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Google’s holiday rental service under fire as 40 rivals urge EU antitrust action

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 11:41
Alphabet unit Google faces the risk of more EU antitrust problems after 40 rivals on both sides of the Atlantic accused it of favouring its own vacation rental service on its search engine and urged European Union enforcers to take action.
Categories: European Union

(Yet) another ‘credible EU perspective’?

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 11:40
The European Commission’s new proposal for enhanced accession process of the Western Balkans is 'a small masterpiece of European compromise' that could foster momentum and reforms. But it still lacks details on funding and convergence and realistic target years, write Milena Lazarević, Sena Marić and Strahinja Subotić.
Categories: European Union

Altmaier lobbies, hydrogen boost & a bridge to nowhere

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 10:33
Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Transport Brief – your one port of call for all the news moving the world and much more!
Categories: European Union

The drained lake in Bulgaria – and the money siphoned away

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 10:24
How was it possible that the water from Bulgaria’s Studena Dam disappeared, creating a humanitarian crisis for more than 100,000 people in the city of Pernik?
Categories: European Union

Cyprus’ plan to strip citizenship to golden passport holders stalls in legal vacuum

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:53
A legal technicality has led Cyprus to temporarily halt a process to strip citizenship from 26 individuals who benefitted from a secretive passports-for-investment scheme, lawmakers said on Monday (10 February).
Categories: European Union

Europe aims to make its food a global green standard, despite trade concerns

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:52
Ahead of a much-anticipated ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy to accompany the EU Green Deal, some EU policymakers say Europe’s food should be protected from American pressure.
Categories: European Union

Public squabble fuels the fire in Croatia’s centre-right

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:45
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer stepping down as CDU party leader, the UK cosying up to Ireland's nationalist Sinn Féin party after their electoral success, tensions between Croatia's PM and VP, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

African Swine Fever outbreak in Greece raises eyebrows in Brussels

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:45
An outbreak of African Swine Fever, an infectious disease which is usually deadly for pigs but harmless to humans, in the north-east of Greece, has added another headache to EU policymakers in Brussels.
Categories: European Union

SARAJEVO – Leader of Croats: There is very little Russian influence here

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:42
“Russia creates a balance of power in the world and plays an important role in the Balkans but unfortunately has little influence in BiH”, said Dragan Čović, the Chairman of BiH House of Peoples and the leader of HDZ BiH...
Categories: European Union

BRATISLAVA – Istanbul Convention session

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:40
Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) and parliament speaker, Andrej Danko (SNS), met Monday (10 February) to discuss the constitutional requirements relevant to the ratification of the Council of Europe’s Convention on preventing and combating violence against...
Categories: European Union

CDU crisis puts question mark on German EU Presidency

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:40
As the new European Commission finally begins its work, it is Berlin's turn to come to a political standstill. It's a problem for Germany but also for the European Union.
Categories: European Union

LONDON – Too much friction

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:38
Boris Johnson’s chief ally has warned businesses that the days of ‘frictionless’ trade with the EU are over when an eleven month post-Brexit transition period ends in December. Instead, there will be import and export checks at border points and...
Categories: European Union

VIENNA – Social democrats demand the government withdraws from Airbus contract.

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:37
Since Airbus admitted to “wrongdoing” and insufficiently labelling “political contributions” to officials in connection with Austria’s purchase of 18 “Eurofighter” jets in 2003, the defence spokesperson of the social democratic party (SPÖ) suggested that the government use a clause in...
Categories: European Union

Trump: Time to negotiate ‘very seriously’ with EU on trade

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:35
President Donald Trump said Monday (10 February) the time has come to pursue trade negotiations with the European Union which he said imposes "incredible" barriers to US goods.
Categories: European Union

Finland set to become EU’s sole uranium producer

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:34
The Finnish government has granted a uranium recovery and refinery permit to Terrafame, a 70% state-owned company. Since the Czech Republic and Romania have stopped their operations, this decision will make Finland the EU's only uranium producer. 
Categories: European Union

Public squabble fuels the fire in Croatia’s centre-right

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:34
One of the most powerful members of Croatian ruling party HDZ (EPP), vice president Milijan “Vaso” Brkić, has officially endorsed the candidacy of former foreign minister Miro Kovač, who is representing a rebel faction and is running against the Prime...
Categories: European Union

Lawmakers pressure Paris to do more for EU budget

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:22
MEPs in charge of negotiating the EU's next seven-year budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), came to Paris to seek France's support before the start of decisive talks on the future European budget. EURACTIV France reports.
Categories: European Union

Georgia’s top court slaps 3-year jail term on opposition figure

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:18
Georgia’s top court on Monday (10 February) sentenced a leading opposition politician to three years and two months in jail for embezzlement, a move which he condemned as politically motivated. The Supreme Court’s ruling on Gigi Ugulava, the 44-year-old leader...
Categories: European Union

EU to test its readiness to face Coronavirus at extraordinary meeting

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:17
The European Union will hold an extraordinary meeting of health ministers on Thursday (13) to assess its preparedness in case Coronavirus hits for good the bloc.  
Categories: European Union

The disengaged youth, a pending challenge in the EU

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:06
The financial crisis of the previous decade was particularly hard on young people. However, as the latest data shows, 15% of young Europeans are neither at work nor studying (NEETs), which means this remains a structural issue.
Categories: European Union

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