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Fiat Chrysler to pay Tesla for CO2 emissions credits

Mon, 04/08/2019 - 08:30
Fiat Chrysler (FCA) confirmed Sunday (7 April) that it is to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to Tesla, the zero-emissions electric carmakers, to avoid getting hit by European Commission fines.
Categories: European Union

Erdogan’s AK Party to seek recount of all Istanbul votes

Mon, 04/08/2019 - 08:29
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's AK Party is seeking a full recount of all votes cast in local elections in Istanbul, a senior party official said on Sunday (7 April), a week after initial results showed a narrow victory for Turkey's main opposition party.
Categories: European Union

May urges ‘both sides’ to compromise in cross-party Brexit talks

Mon, 04/08/2019 - 08:15
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday (7 April) conceded that concluding a Brexit deal with the main opposition will need “compromise on both sides” as she faced criticism for being inflexible. The embattled leader opened negotiations last week with...
Categories: European Union

Polish opposition warns of ‘Polexit’ ahead of European vote

Mon, 04/08/2019 - 08:14
A coalition of Polish opposition parties on Saturday (6 April) launched its campaign for May's European elections by warning that the governing eurosceptic PiS party could drive the country out of the European Union.
Categories: European Union

Rwanda mourns the dead, 25 years since genocide began

Mon, 04/08/2019 - 08:03
Rwanda on Sunday (7 April) began 100 days of mourning for more than 800,000 people slaughtered in a genocide that shocked the world, a quarter of a century on from the day it began.
Categories: European Union

EU ministers pile pressure on Haftar to halt Libya offensive

Mon, 04/08/2019 - 07:48
EU foreign ministers on Saturday upped pressure on Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar to halt his offensive on Tripoli, urging the strongman to commit to a political solution. The issue is expected to be discussed again at the Foreign Affairs Council on Monday (8 April).
Categories: European Union

US-China talks blocking concessions to EU, Brussels complains

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 19:08
The ongoing US-China trade negotiations are affecting the concessions Europe is seeking from Beijing to save the bilateral summit next Tuesday, as the Chinese authorities are prioritizing now an agreement with Washington, European sources told Euractiv.com.
Categories: European Union

Bulc pleads with European Parliament: Support WiFi for connected car security

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 18:38
WiFi should be deployed in connected vehicles rather than 5G due to safety concerns that may result in an increase in the EU's 25,000 annual road deaths, a letter written by EU's Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc to the European Parliament states.
Categories: European Union

Top German carmakers charged with blocking clean emissions technology

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 17:51
BMW and Volkswagen face possible hefty fines after EU antitrust regulators on Friday (5 April) charged the German carmakers and whistleblower Daimler with colluding to block the rollout of clean emissions technology.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – 拯救穆斯林

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 16:50
His eyes have been gouged from his face and his skin has been scratched out in a mad and impassioned frenzy. These are the murals of Buddha at the Bezeklik caves, near the ancient ruins of Gaochang in the Mutou Valley, China.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine elections elephant in the room ahead of Eastern Partnership talks

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 15:52
Ahead of the Eastern Partnership's (EaP) tenth anniversary in May, EU foreign ministers are next week set to review the progress of the bloc’s framework with the six countries, with the situation in Ukraine being the elephant in the room.
Categories: European Union

EU gears up for sustainability legacy handover

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 15:28
The outgoing European Commission has got through a lot of work when it comes to the circular economy but now attention is turning to the future and how to make sure recycling efforts really take off.
Categories: European Union

Greece gets €1 billion in return for reform progress

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 15:08
The eurozone finance ministers approved on Friday (5 April) the disbursement of €970 million to Greece, following the country's successful implementation of outstanding measures agreed as part of its post-bailout monitoring.
Categories: European Union

11 EU countries snub Romanian Presidency’s gas declaration

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 15:00
The European Commission, backed by 11 EU member states, refused to sign a declaration on “sustainable and smart gas infrastructure” tabled by the Romanian Presidency earlier this week because the text wasn’t ambitious enough on climate change, EURACTIV has learned.
Categories: European Union

A circular economy retrospective

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 14:22
Recycling, reuse and all things circular are taking on more and more importance in Europe. Sustainability will remain high on the agenda of the next EU legislative cycle but what tools are in place to help the industry get it across the line?
Categories: European Union

EU voices concern as Libya strongman Haftar orders ‘advance’ on Tripoli

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 13:27
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar ordered his troops Thursday (4 April) to "advance" on Tripoli, seat of the internationally-recognised unity government, as world powers warned of consequences for military action.
Categories: European Union

May demands 30 June Brexit extension, again

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 13:26
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has asked the EU to delay the Brexit date further to 30 June, admitting that the UK will have to hold European elections and is ready to do so if it has not ratified a Brexit deal by 23 May.
Categories: European Union

‘Europe will have at least ten gigafactories’, says battery boss

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 13:25
Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson wants to build Europe’s largest battery cell plant – in the middle of the Swedish countryside. In an interview, he explained how this should work and gave his thoughts on his new partner Volkswagen’s electromobility offensive.
Categories: European Union

EU lawmakers give green light to strengthening parents and carers’ rights

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 11:55
The European Parliament backed on Thursday (4 April) the work-life balance directive, which introduces a set of minimum standards to help reconcile work and family responsibilities for parents and carers in Europe, and thus improve gender equality. 
Categories: European Union

Serbia in the EU in 2025 – mission (im)possible

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 10:56
Serbia's accession to the EU in 2025 seems unrealistic, given its slow pace of progress, though not entirely impossible, civil society representatives have said but warned that neither Belgrade nor Brussels were trying very hard. EURACTIV Serbia reports.
Categories: European Union

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