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Sweden not on track to meet climate targets, warns expert agency

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:08
Sweden's climate policies are leading to a short-term increase in emissions and putting the country on a path to miss its 2030 reduction target, according to a report published on Thursday by a government policy review board.
Categories: European Union

Belgian businesses particularly hit by rising labour costs, inflation

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:07
Belgium’s labour costs rose by almost double the average EU increase, resulting from the combination of inflation, wage indexation, and labour shortages, according to Eurostat studies published in recent years that were confirmed in a new report published on Tuesday.
Categories: European Union

Slovak presidential election pits pro-Western diplomat against ex-PM

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:06
With the first round of Slovakia's presidential election on Saturday, all eyes will be on two main candidates, Ivan Korčok, a pro-Western former foreign minister, and former prime minister Peter Pellegrini, Prime Minister Robert Fico's coalition partner.
Categories: European Union

EU, US discussed how to address China’s role as conduit for goods to Russia

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:04
The European Union and its allies are considering steps to address the export from China of goods that could help Russia's military, including by imposing further sanctions, the bloc's sanctions coordinator said on Thursday (21 March).
Categories: European Union

The European ‘Business Case’ for Nature Restoration [Promoted content]

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:00
Let’s be clear – the value and benefits of healthy natural ecosystems are priceless. From businesses large and small, to landowners and farmers, innovators, public sector authorities and citizens of every EU Member State, all our different ways of life – and ultimately our collective survival – depends on the stability of the natural, life-sustaining systems all around us.
Categories: European Union

2024 cybersecurity landscape: heightened risks on the horizon

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 07:00
This week, together with Pavlina Pavlova, Public Policy Advisor at the CyberPeace Institute, we look at cybersecurity issues, the phone hacking of the European Parliament's defence committee, predictions for the upcoming European Parliament elections, and the United Nations Cybercrime Convention.
Categories: European Union

EU’s hard right rolls out election campaign and a bid to charm EPP

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 06:55
While other political forces have already launched their campaigns for June's EU elections, the hard-right conservative faction has just started and is eyeing collaboration with the centre-right European People’s Party.
Categories: European Union

Moldovan Parliament backs bid to join EU, but divisions remain

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 06:53
Moldova's Parliament on Thursday (21 March) endorsed an appeal to press on with a drive to join the European Union, but the opposition walked out of the vote and separatists in the Transnistria region urged authorities to drop their claim to the enclave.
Categories: European Union

NATO military committee chief, in Kyiv, calls for strong allied support

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 06:37
NATO Military Committee Chief Rob Bauer said during a visit to Kyiv on Thursday (21 March) that Ukraine's allies should not be too pessimistic about its ability to repel Russian troops and called for important aid to be delivered quickly.
Categories: European Union

Germans more interested than ever in EU elections

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 06:24
Two thirds of the German electorate have a high or very high interest in the European elections, according to a new survey conducted three months before the vote.
Categories: European Union

Slovak elections: Is the country becoming the next Hungary?

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 06:00
On this episode our daily podcast Today in the EU we are taking a deep dive into the upcoming presidential elections in Slovakia.
Categories: European Union

EU leaders divided over how to finance weapons

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 05:30
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, ramping up EU defence industry production has been on the agenda of member states' leaders, but it is only slowly beginning to gain traction.
Categories: European Union

Slovakia’s cancer plan needs comprehensive oncological care network, says Rečková [Advocacy Lab Content]

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 03:19
Slovakia needs investment in a comprehensive oncological care network aligned with the Europe Beating Cancer Plan and the National Oncology Programme, according to the head of Slovakia's National Oncology Institute.
Categories: European Union

Vending machines to ‘stand in’ for small town Bulgarian pharmacies [Advocacy Lab Content]

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 02:59
Pharmacy owners would be able to register vending machines for over-the-counter medicines to be placed in towns and villages in Bulgaria where no pharmacies are available, the Ministry of Health told Euractiv.
Categories: European Union

EU biofuel policy, stable after two decades of fluctuation? [Advocacy Lab Content]

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 02:32
As businesses and investors digest the volumes of climate legislation adopted in the 2019-2024 term, can they bank on predictability, or are there more changes to come?
Categories: European Union

Europe’s wind power targets ‘back on track’ [Advocacy Lab Content]

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 01:41
Europe’s wind power installations must produce 37 gigawatts annually to keep the EU on track towards its 2030 renewables goal. Build-out rates are far lower than needed, coming in at 17 GW total for 2023. Can the industry catch up?
Categories: European Union

As famine looms, EU leaders call for eventual ceasefire in Gaza for first time

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 21:45
In a breakthrough, EU leaders called on Thursday (21 March) for an “immediate humanitarian pause leading to a sustainable ceasefire” in Gaza and urged Israel not to launch a major ground offensive in the southernmost city of Rafah. “The European...
Categories: European Union

EU leaders agree to open membership talks with Bosnia

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 21:15
EU leaders gave the political green light on Thursday (21 March) for opening membership talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina but also made clear the Western Balkan country would have to undertake more reforms before the actual talks could start.
Categories: European Union

Building back better: Ukrainian reconstruction has already begun – let’s make it sustainable

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 19:30
this pivotal moment for Ukraine’s economy, society and future prospects, multilateral donors and policymakers have a responsibility to ensure money flows towards building better than before. Investment criteria that prioritizes sustainability is not a box-ticking exercise: it’s about meeting people’s needs: for employment, independence, long-term security and resilience, and to restore hope and opportunity for the people of Ukraine.
Categories: European Union

French Senate rejects EU-Canada free trade deal

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 18:30
The French Senate has rejected by a large majority the trade agreement between the EU and Canada, provisionally in force since 2017, because of its potential impact on French livestock farming, signalling more difficulties for the final ratification of the agreement by the EU.
Categories: European Union

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