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Landsbergis: We need to give Ukraine the ‘stick’ it needs

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 06:30
Failure to give Ukraine the support it needs to defend itself against the Russian invasion will have a higher cost for everyone, including European countries, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrelius Landsbergis told EURACTIV.
Categories: European Union

Zelenskyy decries corruption in military medical exemptions

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 06:19
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decried on Wednesday (30 August) what he described as systematic corruption in medical exemptions to people avoiding military service, saying the system was subject to bribes and mass departures abroad.
Categories: European Union

EU mulls sanctions against Niger junta

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 17:30
Following in the footsteps of the West African regional body ECOWAS, the EU aims to slap the same sanctions on the junta that seized power in Niger several weeks ago, EU's chief diplomat Josep Borrell confirmed in Toledo, Spain on Wednesday (30 August).
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Europe’s African blindspot

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 16:19
The latest coups in Africa have exposed some uncomfortable truths: The continent is on the verge of unravelling, and the EU is not only unable or unwilling to help - it is most probably not even fully aware of the situation on the ground.
Categories: European Union

Exhausted EU airline pilots experience ‘microsleeps’ while flying: report

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 15:49
Insufficient rest opportunities are forcing tired pilots in the EU to fly longer than they should, with three-quarters of pilots experiencing “microsleeps” in the cockpit while airborne, a new report has found.
Categories: European Union

Cannabis: Germany legalises, France punishes

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 15:43
Germany passed a bill to legalise cannabis this summer, while France continues to pursue a highly restrictive policy despite having one of the highest rates of cannabis use in Europe.
Categories: European Union

Gabon officers declare military coup, President Ali Bongo detained

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 15:39
Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday (30 August) and had put President Ali Bongo under house arrest, stepping in minutes after the Central African state's election body announced he had won a third term.
Categories: European Union

France threatening to fly solo on electricity market reform

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 14:31
France may come up with national rather than European solutions to reduce electricity prices if discussions on reforming the EU market do not progress fast enough, the country's Energy Transition Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher said on Tuesday (29 August).
Categories: European Union

European Parliament to fight Council’s cuts to EU budget for 2024

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 14:18
Members of the European Parliament’s budget committee criticised EU countries’ cuts to the proposed EU budget for 2024, promising to fight any reductions in the upcoming negotiations.
Categories: European Union

Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 12:44
Swedish teenager Ia Anstoot says the group’s ‘unscientific’ opposition to EU nuclear power serves fossil fuel interests.
Categories: European Union

Challenges emerge as EU Commission forms team to implement DSA

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 12:31
While the European Commission's directorate in charge of implementing the Digital Services Act (DSA) has yet to be finalised, the new team is already besieged by challenges, including legal complaints, NGOs' demands and alleged technical limitations.
Categories: European Union

EU plans new Africa mission in Gulf of Guinea

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 12:15
The EU plans to launch a new civil-military mission in the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa in autumn in order to contain the threat posed by jihadist groups, as the bloc seeks to stem the tide of growing instability in the region.
Categories: European Union

Greece normalised pushbacks during COVID-19, expert rescuer says

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 12:06
The first COVID-19 lockdown, combined with a rise in anti-immigration rhetoric has resulted in systemic pushbacks by the Hellenic Coast Guard, sea rescue expert Giannis Skenderoglou told EURACTIV in an interview.
Categories: European Union

PGE accelerates the transformation of Poland’s energy sector – zero-carbon company by 2040 [Promoted content]

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 12:00
The Polish economy needs clean, safe and green energy to remain competitive. The update of the PGE Group's strategy is a response to the new geopolitical and economic situation across Europe and the changing role of electricity.
Categories: European Union

Situation in Gabon, West Africa ‘big issue for Europe’, says Borrell

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 10:00
EU defence ministers are expected to discuss the developing military situation in Gabon as well as the bloc’s wider approach to the Sahel, the EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell said on Wednesday (30 August) as the region faces increased instability....
Categories: European Union

Oslo, Europe’s climate budget trailblazer

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 09:24
In 2016, Oslo became the world’s first city to adopt a climate budget. In an update due in September, the Norwegian capital is expected to expand the concept to include indirect greenhouse gas emissions, which would be another major first, writes Michael Shank.
Categories: European Union

Commission asked to bailout Italy’s shellfish farmers affected by blue crab

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 08:02
The EU executive has been asked to play its part in coping with the blue crab invasion in the Mediterranean and provide additional funds for aquaculture producers affected by the predatory species in a parliamentary question seen by EURACTIV.
Categories: European Union

EU’s new green chief vows not to weaken climate ambition

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 08:00
The European Union will not dilute its efforts to fight climate change, but needs to improve communication with industries worried about the cost of CO2-cutting policies, the European Commission's new green policy chief said on Tuesday (29 August).
Categories: European Union

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Poland’s NATO hub raises concern

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 07:33
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Czech president wanting Visegrad to be ‘pro-European’ again, Albanian export farmers facing bankruptcy as the lek soars to historic highs against the euro, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Ukrainian drones attack Russian air base near Estonia

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 07:31
Ukrainian drones swept across Russia in overnight attacks that damaged military aircraft and disrupted air traffic, Russian officials said early on Wednesday (30 August), hours after the funeral service for Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Categories: European Union

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