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EU declares Venezuela envoy persona non grata

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 07:52
The European Union declared Venezuela's ambassador to the bloc "persona non grata" on Thursday (25 February) in a tit-for-tat move after Caracas expelled its own envoy.
Categories: European Union

Systemic misuse of EU agri grants in Central-Eastern Europe, report finds

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 07:45
Common agricultural subsidies continue to be systematically misused across countries in Central and Eastern Europe, despite numerous attempts by the European Commission to remediate the issue, according to a new report commissioned by the Greens/EFA political group.
Categories: European Union

Extremists and terrorists use pandemic to ‘sell’ their messages, Europol chief warns

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 07:38
Extremist groups, left-wing and right-wing, jihadists and radicals, are taking advantage of the vulnerability created by the pandemic in Europe to spread their message of hate on social networks and the internet, the chief of the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), Catherine De Bolle, has warned.
Categories: European Union

Tweets of the Week: Daft Punk, EUCO, Barnier Farewell

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 07:35
Music masterminds duo is ended, Europe’s vaccine policy needs to be mended and Farewell Mr Barnier, you were totally splendid.
Categories: European Union

Don’t forget the 95% – why Europe needs to seize opportunities of labour migration

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 07:25
Migrant workers play a crucial role in the functioning of our society. It is time the EU shifted its narrative and policy approach from border management and control to investing in regular channels for migration, writes Damian Boeselager.
Categories: European Union

Tighter virus controls at France-Germany border

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 07:23
France and Germany agreed Thursday (25 February) to require coronavirus tests for workers commuting across their shared border, aiming to avoid a full closure of the frontier while controlling the outbreak's spread.
Categories: European Union

Portugal wins EU support for corporate tax transparency law

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 07:17
Portugal’s EU Presidency on Thursday (25 February) won broad support form EU countries to move forward with the European public country-by-country reporting directive, which aims to make multinationals publish information on where they make profits and pay taxes.
Categories: European Union

EU calls on Armenian army ‘to maintain neutrality’ in political matters

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 07:13
After Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused the military of an attempted coup on Thursday (25 February), a EU spokesman called on the armed forces to "maintain neutrality in political matters" in line with Armenia's Constitution.
Categories: European Union

New study sheds light on discrimination in the German education system

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 07:00
Sinti and Roma continue to face inequality in the German education system, a new study shows. Politicians and associations are now calling for funding measures to be scrutinised more closely.
Categories: European Union

Waste-to-Energy: Beauty or the Beast? [Promoted content]

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 07:00
With its campaign ‘The Beauty in the Beast’, ESWET aims to debunk old myths about Waste-to-Energy in Europe and launch a public debate on the sustainable options for the integrated European waste treatment.
Categories: European Union

EU leaders take baby step toward vaccination certificate, fume at pharma industry

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 06:55
EU leaders decided at a teleconference on Thursday (25 February) to start working on a digital vaccination certificate now and start implementing it when there is sufficient number of EU citizens vaccinated.
Categories: European Union

EU announces fresh funding for ‘disruptive’ research into clean aircraft

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 06:54
The European Commission announced on Tuesday (23 February) that it will finance the development of new aircraft powered by clean fuel sources, in a bid to cut aviation emissions by 2050.
Categories: European Union

EU should review approval of plastics with toxic softener DEHP – top court adviser

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 18:00
The European Commission should review a decision to let companies use recycled plastics containing DEHP, a toxic additive, since it failed to properly consider associated health risks, an adviser to the EU's top court said on Thursday (25 February).
Categories: European Union

Strategic Compass and the EU’s €440 million failed gas projects

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 17:44
  This week on EURACTIV’s Yellow Room, we are talking about Friday’s EU summit, where the leaders are expected to discuss security and defence issues. During the first part of their meeting, they will be joined by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg...
Categories: European Union

Thousands rally in Armenia after PM warns of coup attempt

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 16:54
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned of an attempted military coup against him on Thursday (25 February), and thousands took to the streets of the capital to support him after the army demanded he and his government resign.
Categories: European Union

The Brief, powered by APPLIA – Protect innovation, not greed

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 16:46
Emmanuel Macron was the first EU leader to pledge to offer surplus COVID vaccine supplies ahead of last week’s G7 summit and the French president got plenty of laudatory media coverage. However, neither Macron nor the UK’s Boris Johnson, who...
Categories: European Union

Violence and harassment in Europe ‘far more frequent than official data indicate’

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 16:11
Millions of European citizens are victims of harassment and violence every year, according to a report published on 19 February by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), revealing that "acts of violence and harassment in Europe are far more frequent than official data indicate." EURACTIV France reports.
Categories: European Union

Global agreement on corporate tax rates needed, UN report states

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 14:45
The international community should agree on the establishment of a global minimum corporate tax rate, according to a new UN report published on Thursday. The proposal is part of a package of reforms to combat tax evasion and money laundering and ensure that cash strapped governments can boost their public finances in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Categories: European Union

Soft drinks industry aims for 100% recycled or renewable plastic by 2030

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 12:45
European soft drink makers unveiled their new vision for 2030 on Monday (22 February), announcing plans to reach 100% recycled or renewable materials in plastic bottles by the end of the decade.
Categories: European Union

Real-life drama: lessons for Europe from a Texas tragedy

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 12:17
The unprecedented freeze in Texas that left over a million people without heating has been seized upon for political gain, but there are lessons that Europe can learn from this, writes Michael Hogan.
Categories: European Union

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