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...
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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...
How Clean is Your City’s Air? A Searchable Map
The European Environmental Agency makes annual comparative reports on air quality in all of the main European cities. The good part...
Poland: Phasing Out Coal and Moving Away from Russian Gas
Meeting the EU’s 2030 climate targets poses a huge challenge for Central European countries, especially for coal-dependent Poland. But it is...
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....
Europe’s Highwire Act: Bridge Minimal Wage Conditions Under a Single Regulation
Minimum wages are a make-or-break issue against in-work poverty and an important element of a single labor market. But instead of...
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 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...
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...
Wages Catching up in Visegrád Countries… A Never-Ending Story
Shortly following the monumental changes to their governmental systems and economies, countries in Central & Eastern Europe did see their wages...
World Bank Upgrades Outlook for Romania’s GDP Growth
Romania's economy will grow by 6% this year, fully reversing the 3.9% contraction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic last year, according...
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. The...
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...
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 European...
“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...
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 industries...
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 having...