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Fri, 01/29/2021 - 07:39
The COVID-19 crisis is accelerating the shift of consumers toward more green and local forms of fashion, writes Mariam Harutyunyan. As high streets haemorrhage, fashion will need to fundamentally remodel itself, she argues.
Fri, 01/29/2021 - 07:26
Infectious disease specialist Dr Maria Bogoeva was ready to hang up her scrubs and retire from her post in a small provincial hospital in western Bulgaria when the coronavirus pandemic struck.
Fri, 01/29/2021 - 07:15
European democracy is in urgent need of reinventing itself. Under threat by polarization and disinformation, deliberative democracy could help bring back power to the people, from the hyperlocal to the international political field, write Pepijn Kennis and Samuel Doveri Vesterbye.
Fri, 01/29/2021 - 07:14
The new British variant of the novel coronavirus could replace almost all current strains of the virus in Belgium by the end of February, a group of scientists advising the government said in a report on Thursday (28 January).
Fri, 01/29/2021 - 07:05
The top EU and US diplomats discussed on Thursday (28 January) on how to "repair" their ties under President Joe Biden as Brussels and Washington prepare to work in concert on a range of issues.
Fri, 01/29/2021 - 07:00
“The company currently has 2000+ collection points nationwide and 80+ partnerships across municipalities and the retail sector, promoting the use of waste-based biofuels.”
Fri, 01/29/2021 - 07:00
The Portuguese government on Thursday (28 January) attributed the deadlock in implementing fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks in the European Union (EU) to the Covid-19 pandemic. Still, it ensured "close monitoring" of progress and cybersecurity throughout the bloc.
Fri, 01/29/2021 - 06:46
Europe should move away from a donor-recipient relationship with Africa and cooperate as equals instead, EU lawmakers have said in a new report adopted on Thursday (28 January).
Fri, 01/29/2021 - 06:45
Enlargement fatigue should not prevent the South Caucasian country from applying for membership of the bloc in 2024, even though the process might cause frustration domestically, Maka Botchorishvili, the newly elected chair of the EU integration committee of the Georgian...
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 23:00
Germany’s antitrust regulator said on Thursday (28 January) it was extending the scope of its abuse proceedings against Facebook related to the links between its Oculus virtual reality products and the social media network. The move comes after legislation took...
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 22:25
Deciding its first-ever cases, Facebook Inc’s oversight board ruled on Thursday (28 January) that the social media company was wrong to remove four of five pieces of content the board reviewed, including posts Facebook took down for violating rules on...
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 22:22
Under the Portuguese chairmanship of the Council of the European Union (EU), Portugal will focus on adopting the first EU law on artificial intelligence, based on transparency and respect for users’ rights, and also expects cooperation with the US administration....
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 16:46
A top European Union official cancelled a meeting with the UK's new envoy to Brussels amid a spat over Britain's refusal to grant the EU's envoys full diplomatic status in London following Brexit, an EU official said.
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 16:31
The scramble for COVID-19 vaccinations is shaping up as a race, and like all races, that means there are winners and losers.
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 16:30
The European Commission has requested an inspection of a Belgian plant producing the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, a Belgian official said Thursday (28 January).
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 16:13
Diplomats and armed forces have been slow to address the security consequences of climate change, a French parliament fact-finding mission concluded on Wednesday (27 January). EURACTIV France reports.
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 16:09
The much-awaited ‘Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan’ intends to create a knowledge centre to coordinate the scientific and technical cancer-related initiatives at the EU level, including the European health data space, according to a leaked draft of the plan.
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 15:53
The absence of the official “enlargement perspective” doesn’t meant that Georgia should be discouraged lodging a membership application. But in order to succeed, Georgia should be more creative in its foreign policy, write Teona Lavrelashvili and Steven Van Hecke.
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 14:38
The world needs a Paris-style agreement for biodiversity, the President of the European Commission said on Tuesday (26 January).
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 14:21
Shipping companies are crying foul over EU plans to regulate the sector’s emissions. But the industry’s claim that new rules would break international law has no legal basis, write Faïg Abbasov and Aoife O'Leary.
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