EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Spanish farmers stage tractor protests over EU policies and prices
World
07.02.2024
Spanish farmers stage tractor protests over EU policies and prices
Thousands of farmers in Spain staged a second day of tractor demonstrations across the country on Wednesday. Mirroring protests across…
Schengen visa price hike: Here’s how much more you might have to pay to visit the EU in 2024
Travel
07.02.2024
Schengen visa price hike: Here’s how much more you might have to pay to visit the EU in 2024
The European Commission has submitted a proposal to increase the basic fee for a Schengen visa in 2024. If it…
Brussels launches legal action against Hungary’s controversial ‘sovereignty law’
My Europe
07.02.2024
Brussels launches legal action against Hungary’s controversial ‘sovereignty law’
The legislation, spearheaded by Viktor Orbán’s ruling party and approved by the parliament in mid-December, empowers the state to investigate…
‘Unprecedented collapse’ in EU coal and gas electricity generation last year, report reveals
Green
07.02.2024
‘Unprecedented collapse’ in EU coal and gas electricity generation last year, report reveals
More of Europe’s electricity came from wind power than fossil gas for the first time ever last year. That’s according…
Brussels recommends new EU climate target: a 90% cut of all greenhouse gas emissions by 2040
My Europe
06.02.2024
Brussels recommends new EU climate target: a 90% cut of all greenhouse gas emissions by 2040
The 90% reduction, as compared to 1990s levels, would entail a massive deployment of renewable systems, the irreversible abolition of…
Von der Leyen announces withdrawal of contentious pesticide law, the first defeat of the Green Deal
My Europe
06.02.2024
Von der Leyen announces withdrawal of contentious pesticide law, the first defeat of the Green Deal
The so-called Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR) was first tabled in June 2022 with the ambitious goal of slashing the use of…
EU’s platform accountability rules are not having a ‘Brussels effect’. Should they?
My Europe
03.02.2024
EU’s platform accountability rules are not having a ‘Brussels effect’. Should they?
EU policymakers often tout the Brussels effect — Europe’s regulatory influence and market power around the world — as a force to exert global…
Brussels proposes to extend EU-Ukraine free trade. But restrictions on grain will be easier to slap
My Europe
03.02.2024
Brussels proposes to extend EU-Ukraine free trade. But restrictions on grain will be easier to slap
The U-turn means that if one or several member states face a glut of Ukrainian agricultural products, Brussels could give…
Brussels bemoans its capital market ‘Cinderella’
My Europe
03.02.2024
Brussels bemoans its capital market ‘Cinderella’
The EU has long had a goal to unify its capital markets – but even the officials directly involved now…
Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos to be policed under EU’s stringent digital rules
My Europe
03.02.2024
Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos to be policed under EU’s stringent digital rules
The three adult content companies join the likes of Facebook, Instagram, Google and Elon Musk’s X on the bloc’s list…