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EU parliament trade chief calls for tariffs on US hydrogen

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 06:53
EU lawmaker and head of the European Parliament’s trade committee Bernd Lange (S&D) is calling for taxes to be imposed on US-produced hydrogen – a move Lange views as the bloc’s response to the €370 billion US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) aimed at increasing green investments.
Categories: European Union

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of plotting imminent attack on nuclear plant

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 06:43
Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday (4 July) accused each other of plotting to stage an attack on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, long the subject of mutual recriminations and suspicions.
Categories: European Union

Socialist MEP accuses Tusk of turning into ‘Trump’

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 06:40
The Polish opposition should side with democracy and human dignity, socialist MEP Robert Biedroń (S&D) said about opposition leader Donald Tusk’s new election campaign spot, which he called ‘racist’ and ‘mindless’. Tusk, head of the centrist Civic Platform (PO) party,...
Categories: European Union

PP leader urges socialists to let him govern, avoid pact with VOX

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 06:31
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader and prime minister candidate of centre-right Partido Popular (PP), called on the Socialist Party (PSOE) on Tuesday to let him govern if he wins the upcoming general elections in Spain, saying this would prevent the far-right...
Categories: European Union

Germany should break up ailing national railway company, experts say

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 06:28
The government needs to break up its national rail operator Deutsche Bahn to counter grave quality deficits of the railway system, the German Monopolies Commission warned on Tuesday. Germany privatised its national railway company in 1994, but the emerging company,...
Categories: European Union

Sánchez backs second mandate for von der Leyen

Wed, 07/05/2023 - 06:27
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed support for a more federalised EU as his country recently took over the Spanish EU Council Presidency while backing the mandate renewals of EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General...
Categories: European Union

Cancer cases doubled in France since 1990

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 19:12
The number of cancer cases in France has doubled since 1990, according to the latest data from national health organisations, in part due to the changing demographic.
Categories: European Union

Kazakh expert: Central Asia needs a transnational electricity grid

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 18:29
Kazakhstan is “completely dependent” on Russia when it comes to balancing energy needs and the best solution is to create a transnational electricity grid in Central Asia, similar to the one in Europe, a Kazakh expert told a Brussels audience on Tuesday (4 July).
Categories: European Union

EU lawmakers set to close deal on cybersecurity law for connected devices

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 17:38
The main political groups of the European Parliament are expected to reach a common position on the new cybersecurity regulation at a political meeting on Wednesday (5 July).
Categories: European Union

The Brief — Prepare for the cow phase-out

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 16:20
As EU countries phase out coal, they support their affected regions in transitioning economically. Now it appears that such a regional policy to cushion climate action is needed elsewhere, too: To defuse social dynamite in rural areas, Europe must prepare its cow phase-out.
Categories: European Union

France in talks with EU Commission to avoid renewable energy fines

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 16:05
Paris is in talks with the European Commission to avoid penalties for having missed its 2020 objective under the EU’s renewable energy directive and failing to make up for the shortfall.
Categories: European Union

Packaging fit for purpose: tailored solutions to protect products and prevent waste in the EU

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 16:00
As the EU takes a critical look at the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), key stakeholders gathered in the European Parliament to discuss the delicate balance between protecting products, preventing waste, and fostering sustainable economic growth....
Categories: European Union

French riots to cost companies €1 billion, employers’ union says

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 15:49
Over 450 shops have been entirely looted and 300 bank points burnt to the ground in the week of riots that shook up France, the president of the employers’ union MEDEF revealed on Tuesday (4 July).
Categories: European Union

Is decarbonisation a luxury for the rich?

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 14:58
Talks at the UN International Maritime Organization headquarters in London are reportedly divided between wealthier nations, who want to see stronger shipping emissions targets, and developing countries concerned by the economic impact of green restrictions.
Categories: European Union

Competition authorities can identify data protection infringements, says EU court

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 14:40
In a case against Meta, the European Court of Justice backed the competence of national antitrust authorities to identify data protection infringements and suggested consent might be the only legal basis for the company's data processing.
Categories: European Union

NATO membership of Ukraine is the only security guarantee that works

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 14:38
The upcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius is not just any other summit: It needs to fix some big blunders made in the past, at the 1994 Budapest Memorandum and the 2008 Bucharest Summit, writes Ilhan Kyuchyuk.
Categories: European Union

Poland slams child sexual abuse material regulation as unnecessary

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 14:24
The regulation to fight child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online is unnecessary as there are other regulations for safety on the internet, Paweł Lewandowski, Polish undersecretary of state at the chancellery of the prime minister, told EURACTIV.
Categories: European Union

EU Commission pitches harmonisation measures for data protection enforcement

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 12:37
The European Commission presented on Tuesday (4 July) a legislative proposal to harmonise certain aspects of national procedural rules to speed up cross-border cases under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 
Categories: European Union

How can a shift to a circular economy in the EU contribute to a climate-neutral Europe?

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 12:30
Rewatch this EURACTIV Hybrid Conference to learn more about the potential of a circular EU economy, and how making this shift could contribute to a climate-neutral Europe. Questions to be addressed include: - What are the opportunities for climate and circular economy synergies broadly, and across the key sectors of transport and textiles? - How can the new Commission and Parliament in 2024 be leveraged to renew the push towards circular economies? - What are the risks of not going circular, especially regarding material extraction?
Categories: European Union

Embracing the Digital Revolution: Unleashing the Power of Digital Tools for Upskilling in Hospitality [Promoted content]

Tue, 07/04/2023 - 12:00
In the pursuit of upskilling the hospitality sector, there has been a growing emphasis on the role of digital tools.
Categories: European Union

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