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Wind energy sector at the crossroads

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 11:49
Despite favourable winds prompted by the EU’s rising climate ambition, the European wind energy industry is facing a combination of challenges caused by inflation, supply chain issues, and growing competition from cheaper Chinese manufacturers.
Categories: European Union

Beleaguered wind industry turns to European governments for help

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 11:48
While European governments boost their wind power ambitions, the industry is struggling with rising production costs and growing competition from China.
Categories: European Union

Deal struck to make sustainable jet fuels mandatory for all EU flights

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 11:09
Every plane departing from an EU airport will have to partially run on green jet fuel from 2025, according to a deal reached by the European Parliament and EU member states late on Tuesday (25 April).
Categories: European Union

Europe should regulate TikTok, not ban it

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 11:00
Brussels should not be led by the US but by its own Digital Services Act and the GDPR, as doing otherwise would subvert its prized new internet regulation, write Kai von Carnap and Antonia Hmaidi.
Categories: European Union

The ‘Sustainable Use of Pesticide Regulation’ – Navigating the path to a greener EU

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 09:30
Join this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to learn about the proposals for a new Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products. -Are these proposals comprehensive enough to reduce the bloc’s environmental footprint? -Is a 50% reduction in the use and risk of pesticides a feasible target for Member States to achieve? Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Categories: European Union

Understanding the environmental cost of the Ukraine war

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 08:55
After the world celebrated Earth Day on Saturday (22 April), now is a good moment to take stock of the environmental destruction brought by the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine, writes Valentina Romano.
Categories: European Union

Finland’s Fortum begins battery material recovery from EV ‘black mass’

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 08:15
Finnish utility Fortum said on Tuesday (25 April) it has begun recovering raw materials from the "black mass" of electric vehicle batteries at its new recycling facility in Finland.
Categories: European Union

Sakharov centre packs up as Russia tightens ‘monopoly on memory’

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 08:13
With a 2 May deadline looming, one of Russia's leading pro-democracy and human rights centres - the Sakharov Centre - is preparing to close after receiving an eviction notice from the Moscow municipality due to its designation as a "foreign agent".
Categories: European Union

‘Impossible to keep track’: Spain’s gamble on green hydrogen

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 07:52
Major green energy projects are sprouting up across Spain as it seeks to position itself as a future green energy leader – but experts have urged caution over costs and demand uncertainty.
Categories: European Union

NASA chief sees Russians and Americans together on space station through 2030

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 07:47
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Tuesday (25 April) condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, but said in Ottawa that he expected Russians and Americans to work together on the International Space Station (ISS) until it is decommissioned.
Categories: European Union

Serbia ‘disappointed’ with Ukraine, Greece, Slovakia over CoE Kosovo vote

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 07:42
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Sweden expelling five Russian diplomats accused of espionage, Visegrad farmers calling on the EU to reintroduce tariffs on Ukrainian grain, and so much more.  
Categories: European Union

US, EU, Latin American countries meet to encourage Venezuela elections

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 07:35
A summit meant to reinvigorate talks between the Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro and opposition political parties, attended by representatives from 19 countries and the EU, produced no concrete results on Tuesday (25 April), though a further meeting was planned.
Categories: European Union

Sharper safeguards and global thinking needed to make critical metals law work

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 07:34
The draft Critical Raw Materials act strikes a good balance between environmental and social safeguards, and the need for a quick ramp-up of critical metals supply. However, improvements are needed - particularly in Europe's relationship with the Global South, which will supply many of these materials, writes Julia Poliscanova.
Categories: European Union

EU opens joint gas buying with eye to winter energy security

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 07:32
The European Union launched a scheme on Tuesday (25 April) for European companies to place orders to jointly buy gas, with the aim of ensuring Europe has enough fuel and avoiding a repeat of last year's record-high energy prices.
Categories: European Union

Endocrine disruptors…out of REACH?

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 07:30
This week, EURACTIV’s health team dives into endocrine disruptors and the effect these chemicals can have on our hormonal system. For that, they talk with Doctor Angel Nadal.
Categories: European Union

Serbia ‘disappointed’ with Ukraine, Greece, Slovakia over CoE Kosovo vote

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 07:24
A vote on Kosovo’s bid to join the Strasbourg-based international human rights body, the Council of Europe, has laid bare a raft of geopolitical issues and tensions across Europe, as well as creating bumps in the road in terms of...
Categories: European Union

Sweden launches research rocket, accidentally hits Norway

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 07:21
A research rocket launched by Sweden Space Corp (SSC) early on Monday (24 April) from Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden malfunctioned and landed 15 km (9.32 miles) inside neighbouring Norway.
Categories: European Union

Significant drop in Albanians crossing The Channel in 2023

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 07:18
Just 29 Albanians crossed The Channel by boat during the first three months of 2023, a stark contrast to the 12,310 that made the journey in 2022, sparking international headlines and causing diplomatic tensions between Tirana and London. Albanians have...
Categories: European Union

Farmers’ protest over ‘radical environmentalists’ brings Ljubljana to a halt

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 07:17
Several thousand farmers and an estimated 1,500 tractors from around the country gathered for their second rally in a month to protest against environmental and other restrictions on farming, effectively bringing Slovenia’s capital to a halt on Tuesday.
Categories: European Union

Romania could only get €1.9 billion from National Recovery Plan in 2023

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 07:16
Romania will only be able to access €1.9 billion from the National Resilience and Recovery Plan grants due to a range of issues and a delay in approvals, notes the Finance Ministry in an official document, Curs de Guvernare reported....
Categories: European Union

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