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Six European countries join EU-Iran financial trading mechanism INSTEX

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 14:10
Finland, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden will join the INSTEX mechanism for trade with Iran, the six countries declared in a joint statement on Friday (29 November) ahead of further talks between parties to the Iran nuclear deal in Vienna next week.
Categories: European Union

Will Germany’s sheep farming industry die out?

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 13:24
Since the German government abolished the mother sheep premium in 2005, shepherds have been suffering financially. But given that 22 other EU member states still award such a premium and since Germany could reintroduce such a bonus at any given time, shepherds continue to protest. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Categories: European Union

LEAKED: Brussels’ draft proposal for a European Green Deal

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 13:04
The incoming European Commission of Ursula von der Leyen is preparing a raft of new climate and environmental laws as part of a European Green Deal due to be unveiled on 11 December. EURACTIV got hold of a first draft, which is still subject to change.
Categories: European Union

No time to waste – #EUindustry calls new Commission to action [Promoted content]

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 12:00
Orgalim Director General Malte Lohan shares the views of Europe’s technology industries as new Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her team take office – calling for a strategy that puts industrial innovation at the heart of the EU’s...
Categories: European Union

‘Heat our homes, not the planet’: EU clean air forum takes heating to task

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 11:10
Heating’s huge impact on the EU’s air quality and greenhouse gas emissions needs new focus and attention, according to policymakers and activists gathered in Bratislava on Thursday (28 November).
Categories: European Union

Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister: Very low expectations for Normandy summit

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 10:50
After Ukraine's new President Volodymyr Zelenskyi agreed to hold elections in the separatist regions on the Russian border, peace talks with Moscow are regaining momentum. With the assistance of France and Germany, the two countries will return to the negotiation table on 9 December.
Categories: European Union

France’s Macron: I’m not sorry I called NATO brain dead

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 09:23
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (28 November) said his remarks that NATO was experiencing "brain death" had been a useful wake-up call to alliance members, and he would not apologise for saying it.
Categories: European Union

Malta PM calls emergency meeting as murder probe escalates

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 09:07
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat called an emergency cabinet meeting on Thursday (28 November) night as a intensifying probe into the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia threatened to further destabilise the government.
Categories: European Union

German central banker pushes back on calls for ECB to fight climate change

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 09:00
Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann on Thursday (28 November) batted back calls for the European Central Bank to take a bigger role in protecting the environment, saying it was up to goverments and not the ECB to fight climate change.
Categories: European Union

The ‘Great Expectations’ of member states from the new Commission

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 08:51
In this Special Edition of the Capitals, EURACTIV's network is reporting on the main priorities of EU member states in the new European Commission.
Categories: European Union

European Space Agency gets astronomical budget

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 08:43
The European Space Agency (ESA) will enjoy a budget of €14.4 billion over the next five years, after the agency’s 22 member states agreed on Thursday (28 November) to increase funding for space exploration.
Categories: European Union

EU should adopt German standards on medical cannabis, campaigners say

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 08:33
Germany's regulatory approach to medical cannabis is good practice and should be replicated across Europe, according to newly-born European Medicinal Cannabis Association (EUMCA).
Categories: European Union

The climate crisis is our responsibility, not our children’s

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 08:23
Many parents are supporting the children who are school striking for the climate, but are they really listening? ask Frida Berry Eklund and Yoca-Arditi Rocha.
Categories: European Union

Slovakia still opposes EU accession to Istanbul Convention preventing violence against women

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 08:19
Slovakia will not ratify the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, the country's parliament decided, adding that any decision at EU level needs to be made unanimously. EURACTIV Slovakia reports.
Categories: European Union

UK relies on migration to sustain health system, says new report

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 07:55
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) faces increasing demand thanks to historical underfunding and recruitment deficits, according to a European Commission report published on Thursday (28 November). 
Categories: European Union

Progressive businesses support a 55% carbon reduction target in Europe

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 07:46
The COP25 climate summit in Madrid needs to lay the groundwork for 2020 when countries and blocs will be measured against their commitment to the Paris Agreement. At EU level, this should translate into an ambitious European Green Deal, writes Eliot Whittington.
Categories: European Union

Poland’s shipyards face uncertain future

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 07:45
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced reconstruction plans for the country's battered shipbuilding industry. However, there is still no clear strategy and the current ideas have been slow to come go beyond mere concept.
Categories: European Union

Tweets of the Week: VDL Commission, Climate Emergency, and #BlackFriday nonsense

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 07:30
VdL Commission gets the okay, it’s a climate emergency MEPs say, and #BlackFriday nonsense, please go away.
Categories: European Union

EU-sponsored Nur-Sultan conference ‘happily coincides’ with Central Asia summit

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 07:25
A two-day conference on “Enhanced integration and Prosperity in Central Asia” opened in Kazakhstan's capital Nur-Sultan on Thursday (28 November). Incidentally, it coincided with a summit of the leaders of the five Central Asian countries on Friday in Tashkent, the capital of neighbouring Uzbekistan.
Categories: European Union

Whole Grain Partnership- A unique ‘Stealth Health’ Opportunity [Promoted content]

Fri, 11/29/2019 - 07:00
The recent EAT-LANCET report emphasised a ‘plant-forward’ diet where whole grains, fruit, vegetables, nuts and legumes comprise a greater proportion of foods consumed, as a means to improve both human health and the health of the planet. John Athanatos is...
Categories: European Union

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