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Council of Europe to discipline Turkey over jailed activist

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 16:07
The Council of Europe said Friday (3 December) it will launch disciplinary action against Turkey for refusing to free prominent activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala, triggering a procedure used only once before in the organisation's history.
Categories: European Union

Europe must support nuclear energy [Promoted content]

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 16:00
Across the globe nuclear energy is being developed. If European Union policy-makers are serious about halting global warming and accept scientific findings, they should include nuclear in the so-called taxonomy to meet EU climate goals.
Categories: European Union

Macron in favour of integrating nuclear into EU green taxonomy

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 15:58
President Emmanuel Macron said he was in favour of "nuclear power being integrated into the taxonomy" on green finance in an address before the European Committee of the Regions on Wednesday (1 December). EURACTIV France reports.
Categories: European Union

The curious case of the English plasma supply

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 15:53
It’s not all about Brexit on the other side of the Channel as England is bracing to face up to another harsh challenge in the coming months: building an entire plasma supply chain from the scratch.
Categories: European Union

Digital Brief powered by Google: DGA adopted, AI Act moves ahead

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 15:49
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU.
Categories: European Union

Live transport, gene editing, eco-schemes

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 15:30
This week, EURACTIV takes a look at the outcome of the vote on a report on live transport of animals, we explore the Commission's increasingly favorable stance to gene editing.
Categories: European Union

Large scale Russian offensive possible in January, Ukraine says

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 14:52
Russia has massed more than 94,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders and may be gearing up for a large-scale military offensive at the end of January, Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov told parliament on Friday (3 December), citing intelligence reports. Reznikov...
Categories: European Union

China stops Lithuanian goods at customs, Commission ‘collects information’

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 14:22
China has banned Lithuanian products from entering the Chinese market amid growing tensions, according to Lithuanian media on Thursday (2 December). The European Commission said it is still gathering information and will return to the matter later.
Categories: European Union

Fines on the unvaccinated and Merkel’s ‘biggest mistake’

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 12:50
This week our Beyond the Byline podcast focuses on the fines Austria and Greece are proposing against unvaccinated people, the reactions so far, and the exceptions.
Categories: European Union

Croatia slammed by Council of Europe anti-torture committee over migrants

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 12:34
Council of Europe's Committee for the prevention of torture (CPT) published a report on Friday (3 December) detailing Croatian police border violence against migrants crossing from Bosnia, following Zagreb's attempts to block the body's work.
Categories: European Union

An education “on-live” challenge from Italy [Promoted content]

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 12:00
A new global landscape for Higher Education is the result of the worldwide health crisis. "During the pandemic, we have attended an accelerated course into the future and for the future," said Luiss University Dean Andrea Prencipe
Categories: European Union

Germany’s liberal FDP rules out additional debt for investments

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 11:22
The three parties of Germany's next government have made it clear they want to make the coming years a decade of investments for the future. Where the resources for such investments will come from, however, remains unclear.
Categories: European Union

Socialist think tank chief: pandemic global failure but EU good example

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 11:06
The EU “should lead by example” for the recovery from COVID-19 but needs to face its own shortcomings to curb existing and new social inequalities, FEPS President Maria João Rodrigues told EURACTIV in an interview.
Categories: European Union

SMEs keep a close eye on upcoming digital regulations

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 10:57
Small and medium enterprises (SME) have been closely following progress on the upcoming European digital regulations, as EU policymakers are trying to find the right balance between protecting consumers, supporting innovation, and ensuring a level playing field. “Sometimes good intentions...
Categories: European Union

Cybersecurity: trends and actions

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 10:30
Raj Samani, McAfee’s chief scientist, walks us through the upcoming challenges in the field of cybersecurity, and how regulators, law enforcement authorities and private actors should work together to face cyberthreats.
Categories: European Union

Germany rejects relaxation of EU fiscal rules

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 09:31
Under a Liberal-led finance ministry, Germany will take a hard line on EU fiscal policy and reject calls from southern EU countries to relax fiscal rules. However, the business-friendly FDP is open to compromise. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Categories: European Union

Tweets of the Week: Omicron, Kurzexit, Andersonn-in (again)

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 08:35
Von der Leyen’s Covid statement mangled by berks, it’s a not so fond farewell to Sebastian Kurz, and Swedish PM’s 180 was so fast it hurts!  
Categories: European Union

For many Europeans, the electric vehicle revolution is a mirage

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 07:40
The view from Brussels policymakers is clear: the electric vehicle revolution is firmly underway. But a EURACTIV investigation reveals serious barriers to electric vehicle acceptance across eastern and southern Europe.
Categories: European Union

Greek socialists decide leader, eye future coalitions

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 07:30
The Greek socialist party is holding on 5 December its primaries to elect its next leader. The outcome of the vote will likely determine the next coalition government in Greece whether it will lean to the left or the right.
Categories: European Union

Lithuania: EU should step up security role in its East

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 07:29
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Polish, Lithuanian and Ukrainian presidents calling for sanctions to be imposed against Russia, Angela Merkel's 16-year-reign as German chancellor coming to an end on Thursday, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

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