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The Brief – Finland’s time paradox

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 16:51
The Finns take over the EU rotating presidency in July but face a race against time to deliver on their most ambitious goal.
Categories: European Union

German farmers rely on subsidies, says young female farmer

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 15:58
The number of young people who want to work in agriculture is shrinking. Those who choose farming in Germany have to put up with high acquisition costs, complicated bureaucratic requirements and a modest income. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Categories: European Union

Pharma incentives reform is for the next Commission, EU official says

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 15:57
Stakeholders gathered in the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) reiterated their demands to reform the incentives for pharmaceutical innovation, making a set of recommendations to the European Commission during an event in Brussels on Monday (3 June).
Categories: European Union

EU vote creates turmoil in Croatia’s ruling conservative party

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 13:30
The somewhat unexpected outcome of the recent EU elections has opened the Pandora’s Box in Croatia’s ruling conservative HDZ party, whose right-wing faction is now loudly highlighting the need for a leadership change.
Categories: European Union

Global growth continues to weaken, World Bank report confirms

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 12:42
After the IMF and the OECD, the World Bank has also cut its 2019 growth forecasts. Uncertainties over trade and investment are at the root of this slowdown, which is also affecting the eurozone. EURACTIV France reports.
Categories: European Union

North Macedonia en course to join NATO, awaits decision on EU bid

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 12:25
While NATO accession is just within reach for North Macedonia, its bid to join the EU still hangs in the balance and will be discussed by member states later this month. A thumbs-down from the EU could easily topple the...
Categories: European Union

Google faces privacy complaints in European countries

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 12:24
Google’s privacy woes are set to increase after campaigners on Tuesday (4 June) filed complaints to data protection regulators in France, Germany and seven other EU countries over the way it deals with data in online advertising.
Categories: European Union

MEPs should not approve a Commission President lacking a sustainability agenda [Promoted content]

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 12:00
The European Parliament must only accept a Commission President with a strong agenda on climate, environment and sustainability, writes Ester Asin.
Categories: European Union

Over a Coffee with Daniel Costello, Canadian Ambassador to the EU

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 10:53
Daniel Costello, Canadian Ambassador to the EU joins EURACTIV's Brian Maguire to talk over a coffee about the relationship between the the EU and Canada, where it is today and what it could look like in the future.
Categories: European Union

EU praises Romanian U-turn on controversial reforms

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 08:59
The European Commission on Tuesday (4 June) welcomed Romania's pledge to renounce controversial judicial reforms that had triggered strong criticism and threats of sanctions from Brussels.
Categories: European Union

Czech PM attacks ‘eurocrats’ over EU funds misuse suspicions

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 08:46
The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network.
Categories: European Union

World leaders gather in south England to remember D-Day

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 08:44
World leaders gather on the coast of southern England on Wednesday (5 June) to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history and a feat that helped bring World War Two to an end.
Categories: European Union

UK Conservative Party agree leadership election rules to reduce numbers

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 08:26
Britain's governing Conservatives on Tuesday (4 June) agreed rules for the contest to replace Prime Minister Theresa May as party chief, including measures to eliminate candidates more quickly from a crowded race.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine’s new president vows pro-Western trajectory in Brussels

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 08:21
Ukraine's strategy of seeking full-fledged NATO membership remains unchanged, new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday (5 June), during his first trip to Brussels.
Categories: European Union

Denmark’s Social Democrats set to win election on anti-immigration platform

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 08:11
Denmark's Social Democratic Party is set to triumph in Wednesday's (5 June) general election, as polls suggest a surge in support for Mette Frederiksen's outfit, following a transformation of the party's stance on immigration after the 2015 national ballot.
Categories: European Union

In Fukuoka, EU to focus on trade tensions at G20, seek tax on digital firms

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 08:08
Resolving global trade tensions must be a top priority to preserve an expected modest rebound in global growth, European Union finance ministers will tell G20 counterparts this week amid an escalating US-Chinese trade conflict.
Categories: European Union

Finland pledges carbon neutrality on eve of EU presidency

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 07:57
Finland’s new government said on Monday (4 June) the country will aim to cut its carbon emissions completely by 2035. The Nordic nation will take over the rotating EU presidency in July, with an ambitious pan-European climate deal still left on the negotiating table.
Categories: European Union

Germany wants UN Security Council more involved in mitigating climate crisis

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 07:44
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas launched a call for action on Tuesday (4 June) that aims to develop real solutions that would mitigate the security risks of climate change. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Categories: European Union

Trump’s son-in law and Middle East adviser Kushner meets EU leaders

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 07:39
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and Middle East peace adviser Jared Kushner met European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker for talks in Brussels on Tuesday (4 June).
Categories: European Union

Tusk on 1989 anniversaries: Two visions are present also today

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 07:27
European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday (4 June) hailed the Polish election 30 years ago that heralded the peaceful demise of the entire Soviet bloc, holding it up as a reminder that China's bloody Tiananmen crackdown that same day was not the only possible outcome of a fight for freedom.
Categories: European Union

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