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"If Sputnik V were to join the EU’s vaccine arsenal, it would be a diplomatic triumph for Russia, whose trade with the bloc has been hamstrung for years by sanctions over its annexation of Crimea and its intervention in eastern Ukraine."

Unthinkable? EU considers getting a vaccine boost from Russia’s Sputnik

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Publicly, the European Union has dismissed Russia’s global coronavirus vaccine supply campaign as a propaganda stunt by an undesirable regime

In the digital sector, CEF will support the development of projects of common interest on safe and secure very high capacity digital networks and 5G systems, as well as the digitalisation of transport and energy networks.

Connecting Europe Facility: provisional deal on next generation programme

By: EBR | Friday, March 12, 2021

EP and Council negotiators reached a deal to upgrade the Connecting Europe Facility and release new funds for transport, digital and energy projects for 2021-2027

In a debate in the European Parliament about national recovery plans, the Commission’s Executive Vice-President, Valdis Dombrovskis, also underlined that “the implementation of the plans will only be a success with the support of social partners and civil society at all stages of the process”.

Seven EU countries have not yet submitted recovery plans

By: EBR | Friday, March 12, 2021

The European Commission reiterated on Thursday (11 March) that the remaining seven EU member states have to submit their national recovery plans by the end of April in order to access the funds

The European Commission originally proposed a Climate Law with a built-in independent review and ratcheting mechanism, every 5 years, so targets could be made more ambitious but not less ambitious over time.

The EU Climate Law: is it all just a losing game?

By: EBR | Friday, March 12, 2021

The European Union needs to adopt separate targets for carbon emissions and removals. Otherwise, other countries like Brazil and Indonesia will do the same, which risks undermining talks at the UN’s COP26 conference this year

The EU is similarly addicted to labor imported from the Western Balkans but is engaged in a half-hearted effort that focuses solely on factors emanating from the region itself.

The EU Is a Dishonest Broker on Western Balkan Demographics

By: EBR | Friday, March 12, 2021

The Western Balkans’ brain drain and EU accession are mutually exclusive. If accession is a serious goal, the EU must take responsibility as the key beneficiary of that brain drain and share the burden of finding a solution

“The CBAM is a great opportunity to reconcile climate, industry, employment, resilience, sovereignty and relocation issues. We must stop being naive and impose the same carbon price on products, whether they are produced in or outside the EU.”

European Parliament backs plan to price carbon at EU’s border

By: EBR | Thursday, March 11, 2021

The European Parliament on Wednesday (10 March) overwhelmingly endorsed the creation of a carbon border charge that would shield EU companies against cheaper imports from countries with weaker climate policies

Several EU countries want to use pandemic money to invest in the climate change sector and Romania, Italy, Hungary and Greece want to invest in the improvement of their agricultural water management systems with their budget.

Minister threatens to resign if agriculture not included in recovery plan

By: EBR | Thursday, March 11, 2021

Since Slovakia’s recovery plan, which was presented Monday, failed to set anything aside for the agriculture sector or landscaping reforms, Agriculture Minister Jan Micovsky has announced that he will be forced to resign unless this is addressed

"The EU has more than enough information and evidence to know that Poland’s rule of law is being systematically stripped of its independence."

How the Legacy of Poland’s Dissidents Is Being Challenged

By: EBR | Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Jan Litynski, a leading dissident under Poland’s communist regime and later a passionate defender of the rule of law, will be buried on March 10 in Warsaw. The values and principles he fought for are now under threat more than ever before

“Some part of the work should continue to take place in this way after the crisis.”

Remote work needs to be regulated ‘quickly’, EU presidency says

By: EBR | Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Portugal’s deputy secretary of state for labour, Miguel Cabrita, urged EU countries on Tuesday (9 March) to move fast with plans to regulate remote working, saying quick action will maximise opportunities and minimise risks

“The Commission, during the past months, showed an exemplary level of transparency, which could be tainted by such meetings.”

Closed-door copyright meetings ‘taint’ EU transparency, MEPs warn

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 9, 2021

European Commission officials should not be “influenced behind closed doors” during private meetings with MEPs on the implementation of the copyright directive

“Today, data produced in Europe is generally stored and processed outside Europe, and its value is also extracted outside Europe.”

Commission in bid for EU data sovereignty with digital decade targets

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 9, 2021

The European Commission will try to mitigate the risks stemming from EU data being in the hands of third countries by outlining a series of 2030 objectives that will help the bloc procure next-generation data processing technologies

"The EU needs blue-sky, out-of-the-box thinking that can counter-balance its conventional roles."

Long-term EU thinking: a history of abandoned think tanks

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 9, 2021

How far ahead does the EU think? In today’s fast-changing world is the European Commission’s responsibility to head off tomorrow’s crises, or to focus on hugely disruptive troubles brewing over the horizon?

"This is a significant step forward. It marks a reset in our relationship with our biggest and economically most important partner. Removing these tariffs is a win-win for both sides, at a time when the pandemic is hurting our workers and our economies."

EU and U.S. agree to suspend all tariffs linked to the Airbus and Boeing disputes

By: EBR | Monday, March 8, 2021

The EU and U.S. agreed today to suspend all retaliatory tariffs on EU and U.S. exports imposed in the Airbus and Boeing disputes for a four-month period

"Women human rights defenders continue to be targeted across the world through intimidation."

The world must listen to the voices of women human rights defenders, not silence them

By: EBR | Monday, March 8, 2021

Statement by Maria Arena, Chair of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, on International Women’s Day 2021

“The EPP will now be weaker in this majority and will be forced to come closer to more progressive policies.”

Trouble brews in Macron’s Renew as EU Parliament power shift looms

By: EBR | Monday, March 8, 2021

Trouble is brewing in Renew Europe, the third-largest group in the European Parliament, pitting the old ‘liberals and democrats’ of ALDE against the group leadership and the French delegation of Emmanuel Macron’s party

“In times of COVID-19, the EU and member states have had to strike a balance between preserving air passenger rights and supporting the ailing airlines.”

Auditors to probe potential abuse of air passenger rights during pandemic

By: EBR | Friday, March 5, 2021

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) announced Wednesday (3 March) that it is launching an audit to assess whether the European Commission took sufficient steps to ensure air passenger rights were upheld during the COVID-19 pandemic

“Equal work deserves equal pay. And for equal pay, you need transparency. Women must know whether their employers treat them fairly. And when this is not the case, they must have the power to fight back and get what they deserve.”

Pay Transparency: Commission proposes measures to ensure equal pay for equal work

By: EBR | Friday, March 5, 2021

The European Commission has presented a proposal on pay transparency to ensure that women and men in the EU get equal pay for equal work

"As for the geopolitical front, European diplomacy has so far shown no signs of being beefed up by the pandemic, and EU strategic autonomy is still to materialize."

Should the Coronavirus Accelerate European Integration?

By: EBR | Friday, March 5, 2021

It should, but it won’t. The EU’s post-pandemic recovery fund will help the union’s economies get off the ground. But as for integrating Europe’s foreign, security, and digitization policies, the political will and strategic ambition are absent

The European Commission held an extensive public consultation, in which it received “hundreds or thousands of contributions”, in addition to debates among countries and in the European Parliament.

Social pillar will define next decade of European policy, EU official says

By: EBR | Friday, March 5, 2021

The action plan for a European Pillar of Social Rights will mark the next decade of European policies, European Commission advisor on social rights Jose Antonio Vieira da Silva has said

“The task of the modern leader is to have empathy and understanding for individuals’ situation, but being really clear on what you actually are expecting of that group.”

EU Commission vies to protect future for platform workers

By: EBR | Thursday, March 4, 2021

The European Commission will attempt to protect the future of platform workers in the EU by setting minimum standards and potentially enforcing pension entitlements and insurance obligations

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

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