Hungary Enters a New Era of Autocracy
By: EBR | Wednesday, April 6, 2022
After Viktor Orban’s landslide victory, the illiberal Hungary experiment will continue. Brussels must respond decisively to the erosion of democracy and media freedom
EU bets on local planning to boost district heating
By: EBR | Tuesday, April 5, 2022
District heating networks are set to receive a boost under draft EU legislation requiring all municipalities above 50,000 inhabitants to map out heating and cooling decarbonisation roadmaps
To boost renovation, EU wants to reset single market for construction materials
By: EBR | Monday, April 4, 2022
Faced with growing pressure to renovate homes and reduce energy demand for heating, the European Commission has tabled a proposal to revitalise the EU’s moribund market for construction products
Commissioner: EU’s sustainable food strategy ‘on pause’, but not forgotten
By: EBR | Friday, April 1, 2022
The war in Ukraine has “pressed the pause button” on the EU’s flagship food policy, the Farm to Fork strategy, but the long term ambition for the sector remains unchanged,
EU countries bet on floating LNG terminals to raise import capacity
By: EBR | Thursday, March 31, 2022
The war in Ukraine has focused attention on liquefied gas (LNG) to replace Russian supplies coming via pipeline. Germany, France and Italy are all planning to rent or acquire special floating terminals in order to increase import capacity
The Ukraine war: A hidden opportunity for the EU Green Deal
By: EBR | Thursday, March 31, 2022
Russia’s war on Ukraine, while devastating in terms of its humanitarian and economic impact, could have ‘positive’ collateral effects on the European Green Deal
Green Deal: New proposals to make sustainable products the norm and boost Europe’s resource independence
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 30, 2022
The Commission is presenting today a package of European Green Deal proposals to make sustainable products the norm in the EU, boost circular business models and empower consumers for the green transition
How neutral is neutral?
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 30, 2022
It is hard to imagine that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will consider the potential start of Kyiv’s EU membership talks to be compatible with his idea of a ‘neutral’ Ukraine
The War in Ukraine Challenges Europe’s Comfort Zone
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 30, 2022
For decades, EU citizens enjoyed peace, low food prices, and unlimited access to travel and consumer goods. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—and the deepening climate crisis—old habits and assumptions must change
Gas energy communities: Little added value, big risks
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 29, 2022
In a package of legislation aimed at decarbonising gas, tabled in December, the European Commission introduced a new concept: gas citizen energy communities. But it’s a complex, unnecessary idea that could backfire
Are Europeans Ready to Pay the Price for Ukraine’s Sovereignty?
By: EBR | Monday, March 28, 2022
With energy prices rising, EU solidarity with Ukraine may start to wane. Sharing the war’s economic burden will be crucial for keeping the public on board
DSA: European Commission pitches crisis management mechanism, supervisory fees
By: EBR | Thursday, March 24, 2022
The European Commission pitched to member states on Tuesday (22 March) two proposals on a crisis management mechanism and a supervisory fee for very large online platforms, with the support of two presentations seen by EURACTIV
EU lawmakers adopt recommendations on Artificial Intelligence
By: EBR | Thursday, March 24, 2022
Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA), a special committee set up in September 2020 to analyse the horizontal impact of Artificial Intelligence on society, has concluded with its own-initiative report, adopted on Tuesday
Food security: Commission steps up support for global action to transform food systems via eight Global Coalitions
By: EBR | Thursday, March 24, 2022
In light of the dire food security situation and high food prices, the Commission is today stepping up its support to the transformation of food systems by actively engaging in eight global Coalitions for Action
The horror story of a British journalist detained by UK Border Force
By: N. Peter Kramer | Thursday, March 24, 2022
Martin Banks, a British journalist in Brussels, was stopped and detained by the British police authorities at the Eurotunnel terminal in Calais
Wartime presidents
By: EBR | Thursday, March 24, 2022
For some European leaders, it really could pay off to be a wartime president or prime minister
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EU investment transparency platform leaves anti-graft watchers wanting
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 22, 2022
The European Commission has presented a new online tool that gives citizens an overview of big structural investment projects backed by the EU, as the next big step in Brussels’ transparency efforts
Energy on the table as EU foreign ministers meet on Ukraine, defence
By: EBR | Monday, March 21, 2022
The question is how far the bloc is prepared to go should the war in Ukraine escalate further
Gender pay gap: MEPs back binding pay-transparency measures
By: EBR | Friday, March 18, 2022
The Women’s Rights and Employment committees want EU companies with at least 50 employees to be fully transparent regarding their salaries
High energy costs intensify debate over EU plan to decarbonise heating and transport
By: EBR | Friday, March 18, 2022
A European Union plan to charge fuel suppliers for the CO2 emitted by cars and heating buildings is emerging as the most contentious element in a raft of climate change policies the bloc’s member states are negotiating this year
By: N. Peter Kramer
