Flying EU and Nato VIPs on part-Chinese jets could be a security risk, some have warned, but that was just a "James Bond" fantasy, the jet company said.
La COP25 démarre une séquence placée sous le signe du climat: l'UE doit préciser son "Green Deal" d'ici mars, et doit parvenir à arrimer la Chine et l'Inde d'ici fin 2020 pour que l'ambition globale soit relevée.
Des centaines de personnes vont se retrouver aux Breuleux (JU) ce week-end avec pour point commun leur couleur capillaire.
Kassataya - Le président de l’UFP a bousculé ses habitudes cette fin de semaine à Nouakchott pour participer à la lecture de Coran à la...
Demonstrations against domestic violence and other gender-based attacks were held in several European cities, such as Paris and Brussels, during the weekend ahead of the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Monday. According to the European Commission, one in three women in the EU aged 15 or over has experienced physical and/or sexual violence, while one in two women has experienced sexual harassment.
International aid groups have criticised the Greek government for adopting legislation passed this month in contravention of fundamental human rights, The Guardian writes. Under the new plans, closed installations will replace current open-air camps, land and sea borders will be reinforced with more guards and there will be extra patrol vessels. Greece is currently facing a significant increase in the number of arrivals, recalling levels last seen in 2015.
The European Parliament will not accept a "take it or leave it" agreement on the EU's next long term budget (2021-2027), co-rapporteurs Jan Olbrytch and Margarida Marques have told EURACTIV.
Italy allowed the Spanish rescue ship Open Arms to disembark 62 migrants who had been on board since Wednesday, NGO founder Oscar Camps said on Sunday. Italy initially refused entry for the 73 migrants rescued near Libya, suggesting that the boat should disembark them at Tripoli. However, coastguards ultimately evacuated 11 migrants who required medical attention earlier on Sunday. NGO Ocean Vikings also disembarked 213 migrants in Italy on Sunday.
According to a Eurostat study, Swedes of 15 years old will have an average working life of 41.9 years, the longest of all European Union countries. Young Italians will have to work 31.8 years, or more than 10 years less. The Netherlands closely followed Sweden, but in Iceland, not an EU country, 15-year olds face a future working life of 46 years. In Turkey that will be only 29 years.
In today's edition of The Capitals, find out about what a video clip allegedly showing a Russian intelligence officer handing over money to a Serbian man is causing tension in the region, as well as so much more. The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network.
Selon une étude de l'OFS, la formation satisfait 95% des enseignants. Plus de la moitié se disent très satisfaits de leur salaire.
A strong EU regulatory framework on medical cannabis is needed to provide investors with stability but also to give peace of mind to patients struggling with fragmented legislation among member states, socialist MEP Miriam Dalli said.
A new European citizen's initiative (ECI) launched on Monday aims to ban synthetic pesticides by 2035, Le Soir reported. If the initiative collects 1m signatures by September 2020, the European Commission and the European Parliament will have to address the issue. The initiative calls for an 80 percent reduction in the use of pesticides in Europe in 2030, starting with the most dangerous ones, and their total elimination in 2035.
Member states have different positions towards China - on which some countries are economically dependent.
The medical cannabis industry is growing rapidly in Europe and thousands of patients are already prescribed with cannabis-based drugs. This created a new demand that now runs the risk of being unsatisfied if the legislation remains fragmented amongst EU countries.
The EU's ambassador to the African Union warns the UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 cannot be met due to low aid contributions by EU member states - poor countries instead need to attract their own financial flows through trade.
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