EU bosses willing to give Austria’s new government a chance
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday (19 December) he had no bias against Austria's new government, which includes a far-right party, adding it would be judged on its actions....
View ArticleTrump and May discuss post-Brexit trade deal, Jerusalem
British Prime Minister Theresa May and US President Donald Trump "agreed on the importance of a swift post-Brexit bilateral trade deal" during talks on Tuesday (19 December).
View ArticleCatalan campaigning wraps up ahead of crucial vote
Campaigning drew to a close on Tuesday (19 December) in Catalonia's regional election, a potential turning point in Spain's worst political crisis in decades.
View ArticleCapacity market: An answer to the risk of shortages in generation capacity...
Propositions set forth in the European Commission’s “Clean Energy for All Europeans” package are biased towards the model of pan-European energy-only market, argues PSE, a Polish transmission system...
View ArticleEU deal sets off race to renovate Europe’s building stock
After a third round of talks, EU lawmakers reached an agreement Tuesday (19 December) on the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), firing the starting gun to renovate Europe’s...
View ArticleFrance to bid au revoir to oil and gas exploration by 2040
France’s parliament passed legislation on Tuesday (19 December) requiring all oil and gas exploration and production on French territories to end by 2040, the first time any country has taken such a step.
View ArticleSlovenia, Croatia border dispute smoulders on as deadline looms
Slovenia and Croatia failed to resolve a border dispute that has poisoned their relations in last-minute talks between their two prime ministers on Tuesday (19 December) and Slovenia said it would now...
View ArticleDevelopment through agriculture, the farmer’s way
Belgian farmer Remy Schiffeleers founded the association "Farmers Without Borders" 30 years ago, inviting young farmers from Benin, Senegal, Mali come to Belgium and learn how to produce goat cheese.
View ArticlePost-Brexit ‘free trade’ talks with UK to start in January, EU says
The EU will start negotiating in January its future relations with the UK - along the lines of free trade agreements it has signed with Canada or Japan - and agrees to have a transition period in place...
View ArticleBrussels triggers unprecedented action against Poland
European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans announced with a 04:13am tweet that the EU executive had activated Article 7 of the Lisbon Treaty against Poland, due to "a risk of serious breach of...
View ArticleUber needs prior authorisations to operate, EU court says
EU judges ruled on Wednesday that Uber is a transport service, rather than a digital app, and therefore requires national authorities’ authorisation to operate in Europe.
View ArticleFrance opposes ‘renationalisation’ of the Common Agricultural policy
French Minister of Agriculture Stéphane Travert asks agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan to continue direct paylents to farmers during a discussion on the future of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy....
View ArticlePharma firms face multi-million Brexit bill, MPs warned
Pharmaceutical companies face a multi-million euro bill in regulatory costs regardless of whether the UK reaches a ‘soft’ or ‘hard’ Brexit deal with the European Union, industry leaders warned on...
View ArticleBulgaria rolls out anti-corruption law before taking over EU presidency
Bulgaria's parliament passed on Wednesday (20 December) a law aimed at improving its fight against high-level corruption, a move long sought by the EU just days before the country takes over the bloc's...
View ArticleEU unanimously backs UN World Bee Day
The United Nations declared 20 May to become World Bee Day, adopting a resolution proposed by Slovenia and supported by all EU member states, which aims to raise awareness of the insects' importance...
View ArticleUK agrees delaying Brexit date – if need be
British Prime Minister Theresa May gave her backing to a legislative compromise Wednesday (20 December) allowing Brexit to be delayed, avoiding another parliamentary defeat while promising that pushing...
View ArticleEU seeks to urgently counter threat of bitcoin bubble bursting
The EU's top official for the euro on Wednesday (20 December) pressed European regulators to urgently update financial rules in order to face bitcoin's dizzying volatility, after the crypto-currency...
View ArticleRight-hand of May felled by scandal, as Brexit talks ratchet up
British Prime Minister Theresa May was left weakened by the resignation on Wednesday (20 December) of her deputy, Damian Green, who made misleading statements after pornography was found on his...
View ArticleMinisters sign off on fast-track EU data flow deal
The EU took a step towards finalising a key piece of digital single market law on Wednesday (20 December) after EU diplomats agreed to scrap rules that require data to be stored only in a certain country.
View Article‘Fact or Fake’: Did Russia influence the Brexit campaign on Twitter?
As Brexit throws up new twists and turns almost every day, EURACTIV's Frédéric Simon goes over some recent allegations about Russian interference in 2016's vote to leave the European Union.
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