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EU must get smarter to lead on climate change

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 07:30
The EU's increased climate ambitions will likely mean more economic hardship. They need to be smarter, writes Bjorn Lomborg.
Categories: European Union

Importance of US elections for Western Balkans

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 07:20
Most Serbian citizens are not informed about the main topics of the US elections, let alone about the way of electing the president of the United States. They view these elections, just like the previous ones, mainly through the prism of resolving the Kosovo issue, writes Srđan Majstorović.
Categories: European Union

Nigel Farage set to relaunch Brexit Party as anti-lockdown party

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 07:16
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage will relaunch the group as an anti-lockdown party called Reform UK in an attempt to fight anti-coronavirus measures imposed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government.
Categories: European Union

US Election Special 2020: What to watch and why it matters

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 07:15
A lot is at stake for Europe and the world in the most consequential US presidential election in recent history, after four turbulent years under Donald Trump in which he has turned global multilateralism and transatlantic relations on their head.
Categories: European Union

Moldova election headed for runoff in Russia-West tug of war

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 07:07
Moldova's pro-Moscow President Igor Dodon won the most votes the presidential election on Sunday (1 November), according to partial results, but looks set to face his longtime pro-Western rival Maia Sandu in a second round later this month.
Categories: European Union

Benchmarking Europe’s road networks: aiming for excellence [Promoted content]

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 07:00
The Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR) has published its latest biannual Performance Report which summarises the performance of the TEN-T road network. Despite increased traffic, road safety levels remain extremely high on motorways remaining steady since 2015.
Categories: European Union

Russia pledges help to Yerevan if fighting reaches Armenia

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 06:02
Russia on Saturday (31 October) pledged to "necessary" help for Yerevan in the conflict with Azerbaijan if fighting reached Armenian territory, after its ally requested security assistance.
Categories: European Union

Tackling migration through cohesion: what role for regions and civil society?

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 17:16
With the EU’s New Pact on Asylum and Migration presented recently, the issue of migration remains on the top of the agenda for decision-makers across the bloc. Though most often thought of as the competence of national governments, local and...
Categories: European Union

The Brief, powered by ENTSO – Macedonia dreamin’

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 16:43
On 11 November, North Macedonia is likely to face a Bulgarian veto, preventing it from opening long-awaited membership negotiations with the EU.
Categories: European Union

Avian flu threat looms large in EU after cases detected in Netherlands

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 16:42
The detection of several cases of avian influenza in the Netherlands has set the EU on red alert for the possibility of spread elsewhere, leaving the country itself on 'high alert' and preparing a mass culling of animals.
Categories: European Union

Are we one step closer to the Capital Markets Union?

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 15:50
The European Commission continues to show a lack of ambition when it comes to constructing a Capital Markets Union, writes Isabel Benjumea.
Categories: European Union

Dodging a bullet: lead ammunition banned in Environment Committee vote

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 15:43
The European Parliament's Environment Committee voted to ban the use of lead ammunition in wetlands hunting on Thursday (29 October) in the first step towards an EU-wide ban.
Categories: European Union

An open society should be defined by open debate, not smears

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 15:38
ADF is a faith-based legal advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of all people. We receive funds from private donors who believe in our vision but there is nothing 'dark' about our money, writes Lois McClatchie.
Categories: European Union

Czech Republic wants to be AI leader, but companies lack state support

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 14:46
In the Czech Republic, Artificial Intelligence has been a widely discussed topic. Experts, politicians, and other stakeholders realise that research, development and use of AI will be crucial in near future. And that is why the country rejects strict regulations at the European level.
Categories: European Union

Reporting about Roma: Empathy desirable, but right terminology mandatory

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 14:44
People’s mentality and their attitude towards Roma people depend on a vast historical and cultural context in Romania and they are difficult to change. But they need to be reshaped and myths should be either confirmed or busted, , with the help of the media.
Categories: European Union

Agrifood Brief: Brussels revives hunger for (sustainable) vegemite

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 14:11
Welcome to EURACTIV’s AgriFood Brief, your weekly update on all things Agriculture & Food in the EU. You can subscribe here if you haven’t done so yet.   In the EU’s capital, the week after the crucial votes on the...
Categories: European Union

Digital Brief, powered by Google: Big Tech Breakup, Finland data breach, data governance leak

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 12:54
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “I’m very reluctant to start with the ‘sharpest sword’ with the breakup or structural division of companies.” – Armin...
Categories: European Union

Wastewater coronavirus testing shows promise as a means to detect outbreaks [Promoted content]

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 12:00
In the quest to control the pandemic, our best defense might be flowing underground. According to Science magazine, researchers in Paris spent several weeks this year sampling sewage for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In Germany, CNN reports that microbiologists are checking wastewater...
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Green recovery led by industry or government – America’s choice between two futures

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 11:35
With the American presidential election next week, the climate policy of Joe Biden and lack of policy from Donald Trump has come into the spotlight: America will have to adapt to green technologies to keep up with the world and the question is whether its administration will dig its heels in or not.
Categories: European Union

Data sharing services must be ‘established in the EU,’ leaked regulation reveals

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 11:11
In the establishment of EU common data spaces as part of the bloc's forthcoming data strategy, providers of new data sharing services must both be established in the EU and should avoid 'conflicts of interest' in collecting new troves of data, a copy of the Commission's Data Governance Act, obtained by EURACTIV, reveals.
Categories: European Union

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