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Finland, Estonia eager to attract high skilled workers from abroad

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 08:05
In order to attract experts and highly skilled employees from abroad, the Confederation of Finnish Industries has proposed to revise the country’s residency procedures by having highly skilled foreign workers work immediately upon arrival while waiting for their residency permit...
Categories: European Union

UK pledges £23 million to help fishing businesses affected by Brexit

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 08:04
Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged on on Monday £23 million to help fishing businesses affected by Brexit delays after fishing firms brought their protests to central London. Around 20 lorries blocked access to government departments on Whitehall in a bid...
Categories: European Union

Luxembourgish MEP suspended over ‘psychological harassment’ allegations

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 08:04
Monica Semedo (Renew Europe) has been suspended for a period of 15 days over allegations of “psychological harassment” by her assistants. European Parliament President David Sassoli pronounced the suspension at the start of a plenary session, saying that she had...
Categories: European Union

France’s controversial draft ‘separatism’ bill to cause heated debate

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 08:03
The French parliament’s debate on the draft bill “reinforcing respect for the principles of the Republic” – which began on Monday – is already promising to be heated. Several amendments aimed at restricting the wearing of religious signs in public...
Categories: European Union

Belgium calls for harmonised EU rules on non-essential travel

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 08:01
Belgium has not yet taken a decision on stricter travel rules, despite the appearance of the UK COVID-mutation in the country, as it is hoping for a joint European approach. Possible measures could be implemented through the next scheduled meeting...
Categories: European Union

New CDU chief not particularly popular in chancellorship race

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 08:00
Although the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) elected North Rhine-Westphalian premier Armin Laschet to be the party’s chair over the weekend, recent opinion polls show that he is not particularly popular, meaning he could face challengers in the chancellorship race. According...
Categories: European Union

Portugal tries to overcome ‘Conference on the Future of Europe’ deadlock

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 07:59
European institutions must find a “rapid and pragmatic solution” to overcome the “deadlock” which is preventing the Conference on the Future of Europe from being held, Portuguese State Secretary for European Affairs, Ana Paula Zacarias, told a press conference on...
Categories: European Union

Pubs threaten uprising in Bulgaria

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 07:59
The owners of Bulgarian restaurants and nightclubs  – which were forced to close months ago because of the pandemic – have threatened with civil disobedience and unauthorised openings of their businesses after police and health inspectors surprised a series of...
Categories: European Union

‘Brexit carnage’: shellfish trucks protest in London over export delays

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 07:57
More than 20 shellfish trucks parked on roads near the British parliament and Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street residence on Monday (18 January) to protest against post-Brexit bureaucracy that has throttled exports to the European Union.
Categories: European Union

Belarus stripped of ice hockey world championship over unrest, Covid

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 07:39
Belarus was on Monday (18 January) stripped of its role as co-host of the 2021 ice hockey world championship over "growing safety and security concerns related to both the rising political unrest and Covid-19".
Categories: European Union

Italian PM faces Senate confidence vote as pandemic rages

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 07:22
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will on Tuesday (19 January) face a vote of confidence in parliament, seeking the Senate's support for his teetering government as it battles a deadly coronavirus pandemic.
Categories: European Union

EU lawmakers raise concerns about UK ‘regression’ on pesticides

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 07:15
Lawmakers in the European Parliament raised concerns about possible UK regression on pesticides and gene editing at a meeting on the new EU-UK trade agreement on Thursday (14 January).
Categories: European Union

Czech health minister backs coal mining phase-out ‘as soon as possible’

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 07:14
Czech health minister Jan Blatný is aware of the negative impacts of coal mining on the environment and human health. “Personally, I am in favour of a coal mining phase-out as soon as possible,” he told EURACTIV.cz.
Categories: European Union

Climate-neutral aircraft will be built by today’s students [Promoted content]

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 07:00
Young people will be the ones who will eventually transform aviation and make it 100% climate neutral. Axel Krein is the Executive Director of Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking. At Clean Sky, we are paving the way towards climate-neutral flight...
Categories: European Union

Brussels launches new offensive against US dollar supremacy

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 06:48
On the eve of Joe Biden's inauguration as US president, the European Commission will launch a new offensive to promote the use of the EU's single currency on a global level, aiming to address the vulnerabilities of financial markets, which are seen as “too reliant” on the US dollar.
Categories: European Union

Navalny arrest could prompt inauguration of EU-Magnitsky sanctions regime

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 06:46
The EU’s recently approved Magnitsky-style law to impose sanctions on human rights abusers could soon come to life as calls the new punitive measure on Russia over the detention of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny grow. The 44-year-old critic of...
Categories: European Union

New player shakes up Bulgarian media landscape

Mon, 01/18/2021 - 17:25
United Group, a leading multi-play telecoms and media provider in South-East Europe, has bought a large chunk of the Bulgarian media, as its latest acquisition was cleared by the country’s anti-cartel body on Monday (18 January). 
Categories: European Union

The Brief, powered by VDMA – Back to the Future of Europe

Mon, 01/18/2021 - 16:39
As soon as the EU has a new set of leaders, it stages its traditional extravaganza in the form of a big conference to discuss the ‘Future of Europe’. Every 10 years, there is a new one. Contrary to its...
Categories: European Union

Shift to renewables ‘significantly decreased’ emissions, EU agency says

Mon, 01/18/2021 - 16:09
Europe's shift from fossil fuel-based electricity to renewable sources has cut down on greenhouse gas emissions while tackling environmental problems, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said on Monday (18 January).
Categories: European Union

Aboca: an example of the Green New Deal applied to health [Promoted content]

Mon, 01/18/2021 - 16:00
The Green Deal is a vital opportunity - the only route available - which should also be applied in the health and therapy sector. It is a vision that Aboca has been pursuing ever since it was founded.
Categories: European Union

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