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“Wine in Moderation” – a unique international movement [Promoted content]

Tue, 02/26/2019 - 07:30
Wine in Moderation celebrates 10 years of social responsibility in the wine sector and looks forwards to the future while it strives to continuously evolve, meeting today’s world challenges for a balanced lifestyle.
Categories: European Union

Diabetics stock up on insulin over Brexit fears

Tue, 02/26/2019 - 07:28
Diabetics and insulin providers in Britain are stockpiling the precious medicine to avoid potential shortages in case Britain leaves the European Union without a deal in just over month's time.
Categories: European Union

The Future of ‘Made in Europe” [Promoted content]

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 17:13
At the Digitising Europe Summit, the Vodafone Institute assembled international politicians, business executives and scientists to discuss Europe’s digital future.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Migration deals with despots

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 16:56
Expectations for the EU-Arab League summit in Sharm el-Sheik had been downplayed so much that everyone was prepared for the final press conference and communique to be the dampest of damp squibs. Having to deal with despots and dictators must...
Categories: European Union

UN organisation’s report highlights concern over biodiversity

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 16:55
The FAO has raised the alarm over the state of biodiversity, which is necessary for global food security, in the first report it has published on the subject. EURACTIV France’s media partner, the Journal de l’environnement reports.
Categories: European Union

‘Ballot box’ to decide if ailing Algeria president gets 5th term

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 15:47
Algeria's prime minister on Monday (25 February) insisted voters would determine if ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gets a fifth term at the ballot box, after major protests against his candidacy.
Categories: European Union

Green taxation in France: The controversy shows it’s still a difficult issue

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 15:23
In an opinion piece, 86 French MPs from across the political spectrum have called on the government to find an ‘effective and socially just carbon taxation’ after the carbon tax was abandoned at the height of the ‘yellow vest’ crisis. An interview with Matthieu Orphelin by EURACTIV France’s media partner La Tribune.
Categories: European Union

EU says military intervention in Venezuela must be avoided

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 14:11
The European Union on Monday (25 February)  urged countries to avoid any military intervention in Venezuela.
Categories: European Union

After Putin’s warning, Russian TV lists nuclear targets in US

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 13:38
Russian state television has listed US military facilities that Moscow would target in the event of a nuclear strike, and said that a hypersonic missile Russia is developing would be able to hit them in less than five minutes.
Categories: European Union

Voices from the regions: Brexit impact along the Irish border

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 13:37
On 29 March, the United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union. EURACTIV.com's on-the-ground reporting looks into the effects of Brexit on EU regions and, in particular, its implications for the relationship between Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Categories: European Union

German Left Party’s Gysi: EU shouldn’t be understood as necessary evil

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 13:05
The German Left Party has adopted its programme and named Martin Schirdewan, a 43-year old MEP, and Özlem Demirel as its top candidates for the European elections. EURACTIV Germany’s media partner Der Tagesspiegel reports.
Categories: European Union

The Capitals: Bulgaria votes against Romania’s Kövesi as EU chief prosecutor

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 10:26
The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network.
Categories: European Union

Italy’s far-right hopes to form new broad Conservative alliance in Europe

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 09:44
Italy’s far-right party Fratelli d’Italia has joined the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE), with the aim of forming a broad right-wing alliance in the next European Parliament following the EU elections in May.
Categories: European Union

Thousands of Romanians protest against judicial changes

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 08:58
Thousands of Romanians protested across the country on Sunday (24 February) after the government passed an emergency decree that critics said chipped away at prosecutors' independence in one of the European Union's most corrupt states.
Categories: European Union

Brexit will be painful for the EU27 too. This is where it will hit hardest

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 08:57
As the deadline for the UK's departure from the EU approaches, EURACTIV.com looked at how Brexit will impact the rest of Europe. Ireland, France and Germany are likely to be the most heavily affected.
Categories: European Union

France’s ‘Rana Plaza’ law delivers few results

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 08:57
France wants to be at the forefront of efforts to regulate multinationals’ responsibility towards workers in developing countries, but is having difficulty enforcing its own law on duty of care, according to a report published on 21 February. EURACTIV France reports.
Categories: European Union

Polish opposition forms coalition for European elections

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 08:51
Five Polish opposition parties on Sunday (24 February) unveiled a coalition to fight the European elections in May, accusing the ruling conservatives of seeking an exit from the European Union.
Categories: European Union

Iran’s democratic resistance movement can no longer be ignored

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 08:46
Western politicians who defend the status quo in Iran relations are divorced from reality, writes Lord Maginnis of Drumglass.
Categories: European Union

Europe facing ‘winds of xenophobia’, Spain’s Sanchez warns

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 08:43
Spain's Pedro Sánchez on Sunday (24 February) urged Europeans to resist the "winds of xenophobia" threatening the continent, as he marked 80 years since the flight of 475,000 Spaniards to France after Francisco Franco seized power after a brutal civil war.
Categories: European Union

Northern Ireland peace pays dividends in Bogota, Bougainville and Beirut

Mon, 02/25/2019 - 08:38
At a time when the Brexit divorce deal hangs on a magic formula not to harm the Good Friday Agreement, Julian Oliver reminds that Northern Ireland peace served as a model in other parts of the world.
Categories: European Union

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