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Wed, 07/06/2022 - 06:26
Polish President Andrzej Duda admitted he was surprised by European Commission Vice-President Věra Jourová’s remark that his judicial reform project was insufficient to unblock Poland’s Recovery Fund money. Asked last week in the European Parliament whether the bill proposed by...
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 17:48
The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to pay more attention to both its effect on climate change and the effect of climate change on financial stability.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 17:16
The Commission on Tuesday (5 June) released its new European Innovation Agenda, setting out 5 core channels through which it will seek to boost deep tech investment and innovation within the EU
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 16:20
There’s always electricity in the air when a new government is announced in France. Analysts try to bring to light the symbolism of each nomination and search for political wizardry in every decision. Journalists refresh their address books.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 16:17
US tech giants are not letting France's revisited "trusted cloud" label - awarded to companies granting greater protection to users, including the guarantee that US law will not apply abroad - get in the way of their aspirations.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 16:00
When I found myself seating at the same table with Mr Vitali Klitschko in a rooftop restaurant in Kyiv last June, I was able to measure both the charisma and authenticity of the multiple world boxing champion and current Mayor of Kyiv.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 15:59
Industries involved in forestry, pulp, paper, board and carton production have touted their green credentials, saying they are the only ones to propose packaging which is truly renewable as well as recyclable.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 15:58
While the European Commission aims to encourage the use of recycled materials in its upcoming packaging law, it also recognises that recycling has its limits and cannot meet all the demand.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 15:57
Makers of cartonboard, corrugated board, and other wood fibre-based packaging are campaigning to get the renewability and recyclability of their product recognised under EU law. They also warn against EU plans to introduce mandatory recycled content targets for new products, saying this could "disrupt a system that is already working very effectively".
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 15:56
Network operators have called for investments in liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure in order to prevent supply shortages as gas flows from Russia hit record lows ahead of a scheduled ten-day maintenance of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 15:55
The man accused of detonating a car bomb that killed a prominent Maltese journalist has confessed to the crime in an interview with a Reuters reporter and says he will soon implicate others in plotting to assassinate her.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 15:04
Food security will be the key shaping force of the agrifood priorities of the incoming Czech Presidency, featuring on the agenda of all meetings of EU agriculture ministers over the next six months.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 14:49
The EU Parliament adopted voted to adopt the DMA and DSA with a broad majority on Tuesday (5 July). On the same day, Commissioner Thierry Breton provided a ‘sneak peek’ into how the new rules will be enforced.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 14:44
The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament asked a senior lawmaker on Tuesday (5 July) to look into scrapping a treaty that establishes the country's maritime border with NATO member Norway.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 14:29
Lawmakers expressed fears of 'brewing social unrest' akin to that of the Yellow Vests movement after the Council further reduced Parliament's 'already watered down' measures aimed at balancing the social impacts of the EU's Fit for 55 package.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 14:28
The Ukrainian energy ministry has weighed into the debate over the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy by calling on the European Parliament to support plans to label nuclear and gas as green energy sources.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 14:15
Zimbabwe's central bank said it would start selling gold coins this month as a store of value to tame runaway inflation, which has considerably weakened the local currency.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 13:45
Russian forces set their sights on their next objectives in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk province on Tuesday (5 July) after President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in neighbouring Luhansk province and the five-month long war entered a new phase.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 13:44
Following reduced gas flows from Russia, German energy companies are struggling under the strain of record energy prices, prompting the German government to tighten its hold on the market.
Tue, 07/05/2022 - 13:35
From 2035 it is now almost a certainty that it will be impossible to purchase a brand new car that runs on petrol or diesel in the European Union.
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