Brexit: ‘most difficult part is still to come’, warns Barnier
Progress is being made but 'the most difficult part is still to come', EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said in an interview with European press agencies including EURACTIV's partner...
View ArticleFinland confirms coal exit ahead of schedule in 2029
Finland’s environment minister said on Tuesday (10 April) his country will ban the use of coal in energy generation in 2029. The Finnish government is also looking into a large-scale subsidy scheme...
View ArticleFrench development aid slowly increasing
France's development spending increased in 2017, but after years of successive decline, that has only returned it to 2012 levels. EURACTIV.fr reports.
View ArticleThe empty taste of Macron’s citizens’ consultations
Much ado about nothing. This is how we could sum up one of President Macron’s first citizens’ consultations, held in Croatia, writes Mario Munta.
View ArticleCommission efforts to build trust in food safety receives mixed reviews
The European Commission presented on 11 April a proposal aiming to restore public trust in scientific studies on food safety, suggesting more transparency in decision-making and greater involvement of...
View ArticleSafe and circular: Making food contact material work for consumers and the...
Packaging is essential to preserve the safety and quality of food for consumers all across Europe. Food Contact Materials (FCMs) help maintain food and drinks’ standards and safeguard public health.
View ArticleBrexiteers cry foul over EU prisoner figures
4,024 EU nationals were in prisons in England and Wales in 2017, according to data released on Wednesday (11 April) by the UK’s Ministry for Justice following a Freedom of Information request.
View ArticleThe Brief –‘Thank you, Mr Zuckerberg’
Europeans are feeling smug one month before the EU's landmark data protection regulation comes into effect.
View ArticleEU bans dual quality food after pressure from eastern members
The European Commission announced on Wednesday (11 April) it would prohibit dual quality food across the bloc, following complaints and pressure from Central and Eastern European (CEE) member states.
View ArticleScotland needs EU freedom of movement to halt falling population
Scotland wants to retain full access to the Single Market and the Customs Union after Brexit at all costs.
View ArticleEU clears path for collective law suits
Consumers will be able to sue companies in collective action lawsuits spanning multiple EU countries, under a new European Commission proposal.
View ArticleEU institutions silent as world gets dangerously close to global conflict...
The leaders of the EU institutions remained silent on Wednesday (11 April) while the world got dangerously close to a global conflict over Syria, with two member states, Britain and France, getting...
View ArticleMacedonian government survives no-confidence vote
The Macedonian government on Wednesday (11 April) survived a parliamentary vote of no-confidence brought by the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party over its handling of relations with Greece and Bulgaria.
View ArticlePlastic packaging fails to reduce food waste, study warns
Plastic food packaging may be fuelling, rather than combating, Europe’s food waste problem, according to a new study that found both packaging and waste doubled in the EU between 2004 and 2014.
View ArticleArmenia and Azerbaijan simultaneously re-boot their leaders
Armenia's Serzh Sargsyan was nominated yesterday (11 April) to be the country's prime minister, days after he stepped down as president. On the same Azerbaijan strongman Ilham Aliyev secured a fourth...
View ArticleOettinger: Solidarity is not a one-way street
Europe's dispute over refugees, the controversial judicial reform in Poland and the election campaign in Bavaria were the topics of an interview with Commissioner Günther Oettinger by EURACTIV...
View ArticleTime for a Juncker re-set: The importance of a membership perspective for the...
To ensure the security and stability of the Western Balkans, the perspective of membership may no longer be enough. The EU should push back against Russian propaganda and engage in smarter outreach. It...
View ArticleEnergy transition goals lack ambition, local projects lead the way, study...
Energy transition in Europe is proceeding too slowly and Brussels is lacking ambition to fulfil the requirements of the Paris Agreement – those are the conclusions of the recently published "Energy...
View ArticleEU court: Child refugees can apply to bring their families
Refugees who enter the European Union alone as minors can apply to be reunited with their families, even if they reach legal adulthood before the end of the process, the EU's top court ruled today (12...
View ArticleBarnier for President, says Brussels-bubble
Michel Barnier is the top candidate to win the European Commission presidency after next May's European elections, as a reward for delivering Brexit. At least, that is what the Brussels-bubble thinks,...
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