EU Policy
Soil protection law survives plenary vote, but considerably weakened
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13.04.2024
Soil protection law survives plenary vote, but considerably weakened
A draft law designed to help restore Europe’s degraded soils to health has survived a vote in the European Parliament,…
Lawmakers ditch life-cycle approach to transport emission tally
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13.04.2024
Lawmakers ditch life-cycle approach to transport emission tally
EU lawmakers rejected the inclusion of a life-cycle assessment methodology to account for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transport…
China’s shadow loomed over sixth EU-US Trade and Technology Council
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13.04.2024
China’s shadow loomed over sixth EU-US Trade and Technology Council
A look back on a three-years dialogue The two-day conflab saw digital, trade and internal market Commissioners — respectively Margrethe…
President Michel looks to capital markets to solve the bloc’s economic woes
My Europe
13.04.2024
President Michel looks to capital markets to solve the bloc’s economic woes
A summit of EU leaders meeting next week will likely agree “ambitious” measures to boost non-bank financing, its President Charles…
European Parliament approves energy market overhaul
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13.04.2024
European Parliament approves energy market overhaul
MEPs have adopted a package of gas and electricity market reforms intended to bolster energy security, protect vulnerable consumers from…
Green Deal founders amid shifting policy focus
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13.04.2024
Green Deal founders amid shifting policy focus
A leaked intergovernmental priority list suggests environmental matters will be relegated below issues of defence, immigration and food security in…
6 things you should know about von der Leyen’s SME envoy scandal
My Europe
13.04.2024
6 things you should know about von der Leyen’s SME envoy scandal
The appointment of Germany’s Markus Pieper as SME Envoy at the European Commission is making waves, drawing protest from MEPs,…
National governments wary of proposed telecom market consolidation
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13.04.2024
National governments wary of proposed telecom market consolidation
EU national governments are reluctant to agree to a European Commission proposal that will pave the way for telecom market…
Lawmakers visit Amazon facilities across Europe after parliament ban
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13.04.2024
Lawmakers visit Amazon facilities across Europe after parliament ban
Five social-democrat lawmakers will visit Amazon facilities in Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands today (12 April), after representatives from…
G7 need tech trust tests to counter China, Vestager says
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13.04.2024
G7 need tech trust tests to counter China, Vestager says
G7 countries – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, US – and other like-minded countries will have to develop a…