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EU auto industry forms unlikely alliance with NGO on electric cars

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 14:24
Long-time adversaries Transport & Environment and ACEA have signed a partnership to roll out electric vehicle charging points, as the auto industry seeks to rebrand with a focus on digital and electric.
Categories: European Union

Timmermans clashes with Polish MEPs on rule of law

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 14:24
If we do not step up efforts to defend the rule of law, the EU will be at risk, outgoing Rule of Law Commissioner Frans Timmermans told EU lawmakers on Thursday (5 September), followed by a confrontation between the Dutchman and Polish MEPs from the country's governing Law and Justice (PiS) party.
Categories: European Union

Babis: Rule-of-law job would be great honour for Czech Republic

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 13:58
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has scolded Politico for publishing what he said was old and unconfirmed information about a potential rule-of-law portfolio for the Czech Commission candidate Věra Jourová. But he did say this portfolio would be a prestigious one.  EURACTIV Czech Republic reports.
Categories: European Union

Digital Brief: Big decisions

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 13:55
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “There are some big decisions to make.” US Ambassador to the EU, Gordon Sondland, speaking about Huawei,...
Categories: European Union

German cabinet agrees on plan to ban glyphosate, increase insect protection

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 12:50
The German government wants to protect insects better and completely ban the controversial weedkiller glyphosate by 2023. It also intends to introduce an animal welfare label, and unlock additional funds for CAP measures that are environmentally friendly. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Categories: European Union

China vs. USA in Greenland: The EU needs to step up its engagement

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 11:46
US President Donald Trump’s interest in purchasing Greenland was primarily treated as a joke. In fact, the US is right to see the strategic importance of Greenland and the Arctic. The EU should be no less serious about this vital geostrategic space, write André Gattolin and Damien Degeorges.
Categories: European Union

Google siphoning personal data to advertisers, new evidence suggests

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 08:56
Google is using a "surreptitious mechanism" to leak personal data to advertisers, according to new evidence presented to the Irish Data Protection Commission as part of an ongoing investigation.
Categories: European Union

Five Star Movement in search of ‘new home’ in EU parliament

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 08:54
The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. /// Italy’s Five Star Movement has been in informal talks with three political groups in the European...
Categories: European Union

UK constitutional crisis – what next?

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 08:39
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lost his governing majority and wants to go to the British people with a 'People vs Parliament' campaign to give him a new majority, and a mandate to take the UK out of the EU with or without a deal on October 31. Here are the likely options.
Categories: European Union

Lawmakers give nod to EU food policy-making platform

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 08:38
EU lawmakers from different political groups and parliamentary committees are set to give birth to a multi-stakeholder platform that will address EU food policy in a holistic way, EURACTIV.com has learnt. 
Categories: European Union

World’s sixty largest meat, dairy and fish farms ranked in new sustainability index

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 08:18
A group of concerned investors has examined the sustainability of the world's largest fattening farms and dairy factories that supply the global food industry. And the results aren't mouth-watering, EURACTIV Germany reports.
Categories: European Union

Ambassador: ‘We should be more creative’ in finalising Azerbaijan-EU trade deal

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 07:48
It took 20 years for the EU and Mercosur to sign a trade agreement. “We don’t want to wait that much,” says the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the EU, urging the European Commission to drop its “bureaucratic matrix” thinking. "We don't hide our names," he insists.
Categories: European Union

European Central Bank should ‘gradually eliminate’ carbon assets, Lagarde says

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 07:33
The European Central Bank should phase out climate-warming investments by preferring green bonds, Christine Lagarde said as she pitched to become the bank’s first female president.
Categories: European Union

Time to give the transport sector the predictability it needs to thrive in a zero emission economy

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 07:00
Despite its clear potential for clean transportation, electro-mobility still does not seem to be the motor driving Europe’s economic, climate, and industrial policy, writes Folker Franz.
Categories: European Union

Strong Codetermination – Solid Companies. An interview with Prof. Dr. Michael Wolff [Promoted content]

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 07:00
Prof. Dr. Michael Wolff explains his study and the main results.
Categories: European Union

International negotiations to protect the high seas advancing at ‘snail’s pace’

Wed, 09/04/2019 - 16:41
The third session of negotiations on the preservation of marine biodiversity in the high seas held under a UN Intergovernmental Conference came to an end in New York on 30 August. However, negotiations only resulted in a framework for a future treaty. EURACTIV's partner le Journal de l'environnement reports.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – Living the Thick of It 

Wed, 09/04/2019 - 16:41
As Tory MP Philip Lee defected from his party live on TV last night and haunted-pencil Jacob Rees-Mogg reclined on the front benches, we were left to wonder: is there room for political satire now that reality is often far more farcical?
Categories: European Union

Lagarde pledges to continue with Draghi’s loose monetary stance

Wed, 09/04/2019 - 16:39
Christine Lagarde promised on Wednesday (4 September) to respond with “agility” to the looming financial and economic turbulences once she becomes the president of the European Central Bank in November, while confirming that the current loose monetary stance will continue for a “long period of time.”
Categories: European Union

What’s football’s carbon footprint?

Wed, 09/04/2019 - 16:26
Transport, water and energy consumption, waste management... Sports events, like any  other massive event, have an important environmental impact. As the “green wave” hit Europe -and national football teams prepare for next year Euro 2020- we look at the carbon footprint of the king of sports: football.
Categories: European Union

France and Germany have high femicide rates compared to rest of EU

Wed, 09/04/2019 - 15:49
While the French government is launching a series of talks surrounding the issue of domestic violence within the country, the issue of femicide continues to affect the entire EU. EURACTIV's partner Ouest-France reports.
Categories: European Union

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