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Resolving the Plastics Crisis Requires a New Financing Mechanism

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 06:00
Despite all its damage to the climate, to human and marine health, and the sheer waste plastic creates, production is forecast to double or triple by 2050
Categories: European Union

Lebanese sources: Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 05:56
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said gaps between the two parties have narrowed significantly but there are still steps they need to take to reach an agreement.
Categories: European Union

Europe’s needs competitive capital market to insure against climate change, says Generali’s Sesana [Advocacy Lab Content]

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 04:49
Generali Group General Manager, Marco Sesana spoke with Euractiv’s Jennifer Baker about mitigating risk in a turbulent world, and long-term investments to help a sustainable, competitive European transition.
Categories: European Union

The messy affair of divorcing Russian gas and bridging EU’s energy price gap [Advocacy Lab Content]

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 04:01
Power in Europe costs twice as much as in the US in 2023. With Trump 2.0 already prepping LNG exports, will Europe lose its motivation for energy efficiency?
Categories: European Union

Without urgent investment in culture, Ukraine faces risk of a lost generation, new report warns [Advocacy Lab Content]

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 02:47
Europe is ensuring that Ukraine’s culture endures as an act of resistance, but more funding is needed to help Ukraine’s artists build back and build forward.
Categories: European Union

Dealing with a healthcare crisis, lessons from Ukraine

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 02:31
Ukraine’s Deputy Health Minister told Euractiv, Ukraine's number one health risk is infectious diseases. They are prioritising vaccine-preventable diseases, then water and food security.
Categories: European Union

EU clinical trial rules not competitive with US and Asia, says Dutch pharma association

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 02:21
China has doubled its clinical trials since 2018, while clinical studies by companies in the Netherlands fell from 282 to 210 in five years.
Categories: European Union

MEPs finalise resolution to extend smoking and vaping bans in public places

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 19:55
A cross-party group of MEPs draft their resolution on smoke- and aerosol-free environments for a vote on Thursday, 28 November
Categories: European Union

French PM unveils plan to fight violence against women

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 17:58
"Violence against women is still a scourge today," Barnier said.
Categories: European Union

No appetite for Hungary’s pitch to advance Serbia EU accession talks

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 17:47
Lack of alignment with the bloc's foreign policy and concerns over rule of law are stalling Serbia's progress.
Categories: European Union

The Court of Auditors pushes to finish the job on food labelling legislation

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 17:28
"For nearly 16 years, the absence of nutrient profiles has allowed health and nutrition claims to appear on products laden with salt, fat, or sugar," Emma Calvert says.
Categories: European Union

Germany’s embattled Scholz brushes off doubts as he clinches chancellor candidacy 

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 17:17
"Those that have spoken publicly back me and this decision," said Scholz.
Categories: European Union

Loss-making Thyssenkupp Steel plans to reduce workforce by around 40%

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 16:57
Germany's largest steelmaker will close down its processing site in Kreuztal-Eichen, while the sale of its plant in Duisburg, Huettenwerke Krupp Mannesmann, will also a key part of the planned capacity reduction.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – It is because she was wearing a skirt, right?

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 16:34
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, but no one knows the full scale of gender-based violence in the EU.
Categories: European Union

Germany’s Habeck floats compromise to waver CO2 targets fines on car makers

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 15:50
Relieving the industry from penalties is essential, but only the “tip of the iceberg,” warns Italian Enterprises Minister Adolfo Urso.
Categories: European Union

Le Pen’s party threatens no-confidence vote on Barnier’s government

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 15:10
Entangled in the trial over European Parliament assistants, Le Pen appears determined to dominate the media spotlight ahead of the trial's verdict.
Categories: European Union

High-level group calls for Commission recommendation on lawful interception in 2025

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 14:41
The high-level group also wants increased funding for digital forensics, including encryption.
Categories: European Union

EU push to centralise financial supervision misguided, say Nordic finance chiefs

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 14:31
Insufficient harmonisation of rules means there are "no real incentives to go cross-border,” said Nordea's head of personal banking Sara Mella.
Categories: European Union

A Call for change: Unlocking the potential of affordable Innovation through the pharmaceutical legislation [Promoted content]

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 14:00
James Burt, Chair of the Value Added Medicines Sector Group at Medicines for Europe shares his vision how off-patent innovation can help sustainably address today's major public health needs such as antimicrobial resistance, cardiovascular disease or the burden on health systems.
Categories: European Union

Cargo plane crashes near Lithuania airport, DHL launches own investigation

Mon, 11/25/2024 - 13:45
Germany is already investigating several fires caused by incendiary devices hidden inside DHL parcels at a warehouse in Leipzig earlier this year.
Categories: European Union

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