EU lawmakers give final approval to bloc’s green transition fund
By: EBR | Wednesday, May 19, 2021
The European Parliament formally approved the European Union’s multi-billion euro fund on Tuesday (18 May) to support countries as they wind down fossil fuel industries as part of Europe’s push towards fighting climate change
Pro-independence parties form regional government in Catalonia
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 18, 2021
After five months of tough negotiations, pro-independence parties in Catalonia have announced they have formed a new coalition government in the northeastern region that staves off the need for fresh regional elections
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Franco-German vaccine trade-offs and EU-China deal
By: EBR | Friday, May 14, 2021
When the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) was agreed “in principle” last December, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron were rather satisfied
EU officials risk approval of recovery fund by Finland
By: EBR | Wednesday, May 12, 2021
EU Commissioners may have placed the bloc’s €750 billion recovery fund on shaky ground after telling MEPs the arrangement could become a regular and even permanent mechanism to boost growth
Bringing nature back to life
By: EBR | Friday, May 7, 2021
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that biodiversity needs a Paris Agreement and COP15 in autumn this year is the world’s chance to achieve that
Q&A on the EU COVID-19 certificate
By: EBR | Friday, May 7, 2021
The European Parliament supports an EU COVID-19 certificate that would allow travel within Europe without additional restrictions or discrimination
Social justice and climate action are two pieces of the same puzzle
By: EBR | Friday, May 7, 2021
Politicians attending the Porto Social Summit this week must understand that social justice and climate action go hand in hand and are key to preventing the loss of a generation
Coronavirus: Commission proposes EU Strategy for the development and availability of therapeutics
By: EBR | Thursday, May 6, 2021
European Commission is today complementing the successful EU Vaccines Strategy with a strategy on COVID-19 therapeutics to support the development and availability of much-needed COVID-19 therapeutics
Eleven EU countries call to ban fossil fuels from trans-European energy infrastructure
By: EBR | Thursday, May 6, 2021
Eleven EU countries have signed a declaration calling on the European Union to stop funding fossil fuels under its trans-European energy infrastructure regulation (TEN-E), which is currently under revision
Transition of cities – an opportunity for people and planet
By: EBR | Thursday, May 6, 2021
Mayors and city leaders can play a double role in the green transition – as ambassadors for the European green deal locally, and as representatives of people’s concerns and interests to other levels of government
An EU that ignores ageing is no longer fit for purpose
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Is the European Union still fit for purpose, or is it floundering in the face of both urgent crises and long-term threats?
Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s Next Woman Chancellor?
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 4, 2021
In a curious twist of history, Baerbock holds the promise to execute on what turned out to be Angela Merkel’s highly misleading self-advertising
EU’s draft renewables law confirms 38-40% target for 2030
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 4, 2021
An early draft of the EU’s upcoming renewable energy directive confirms the bloc’s objective of sourcing 38-40% of its energy from renewables by 2030, roughly doubling the share of solar, wind and other renewables in Europe’s energy mix by the end of the decade
Fourteen EU countries have submitted recovery plans, 13 still to go
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 4, 2021
The European Commission has received national Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRP) from 14 countries to access the bloc’s €750 billion recovery fund. 13 of the EU’s 27 member states are still missing from the list
Commission launches interactive tool to monitor and anticipate demographic change in the EU
By: EBR | Thursday, April 29, 2021
The Commission has launched an EU ‘Atlas of Demography’ – an interactive online tool to visualise, monitor and anticipate demographic change in the European Union, which has been developed by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC)
EU COVID-19 certificate must facilitate free movement without discrimination
By: EBR | Thursday, April 29, 2021
On Thursday, Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the proposal for a certificate to reaffirm the right to free movement in Europe during the pandemic
EU Parliament approves reform of civil protection mechanism
By: EBR | Thursday, April 29, 2021
The European Parliament approved on Tuesday (27 April) a strengthened legal framework for the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to ensure that the EU is better prepared “to respond to future large-scale emergencies”
Is the EU Doing Enough to Fight Coronavirus Globally?
By: EBR | Thursday, April 29, 2021
Globally, EU assistance has been slow to materialize. Supporting countries in dire need of coronavirus vaccines—through both the provision of vaccines and the sharing of patents—would project the union’s soft power capacity
Aviation bosses dismiss hydrogen as best path to green flying
By: EBR | Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Two of Europe’s leading aviation companies have cast doubt on hydrogen’s ability to replace kerosene in the near future, arguing that scaling up sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) is the best option to decarbonise flying
Germany’s New Political Star is Poised to Deliver on Merkel’s Original Promise
By: EBR | Wednesday, April 28, 2021
In a curious twist of history, Baerbock holds the promise to execute on what turned out to be Angela Merkel’s highly misleading self-advertising
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