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Will efforts to ban the combustion engine fall at the final hurdle?

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 15:30
With the news that Germany may abstain from a vote on ending the production of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, the fate of the long-negotiated law on CO2 standards for cars and vans is now uncertain.
Categories: European Union

French MPs open up debate over platform workers’ status

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 15:06
A French parliamentary 'Uber Files' investigative committee aims to shine a light on Uber’s lobbying practices, and the reality of the economy’s ‘uberisation’, while workers’ representatives want to do away with self-employment and push for general reclassification.
Categories: European Union

Sovereignty and conservatism: Environmental approach of France’s far-right

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 14:38
EURACTIV takes a closer look at how France's far-right views its environmental responsibilities and priorities. Nationalism, conservatism and localism shape its approach, according to experts.
Categories: European Union

Heat pump makers worried by EU crackdown on climate-warming F-gases

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 14:25
The European Parliament's environment committee voted on Wednesday (1 March) for a quick phasedown of F-gas refrigerants, in a move that drew criticism from the heat pump industry. 
Categories: European Union

Bulgarian insurer complains of car repair extortion scheme in Romania

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 14:00
Eurohold Bulgaria, a leading energy and financial group in Southeast Europe, has sent a complaint to the Bulgarian prosecution regarding what it said is "extortion and corruption of extraordinary proportions" harming its Romanian subsidiary, EURACTIV Bulgaria has learned.
Categories: European Union

EU proposes three-track approach to secure ammunition for Ukraine, support industry

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 09:15
In a bid to speed up the supply of ammunition to Ukraine, EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell is proposing to use an additional €1 billion to boost ammunition production in Europe, according to an options paper sent to member states,...
Categories: European Union

EU too lax on methane venting from coal mines, campaigners say

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 08:01
EXCLUSIVE: Amendments to the EU’s draft methane regulation would allow coal mines to release additional greenhouse gases equivalent to the combined annual CO2 emissions of Belgium and Czechia, according to Ember, a clean energy think-tank.
Categories: European Union

Europe’s top prosecutor sets sights on Russia sanctions-busters

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 07:57
Europe's chief prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi is already investigating frauds that allegedly cost EU taxpayers 14 billion euros -- now she wants to go after the smugglers undermining sanctions against Russia.
Categories: European Union

Sweden’s new ‘voluntary return’ migration push raises eyebrows

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 07:47
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Austrian unemployment rate hitting its lowest level since 2008, Bulgaria denying citizenship to a Spanish-born child with two mothers, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Nuclear threat on the rise: Russia, US control 90% of nuclear weapons

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 07:45
This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast focuses on the growing danger posed by the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Iran has attracted particular attention as a recent UN investigation revealed that the country has high percentages of Uranium that...
Categories: European Union

Is Germany’s LNG gold rush coming to an end?

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 07:37
Germany’s plan to build at least eight new liquified gas terminals to replace Russian imports are being questioned by a leaked internal analysis for the country's economy and climate ministry.
Categories: European Union

Serbia backtracks on positive signals towards EU-brokered Kosovo proposal

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 07:33
An EU-brokered verbal agreement on the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo reached on Monday may have pleased the international community, however Serbian President Aleksander Vucic threw a spanner in the works on Wednesday. Despite celebrations from the international...
Categories: European Union

EU prosecutors prove to be a welcome addition to Croatia’s anti-corruption efforts

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 07:31
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), which investigates fraud and corruption related to EU funds, launched 23 investigations in Croatia in 2022 for cases with total estimated damages of over €313 million, according to their annual report released on Wednesday....
Categories: European Union

EU, NATO should prepare for large-scale intensive military conflict, warns Czech official

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 07:25
Western allies should provide Ukraine with more weapons and improve its military capacities as they can expect a large-scale and intensive military conflict, warned Senior Director of the Defence Policy and Strategy Section of the Czech Ministry of Defence Jan...
Categories: European Union

Slovakia moving forward with biggest investment in green electricity

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 07:24
Slovakia has approximately €122 million earmarked for developing renewable electricity production in the National Recovery plan.
Categories: European Union

Serbia’s future is in EU, von der Leyen tells Vučić

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 07:24
Serbia’s future is in the EU, and further important steps need to be taken, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said following a phone call with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. Vučić stated on Instagram that the topics covered in...
Categories: European Union

Albania to open Holocaust museum after Israeli call for Europe to step up antisemitism fight

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 07:17
The Albanian Culture Ministry has announced the creation of the ‘Besa Museum’ in the capital of Tirana to celebrate the history of Jews in Albania and the actions of the Albanians that sheltered and saved them during WWII. Albania has...
Categories: European Union

Health podcast: The Health Data Revolution

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 07:10
This week, EURACTIV’s health team brings you the nitty-gritty of the European Health Data Space together with one of the European Parliament’s rapporteur on the file, the centre-right Croatian MEP Tomislav Sokol
Categories: European Union

India PM Modi calls for common ground on global issues at G20 meeting

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 07:09
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on foreign ministers from the G20 group on Thursday (2 March) to find common ground on global issues as he inaugurated a meeting that looks set to be dominated by Russia's war in Ukraine.
Categories: European Union

Sweden’s new ‘voluntary return’ migration push raises eyebrows

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 07:08
Sweden will review ways to increase voluntary return migration, Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard announced on Wednesday, which the opposition considers yet another illustration of the far-right’s influence on the Swedish government. In a new demonstration of Sweden’s more rigid...
Categories: European Union

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