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LONDON – Indy-ref two?

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 08:37
The Scottish parliament is set to vote in favour of a new referendum on independence on Wednesday (29 January), paving the way for a new constitutional showdown with Boris Johnson’s Conservative government in Westminster. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to...
Categories: European Union

BRUSSELS – A never-ending story?

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 08:36
With 248 days of Belgium without a government since the federal elections and continued stalemate, the King has decided to give federal informants Georges-Louis Bouchez (MR) and Joachim Coens (CD&V) yet another chance to work a miracle until 4 February....
Categories: European Union

Foreigners airlifted from China virus epicentre, death toll hits 132

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 08:35
Hundreds of Americans and Japanese escaped the quarantined Chinese city at the centre of a coronavirus epidemic aboard charter flights on Wednesday (29 January), as the death toll soared to 132 and confirmed infections neared 6,000.
Categories: European Union

PARIS – Can violence be part of democracy?

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 08:34
An initially peaceful demonstration of firefighters on Tuesday (28 January) ended in clashes between the firemen, many of which were armed, and the French reserve of the national police commonly known as CRS. Violent demonstrations have increased in recent weeks. ...
Categories: European Union

BERLIN – First case of coronavirus confirmed

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 08:33
A 33-year-old man in Bavaria is suspected to have contracted the virus from a Chinese colleague in what is Germany’s first case of coronavirus, the health ministry confirmed yesterday (28 January). According to official reports, he is currently isolated in...
Categories: European Union

HELSINKI – Synagogue and flag vandalised

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 08:32
President Sauli Niinistö, who, on Holocaust Remembrance Day travelled to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, received news from Finland that the synagogue in Turku had been vandalised with large amounts of red paint, while small neo-nazi group ‘Towards Freedom’ (an offshoot...
Categories: European Union

VIENNA – Austrian and German far-right to intensify cooperation

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 08:31
Herbert Kickl, the General Secretary and key strategist of Austria’s far-right FPÖ met with Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in Berlin yesterday (28 January). At the joint press conference, honorary AfD-leader Alexander Gauland affirmed that the FPÖ was the...
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IT specialist: Gender quotas is ‘how female role models are created’

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 08:27
In an interview with EURACTIV Germany, business IT specialist and former German Green candidate, Laura Sophie Dornheim, spoke about her quest against online hate, her own experience with it, as well as "crowbar" women's quotas in the tech sector.
Categories: European Union

France wants to ensure more young people benefit from CAP payments

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 08:10
Paris believes an age limit for receiving aid from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) would make room for young people in the farming sector. But Brussels does not see it that way, saying this would amount to age discrimination. EURACTIV France reports.
Categories: European Union

MEP: Green Deal should ensure EU food sector’s competitiveness

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 07:38
With the new European Green Deal, all actors across the food chain will need to adjust to new EU standards. But policymakers also have to make sure EU industry is protected against unfair competition, MEP Maria Spyraki told EURACTIV.com.
Categories: European Union

Busoi MEP: EU’s industrial strategy must be ‘in total accordance’ with Green Deal

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 07:23
Cristian Bușoi, the chair of the European Parliament’s industry and energy committee, says MEPs are eager for a far-reaching strategy from the European Commission.
Categories: European Union

Brexit to be sealed with final Brussels vote

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 07:14
Brexit Day is to be set in stone Wednesday (29 January) when the European Parliament in Brussels casts a vote ratifying the terms of Britain's divorce deal from the EU.
Categories: European Union

Wuhan team escapes coronavirus to train in Málaga

Tue, 01/28/2020 - 18:45
Wuhan Zall, the football team of the Chinese city at the epicentre of the coronavirus, will arrive in Malága this Wednesday (29 January) for its preseason training.
Categories: European Union

Germany launches ‘Green Central Asia’ initiative

Tue, 01/28/2020 - 17:31
A high-level ministerial conference in Berlin launched on Tuesday (28 January) the ‘Green Central Asia’ initiative, intended to support regional integration between the five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, who hosted the conference, stressed that...
Categories: European Union

Oil giant Total sued for ‘climate inaction’ in France’s first climate case

Tue, 01/28/2020 - 17:05
French oil group Total is responsible for 1% of the world's CO2 emissions and failing to respect its so-called 'corporate duty of vigilance', according to a group of plaintiffs representing 14 local authorities and four NGOs who are bringing a case against the giant. EURACTIV France reports.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Don’t pull up the drawbridge

Tue, 01/28/2020 - 16:51
The end of freedom of movement is one of the most iconic changes heralded by the UK’s exit from the European Union this week. The days of EU nationals being able to able to move to the UK and find...
Categories: European Union

New ‘Arctic paradox’ emerges, as economy and ecology seek balance

Tue, 01/28/2020 - 16:48
As the world pushes for stronger climate measures to stop the destruction of the Arctic, many countries are also keen to take advantage of the region's new opportunities in shipping, mining, drilling and security.
Categories: European Union

What will Germany’s coal phase-out mean for the EU carbon market?

Tue, 01/28/2020 - 16:11
When Germany eventually closes its coal-fired power plants, millions of CO2 pollution credits will be flushed into the EU emissions trading system, threatening to send the EU carbon market crashing. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Categories: European Union

Timmermans kicks off debate over landmark EU ‘Climate Law’

Tue, 01/28/2020 - 15:57
The European Commission launched a public debate about the EU’s upcoming Climate Law on Tuesday (28 January), with a view to enshrining the bloc’s 2050 “climate neutrality” target into binding legislation before the UN climate conference in Glasgow later this year.
Categories: European Union

European Data Protection Day: are EU citizens really protected?

Tue, 01/28/2020 - 15:37
European Data Protection Day aims to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices. However, according to Julia Kloiber, activist and founder of Superrr Lab, European data protection is deficient and it remains questionable if citizens have the necessary know-how to assert their rights. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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