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The Commission aims to at least double renovation rates in the next ten years and make sure renovations lead to higher energy and resource efficiency.

European Commission’s Renovation Wave Strategy

By: EBR | Thursday, October 15, 2020

Renovation Wave: doubling the renovation rate to cut emissions, boost recovery and reduce energy poverty

Foreign correspondents often paint a clearer political picture than local media. This is certainly true of the Brexit story. The reporting of Britain’s print and broadcast media – including the BBC – has either been biased against the EU, or has failed to delve into the costs of “taking back control”.

The EU must soften on Brexit to safeguard wider European goals

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 13, 2020

A paradox surrounds the Brexit endgame. When EU leaders assemble for this week’s make-or-break summit to decide if a deal is still possible, they will be more anxious than the Brexiteers to save the UK from itself

“This battle against unpaid internships has been going on for a long time. For too long we have got used to unpaid traineeships but this has got to change”.

European Parliament calls for ban on unpaid internships

By: EBR | Monday, October 12, 2020

With youth unemployment on the rise across the EU, and aggravated further by the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, EU lawmakers called upon the European Commission and member states last week to increase their support for young people in precarious working conditions

"Violence erupted between Armenians and Azerbaijanis in and around the disputed territory of Nagorny Karabakh on September 27, 2020, and is still ongoing. As their neighborhood is on fire, European countries are struggling to respond."

The Caucasus Burns While Europe Struggles

By: EBR | Friday, October 9, 2020

The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorny Karabakh is a humanitarian catastrophe. A failure to respond properly undermines the European Union’s claims to be a strategic actor in its neighborhood

“The European rule of law mechanism is set to evolve and continue to improve through inter-institutional discussions and dialogue with Member States, as a collective learning exercise and as a trigger for EU support.”

The EU’s Ambiguous Fight for the Rule of Law

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 7, 2020

The European Commission’s new report on the rule of law fails in three areas. To fight corruption and the abuse of power, the EU must use funds and sanctions strategically

“The EU’s serious concerns on continued negative developments in the rule of law, fundamental rights and the judiciary have not been credibly addressed by Turkey”.

Turkey’s EU membership bid evaporating, Commission says

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 7, 2020

The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday (6 October) that Turkey’s government was undermining its economy, eroding democracy and destroying independent courts, leaving Ankara’s bid to join the EU further away than ever

"Even at their arrival to reception centres, migrants and refugees remain in danger."

Crimes against women and girls - the forgotten victims of the EU’s new migration pact

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Give a thought to the burden encountered by many girls and women as they cross borders in the most dangerous of circumstances, placing their children and themselves at risk, only to be faced with one of the oldest crimes in the world – human trafficking

"The carbon border tax is one of the highlights of the European Commission’s Green Deal, and should be presented around June 2021 in view of implementation the following year."

EU’s carbon border tax proposal still has many grey areas

By: EBR | Friday, October 2, 2020

While the EU carbon tax should be introduced at the bloc’s borders by 2022, a report details the challenges and options of this mechanism, which still has many grey areas

The report includes input from every Member State and covers both positive and negative developments across the EU.

First Annual Report on the Rule of Law situation across the European Union

By: EBR | Thursday, October 1, 2020

The European Commission has published the first EU-wide report on the rule of law

“Education and training have faced huge disruption due to COVID-19 and a quick shift to distance and online learning. The mass use of technology has revealed gaps and exposed weaknesses.”

Health crisis pushes EU into era of digital education

By: EBR | Thursday, October 1, 2020

The European Commission has laid out plans to boost the education of citizens in digital skills across the bloc, as part of a drive that it hopes will aid Europe’s long-term economic stability while the continent rebounds from the after-effects of the coronavirus crisis