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Tue, 03/01/2022 - 06:00
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday (28 February) submitted an official request to allow his country to gain ‘immediate’ membership under a special fast-track procedure as it defends itself from a Russian invasion. “We ask the European Union for Ukraine’s...
Tue, 03/01/2022 - 05:55
As the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) ends a multi-million euro contract with Russian state-owned Gazprom due to the invasion of Ukraine, not only is it good for solidarity, but it has green benefits as well.
Tue, 03/01/2022 - 05:38
The European Commission is seeking the "best legal way" to ban pro-Russian media outlets RT and Sputnik to stop their "toxic and harmful disinformation in Europe" following Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's pledge to ban them on Sunday (27 February).
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 20:21
The revision of the EU's blood directive offers the chance to overhaul outdated restrictions that prevent those in same-sex relationships from becoming blood and plasma donors.
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 18:08
The government has improved legislation that facilitates processes, including the recently passed new Electricity Market Act. Read this article in Croatian. The Croatian State Archives hosted the promotion of two expert studies on renewable energy sources in Croatia, initiated by...
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 17:42
EU energy ministers met in Brussels on Monday (28 February) to discuss energy security in Ukraine and the impact of the war on Europe’s energy market and energy prices, as Ukrainian activists called for the country's quick connection to the EU electricity grid.
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 17:41
Officials and stakeholders on both sides of the Atlantic expect China to put forward a renewed proposal for a centralised version of internet governance this week, which will probably take the discussion into political rather than technological territory.
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 17:41
Ongoing global warming will likely put a major strain on food systems and could make millions worldwide subject to food insecurity, a new report published today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds.
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 17:25
Efforts to address the gender imbalances in the tech sector will be fruitless without action to close the gender pay gap more generally, the European Commission’s former Deputy Director-General for Communication has said.
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 16:49
Flexibility is required from many technologies and processes to operate a safe, secure, efficient and low-carbon European power system. The project showcased valuable approaches that need the right investment signals.
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 16:48
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, the worst war in Europe since World War II, is only on its fourth day, but it has already powered previously unimaginable political changes, most of which are positive.
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 16:46
The European Central Bank (ECB) concluded on Monday (28 February) that Sberbank Europe is failing or likely to fail, following considerable withdrawals from the accounts of Sberbank’s European subsidiary over the past week.
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 16:40
Train operators across Europe are now offering free rail transport to Ukrainian refugees displaced by the bloody war being waged by Russia.
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 16:11
It is no longer enough for countries, including those in Europe, to lower emissions in the face of global warming, according to the UN's International Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which also recommended strengthening adaptive measures. EURACTIV France reports.
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 15:40
Energy giant BP, global bank HSBC and the world's biggest aircraft leasing firm AerCap joined a growing list of companies looking to exit Russia on Monday (28 February), as Western sanctions tightened the screws on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 14:43
Following an initiative of the Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the European Council on February 24, the Greek Government sent a letter to the Executive Vice-Presidents of the European Commission, the Commissioner for Economy, the Commissioner for Energy and the...
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 14:35
The CoFoE is the EU deliberative democracy experiment where citizens are taking part in the EU policy making.
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 13:42
Talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials began on the Belarusian border on Monday (28 February), as Russia faced deepening economic isolation four days after invading Ukraine in the biggest assault on a European state since World War Two.
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 13:15
In this special edition of the agrifood podcast, EURACTIV’s agrifood team takes a closer look at knowledge sharing in the agricultural sector
Mon, 02/28/2022 - 13:15
Russia on Monday (28 February) doubled down on the logic for sending its forces into Ukraine, saying Western arms supplies to Kyiv showed that Moscow was right to try to demilitarise its neighbour.
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