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Austrian MEP: Putin’s Russia will disappear one way or another

Wed, 03/08/2023 - 06:25
European defence and security policy has matured following Russia’s war in Ukraine, MEP Lukas Mandl said in Prague, noting that Moscow would surely play a different role in the new geopolitical order, hopefully, a peaceful one. Mandl (ÖVP, EPP), Vice-Chair...
Categories: European Union

Belgian Greens want Wagner Group added to EU terrorist list

Wed, 03/08/2023 - 06:25
Belgium should ensure that the Russian paramilitary organisation Wagner Group is included in the European list of terrorist organisations, according to calls from Green parties Ecolo and Groen. The two sister parties, one French-speaking, the other Flemish, have tabled a...
Categories: European Union

Women march as rights under threat across the globe

Wed, 03/08/2023 - 06:23
Women will hit the streets en masse across the globe on Wednesday (8 March) to defend rights that are coming under increasing attack.
Categories: European Union

EU edges towards joint arms procurement for Ukraine but hurdles remain

Wed, 03/08/2023 - 06:15
The EU could move closer to a landmark decision on joint procurement of ammunition to aid Ukraine and replenish domestic stockpiles as EU defence ministers meet on Wednesday (8 March) to look at joint ammunition-buying plans. In Stockholm, EU defence...
Categories: European Union

The ‘Buy European’ clauses in the Net-Zero Industry Act

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 20:10
According to a leaked draft proposal seen by EURACTIV, the European Commission's Net-Zero Industry Act may include measures to deter foreign clean tech products, similar to the domestic content requirements of the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Categories: European Union

EU lawmakers set to settle on OECD definition for Artificial Intelligence

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 17:30
The European Parliament agreed to close a critical contentious point of the AI Act by adopting the definition used by the OECD. Most other definitions have also been agreed upon, with new measures like a right to explanation also on the table of EU lawmakers.
Categories: European Union

Germany’s FDP accused of ‘blackmail’ in EU combustion engine row

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 17:06
Germany’s last-minute decision to revoke its support for a law that would see the sale of new combustion engines banned from 2035 sets a dangerous precedent for European politics, according to the chair of the European Parliament's influential environment committee. 
Categories: European Union

UK urged not to backtrack on Horizon Europe access

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 16:36
UK ministers have been urged to immediately secure the UK’s participation in Horizon Europe, the EU's multi-billion-euro research programme, following reports that Rishi Sunak's administration is preparing an alternative UK-led scheme.
Categories: European Union

The Brief — Time for ‘ochre-style’ politics in Berlin

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 16:20
The German government looks to be in deep crisis, again. From the fate of the combustion engine to the construction of new highways, Berlin is rife with infighting. A new style, let's call it ochre-politics, may be in order.
Categories: European Union

LEAK: EU Commission wants 10% of critical raw materials mined in Europe

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 15:50
To boost EU autonomy, the European Commission is seeking to introduce targets of 10%-40% of the mining, recycling, and processing of critical raw materials used in the bloc to be done in the EU by 2030.
Categories: European Union

German workers want green transition, but not with lower pay

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 15:46
German workers support the transition towards climate neutrality, but do not want to move to a different place or obtain a job with lower pay for it, a new survey found.
Categories: European Union

Combustion engine ban: Germany’s ultimatum to the European Commission

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 13:06
At the beginning of last week, the passage of the EU’s law on CO2 emission standards for cars and vans seemed on track. Fast forward to today and everything has changed.
Categories: European Union

The digital front line: Why digital resilience must be an integral part of European security [Promoted content]

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 12:00
Digital resilience should be an integral part of European security. As challenges of our hybrid era evolve and become more sophisticated and complex, Europe must build a strong private-public partnership and leverage the power of digital technologies to tackle any emerging crisis.
Categories: European Union

Thought Leadership Interview: John J. Trizzino, Novavax Chief Commercial Officer

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 09:00
Thought Leadership, in conversation with… John J. Trizzino, Novavax Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, and Chief Business Officer.
Categories: European Union

EU rewrites climate diplomacy deal to resolve nuclear sticking point

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 08:33
European Union countries intend to push for a global phasing out of fossil fuels among their climate diplomacy priorities this year, which the bloc hopes to approve this week after rewriting a contentious section on nuclear energy.
Categories: European Union

EU watchdog: Online child abuse draft law creates ‘illusion of legality’

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 08:26
In a closed-door meeting with EU lawmakers, the European Data Protection Supervisor criticised the proposal to fight Child Sexual Abuse Material as trying to mask breaches of fundamental rights. The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), the authority responsible for advising...
Categories: European Union

Problem shared, halved: Bridging knowledge gaps via farming partnerships

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 08:00
Partnerships between countries adapting to the new realities of climate change and soil degradation are key to helping advance sustainable agriculture globally and bridge the knowledge gap, a soil scientist based in Burkina Faso told EURACTIV.
Categories: European Union

Britain to publish plan for asylum ban on Channel migrants

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 07:42
Britain's government will announce on 7 March plans for a new law barring those entering the country through unofficial routes from claiming asylum, in a bid to stop tens of thousands of migrants arriving on its shores in small boats.
Categories: European Union

Spanish coalition at odds over ‘only yes means yes’ law

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 07:39
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Czechia saying it opposes the European Sovereignty Fund, Italy granting free legal representation to migrants who survived a recent shipwreck, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine vows to defend Bakhmut as Russian forces try to storm it

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 07:30
Ukraine's top generals have vowed to keep defending the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskyiy said, as Russian forces fought to tighten their siege and secure their first major battlefield gain in more than six months.
Categories: European Union

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