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"Battered by the pandemic and populism, the EU’s credibility is at a low ebb. To recover its mojo it must champion a far-sighted Europe-wide approach to overwhelming shifts threatening its member states. Only then will it be fit for purpose."

An EU that ignores ageing is no longer fit for purpose

By: EBR | Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Is the European Union still fit for purpose, or is it floundering in the face of both urgent crises and long-term threats?

"The post of Germany’s next vice chancellor should be a shoo-in. To give the Greens a strong role in the new government and make the best use of Baerbock’s talents, she should be appointed to serve as a kind of “super minister” coordinating economic, energy, environmental and transport policy."

Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s Next Woman Chancellor?

By: EBR | Tuesday, May 4, 2021

In a curious twist of history, Baerbock holds the promise to execute on what turned out to be Angela Merkel’s highly misleading self-advertising

The European Commission’s revised renewable energy directive will be presented on 14 July as part of a broader package of laws intended to meet the bloc’s updated climate goals for 2030.

EU’s draft renewables law confirms 38-40% target for 2030

By: EBR | Tuesday, May 4, 2021

An early draft of the EU’s upcoming renewable energy directive confirms the bloc’s objective of sourcing 38-40% of its energy from renewables by 2030, roughly doubling the share of solar, wind and other renewables in Europe’s energy mix by the end of the decade

“The Commission has received a total of 13 recovery and resilience plans, from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia.”

Fourteen EU countries have submitted recovery plans, 13 still to go

By: EBR | Tuesday, May 4, 2021

The European Commission has received national Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRP) from 14 countries to access the bloc’s €750 billion recovery fund. 13 of the EU’s 27 member states are still missing from the list

The atlas provides quick and easy access to a comprehensive body of demographic data and knowledge, collected at EU, national, regional and local level.

Commission launches interactive tool to monitor and anticipate demographic change in the EU

By: EBR | Thursday, April 29, 2021

The Commission has launched an EU ‘Atlas of Demography’ – an interactive online tool to visualise, monitor and anticipate demographic change in the European Union, which has been developed by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC)

MEPs agreed that the new “EU COVID-19 certificate” - instead of Digital Green Certificate, as proposed by the Commission - should be in place for 12 months and not longer.

EU COVID-19 certificate must facilitate free movement without discrimination

By: EBR | Thursday, April 29, 2021

On Thursday, Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the proposal for a certificate to reaffirm the right to free movement in Europe during the pandemic

Approved with 641 votes in favour, 44 against and 14 abstentions, the Civil Protection Mechanism will now be endowed with around €1.26 billion for the 2021-2027 period, a significant increase compared to what was allocated to it in the 2014-2020 EU budget (€368.4 million).

EU Parliament approves reform of civil protection mechanism

By: EBR | Thursday, April 29, 2021

The European Parliament approved on Tuesday (27 April) a strengthened legal framework for the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to ensure that the EU is better prepared “to respond to future large-scale emergencies”

"As coronavirus vaccination programs roll out and ramp up across Europe, national lockdowns are easing and there are signs that life across the continent is slowly returning to a form of pre-pandemic normality."

Is the EU Doing Enough to Fight Coronavirus Globally?

By: EBR | Thursday, April 29, 2021

Globally, EU assistance has been slow to materialize. Supporting countries in dire need of coronavirus vaccines—through both the provision of vaccines and the sharing of patents—would project the union’s soft power capacity

“If we want to carry enough hydrogen in an aircraft, we have to compress it at very high pressures, or liquefy it at very low temperatures.”

Aviation bosses dismiss hydrogen as best path to green flying

By: EBR | Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Two of Europe’s leading aviation companies have cast doubt on hydrogen’s ability to replace kerosene in the near future, arguing that scaling up sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) is the best option to decarbonise flying

It is Annalena Baerbock, the 40-year-old co-leader of the Greens, who has just been selected as her party’s candidate for chancellor.

Germany’s New Political Star is Poised to Deliver on Merkel’s Original Promise

By: EBR | Wednesday, April 28, 2021

In a curious twist of history, Baerbock holds the promise to execute on what turned out to be Angela Merkel’s highly misleading self-advertising

The consent decision was adopted by 660 votes for, five against and 32 abstentions, while the accompanying resolution, setting out Parliament’s evaluation of and expectations from the deal, passed by 578 votes, with 51 against and 68 abstentions.

Parliament formally approves EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement

By: EBR | Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Parliament voted with a large majority in favour of granting its consent to the agreement setting the rules of the future EU-UK relationship

The RRF is the key instrument at the heart of NextGenerationEU, the EU’s plan for emerging stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic. It will provide up to €672.5 billion to support investments and reforms (in 2018 prices).

Recovery and Resilience Facility: Germany and Greece submit official recovery and resilience plans

By: EBR | Wednesday, April 28, 2021

The Commission has received official recovery and resilience plans from Germany and Greece

"The sheer complexity of long-term planning of investment and reforms, while conforming to EU requirements that 37% of the funds must go to fighting climate change and 20% to digitalising the economy, means many will postpone submission until mid-May."

From coal and steel to carbon-free and digital: EU reaches turning point

By: EBR | Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Years from now, 2021 may be seen as the moment the European Union took a leap forward from its post-World War Two birth as a coal and steel bloc to a modern green and digital economy

Close to half of Europeans trust the European Union (49%), after a 6-point increase since the Standard Eurobarometer of summer 2020. It is the highest level registered since spring 2008.

Eurobarometer: Trust in the European Union has increased since last summer

By: EBR | Monday, April 26, 2021

While the coronavirus pandemic has been impacting on European daily lives for more than a year, attitudes towards the EU remain positive, according to the latest Standard Eurobarometer conducted in February-March 2021

“I am delighted to hear that energy efficiency is well represented in the drafts of the member states’ Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRP). As I emphasised to ministers, this must remain in the final plans across the EU.”

Brussels urges 27 to ‘make the most’ of energy efficiency funds

By: EBR | Friday, April 23, 2021

The European commissioner for energy, Kadri Simson, said on Thursday (22 April) that member states should take advantage of the European Union’s historic €1.8 trillion budget and recovery fund to invest in energy efficiency

MEPs stress that Turkey’s lack of political will to carry out the reforms assumed in the accession process, and its failure to address the EU’s serious concerns on the rule of law and fundamental rights, have negatively affected the accession process.

EU-Turkey relations are at a historic low point, say MEPs

By: EBR | Friday, April 23, 2021

In a report adopted on Thursday, MEPs call on Turkey to credibly demonstrate the sincerity of its commitment to closer relations with the European Union

"On Artificial Intelligence, trust is a must, not a nice to have. With these landmark rules, the EU is spearheading the development of new global norms to make sure AI can be trusted..."

Europe fit for the Digital Age

By: EBR | Thursday, April 22, 2021

Commission proposes new rules and actions for excellence and trust in Artificial Intelligence

"The EU Taxonomy is a robust, science-based transparency tool for companies and investors. It creates a common language that investors can use when investing in projects and economic activities that have a substantial positive impact on the climate and the environment."

Sustainable Finance and EU Taxonomy

By: EBR | Thursday, April 22, 2021

Commission takes further steps to channel money towards sustainable activities

"For instance, Christine Lagarde has been raising expectations that the ECB will take concrete action against climate change when completing the ECB’s strategy review."

The ECB needs political guidance on secondary objectives

By: EBR | Thursday, April 22, 2021

While EU Treaties clearly stipulate that the European Central Bank “shall support the general objectives of the European Union”, politicians cannot simply stand by, hoping that it will use its discretionary power to act on them

Yet recently, despite the EU’s new global human rights sanctions regime, Germany’s commitment toward defending human rights, whether behind closed doors or openly, has been waning.

Germany’s Ambiguity Toward Human Rights Weakens Europe

By: EBR | Wednesday, April 21, 2021

As she nears the end of her last term as Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel should revert to toughening the EU’s stance on human rights. Making them subservient to trade and economic ties discredits the EU

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

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

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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.

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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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