union

Slovak social partners reach historic deal on minimum wage increase

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 06:51
In a historic first, trade unions and employers agreed to an 8% increase in the monthly minimum wage from  €646 to €700 – little relief to the poorest employees as it may not fully compensate for rising prices as inflation reaches...
Categories: European Union

Poland allows borrowers ‘loan holidays’

Fri, 07/15/2022 - 06:50
Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a law on Thursday allowing borrowers to postpone loan instalments for several months. “Loan holidays” are intended to give borrowers a moment of financial respite at a time of high inflation. The law also contains...
Categories: European Union

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