Slovenia’s Sustainability Bond Issuance First in CEE
This week, Slovenia became the first country in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) to issue 10-year sustainability bonds to the tune...
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Recovery Plans not “Green” Enough, say Watchdogs
In recovery plans being submitted by member states to the European Commission to tap into the EUR 750 billion in available...
EC Approves Slovakia’s Recovery Plan
The European Commission has approved the economic Recovery and Resilience Plan submitted by Slovakia, which was among the first EU member...
The East-West Divide on Gas Network Support Deepens
The future of natural gas and how it is funded by the EU are deepening the divide between eastern and western...
European Vacation Back On For Many
It's been over a year since the EU's ban on non-essential travel, but as of 18 June US travelers and those...
Industry Critical of EU Renewable Energy Directive Revision
A leaked draft version of the European Commission’s renewable energy directive has received loud criticism from the renewables industry and NGOs....
Uproar in Hungary Over Anti-LGBT Law
On Tuesday, Hungary's parliament passed a so-called pedophile law, which critics say is actually directed at the LGBT community and also...
Ministers Agree on Eurovignette Road Charging Regulation Amendments
In the final days of the Portuguese EU presidency, transport ministers agreed with members of the European Parliament revisions to Eurovignette,...
EU, US Remove USD 11.5b in Tariffs
On Tuesday at the EU Summit, EU leaders and US president Joe Biden struck a conciliatory tone and made efforts toward...
EU Raises EUR 20 Billion in Recovery Bonds
As its first attempt to test financial markets, the European Commission on Tuesday announced it had raised EUR 20 billion in...
NATO: China an Emerging Threat
China poses security challenges to NATO, which will engage the country to address them, according to an official statement from the...
Slovenia: Digital Agenda Top Priority
Poised to take the presidency of the European Council on 1 July, Slovenia will prioritize regulation of the digital agenda in...
Approved: EU Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
A key element of the "Green Deal," on 10 June EU environmental ministers meeting for the last occasion of Portugal's EU...
“Euro 2020” Competition Unlikely to Revive European Tourism
Europe looks to return to normal as the first major international sport event, the UEFA 2020 football championship, is about to...
G7 Sign Off on Historic Global Tax Deal
[caption id="attachment_2743" align="alignleft" width="437"] Photo source: HM Treasury[/caption] In a global effort against "tax avoidance," finance ministers from the G7 countries...
EU Proposes Common Digital Identity Wallet
A so-called "digital identity wallet," which would grant access for all European citizens to public and private services through their mobile...
Bill Gates & the EU Pledge $1 Billion for Green Technologies
With the aim of rolling out low carbon technologies, the Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures is teaming up with the European...
EU Tax Transparency Rules Agreed
On Tuesday, the EU agreed to new tax rules designed to increase the transparency of multinational companies with established operations in...
AI & Blockchain: European Investment Bank warns of EUR 10bn funding gap
European investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies are way behind Chinese and American investments. In a report related to such...
Covid Passes & Prospects for Summer
Usually, at this time of the year in Europe, everyone is already planning where they will spend their summer holiday. However,...