Ghana’s president surprised Macron with a clear rejection of development aid
After the AU-EU summit in Abidjan, French President Emmanuel Macron visited several African states, including Ghana. Unlike other African heads of state, Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo...
View ArticleItaly spearheads initiative to limit rice imports to the EU
Italy and seven other EU countries asked the European Commission on 24 November to allow them to limit rice imports from Cambodia, on the grounds of “protecting the Italian and European Rice industry.”
View ArticleThe Brief, powered by Eni – Meet the Macron of the Balkans
The Prime Minister of Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, was in Brussels today (5 December) and gave the best talk show in town for many months, speaking at the Centre for European Policy Studies.
View ArticleIran Deal is an opportunity to revive the transatlantic partnership
Despite clashing narratives about the Iran deal, our security priorities across the Atlantic remain perfectly aligned: We must together urgently address the JCPOA’s flaws by pushing for a follow-up...
View ArticleGabriel to present plan in May for mobile roaming fee ban with Western Balkans
Mariya Gabriel, the European Commissioner in charge of digital policies, will announce a plan to get rid of mobile fees between the EU and Western Balkan countries at a May 2018 summit in Bulgaria.
View ArticleCattaneo: Brussels is a pied piper who forgot about diversity
The European Union must strengthen inter-parliamentary dialogue at national and above all regional level. Otherwise, it risks alienating even further European citizens who want a say in the decision...
View ArticleMexico sees EU trade deal by end of month
Mexico and the European Union are working to wrap up negotiations on a new version of their 17-year-old trade deal by the end of the month, the Mexican economy ministry said on Tuesday (5 December).
View ArticleESN President: Access to water is an integral part of ‘Responsible Party’
Access to water is essential while consuming alcohol and it’s one of the main tools of “Responsible” Party” campaign, João Pinto, the president of the Erasmus Student Network, told EURACTIV.com in an...
View ArticleItaly-Israel gas pipeline moves a step closer to reality
Cyprus, Greece, Israel and Italy on Tuesday (5 December) signed a memorandum of understanding to build the world's longest underwater natural gas pipeline to supply Europe.
View ArticleDigitising European farming equipment: The way forward for successful and...
Innovation and digitisation have become an increasingly important dimension in European farming to ensure profitable, competitive and sustainable products. Precision farming is becoming more and more...
View ArticleMEPs urge Bulgaria to tackle shocking corruption at Turkish border
Two centre-left (S&D group) lawmakers published a report on Wednesday (6 December) revealing severe cases of corruption on Bulgaria's border with Turkey and called on Sofia to take immediate action...
View ArticleEU adopts list of 17 tax havens, Panama first to protest
The EU finance ministers adopted yesterday (5 December) a list of “non-cooperative tax jurisdictions”, which is another way to label tax havens.
View ArticleCan energy governance replace binding targets?
Lawmakers will vote on Thursday (7 December) on a new energy regime that is meant to ensure the European Union meets its Paris Agreement goals. But much disagreement remains.
View ArticleEU donates millions to help save Africa’s wildlife
The European Union on Tuesday (5 December) donated €17.2 million as part of a €30m package to boost efforts in Eastern and Southern Africa to reduce the illegal killing of wildlife and the trafficking...
View ArticleEurope is not fighting hard enough to keep out coal subsidies
To prevent coal subsidies, the European Commission proposed a CO2 threshold for power plants to receive public subsidies. However, due to last minute edits from current EU President, Estonia, the door...
View ArticleGigabit Society, 3 digital leaders advocate for an innovation-ready continent...
Ahead of the Telecoms Council meetings taking place this week, the three women leading Brussels’ main telecom and tech associations, jointly express their vision and concerns in a #ThinkDigital...
View ArticleBrussels to unveil eurozone reform vision despite doubts
The European Commission will unveil a raft of ideas to reform the eurozone today (6 December), despite the resistance of powerful Germany, which remains without a government.
View ArticleUnder-fire Tillerson flies US flag in sceptical Europe
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson tried on Tuesday to shrug off doubts about his future and reassure Washington's European allies of the strength of trans-Atlantic ties.
View ArticleEastern Partnership: In a dismal state or a new beginning?
The EU should apply a pragmatic approach to the Eastern Partnership, but cannot gamble with its own basic values and principles, writes Pavel Havlíček.
View ArticleRistori: ‘With Poland, we have an extremely positive energy dialogue’
While EU countries step up efforts to phase out coal, the European Commission is preparing a new initiative to support regions in transition, says Dominique Ristori.
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