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The €1.85 trillion pandemic emergency bond-buying programme (PEPP) is the ECB’s main crisis-fighting tool, aimed at keeping borrowing costs low to stoke economic growth.

ECB plots stimulus exit as inflation looms

By: EBR | Thursday, December 16, 2021

European Central Bank policymakers will gather on Thursday (16 December) for a crunch meeting, as soaring inflation heaps pressure on the bank to wind down its stimulus just as a new coronavirus variant threatens to derail the recovery

“We want the International Procurement Instrument (IPI) to work as a door opener for European companies,” said German lawmaker Daniel Caspary who was the Parliament’s chief negotiator on the IPI on behalf of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP).

EU’s international procurement law one step closer to completion

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Half a year after EU member state agreed their common position and nine years after the Commission first proposed it, the European Parliament voted its negotiating stance on an instrument aimed at ensuring access of European companies to public procurement markets outside the EU

On integrating nuclear power to the European green taxonomy, the EU vice-president said that “the taxonomy has only one objective, that of providing transparency to savers and investors who want their money to be useful for our environmental objectives.”

EU’s Timmermans: Brussels ‘will support’ member states that choose nuclear

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 15, 2021

During an exchange with French parliamentarians this week, the EU Commission vice-president in charge of the Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, said Brussels “will support, sustain and assist those member states that make this choice” of using nuclear power

Need for a minimum level of protection and reparation for victims, in line with Istanbul Convention standards.

Gender-based cyberviolence: Parliament calls for EU law to tackle the problem

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Parliament asked on Tuesday for a European directive to stamp out gender-based cyberviolence and ensure convergence at national and EU level

TEN-T is an EU-wide network of rail, inland waterways, short-sea shipping routes, and roads. It connects 424 major cities with ports, airports and railway terminals.

New transport proposals target greater efficiency and more sustainable travel

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 15, 2021

To support the transition to cleaner, greener, and smarter mobility, in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal, the Commission adopted four proposals that will modernise the EU’s transport system

"The targeted changes will bring greater EU coordination and better equip Member States to deal with emerging challenges when managing both the EU’s common external border and internal borders within the Schengen area".

Schengen: New rules to make the area without internal border controls more resilient

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Commission is proposing updated rules to reinforce the governance of the Schengen area

"Restructuring the heating sector certainly poses one of the biggest challenges in the energy transition, mainly for two reasons".

Economist: Carbon trading is ‘a right first step’ to decarbonise buildings

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Moving parts of the building sector under a separate carbon trading scheme, like the European Commission has proposed, “is a right first step” to address the complexity of the heating sector

If one thing is clear from this crisis, it is time to double down on growing production capacity of renewable energy from the sun and wind, writes Dirk Vansintjan.

Gas crisis is a wakeup call to make the energy transition fairer

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 14, 2021

An effective way to avoid being exposed to gas price volatility would be for the EU to produce its own renewable energy. This is where citizens and local communities come in

The approaching summit is a chance to tailor the initiative to partners’ diverging needs.

Is the EU Politically Committed to Its Eastern Partners?

By: EBR | Monday, December 13, 2021

The EU’s Eastern Partnership has brought tangible benefits to its member countries but does not reflect today’s geopolitical realities

The aim is to deter countries from restricting or threatening to restrict trade or investment to bring about a change of policy in the EU in areas such as climate change, taxation or food safety.

EU strengthens protection against economic coercion

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 8, 2021

The European Commission has today proposed a new tool to counter the use of economic coercion by third countries

“In Europe, there are those who persist in treating the problem as a matter that does not concern them,” the Pope said, adding that “when human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders become irrelevant”.

Europe’s neocon Christians vs Pope Francis

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 8, 2021

It’s common knowledge that we’re living in an era where ideological lines are often blurred. Equally clear is that far-right populists interpret religion according to their political views

Today, the Commission is also reporting on the progress made over the last 6 months under the EU Security Union Strategy towards building a future-proof security environment.

Police Cooperation Code: Boosting police cooperation across borders for enhanced security

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Today, the Commission is proposing an EU Police Cooperation Code to enhance law enforcement cooperation across Member States and give EU police officers more modern tools for information exchange

Western Balkan countries have faced complicated disputes throughout history but always shared one common aim: becoming member states of the European Union, a supranational organisation characterised by dynamism.

The EU and Western Balkans: a friendship through thick and thin

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Over half (57.4%) of young people in Western Balkan countries support EU accession, according to the recently published UNICEF U-Report, but only 9.4% think that their country will join the EU within the next five years

The digital product passport aims to reduce the amount of waste created in Europe by enabling more recycling and reuse.

EU plans ‘digital product passport’ to boost circular economy

By: EBR | Monday, December 6, 2021

The European Commission plans to introduce a “digital product passport” early next year that would contain information about the composition of goods on the European market to help boost their chances of being reused and recycled

Booster jabs should only be for people over 65. Zemmour says the pandemic has allowed President Macron “to change the agenda from immigration.”

Eric Zemmour: France’s New Elitist-Extremist Menace

By: EBR | Friday, December 3, 2021

In next year’s presidential election, will France retreat from reason and science to embrace radical politics?

The agreement will help the EU with regard to the digital agenda, since sectors such as telecommunications, computer services, engineering, and commercial banking stand to benefit from it.

EU and WTO members strike major deal to simplify trade in services

By: EBR | Friday, December 3, 2021

A group of 67 World Trade Organization (WTO) members, including the EU, have today concluded negotiations on a landmark agreement to cut red tape in services trade

In a sombre 10-minute video, full of historical and cultural references and attempting to recall General de Gaulle’s 18 June appeal, the far-right polemicist declared that he was running for president.

Far-right Zemmour makes Le Pen look normal

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 1, 2021

After several months of artificial suspense, radical right Eric Zemmour officially entered the 2022 French presidential election race to “save” the country on Tuesday (30 November)

Countries and companies have seized on green hydrogen – a fuel obtained by passing renewably-produced electricity through water to split the element from oxygen – as a way to cut greenhouse gas emissions, especially from heavy industry.

‘Let’s reach for the stars’: EU aims for green hydrogen below €2/kg by 2030

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 30, 2021

The cost of producing green hydrogen with renewable energy is set to fall and the capacity to produce it in Europe and nearby countries will likely surpass current targets by 2030

The revised ECDC mandate will allow the agency to take a stronger role in supporting the EU and its Member States in the prevention and control of communicable disease threats and improve European preparedness for future health challenges.

Commission welcomes agreement on a stronger European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 30, 2021

European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on a reinforced role for the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

Eurostat said emissions totalled 867 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent from April to June this year, up sharply from the same period in 2020 when lockdowns across Europe brought emissions to their lowest levels ever recorded.

EU’s emissions rose nearly a fifth as economy bounced back

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Greenhouse gas emissions from EU countries jumped by 18% last spring, according to data from Eurostat, Europe’s statistics office, as the economic sector recovered from pandemic shutdowns and returned to releasing climate-damaging gases into the atmosphere

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Six EU countries demand revision of climate policy: ‘Ideological dogmatism harms our industry’

N. Peter KramerBy: N. Peter Kramer

Six European heads of government have called on Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to review the current EU climate policy.

Europe

EU agrees €90bn loan for Ukraine but without using Russian assets

EU agrees €90bn loan for Ukraine but without using Russian assets

European Union leaders have struck a late-night deal to lend Ukraine €90bn (£79bn; $105bn) over the next two years, after failing to agree on using frozen Russian assets.

Business

EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035

EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035

Current rules state that new vehicles sold from that date should be "zero emission", but carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions.

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