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Departure of EU’s Vestager triggers game of musical chairs for her posts

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 17:06
The departure of Margrethe Vestager, one of the European Commission’s heavyweights, could trigger a chain reaction and an early reshuffle less than a year from the finish line.
Categories: European Union

The Brief — Titanic, third class

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 16:20
On 16 April 1912, the New York American ran with the headline “J.J. Astor lost on Titanic, 1,500 to 1,800 dead”. John Jacob Astor IV was one of the richest men on earth when the Titanic sank in the early hours of 15 April. One hundred eleven years later, the media stereotype hasn’t changed: First-class passengers have priority.
Categories: European Union

EU leaders talk China de-risking, but will they start walking?

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 16:10
Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Economy Brief. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. As EU heads of state and government gather in Brussels on Thursday and Friday (29-30 June), relations with China will be an important part of the discussion,...
Categories: European Union

Europeans would like to see values-based foreign policy and ditch veto [Promoted content]

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 16:00
A recent survey of 2,752 EU citizens across ten member states reveals that Europeans are calling for an EU foreign policy based on values such as security, human rights, and freedom. They believe that the current veto-system in the EU Council hinders a more unified foreign policy.
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Ukraine: Embracing EU standards to build a resilient future

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 15:55
International businesses have shown they are ready to invest in Ukraine now, but they also need guidance. The right course to attract investments is by implementing EU standards, argues Anna Ackermann.
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‘Great news’: EU hails discovery of massive phosphate rock deposit in Norway

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 15:32
A massive underground deposit of high-grade phosphate rock recently discovered in Norway is big enough to satisfy world demand for fertilisers, solar panels and electric car batteries over the next 100 years, according to the company exploiting the resource.
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The EPP on manoeuvres 

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 15:05
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques will bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition we look at the row over the EPP’s...
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Carbon capture: EU’s slow approach risks losing out to the US

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 14:49
Europe needs to prioritise CO2 sequestration and provide a business case to avoid losing out on industrial competitiveness to the US, argues Zoltán Szabó.
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Greece’s Tsipras resigns from leftist Syriza’s leadership

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 13:36
Alexis Tsipras, the former prime minister of Greece and leader of the main opposition Syriza party (EU Left), resigned on Thursday (29 June) following a poor showing in a national parliamentary election and will not run for the party’s presidency.
Categories: European Union

Ensuring that climate neutrality, bioeconomy and competitiveness go hand in hand [Promoted content]

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 12:00
In the countdown to the mid-century’s EU net zero deadline, it will be crucial to ensure that strategic sectors remain globally competitive. And there is no time to lose, 2050 is only one investment cycle away.
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Putting local communities at the heart of forest restoration

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 11:18
Europe’s forests must be restored to strengthen them against new threats brought about by climate change, but communities, local knowledge and foresters need to be at the heart of this to make it a success.
Categories: European Union

Kazakhstan detains Russian cyber expert wanted by Washington

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 11:02
Authorities in Kazakhstan have detained a Russian cybersecurity expert wanted by the United States, his employer said on Wednesday (28 June), as authorities in Moscow issued a court order in an attempt to pre-empt his extradition.
Categories: European Union

Efforts to find French PM’s successor falter as ECB’s Lagarde says ‘no’

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 10:39
Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, has reportedly turned down the post of French prime minister and the incumbent Élisabeth Borne, who is increasingly out of grace, particularly after enforcing an unpopular pension reform, is still likely to keep her job.
Categories: European Union

Spain raises bet on green hydrogen, biogas in draft energy plan

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 08:20
Spain will double its 2030 biogas production target and almost triple its green hydrogen goal as part of a broad upgrade of its energy and climate ambitions, a draft of the government's strategy showed on Wednesday (28 June).
Categories: European Union

Venture capital in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria: small but growing

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 08:15
Due to having smaller economies than the US or eurozone, venture capital markets in Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary are often overlooked by investors outside of the region, but some angel investors see them as fertile ground for seed investments.
Categories: European Union

Philippine trade minister hopes for EU free trade agreement before 2028

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 07:57
As the Philippines is nearing the status of an upper-middle income country, which would see it lose preferential treatment in EU trade policy, it is trying to seal trade relations with the EU by means of a free trade agreement with the bloc, its secretary of trade and industry said in an interview with EURACTIV and Borderlex.
Categories: European Union

EU calls for global talks on climate geoengineering risks

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 07:55
The European Commission on Wednesday (28 June) called for international talks on the dangers and governance of geoengineering, saying such interventions to alter the climate posed "unacceptable" risks.
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Liberals hold the key to next EU House majority: report

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 07:54
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany signalling an openness to chip in for the EU budget, Slovenian primary schools preparing to offer low-income kids free meals, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

EU’s Lajcak criticised during European Parliament hearing on Kosovo

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 07:47
German MEP Michael Gahler and Austrian MEP Thomas Waltz criticised the EU’s envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Miroslav Lajčák, during Wednesday’s meeting of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET), citing a failure in progress and the bloc’s one-sided approach...
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Slovenia’s primary schools to soon offer free meals for low-income children

Thu, 29/06/2023 - 07:46
School meals will be free for primary school children from poor-income households from September, and for all primary school children from 1 September 2027, according to a bill that got unanimous backing in parliament on Wednesday. The bill that an...
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