EU takes action to prevent introduction of invasive alien species
By: EBR | Thursday, February 10, 2022
The Commission is taking legal steps against 15 Member States in order to step up the prevention and management of invasive alien species
European Innovation Council: biggest annual funding opportunities for innovators to scale up
By: EBR | Thursday, February 10, 2022
The Commission adopted the 2022 work programme of the European Innovation Council
Culture, education, media and sport must fight structural racism, say MEPs
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The Culture and Education Committee proposes measures to fight against offline and online racism and discrimination in culture, education, media and sport sectors
EU is Struggling, Thirty Years After the Maastricht Treaty
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The Maastricht Treaty signed thirty years ago, on February 7, 1992, was the last big gamble of European integration
Polls show Europeans’ mixed feelings about Russia, NATO amid Ukraine unease
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 9, 2022
A majority of people in six out of seven canvassed EU countries think Russia will invade Ukraine this year, a new survey has found, while other polls conducted in several countries paint a more complex picture of ambivalent attitudes towards Moscow and NATO
EU tests blockchain certification scheme for rare earths, EV batteries
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 8, 2022
An EU-funded certification scheme using blockchain is being developed for rare earths as automakers demand proof that materials used to make magnets for electric vehicles (EVs) are not linked to toxic pollution
Eurobarometer: defending democracy is top priority for the European Parliament
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Citizens’ support for the EU and the EP in particular has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic
Protectionism is a dead-end street for Europe, climate neutrality is the key
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Disruption, transition, transformation, structural change – Europeans today face several megatrends – climate change and the need to decarbonise our economies; digitalisation and the need to re-think workplace organisation; de-globalisation and the need to remain economically relevant
Europe needs smart charging of all EVs now
By: EBR | Monday, February 7, 2022
As sales of electric vehicles continue to rise, smart charging needs to be the standard. In fact, without smart charging as the default, costs for the energy system will increase unnecessarily, burdening all consumers
Why the energy sector’s latest cyberattack in Europe matters
By: EBR | Monday, February 7, 2022
A cyberattack on the major European oil refining hubs of Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) has considerably disrupted the loading and unloading of refined product cargoes amid a continental energy crisis
Campaigners begin legal fight against EU taxonomy’s bioenergy rules
By: EBR | Friday, February 4, 2022
Climate campaigners have started the process of a legal challenge against the European Union over the labelling of investments in bioenergy and bio-based plastics and chemicals as green in its flagship sustainable finance rulebook
Advanced biofuels can replace used cooking oil in aviation, industry says
By: EBR | Thursday, February 3, 2022
Pressure is growing on EU lawmakers to ensure agricultural and waste residues are legally required in the production of green jet fuel to prevent a reliance on imported used cooking oil
EU institutions bolster Europol’s mandate for data-crunching activities
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
The European co-legislators agreed on a new mandate for Europol, closing a controversy over the agency’s data processing practices
EU Taxonomy: Commission presents Complementary Climate Delegated Act
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
The European Commission has today presented a Taxonomy Complementary Climate Delegated Act on climate change mitigation and adaptation covering certain gas and nuclear activities
Europe remains top destination for US LNG for second month running
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Europe last month remained the top destination for shipments of US liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to Refinitiv data, outpacing exports to Asia for the second month in a row
Action needed to address gender inequality in gig economy, report finds
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and the platform economy has affected men and women differently and action is needed to address gender inequality, a report by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) found
EU’s energy taxation policy contradicts climate goals, auditors say
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Energy taxation, carbon pricing policies and fossil fuel subsidies must be aligned more closely if the European Union wants to reach its 2030 climate targets, EU auditors said in a new report published on Monday
Gas crisis brought Europe’s coal exit to a halt in 2021: study
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The European Union’s efforts to phase out polluting coal power was stopped in its tracks by the surge in gas prices, according to a new analysis of 2021 electricity market data by the financial think-tank Ember
Secret deals with conservatives expose Austrian Greens
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The Green party is currently facing backlash from party members for its lack of transparency and for deceiving the party base after side arrangements of the conservative-Green coalition agreement became public on Sunday
The missing element of Europe’s energy and climate security policy
By: EBR | Monday, January 31, 2022
The implementation of the energy and climate security policies in Europe calls for the introduction of new evidence-based policy instruments for monitoring the progress of member-states, such as an EU Energy Security Risks Index
By: N. Peter Kramer
