European Union

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…

4 years ago

Europe’s Highwire Act: Bridge Minimal Wage Conditions Under a Single Regulation

Reading Time: 4 minutes In its latest attempt to make a more unified minimum wage system a reality across Europe,…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

EU Raises EUR 20 Billion in Recovery Bonds

Reading Time: < 1 minute The EU's first bond issuance to finance its COVID-19 recovery from the financial markets was…

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Slovenia: Digital Agenda Top Priority

Reading Time: < 1 minute Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity will be two key issues for Slovenia when it becomes European…

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Wages Catching up in Visegrád Countries… A Never-Ending Story

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Visegrád countries have been members of the European Union for 17 years now, but the…

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World Bank Upgrades Outlook for Romania’s GDP Growth

Reading Time: < 1 minute A 2,5 per cent positive correction in growth forecast since January by the World Bank…

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US Sanctions on Bulgarian Nationals/Associated Companies

The United States has imposed sanctions on three Bulgarians and 64 companies linked to them, over their alleged corrupt activities.…

4 years ago

Approved: EU Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

Reading Time: < 1 minute EU ministers have approved a strategy for adaptation to climate change that focuses on nature-based…

4 years ago

EC Backs Czechia Against Polish Mine

Poland says that closing down its open-pit brown coal mine in Turow would be an "energy disaster." Even so, the…

4 years ago

“Euro 2020” Competition Unlikely to Revive European Tourism

Reading Time: 4 minutes The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship kicks off on Friday, in 11 cities. Will it bring…

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Member States Approve Coal Phase-out Funding

EU member states have approved a EUR 17.5 billion fund which aims to help some countries wean themselves from polluting…

4 years ago

Hungary: European Parliament Green Policies Too Much

Several European "green" initiatives have provoked resentment in Hungarian government circles. The outrage is mainly due to the European Parliament…

4 years ago

EU Proposes Common Digital Identity Wallet

Reading Time: < 1 minute The European Commission believes introducing a digital identity wallet in the EU would result in…

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Czech Auto Sector: Targeting Lithium

Reading Time: 4 minutes One of the world’s leading car producers, the Czech Republic, has a lot at stake in…

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Bill Gates & the EU Pledge $1 Billion for Green Technologies

Reading Time: < 1 minute @bill gates' @Breakthrough Energy Ventures joins the @European Commission to push decarbonisation of sectors like…

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EU Tax Transparency Rules Agreed

Reading Time: < 1 minute New EU Tax Transparency rules will force huge multinationals in the EU to declare their…

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Czech Police Suggest Indicting PM Babis

Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš should be indicted over charges of fraud involving European Union subsidies, according to a recommendation…

4 years ago

Covid Passes & Prospects for Summer

Reading Time: 3 minutes More than 43% of the EU population has already been vaccinated at least once, and the…

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