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“We are aware of reports on the question. State media advertising is one of the issues the Commission is looking into as part of its annual Rule of Law reports, and it will also be looked at in the 2022 report”.

Greek media landscape raises eyebrows in Brussels

By: EBR | Friday, November 12, 2021

Member states’ legislation that aims to fight fake news during the pandemic, should not hinder the practice of journalism, nor should it act as a deterrent for “sources” to speak to journalists

"A minimum wage should ensure a decent standard of living".

New rules for fair minimum wages in the EU

By: EBR | Friday, November 12, 2021

A new draft EU law will ensure a minimum level of wage protection in all member states, in order to guarantee decent living standards for workers and their families

"The Digital Europe Programme aims to bolster Europe’s technological sovereignty and bring digital solutions to market for the benefit of citizens, public administrations, and businesses".

Commission to invest nearly €2 billion from the Digital Europe Programme to advance on the digital transition

By: EBR | Thursday, November 11, 2021

The Commission has adopted three work programmes for the Digital Europe Programme, outlining the objectives and specific topic areas that will receive a total of €1.98 billion in funding

"Under the revised Renewable Energy Directive, Renewable Energy communities can help Member States meet proposed targets on renewable energy coming from the buildings sector, heating and cooling, and energy efficiency and renovation".

Community renovation projects are key to supporting the green transition

By: EBR | Thursday, November 11, 2021

Both tenants and homeowners need to be involved in renovation programmes to bring Europe’s ageing building stock in line with its climate goals. Energy cooperatives could be one way to encourage citizens’ support

Special committee draft report highlights that EU needs to be AI leader in order to set global standards.

Artificial intelligence: huge potential if ethical risks are addressed

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Artificial Intelligence regulation should focus on the level of risk associated with specific uses, a draft report presented in the AIDA committee

Drawn up by the EU’s diplomatic service (EEAS) and national security agencies, the first part of the EU’s new military blueprint, is meant to cover security risks and trends across the bloc and worldwide.

How the EU’s future military strategy could look like

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 10, 2021

The blueprint of the so-called Strategic Compass, the EU’s upcoming military strategy document, seen by EURACTIV, will be formally submitted to EU foreign ministers next week

The Foreign Affairs Committee stresses the need to ensure the EU plays a strong role in global rules-based non-proliferation efforts and arms control and disarmament architecture as well as preventing the use of any chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapon.

Weapons of mass destruction: concern over the state of global disarmament

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Withdrawing from, or abandoning altogether, major arms control treaties would seriously damage the stability provided by international arms control regimes, warn MEPs

A recent vote in the UN Security Council has destroyed what was left of the union’s credibility.

The EU’s Humiliating Failure in Bosnia

By: EBR | Monday, November 8, 2021

The EU has long been the dominant player in Bosnia and Herzegovina, however its policy toward the country and the Western Balkans more broadly is failing

“These great teeming ecosystems — these cathedrals of nature — are the lungs of our planet.”

COP26 leaders vow new drive to save forests

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 2, 2021

World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will on Tuesday (2 November) issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that date is too distant for campaigners who want action sooner to save the planet’s lungs

Although fishing is a small part of both the British and the French economies, it has been a highly sensitive political issue throughout Brexit.

French PM Castex shows his frustrations about Brexit

By: N. Peter Kramer | Tuesday, November 2, 2021

The UK-French row about post-Brexit fishing rights were further inflamed last week, when a letter emerged from French Prime-Minister Jean Castex to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

"Europe’s policymakers at both EU and national level have done little to highlight the consequences of the growing number of people reaching retirement and the equally rapid shrinkage of the workforces governments rely on for so much of their tax revenue".

Worried about climate change? Here’s another big crisis ahead

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Climate change isn’t our only scary threat. Europe’s ageing has consequences that although less physical will also have a devastating economic and political impact

"Poland’s PiS government is fully poised to take up the spoiler role which the British have long exercised in the councils of the EU".

After Brexit: How Poland Replaces the UK

By: EBR | Monday, November 1, 2021

The EU-related obstinacy of Poland’s governing party is rooted not just in the desire to rewrite their own country’s post-war history, or even Europe’s. It is all a big-time deflection maneuver

"The European Court of Auditors sounded the alarm on Europe’s forests this month".

The uncomfortable truth about the EU Forest Strategy’s opponents

By: EBR | Monday, November 1, 2021

The outcry against Europe’s new forest strategy is baffling, signalling that EU countries and the private sector, as well as a faction of European Parliament lawmakers are in denial about the serious problems face by Europe’s forests

“Nuclear energy is part of the solution to climate neutrality. Therefore, for us, taxonomy and nuclear is an important issue,” said Finnish energy minister Mika Lintila.

EU countries ramp up pressure to grant nuclear a ‘green’ investment label

By: EBR | Friday, October 29, 2021

A group of ten European countries have heaped pressure on the European Commission to grant nuclear energy a ‘green’ label under the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy, which acts as a guide to climate-friendly investments

"Europe learned from the 2006 and 2009 gas cut-offs and put in place a series of regulations that make an outright cut-off unlikely today".

Is Europe’s Energy Crisis Self-Inflicted?

By: EBR | Friday, October 29, 2021

Europe is facing soaring gas prices. To avoid further crises, the EU should speed up its transition to renewables, reduce dependence on Russia, and formulate a coherent energy policy

"While the EU has made strong commitments to reduce carbon emissions, it has not yet devised policies to deal fully with the strategic ramifications of ecological stresses around the world".

COP26 and the Foreign Policy Blind Spot in Europe’s Climate Action

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 27, 2021

As a leader in international climate diplomacy, the EU still lacks an ecological foreign policy. The union will need to make some far-reaching changes to its geopolitical strategies if it is to place ecological imperatives above other interests

"Today’s citizens are surrounded by multiple sources of information throughout the day. They check their emails, chat groups and social media before taking their coffee."

EU democracy needs all voices in media

By: EBR | Monday, October 25, 2021

When our consumption of news changed from traditional presses to the digital, we lost something more than just a physical newsprint in our hands

"In its current discussions about extending the sanctions regime, the EU should take these trends seriously. It should stay informed about societal attitudes in Belarus that could have an influence in shaping the bloc’s strategy toward the country."

Continuity and Change in Belarusian Societal Attitudes

By: EBR | Friday, October 22, 2021

Among Belarusians, trust in the political elite remains low while the perceived effectiveness of EU sanctions is decreasing. The union must keep the latter in mind when assessing its strategy toward the country

"Europe’s impending energy crisis this winter shows why governments and businesses need to work together to quickly find ways to accelerate energy transition and diversify our energy mix."

Europe’s winter of discontent: The cost of sluggish energy transition

By: EBR | Friday, October 22, 2021

After a summer of heatwaves and wildfires in Europe, it is strange to think this winter could be uncomfortably cold for many

"At stake for the EU is the integrity of the internal market, the integrity of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, and the trust that the people of Northern Ireland have in the Good Friday accord".

Why Northern Ireland Matters for Europe

By: EBR | Friday, October 22, 2021

Because of Brexit, a peace accord that ended decades of conflict in Northern Ireland is hanging by a thread. The stability of this part of Europe depends on the EU and Britain finding a compromise

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