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Estonia Pursues Homegrown Technologies on Green Energy

On a global scale, Estonia does not emit high levels of greenhouse gasses, but on a per capita basis, it…

4 years ago

Hungary Threatens to Block EU’s Fit for 55 Climate Package

Reading Time: < 1 minute A government-funded thinktank wrote in an analysis that climate-related benefits of the package are small…

4 years ago

Czech Government Cuts Wait for 2nd COVID Shot

The Czech Republic will halve the waiting time to get a second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to three weeks,…

4 years ago

Road Ending for Fossil Fuel Cars in EU

It's looking like the end of the road for fossil fuel-burning cars (even hybrids) in Europe, according to the European…

4 years ago

Bulgaria Sued for Refusing to Link Business Register to EU System

Reading Time: < 1 minute After 4 years refusing to link its national business register to the EU system, Bulgaria…

4 years ago

Commission Acts Against LGBTIQ+ Discrimination

Alleging that Hungary and Poland have violated the fundamental rights of LGBTIQ+ people, the European Commission has launched proceedings against…

4 years ago

European Commission Unveils Proposals to Address Climate Change

Reading Time: 3 minutes The European Commission has just unveiled a comprehensive set of proposals covering EU policy on climate,…

4 years ago

Brussels Focuses on G20 Minimum Corporate Tax

European Union decision-makers say efforts toward a global minimum corporate tax of 15% - which leaders endorsed at the Group…

4 years ago

Moldova’s Reformers Win Big

In Moldova, president Maia Sandu's Action and Solidarity party has garnered the greatest share of the vote, 52.8%, in Sunday's…

4 years ago

Bulgarian Elections: Second Vote Inconclusive

A second Bulgarian parliamentary election held on Sunday lead again to inconclusive results.   The center-right GERB party of former prime minister Boyko Borissov and the…

4 years ago

Deadline for Hungary’s Recovery Plan

Reading Time: < 1 minute The European Commission is awaiting concessions from Budapest before it approves Hungary's EUR 7.2b recovery…

4 years ago

Handy Interactive “Reopening” Map of Europe for Your Travel Plans

Reading Time: < 1 minute Are you planning your summer holidays or a business trip? Click to get a useful…

4 years ago

Approved: Croatia’s EUR 6.3bn Recovery Plan

Reading Time: < 1 minute EC president Ursula von der Leyen delivered the news in person to Croatia's prime minister:…

4 years ago

US President Shows Support for “Three Seas” Initiative

Reading Time: < 1 minute US president Joe Biden showed his support this week for the Three Seas Initiative, giving…

4 years ago

The Baltics and “Fit for 55” Green Economies: Offshore Wind, Etc.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Countries in the Baltics are capitalizing on their natural asset - the sea itself - in…

4 years ago

Faster EU Economic Recovery Expected

Reading Time: < 1 minute https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/amid-delta-scare-eu-forecasts-higher-growth-in-eurozone/

4 years ago

Hungary’s Recovery Funds Hang in the Balance

Reading Time: < 1 minute EU officials say approval of Hungary's portion of the EU stimulus package could be held…

4 years ago

Banks Will Have to Chip in to Reach EU Climate Goals

Reading Time: < 1 minute EU member states have to figure out how to involve banks in financing the climate…

4 years ago

MEPs put Slovenia’s Janša in the Hot Seat

Reading Time: < 1 minute In Strasbourg yesterday to present priorities for his country's 6-month EU Council presidency, Slovenia's president,…

4 years ago

EU Bans top 10 Single-use Plastic Products

Reading Time: 2 minutes The EU has come up with a list of single-use plastics that are banned from now,…

4 years ago