What if the youth could change Europe’s economic reality?
We need a reality check. Some in Europe may be celebrating the slow but steady rise in employment rates and economic growth. But young people have very little to celebrate, writes Luis Alvarado Martinez.
View ArticlePolish Supreme Court slams ‘unconstitutional’ PiS reforms
Poland's Supreme Court justices yesterday (16 January) denounced the right-wing government's controversial judicial reforms as "unconstitutional", adding their voice to a chorus of criticism at home...
View ArticleMEPs set for final crack at clean energy’s ‘problem child’
Negotiations on the Clean Energy package’s energy efficiency file have been far from smooth sailing and MEPs will meet later on Wednesday (17 January) to hammer out the European Parliament’s final...
View ArticleEU lawmakers agree ‘flexible’ renewable energy targets for 2030
Political groups in the European Parliament have sealed an agreement Tuesday evening (16 January) on a proposed Energy Union governance bill, assigning a strict yet flexible timeline for EU countries...
View ArticleEU parliament calls for ban on electric pulse fishing
The European Parliament called yesterday (16 January) for a ban on electric pulse fishing in the European Union, defying Brussels which wants the experimental practice in the North Sea done on a larger...
View ArticleEurogroup head hails German coalition blueprint for eurozone reform
The Eurogroup's new president, Mario Centeno, has welcomed eurozone reform proposals agreed by Germany's two biggest parties in preliminary coalition talks.
View ArticleCzech PM Babiš battles fraud charges as cabinet loses confidence vote
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's minority government lost a confidence vote yesterday (16 January), forcing him to try to cut a deal with opposition parties to stay in office while he also battles...
View ArticlePlastics Strategy: EU must heed example of best practices
Now that the European Commission has finally published its Plastics Strategy, the EU institutions should take inspiration from the best practices out there to make the upcoming legislation on...
View ArticleDivision reigns as Parliament gears up for critical biofuels vote
The European Parliament is due to adopt the recast of the Renewable Energy Directive at its plenary session in Strasbourg on Wednesday (17 January). France is trying to undermine the agreement to...
View ArticleFrom Queen Mary to Macron – the Calais problem is eternal
If the frontier was on British rather than on French soil, the French believe the immigrants would not be drawn to Calais, writes Denis MacShane.
View ArticleFarmers need income guarantees to avoid Brexit cliff-edge, former minister warns
UK ministers must quickly offer post-Brexit financial guarantees to farmers to avoid ending up with “wilderness and a decimated industry”, former Agriculture Minister Jeff Rooker has told EURACTIV.
View ArticleThe race to succeed Juncker begins
With the next European Parliament elections just over a year away, the guessing games and rumour mills about who will helm the EU institutions into the next decade have already fired up. EURACTIV...
View ArticleJuncker would like UK to rejoin EU after Brexit
Commission boss Jean-Claude Juncker renewed an offer to Britain on Wednesday (17 January) to stay in the European Union and said he hoped that even if it goes through with Brexit it would apply to...
View ArticleAthens and Skopje move closer to resolving eternal name row
Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) are moving closer to resolving a 25-year-old name dispute, which should pave the way for Skopje to join NATO this year and possibly remove a...
View ArticleBacktrack in Strasbourg as MEPs compromise on energy efficiency
The European Parliament has abandoned its long-held 40% energy efficiency target at the final hurdle, after political groups backed a binding 35% goal in 2030 instead.
View ArticleMacron, May to sign new immigration treaty at bilateral UK summit
France and Britain will sign a new immigration treaty at a summit between President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Theresa May in Britain on Thursday (18 January), French officials said.
View ArticleEU Parliament ends palm oil and caps crop-based biofuels at 2017 levels
The European Parliament decided today (17 January) to phase-out palm oil by 2021 and cap the crop-based biofuels at the 2017 member states’ consumption levels and no more than 7% of all transport fuels...
View ArticleThe Brief – You say goodbye and I say hello, Juncker tells UK
Who knew? Juncker said today that once the British have left under Article 50, there is still Article 49, which allows a return to membership, and that he would like that to happen.
View ArticleMEPs approve export controls tailored to stop government surveillance
MEPs approved stricter rules on Wednesday (17 January) to control how European companies export technologies including software that could be used for surveillance, and any products that may violate...
View ArticleWhich Agricultural sectors will Brexit impact most?
Agriculture is an international business: the UK produces just 60% of its AgriFood consumption, while 70% of its production is exported to the EU.
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