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EU demands full probe, accountability after Khashoggi death

Mon, 10/22/2018 - 07:02
The EU's top diplomat Federica Mogherini called Saturday (20 October) for a thorough investigation into the "deeply troubling" death of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi and full accountability for those responsible.
Categories: European Union

Time to deliver: Putting building renovation into practice

Mon, 10/22/2018 - 06:49
Addressing energy poverty and developing new financial tools to boost energy savings are two things governments could do in practice to go beyond the targets outlined in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) and start renovating the European building stock for real.
Categories: European Union

Hundreds of thousands take to streets in London demanding second Brexit vote

Mon, 10/22/2018 - 06:41
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of the European Union began marching through London on Saturday (20 October) as part of what organisers say will be the largest ever demonstration to demand that the British government holds a public vote on the terms of Brexit.
Categories: European Union

Trump says US to exit landmark nuclear arms pact, Russia threatens retaliation

Mon, 10/22/2018 - 06:22
President Donald Trump said Washington would withdraw from a landmark Cold War-era treaty that eliminated nuclear missiles from Europe because Russia was violating the pact, triggering a warning of retaliatory measures from Moscow.
Categories: European Union

Macedonian parliament approves country’s name change

Sat, 10/20/2018 - 01:00
The Macedonian parliament approved on Friday (19 October) a proposal to change the country's name, bringing a decades-old dispute with Greece one step closer to being resolved.
Categories: European Union

EU-Asia put aside differences to show united front vs Trump

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 19:13
Faced with Donald Trump's unilateralism, leaders of more than 50 European and Asian countries put aside their differences on Friday (19 October) and upheld multilateral cooperation on all fronts during a summit in Brussels. 
Categories: European Union

The Brief, powered by The International Bromine Council (BSEF) – The futility of summitry

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 17:00
Having long been billed as the ‘make or break’ Brexit summit, Wednesday’s European Council shin-dig turned out to be a complete waste of time.
Categories: European Union

Regions call for inclusive budget after 2020, maritime co-operations at stake

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 16:48
Europe's regions are in urgent need of concrete measures to boost their local economy and their European dimension, stakeholders highlighted during the General Assembly of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) in Madeira, Portugal on Thursday (October 10).
Categories: European Union

Climate change and natural hazards: What advantages for building resilience?

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 15:37
Climate change is increasing the risk of extreme weather events, including droughts, flooding, hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires. In 2017, costs were estimated to be $306 billion, which is almost double 2016’s loss of $188 billion.
Categories: European Union

Macron criticises British inability to reach Brexit agreement

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 15:02
The failure to reach a Brexit agreement is due to “the lack of political capacity to reach a presentable agreement” in the United Kingdom, according to French president Emmanuel Macron. EURACTIV France reports.
Categories: European Union

Juncker and Nazarbayev discuss setting up of EU-Kazakhstan Business forum

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 14:52
On the sidelines of the Europe-Asia ASEM summit, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed deepening bilateral cooperation, including the setting up of a future EU-Kazakhstan Business forum.
Categories: European Union

Volkswagen a winner as EU set to favour wifi over 5G

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 14:01
The European Commission is set to approve and set rules for the use of wifi in cars, giving Volkswagen and Renault who have pursued this technology the edge over Daimler and others who invested in rival 5G networks.
Categories: European Union

Symbol of Barcelona hit with €36 million fine over non-existent permits

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 13:18
La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona’s most recognisable landmark and the best example of unfinished architecture in Europe has agreed to pay a hefty fine after operating without a building permit for well over a century.
Categories: European Union

French minister: A glyphosate ban now would put some farmers out of business

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 12:34
France’s Agriculture Minister Didier Guillaume has come out in defence of the decision to postpone the ban of glyphosate until 2020, saying that a number of farmers would be unable to carry on if the governemnt had already enforced the ban.
Categories: European Union

Blockchain technologies can reinforce voting systems, Sefcovic says

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 12:21
EU Energy Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič has hailed the future of blockchain technologies across the continent, citing the importance they may have in future elections, as cybersecurity experts warn about the vulnerability of the current digital voting systems.
Categories: European Union

EU’s Barnier says ‘yes’, Irish border issue could sink Brexit deal

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 12:00
The thorny issue of the border between Ireland and the British province of Northern Ireland could sink the negotiations on Britain's exit from the European Union, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Friday (19 October).
Categories: European Union

Fearing election hacking, EU leaders to ready sanctions

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 12:00
During a European Council meeting on Thursday (18 October), EU leaders agreed to impose sanctions to stiffen their response to cyber attacks and to rush through new curbs on online campaigning by political parties to protect next year's European election from interference.
Categories: European Union

Trans-Europe Express – Shiny happy people

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 11:56
A sculpture representing shiny happy people holding hands appeared on Schuman roundabout this week while EU leaders held their most useless EU summit in years, in what was a botched attempt to fix issues such as Brexit and migration.
Categories: European Union

German FDP Spitzenkandidat Beer: We need a two-speed, project-related Europe

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 11:52
German parties are beginning to internally plan their lists of candidates for the European elections in May 2019. In an interview with EURACTIV Germany, Nicola Beer, the Spitzenkandidat for the Free Democratic Party (FDP), explains the vision she would like to enter the European Parliament with.
Categories: European Union

Renewable gas can be scaled up and reduce costs in decarbonising the EU energy system

Fri, 10/19/2018 - 11:02
As the debate on the future role of gas in a decarbonised European energy system heats up, Navigant energy experts Daan Peters and Kees van der Leun explain why they see a large potential to scale up renewable gas sustainably.
Categories: European Union

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