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Poland’s shipyards face uncertain future

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 07:45
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced reconstruction plans for the country's battered shipbuilding industry. However, there is still no clear strategy and the current ideas have been slow to come go beyond mere concept.
Categories: European Union

Tweets of the Week: VDL Commission, Climate Emergency, and #BlackFriday nonsense

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 07:30
VdL Commission gets the okay, it’s a climate emergency MEPs say, and #BlackFriday nonsense, please go away.
Categories: European Union

EU-sponsored Nur-Sultan conference ‘happily coincides’ with Central Asia summit

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 07:25
A two-day conference on “Enhanced integration and Prosperity in Central Asia” opened in Kazakhstan's capital Nur-Sultan on Thursday (28 November). Incidentally, it coincided with a summit of the leaders of the five Central Asian countries on Friday in Tashkent, the capital of neighbouring Uzbekistan.
Categories: European Union

Whole Grain Partnership- A unique ‘Stealth Health’ Opportunity [Promoted content]

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 07:00
The recent EAT-LANCET report emphasised a ‘plant-forward’ diet where whole grains, fruit, vegetables, nuts and legumes comprise a greater proportion of foods consumed, as a means to improve both human health and the health of the planet. John Athanatos is...
Categories: European Union

The Brief, powered by BP – The collective intelligence we need

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 16:46
In one of the best moments of the award-winning movie ‘The Barbarian Invasions’, the characters discuss the most unique and talented generation in history. “Intelligence isn’t an individual trait,” one of them argued.
Categories: European Union

Hungarian media deny claims that Eurovision 2020 is “too gay”

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 16:07
Hungary will not take part in Eurovision 2020, the annual song contest that will take place in Rotterdam next year. Reports have emerged that the reason was the high number of LGBTQ+ participants, which goes going against the conservative views of Viktor Orbán's government.
Categories: European Union

French insurer AXA vows to stop insuring fossil fuel-dependant companies

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 15:31
The French insurance company AXA has announced its own plan to help phase out coal production in Europe by 2030, under which it would no longer be insuring companies that are too dependent on fossil fuels. According to NGOs, this plan has "no blind spots". EURACTIV France reports.
Categories: European Union

NATO upgrades its ageing ‘eyes in the sky’

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 15:11
Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company, signed a $1 billion contract to modernise NATO’s fleet of AWACS surveillance aircraft on Wednesday (27 November), striking a more optimistic note at a time of widening cracks in the transatlantic defence alliance.
Categories: European Union

European Parliament declares climate emergency

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 14:45
The European Parliament voted by a large majority on Thursday  (28 November) in favour of a resolution declaring climate emergency in Europe, piling pressure on the EU’s new  Commission to deliver an ambitious European Green Deal after it takes office next month.
Categories: European Union

Implementing clean air rules the eternal problem, as EU countries told to raise game

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 13:52
Industry, agriculture and transport were asked to decrease air pollution at a high-level EU forum in Slovakia on clean air but the responsible ministers and new Commissioners were absent from the Bratislava event.
Categories: European Union

The EU’s outermost regions and their food: local flavours that break distances

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 12:48
The European Union (EU) has nine outermost territories shared between France, Spain and Portugal. Although geographically distant, these overseas territories are an essential part of the EU.
Categories: European Union

Let’s fall in love with the single market again [Promoted content]

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 12:00
The European economy is one of the biggest in the world. We tend to forget that we have more than 500 million consumers and an economy worth 15.9 trillion euros, meaning more than China and almost as much as the...
Categories: European Union

Whole grains ‘key part of a healthy diet’

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 11:55
In an interview with EURACTIV, Michaela Pichler, secretary-general of the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC), spoke about the importance of whole grains, but also about the lack of industry standards, labelling and promotion of whole grain foods.
Categories: European Union

Unvaccinated 8-year-old child dies of diphtheria in Greece

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 11:45
Greece’s medical community was shocked following the news that an 8-year-old child died of diphtheria on Wednesday (27 November), a disease that has been eradicated for 30 years now.
Categories: European Union

Do NECPs from the 28 Member States meet EU transport decarbonisation targets?

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 11:31
National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) are the blueprint for climate action between 2020 and 2030. Although transport decarbonisation is an essential part of the puzzle, some argue it lags behind in the EU. Transport’s climate footprint in Europe continues...
Categories: European Union

Benin tells EU ambassador to leave, citing ‘interference’

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 09:08
Benin has ordered the European Union's ambassador to leave the country over alleged political interference, diplomatic sources said Wednesday (27 November).
Categories: European Union

French farmers clog highways to protest at ‘agri-bashing’

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 08:57
French farmers angered by government policies that they say threaten their livelihoods drove convoys of tractors into Paris on Wednesday, obstructing commuter traffic and adding to the social unrest facing President Emmanuel Macron.
Categories: European Union

Self-determination ‘key’ to lock or unlock Spanish government talks

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 08:49
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out how Catalan separatists ERC and Spanish socialist party PSOE will try to solve to the country's current political deadlock, and so much more. The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network.
Categories: European Union

Parliament signs 2020 EU budget deal, boosts spending on climate action

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 08:34
The European Parliament yesterday (25 November) formally rubber-stamped an agreement on the EU’s budget for 2020, including a commitment to ring-fence 21% of EU spending on measures aimed at addressing climate change. EURACTIV’s media partner Climate Home News reports.
Categories: European Union

Space traffic management – the next challenge for Europe’s leadership in space:

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 08:07
The EU needs to show leadership on space traffic management to ensure that it protects its increasingly important space infrastructure, writes Marian Jean Marinescu.
Categories: European Union

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