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The Czech Health Ministry said supply problems were caused by market panic after a major US producer's factory stopped manufacturing due to the impact of Hurricane Helene.

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Europe is looking at the Western Balkans rather than the most obvious candidate for deployment - Ukraine

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The Commission's investigation, expected to be completed in March, could result in a fine equivalent to 10% of Meta's worldwide turnover.

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'The choice of whether to connect rural homes to the central grid comes down to a central question: cost,' said a sector advisor

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In this episode, host Giada Santana speaks with economy reporter Thomas Moller Nielsen about the EU’s stance on innovation, competitiveness, and tariffs as advertised in Davos

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Carbonell's appointment comes after Kallas gave her predecessor, Stefano Sannino, the early boot.

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Germany can protect its elections from foreign interference by activating a crisis mechanism in the EU's DSA – if it chooses to.

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Scholz's visit to Paris today confirmed what many have whispered for months: the Franco-German relationship is anything but.

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EU's planned sustainable tourism strategy includes the industry's growth and development.

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An obscure dispute over speaking time forced the speaker to suspend the Dáil three times and postpone the vote.

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The move appears calculated to keep France's powerful right wing appeased over the contentious issue.

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The ruling could force the government to further reduce livestock numbers.

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A Comission's idea to merge regional and agricultural budget leads to unusual alliances, and conflicts in Germany.

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The WTO ruled in 2021 that New Delhi's financial support to the sugar industry heavily exceeds the maximum allowed under trade accords

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The delay in taking a decision may reflect the political sensitivity of the issue.

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When Nokia failed to make the leap to the smartphone era, Finland felt the hit – but e-methane may change that.

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If the trend becomes entrenched, the Commission would need to reconsider its fact-checking demands, a source told Euractiv

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Written by Agnieszka Widuto.

Clean technologies are at the forefront of the EU’s ambition to pursue both decarbonisation and industrial competitiveness. The global clean tech market is expected to triple by 2035, covering sectors such as solar, wind, batteries, heat pumps and electrolysers for the production of hydrogen. While the roll-out of clean technologies is increasing in the EU, its global market share is falling and manufacturing is lagging behind. This is due to a combination of factors, such as high energy prices, import dependency on raw materials and key components, skills shortages and fierce international competition, fuelled by robust public support policies adopted by the EU’s main global competitors, such as China and the United States.

The EU has already taken some steps to boost manufacturing of clean technologies. The Net-Zero Industry Act of June 2024 seeks to enhance the manufacturing capacity of strategic net-zero technologies by streamlining administrative procedures, boosting investment and improving skills. It sets a target for domestic manufacturing capacity of strategic net-zero technologies to reach 40 % of EU annual deployment needs by 2030 and 15 % of global production by 2040. The Critical Raw Materials Act of April 2024 addresses the issue of import dependencies by seeking to diversify supplies and boost domestic capacity in mining, processing and recycling of critical raw materials.

However, some challenges remain for EU clean tech. These include ensuring adequate private and public funding, swiftly implementing the recently adopted legislative framework and reinforcing a favourable regulatory environment for investment. The Clean Industrial Deal to be announced in February 2025 by the new European Commission, together with the Competitiveness Fund under the future multiannual EU budget, are expected to provide an additional boost to clean technologies in Europe.

Read the complete briefing on ‘Clean tech in the energy sector‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

To earn Podemos' support, the government would need to greenlight a permanent tax on large energy companies

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The deal was on rocky ground after Assad's government was removed in December.

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