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The European Commission will consider hydrogen produced from nuclear power as "low-carbon", said a senior EU official who spoke in the European Parliament on Monday (16 November).

The European Commission will present its offshore wind strategy on Thursday (19 November), mirroring key elements of Germany's own plans. Will this be enough to drive the energy transition? EURACTIV Germany reports.

The EU and the UK must bring waste incineration plants within the scope of emissions trading schemes (ETS) if they are to achieve net zero-emissions and comply with the Paris Agreement, writes Georgia Elliott-Smith.

Based on the mortality rate of the COVID-19, which reaches 0.15% in Greece, up to 15,000 people will lose their lives “with or without a vaccine”, Professor of Pharmacology Dimitris Kouvelas told Greek journal Ethnos.gr. “If, for example, no one...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce on Thursday (18 November) the biggest increase in British defence spending since the end of the Cold War, EURACTIV has learned.

The recent pandemic has worsened the situation of a sector that has long suffered from a lack of a global level playing field. Half of Europe’s steel capacity and thousands of jobs are at risk. European steelworkers and their unions, coordinated by industriAll Europe, have developed a blueprint for a new European steel action plan and are addressing clear demands to national governments, the EU and steel companies.

Hungary and Poland’s opposition to Brussels’ oversight over the rule of law will be top of the EU summit agenda Thursday (19 November), sidelining efforts to tackle the coronavirus epidemic. EU member states had planned to share the lessons learned...

Portugal has set up a task force to come up with a COVID-19 vaccination strategy and hopes to be prepared to start distributing shots as early as January, Health Minister Marta Temido said on Thursday (19 November). Temido said experts...

EU lawmakers on Wednesday (18 November) reached a political agreement on REACT-EU, the €47.5 billion fund that will channel European money to prop up the bloc's economy by supporting health services and small businesses.

A Polish judge critical of the ruling nationalists’ judiciary reforms had his immunity from prosecution removed on Wednesday (19 November) by a disciplinary chamber the EU says is not independent, underlining a rift over the rule of law that has...

As the European Commission prepares to publish its offshore renewable energy strategy, France's wind farm projects - already delayed compared to its European neighbours - face opposition from fishermen already operating in difficult maritime environments because of Brexit. EURACTIV France reports.

With millions of Europeans having seen their paycheques and balance sheets cushioned by furlough money and no-strings-attached loans, it might be easy to think that the so-called ‘magic money tree’ not only exists but is laden with bountiful riches. Like...

This year will be remembered over time for many different events, but for Moldovans, 2020 will be remembered as the year when they overwhelmingly elected Maia Sandu as their first pro-EU woman president, writes MEP Siegfried Muresan.

A Spanish government plan to fight disinformation has sparked complaints from the media and the opposition, which say it limits free expression and seeks to establish a "ministry of truth".

Israel launched air raids against what it called a wide range of Syrian and Iranian targets in Syria, sending a signal that it will pursue its policy of striking across the border despite US President Donald Trump’s election defeat.

The European Commission has given its blessing to the draft budgetary plans submitted by the 19 eurozone countries, containing the extra spending to combat the risk of a new recession, but warned about the growing imbalances in many EU economies.

Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki has been attempting to make the case for his country to host the new European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Center (ECCC), in a letter sent to EU leaders seen by EURACTIV. In 2018, the...

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa on Wednesday (18 November) backed the criticisms made by Poland and Hungary when they vetoed the EU budget over plans to tie funding to respect for the rule of law. “Some political groups… are openly...

Online retail giant Amazon, which has been operating during the French lockdown, has seen a boost in activity in the range of 40%-50%, the head of Amazon France said on Wednesday (18 November). France entered a second national lockdown on...

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