EU citizens strongly support international cooperation to reduce poverty
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Eurobarometer 2022: EU citizens strongly support international cooperation to reduce poverty and build partnerships with partner countries
Europe’s summer of discontent reveals aviation sector labour crisis
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 21, 2022
The summer when air travel was supposed to return to normal after a two-year pandemic vacuum is in danger of becoming the summer when the high-volume, low-cost air travel model broke down – at least in Europe’s sprawling integrated market
‘Renovictions’ loom as EU aims to boost building renovation
By: EBR | Monday, June 20, 2022
Confronted with an energy crisis and the need to rapidly decarbonise the building sector, the EU is now facing another threat: “renovictions,” where tenants are forced out of houses or apartments due to rent increases imposed after renovation
Commission sets out first analysis of the proposals stemming from the Conference on the Future of Europe
By: EBR | Monday, June 20, 2022
The European Commission has adopted a Communication setting out how it can follow up on the outcome of the Conference on the Future of Europe
EU Cohesion Policy: €1.63 billion for a just climate and energy transition in Greece
By: EBR | Friday, June 17, 2022
Thanks to the first Just Transition Fund (JTF) Programme adopted by the Commission, Greece will mobilise a total investment of €1.63 billion to alleviate the impact of the energy and climate transition on the local economy and society
Rising gas cost could spell more coal use as spread narrows
By: EBR | Friday, June 17, 2022
Over the past several months the spread of so-called “clean-dark” and “clean-spark” prices have narrowed but still heavily favour coal usage for power plants, and the recent jump in gas prices threaten to once again widen the spread
Shining light on the EU’s new development bank
By: EBR | Friday, June 17, 2022
The new development arm of the European Investment Bank is expected to be instrumental to the success of the EU’s Global Gateway project
ECB pledges new crisis tool as EU debt crisis threatens comeback
By: EBR | Thursday, June 16, 2022
The European Central Bank promised fresh support for the bloc’s indebted southern rim on Wednesday (15 June), tempering a market rout that threatened a repeat of the debt crisis that almost brought down the single currency a decade ago
Eurobarometer: Europeans set defence and energy autonomy as key priorities for 2022
By: EBR | Thursday, June 16, 2022
A Eurobarometer released today shows that European citizens support massively a common security and defence policy and expect the EU to phase out its dependency on Russian sources of energy
Will Distrust Among EU Leaders Fail Ukraine?
By: EBR | Thursday, June 16, 2022
EU member states have no shared vision of how to deal with Russia as it continues its attack on Ukraine. Rushing to end the war at all costs could have devastating consequences for Kyiv and Europe
Taxonomy: MEPs object to Commission’s plan to include gas and nuclear activities
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 15, 2022
MEPs adopted an objection to the Commission’s proposal to include specific nuclear and gas energy activities in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the so-called EU Taxonomy
Back to 1945
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 14, 2022
As EU leaders prepare for their next summit on 23-24 June, it is useful to list the uncomfortable truths we will not see in the draft conclusions
Empress Angela and Her Two Big Sins
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Reflections on the former German Chancellor’s sense of her own record and responsibilities in dealing with Putin, Russia and Ukraine
Burned by Russia, Germany seeks to lessen dependence on China
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Germany’s dependence on Chinese raw materials is increasingly attracting the government’s attention as it continues, together with the EU, to work at full speed on freeing itself from Russian economic dependence
EU sets better gender balance in European corporate boards
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 8, 2022
EU lawmakers on Tuesday (7 June) agreed on a continental target to establish better gender balance on the boards of companies in Europe
Turkey: persistently further from EU values and standards
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Without clear and significant progress on EU-related reforms, Parliament cannot envisage resuming accession negotiations with Turkey, warned MEPs on Tuesday
Climate action must not be delayed by global crises, UN talks told
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Negotiators from almost 200 countries met in Germany Monday (6 June) for climate talks tasked with reigniting momentum on tackling global warming, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine overshadows the threat from rising emissions
EU’s new borders
By: EBR | Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned into a World War III of sorts, one that will result in major changes, including new borders in Europe, after which we are not sure that France and Germany will remain the largest and most influential countries in our union
Climate talks test global resolve on warming
By: EBR | Monday, June 6, 2022
Negotiators from almost 200 countries will meet in Bonn Monday for climate talks tasked with reigniting momentum on tackling global warming, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine overshadows the threat from rising emissions
EU urged to quickly adopt plan boosting gender equality on boards, as talks continue
By: EBR | Monday, June 6, 2022
EU lawmakers are working to strengthen the European Commission’s proposal to ensure that women fill 40% of non-executive board seats of listed companies, while campaigners call for a swift adoption of the text before the end of the French presidency of the EU Council
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