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With a UN biodiversity summit approaching in spring, 2021 has been hailed as a super year for biodiversity. As part of its contribution, the European Commission is preparing legislation to introduce legal protection for 30% of land and sea in Europe.

After the narrow win of socialist party candidate Salvador Illa in Catalonia's regional elections on Sunday (14 February), the first round of negotiations began on Monday to build a new – likely pro-independence – government in Spain's most prosperous region, EURACTIV’s partner EuroEFE reports. 

EU’s recovery funds could start flowing to member states before summer. Still, investors are “concerned” about the speed of the implementation of the EU’s joint stimulus, the European Stability Mechanism said on Monday (15 February).

European leaders were quick to condemn the coup in Myanmar. Now the EU needs to follow up with concrete actions, writes Paul Donowitz.

The industry is growing increasingly nervous about European Commission plans to evaluate the safety of radioactive waste handling as an expert report is expected next month on how to classify nuclear energy under the EU’s green finance taxonomy.

There are fundamental good reasons to continue protecting the investments covered by the Energy Charter Treaty as private investment will be crucial for the vast infrastructure overhauls needed to shift towards renewable energy, writes Dr Frank Umbach.

Within less than 12 months, the coronavirus pandemic has completely changed the travelling patterns of Europeans.

The World Trade Organisation appointed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its new director-general on Monday (15 February). The WTO's first female chief and the first one to come from the African continent takes the reins at a time when the organisation needs to reform to respond to growing global challenges and trade tensions.

Germany partially closed its borders with the Czech Republic and Austria's Tyrol on Sunday (14 February) over a troubling surge in coronavirus mutations, earning a swift rebuke from the European Union and criticism from the International Road Transport Union (IRU).

Though the French institute for sea exploitation known as Ifremer appeared optimistic when presenting its 2020 report on the state of fish populations caught in France, they, however, called for continued efforts, particularly in the Mediterranean where the situation is more worrying. EURACTIV France reports.

The European airline industry has launched a sustainability plan to achieve carbon neutrality in the aviation sector by 2050, a roadmap they say will align the notoriously carbon-intensive sector, currently suffering a huge pandemic-caused downturn, with EU climate goals.

Research demonstrates that demand for wood leads to increased forest area and productivity. Wood-based bioenergy supports markets that help protect our forests from conversion to other uses.

Uber on Monday (15 February) called on EU regulators to recognise the value of independent contracts in job creation as they consider new rules to protect gig economy workers.

British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday (14 February) he shared concerns about the level of access given to a World Health Organization COVID-19 fact-finding mission to China, echoing criticism from the United States.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Finns are increasingly divided about the EU, a key witness in a high-profile corruption case in Slovakia committing suicide, and so much more.

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić handed over 4,680 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to North Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at the Tabanovce border crossing on Sunday. “It is a neighbour’s extended hand, their support, and aid for North Macedonia,...

Croatia’s Institute for Public Health (HZJZ) has drafted the country’s official vaccination protocol and sent it to the country’s health ministry on Sunday for final approval. This comes at a time when it became known among the public that a...

“It is a must to open restaurants on 1 March”, ordered Prime Minister Boyko Borissov during his visit to the hospital in a small town in Eastern Bulgaria on Sunday as Bulgaria gears up to take on the third wave...

František Böhm, who was a key witness in various cases of high-profile corruption, committed suicide in his home on Friday. Böhm’s testimonies implicated former police president Milan Lučanský – who also committed suicide while in custody a few weeks ago...

“Poland has not resold any vaccines to anyone as of today,” the health ministry informed RMF FM journalist Katarzyna Szymańska-Borginon on Sunday following the comments of European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis regarding the Commission assisting Poland in reselling 1.2 million...