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Trade with the 65 preferential partners covered in the report grew by 3.4% in 2019, while the EU’s total external trade grew by 2.5% overall.

EU trade agreements: delivering for Europe’s businesses

By: EBR | Thursday, November 12, 2020

The 4th Annual Report on the Implementation of the European Union’s Trade Agreements in 2019 published today shows the benefits of our expanding global trade network

"Our aim is to protect the health of all European citizens. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for more coordination in the EU, more resilient health systems, and better preparation for future crises..."

Building a European Health Union

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Stronger crisis preparedness and response for Europe

"The ambition to raise the EU4Health programme was recently backed by MEPs in the Parliament’s health committee (ENVI), who adopted its report on the programme for the EU’s action in the health sector last month."

Council meets Parliament halfway on EU health budget

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 11, 2020

European lawmakers have agreed to reduce cuts to the proposed €9.4 billion EU4Health Programme, which will now amount to €5.1 billion in the forthcoming seven-year budget

“European governments… must ensure they are not providing the tools of repression to governments around the world,” the 12 European and African civil society groups wrote.

EU criticised over surveillance aid in nations where privacy at risk

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 11, 2020

European Union aid has been used to pay for surveillance equipment and training in countries with inadequate safeguards against excessive state snooping, rights groups said on Wednesday (11 November), calling for an end to the “unacceptable” practice

The interinstitutional agreement over the €8 billion recovery aid for EU farmers and food producers was struck between the European Parliament, Council and Commission.

EU farming recovery fund to be rolled out from 2021

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 11, 2020

A provisional agreement has been struck on the rollout of recovery funds in the EU agricultural sector, which will make a total of €10 billion available for farmers from 2021 up until the end of 2022

“This work with our partners all around the world – this solidarity and cooperation – is more important today than it has ever been”.

Europe is ready to engage, von der Leyen tells annual EU Ambassadors’ Conference

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 11, 2020

“This is a moment for action. It is a moment to reach out, and make clear that Europe is ready to engage”

"To reach the EU’s ambitious climate targets and make the economy sustainable we need to reduce emissions in all sectors, from energy to agriculture and transport."

EU aviation blending mandate needed to green flights, says MEP

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Futuristic flight technologies like battery-power and hydrogen are on the radar but sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are an already-available option that should be utilised more

Parliament and Council negotiators agreed that cyber-surveillance goods that allow for the “covert surveillance of natural persons by monitoring, extracting, collecting or analyzing data, including biometrics data” should fall under new export restrictions.

EU to restrict sale of cyber-surveillance goods to repressive regimes

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Negotiators from the European Council and the Parliament have signed off on new export rules that restrict the sale of cyber-surveillance goods to worldwide regimes engaging in the repression of human rights

Half of the bank’s lending will be targeted exclusively towards climate projects by 2025 but the other 50% will need to be “Paris-proofed”, according to the EIB.

EU bank mulls ban on cash for airport expansions

By: EBR | Thursday, November 5, 2020

The European Investment Bank (EIB) could withdraw support for new airports, according to a draft climate roadmap

“Obligations of means and results will be applied to certain platforms under which they will have to manage illegal content,” the Commission official said.

EU Commission to introduce sanctions regime for illegal content in Digital Services Act

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 4, 2020

The European Commission will introduce fines and sanctions for platforms that repeatedly violate new obligations on managing illegal content online as part of the forthcoming Digital Services Act

"A multifaceted sense of identity is part of the journey and experience of migrants and refugees, and indeed of Europe. However, the primary narrative of Europe is often a portrait moored in times past, one depicting a distinct moral political philosophy that is mostly white, male and mono-religious."

Identity politics have been and will continue to be one of the major fault-lines in Europe

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Europe is the product of hundreds of years of migration and colonisation – it is dynamic and fluid, and is constantly being remade

"The logic of Warsaw’s energy actions— aimed as it seems at the promotion of its’ energy champions– make it consider other regional infrastructure projects as competitors both in Poland and abroad, against which any attack is justified, even if it breaks with EU norms."

Poland fights uphill battle over Nord Stream 2

By: EBR | Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Warsaw’s objections regarding the Nord Stream 2 pipeline are not linked with the energy security imperative or energy market distortions. It is actually unclear how the launch of the Nord Stream-2 pipeline could negatively affect Poland’s energy market

"Under the July budget deal, 30% of EU funds will go into green investments such as renewable energy generation, renovating buildings and deploying electric vehicle recharging networks across Europe."

Green EU funding is decided, now it must be spent wisely, says energy commissioner

By: EBR | Tuesday, November 3, 2020

30% of the EU’s €1.8 trillion budget and recovery plan for 2021-2027 will be made available for the green transition

"The draft rules say that to be classed as a sustainable investment – one that makes a “substantial” contribution to curbing climate change – gas power plants must not produce more than 100 grams of CO2 equivalent per kilowatt hour."

EU set to deny gas power plants a green investment label

By: EBR | Monday, November 2, 2020

Power plants fuelled by natural gas will not be classed as a sustainable investment in Europe, unless they meet an emissions limit that none currently comply with, according to draft European Union regulations

"The gender equality strategy which the European Commission presented last March aims to help member states to strengthen their legislation and policies so that we may advance together faster and stronger. Europe must show leadership in the field of equality."

Women’s rights: We cannot go back a single day

By: EBR | Monday, November 2, 2020

Despite modest progress, the EU is still decades away from obtaining gender equality and the overall picture is still bleak

"While both business profits originating domestically and those originating in another EU/EEA state are subject to taxes in Greece, the treatment of losses incurred abroad is limited."

Tax Legislation in Greece and European Commission

By: EBR | Friday, October 30, 2020

European Commission decides to refer Greece to the Court of Justice of the EU regarding its income tax rules for businesses with foreign branches

The EU guarantee of around €91.8 billion (current prices) is expected to mobilise more than €1 200 billion in additional investment across the European Union.

InvestEU Fund: boost for sustainable, innovative and social investment

By: EBR | Thursday, October 29, 2020

InvestEU aims to be a fund that provides support to EU investors by integrating and simplifying the financing, offered under a single budgetary guarantee scheme

Key elements of European society are under pressure and may collapse unless strengthened. The threatened pillars of our social economy range from jobs and pensions to whole industries and the services they rely on.

An FDR-style ’New Deal’ would combat Covid’s second wave

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 27, 2020

The ink was scarcely dry on the EU’s Covid recovery plan before it was overtaken by the second wave. Now, with the virus again sweeping through Europe, it’s time for more creative and far-sighted strategic thinking

“Over 10,000 EU platforms serve markets and societies. Getting liability rules that work for these startups is in our broader economic interest and should be the central objective of the Digital Services Act”.

Startups call for ‘proactive measures’ to screen content as part of Digital Services Act

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 27, 2020

EU policymakers should put forward provisions as part of the forthcoming Digital Services Act that would permit platforms to screen uploaded content for both illegal and harmful content, a paper published by an international startup association has said

"Only rejoining the EU would solve that dilemma, but the UK may have to spend some years learning hard lessons about the way today’s interconnected world works before that becomes a politically feasible option."

Brexit and the Dismal Reality of “Take Back Control”

By: EBR | Friday, October 23, 2020

The UK’s economic relationship with the EU will change profoundly. Instead of open trade, Britain is heading for a hard Brexit that will have dire consequences for its economy and role as a trading nation

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EU Actually

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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