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A Romanian city’s individualised housing strategy for Roma

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 18:36
Since 2019, the Romanian municipality of Reșița has been adopting a new approach to housing its Roma community, moving them away from run-down neighbourhoods and ensuring public housing responds to their needs.
Categories: European Union

Commission splits from rogue Commissioner as clock ticks on crucial Ukraine ban decision

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 17:45
Cracks have appeared in the European Commission as it was forced to distance itself from its own Agriculture Commissioner over a crucial decision of whether to extend restrictions currently imposed on the import of Ukrainian agrifood goods.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine’s Kuleba tells critics of counter-offensive to ‘shut up’

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 17:30
Toledo, Spain - Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday (31 August) lashed out at critics of the slow pace of the country's counter-offensive against Russia's invasion.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Black Sea Alert

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 16:20
The title of this Brief is inspired by the works of Tom Clancy (1947-2013), who got praise notably from US President Ronald Reagan for his well-researched fiction mirroring the military confrontation during the Cold War.
Categories: European Union

Hot economic policy autumn

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 15:59
While the EU economy mimicks the weather by cooling down a little more than would be comfortable (at least in Western Europe), various economic policy debates are certain to heat up this autumn.
Categories: European Union

Obesity: Weight loss drugs no quick fix for tackling public health crisis

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 15:53
Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are rising in popularity - however, experts have warned that the drugs are not a silver bullet solution to the problem of obesity in Europe, a complex and multifactorial public health issue.
Categories: European Union

French government earmarks €4 bln for low-carbon hydrogen

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 15:28
The French government will release €4 billion in subsidies in the form of public-private contracts for the development of low-carbon hydrogen projects as part of the country's updated national hydrogen strategy.
Categories: European Union

Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia reject China’s latest South China Sea map

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 15:19
The Philippines, Malaysia and Taiwan have rejected as baseless a map released by China that denotes its claims to sovereignty including in the South China Sea, which Beijing on Thursday (31 August) said should be viewed rationally and objectively.
Categories: European Union

The art of pre-election positioning

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 14:42
Dear readers, Welcome back to EU Politics Decoded, where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques will bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at the early moves by...
Categories: European Union

EU Parliament urges renewed focus on prevention of non-communicable diseases

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 13:24
Prevention efforts are key to tackling the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Europe, according to a draft report presented by EU lawmakers on Wednesday (30 July).
Categories: European Union

EPP’s Weber uses Tunisia trip to push revamp of EU’s South Med policy

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 12:30
European People's Party (EPP) leader Manfred Weber wants the EU to rethink its approach to the South Mediterranean region, after making a two-day visit to Tunisia, with whom the bloc has agreed a new cash-for-migrant-control deal. 
Categories: European Union

New packaging rules might put at risk the water needs of 750,000 people each year [Promoted content]

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 12:00

As countries face the worst droughts in decades, we must do what we can do to limit freshwater consumption. In its current form, the #PPWR proposal will drive up freshwater consumption - substituting reusable packaging in fast food restaurants would be equivalent to providing 750,000 people with their freshwater needs each year. Policymakers cannot ignore these facts.

Categories: European Union

EU lawmakers insist on monetisation of carbon farming

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 11:52
The European Parliament’s agriculture committee proposed to go beyond the scope of the recently unveiled EU framework for certifying carbon sinks in farming by providing for the remuneration and trading of negative emission certificates.
Categories: European Union

EV charging in buildings – the missed opportunity in the EPBD

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 11:15
Electric vehicles are central to the energy transition as they can help integrate renewables and balance the electricity grid when demand is high. Yet, administrative complexities are holding up the deployment of charging points in buildings, writes Jayson Dong.
Categories: European Union

New data strategy: German government recognises untapped data potential

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 10:49
The new National Data Strategy was adopted by the German Federal Cabinet on Wednesday (30 August). The objective is to use the potential of generated data more effectively, to strengthen digital innovation and to improve competitiveness.
Categories: European Union

European Parliament’s first report on mental health wants more direct funding

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 10:07
Europeans’ mental health has been in decline for years and worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, and following the EU Commission’s June communication on mental health, the European Parliament’s health committee has drafted the first report on mental health for lawmakers.
Categories: European Union

Poland keeps coal phase-out target as top utility PGE seeks quicker exit

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 10:00
Poland is not planning a quicker end to using coal, the government said on Wednesday (30 August), criticising state-controlled utility PGE for bringing forward its carbon neutrality target by a decade to 2040.
Categories: European Union

LNG imports from Russia rise, despite cuts in pipeline gas

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 08:50
European Union countries have increased their imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia compared with before the Ukraine war, despite the EU's aim to quit Russian fossil fuels within a few years, an analysis by campaigners showed.
Categories: European Union

UN sanctions in Mali to end after Russia blocks renewal

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 08:34
United Nations sanctions in Mali will end on Thursday (31 August) after Russia vetoed a renewal of the regime that targeted anyone violating or obstructing a 2015 peace deal, hindering aid delivery, committing rights abuses or recruiting child soldiers.
Categories: European Union

Australia, EU resume talks on free trade deal

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 08:20
Australia and the European Union will resume free trade talks on Thursday (31 August) with a teleconference between Australia's Trade Minister Don Farrell and EU Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis, a month after the two sides failed to reach a deal.
Categories: European Union

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