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Spread of COVID in minks could hamper potential vaccine, warns EU disease centre

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 17:00
The spread of COVID variants via mink farms could compromise the efficacy of a vaccine, according to a rapid risk assessment published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Thursday (12 November), which offered up a series of recommendations for dealing with the outbreak.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – The triumph of the political will

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 16:47
With wearisome predictability, the talks on a post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal will come down to one final last week of negotiations, with a summit in Brussels at the end of it, on 19 November. Both sides say they are nearly there. A deal “is there to be done”, says UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Categories: European Union

Airbus Horribilis: A nightmarish year masks a growing strategic role

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 15:21
The EU may need its flagship aero manufacturer more than it realises.  With the stakes running high, Brussels has a vested interest in seeing Airbus emerge strongly from its horrible 2020, argues Cameron Rimington.
Categories: European Union

LGBTQI strategy to protect rainbow families, extend EU crimes to homophobic speech

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 14:48
The European Commission has presented its first LGBTIQ Equality Strategy for the next five years, pledging to be “at the forefront of efforts to better protect” the community’s rights by aiming to tackle discrimination, ensuring safety, building inclusive societies and...
Categories: European Union

Greece’s Thessaloniki risks experiencing ‘Bergamo’ COVID-19 scenarios

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 14:40
The sharp rise of COVID-19 cases in Greece’s Thessaloniki has raised eyebrows in the government, which is now trying to come up with quick solutions to avoid a tragedy similar to the one in Italy’s Bergamo during the first wave.
Categories: European Union

Busoi MEP: ‘A total ban on HFCs would not be realistic’

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 14:28
As long as greener alternatives to hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants are not available at a competitive price, they should not be banned, says Cristian Bușoi.
Categories: European Union

What if Nord Stream 2 is never completed?

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 14:15
It may sound counterintuitive, but the cancellation of Nord Stream 2 might be in Russia’s best interests: the shift from well-tested on-land infrastructure over to the risky undersea pipelines threatens Gazprom’s most valuable asset – the trust of its customers,...
Categories: European Union

Russia targets France, Germany in tit-for-tat sanctions over Navalny case

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 14:00
Russia said Thursday (12 November) it will soon introduce retaliatory sanctions on German and French officials over the poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
Categories: European Union

Group of 165 Google critics calls for swift EU antitrust action – letter

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 13:40
A group of 165 companies and industry bodies have called on EU antitrust enforcers to take a tougher line against Google, saying the U.S. tech giant unfairly favours its own services on its web searches.
Categories: European Union

Commission kicks off plan to rethink health in the EU

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 11:59
The European Commission has unveiled the first building blocks of a broader health package aimed at increasing the range of preparedness tools to respond to future cross-border health threats.
Categories: European Union

Economist: ‘Premature’ to decide changes in Orphan Drugs law

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 11:50
Europe needs to give EU Orphan Drugs regulation more time to show its effectiveness before reviewing the incentives it provides and putting pharma innovation to the test, economist Adam Hutchings told EURACTIV in an interview.
Categories: European Union

The 2030 Climate Target Plan: What will it take to reach the target?

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 10:49
In mid-September, the European Commission came forward with a much-awaited update of its emissions reduction target, which sits at the heart of the European executive’s climate action strategy under the European Green Deal. For the ultimate goal of achieving climate...
Categories: European Union

Development banks make landmark climate pledge, but no fossil fuel phase out

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 08:30
The world’s public development banks on Wednesday (11 November) pledged to align their financial firepower with the Paris Agreement on climate change, but avoided a firm commitment to phase out fossil fuel financing. As a source of funding for many...
Categories: European Union

Lithuania wary of incident at Belarus nuclear plant

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 08:25
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about how Spain wants to subsidise every company as long as they fulfil some conditions, China's attempt to try to discredit Czech Senate speaker Miloš Vystrčil, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Serbian embassy in Montenegro has decided to postpone a wreath-laying ceremony

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 08:24
Serbian embassy in Montenegro has decided to postpone a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial plaque erected in honour of the “Serbian liberators of Budva” in WW1, because Montenegro’s foreign ministry had failed to issue an approval. The embassy reported that...
Categories: European Union

Croatian parliament’s media committee calls for adoption of hate speech codes

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 08:22
The Croatian parliament’s committee on Information, Computerisation and Media called on providers of media services and electronic publications to adopt their hate speech codes. Only the radical right Homeland Movement opposed the proposition. The Committee chair, Natalija Martinčević (The Reformists)...
Categories: European Union

Bulgarian government fears lockdown could lead to more protests

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 08:20
Bulgarian authorities will not impose a lockdown like some other EU member states because they are afraid of people’s reaction. If there are more restrictive measures, and if the people are closed in their homes it will “take them out...
Categories: European Union

Fidesz’ new electoral bill toughens rules for opposition

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 08:18
The ruling Fidesz party submitted a legislative proposal on Tuesday at 11:59 pm as the country headed into a new partial lockdown on Wednesday that critics say would significantly worsen the chances of the opposition parties during the 2022 parliamentary...
Categories: European Union

Riots during Independence March in Warsaw

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 08:16
The right-wing and nationalist Independence March, which authorities had banned due to the coronavirus pandemic, ended up in participants clashing with police in several areas across the capital, wounding several police officers and one press photographer. Participants also shot fireworks...
Categories: European Union

IATA urges Greece to proceed with independent aviation regulator plans

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 08:15
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on Greek ministers and air carriers to help support efforts for a common travel protocol and an enhanced pre-flight COVID-19 testing program, at an online conference held on Wednesday. Organised by IATA and...
Categories: European Union

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