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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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

The Ryanair Incident: An Overt Challenge to the EU

The EU was unusually unified and prompt in condemning Belarus for “hijacking” the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair plane. The European…

4 years ago

Russia Bans Flights from the EU

Reading Time: < 1 minute Russia shows its clear alignment in the EU-Belarus air crisis

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Slovenia’s PM Facing Increased EU Scrutiny

Slovenia's prime minister, Janez Janša, is facing increasing pressure from the European Union as his country is poised to take…

4 years ago

EU Summit: New Sanctions Against Belarus Agreed

After what is being called the hijacking of a Ryanair flight from Athens-Vilnius on Sunday, heads of state and governments…

4 years ago

New EC Proposal for Unified EU Corporate Tax

Reading Time: < 1 minute Unification of the corporate tax rule book for member states is on the European Commission's…

4 years ago

Europeans Want More Ambitious Climate Targets

Reading Time: 2 minutes A majority of European citizens higher climate-change related emission reduction goals - a fresh report by…

4 years ago

“Wise” Emerges Out of Need and a Region’s Resourcefulness

Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the most popular international money transfer services has emerged as a legacy of a…

4 years ago

Bulgaria: President Appoints Caretaker Government

Reading Time: < 1 minute The south-east European country will hold another election after inconclusive coalitions since April.

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Hungarian Start-ups: Tech-heavy and Optimistic

Reading Time: 2 minutes A study of start-ups conducted by Microsoft shows that Hungary has better resources for building tech-heavy,…

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