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"Europeans rightly expect to drive the cleanest and safest cars. That presupposes the strictest controls of cars placed on the market and circulating on our roads..."

New rules on cleaner and safer cars start to apply across Europe

By: EBR | Monday, August 31, 2020

Tomorrow, the EU Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles will start to apply

On 21 July the EU heads of state reached agreement on an unprecedented financial package, including an EU recovery fund called ‘Next Generation EU’ (NGEU). NGEU, which is tailored to tackle the crisis that is unfolding worldwide as a result of Covid-19, sees the EU borrow from capital markets to finance expenditure throughout the Union.

Solidarity is needed on EU citizenship as well as on COVID-19

By: EBR | Monday, August 31, 2020

The response by EU leaders to the COVID-19 crisis suggests that solidarity is on the rise. But what about solidarity between Europe’s own citizens, and the 65 million Britons who face losing their rights to EU citizenship?

"To understand the EU’s role we need to view it over a period of 5-10 years. Those who set the Amazon alight today are betting on huge profits in the years to come."

The EU must face its responsibility for the Amazon fires

By: EBR | Monday, August 31, 2020

Only with a strong law can European consumers be confident that the production of the food they eat does not fuel the horrendous fires we witness every year in the Amazon

“This places challenges for such countries to reach their renewable energy targets with less climate-damaging biomass.”

Scientists call on EU to ‘correct’ biomass carbon accounting rules

By: EBR | Friday, August 28, 2020

Europe’s academies of science have called on EU lawmakers to introduce a “radically new standard” in the blocs’ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to ensure net carbon emissions from biomass power stations are “properly accounted for and declared”

"To leave enough time to ratify a deal before the end of the transition period on December 31st, the EU on its side would like to finalize a deal ahead of the EU summit to be held on October 15-16, 2020."

Brexit Negotiations: What Are They Waiting For?

By: EBR | Tuesday, August 25, 2020

In its negotiations with the EU, the UK government still puts false hopes on “heavenly” intervention by Germany’s Angela Merkel

"While the EU regulates methane emissions from gas burned in the bloc, it doesn’t do so for emissions during the production or transport of gas imports, so those emissions don’t show up in the tally of greenhouse gases linked to Europe’s gas-fuelled power plants, nor are they counted in the EU’s climate goals."

Draft EU methane strategy shies away from binding emissions standards

By: EBR | Tuesday, August 25, 2020

The European Union’s long-awaited plan to curb emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane will not impose binding standards on natural gas sold in the bloc, according to a draft seen by Reuters

The Commission’s statement triggered strong reactions in Athens, with the main leftist opposition Syriza party accusing the right-wing New Democracy government (EPP) of populism.

EU Commission exposes Greek health minister over COVID-19 vaccine

By: EBR | Wednesday, August 19, 2020

The European Commission yesterday (18 August) refuted claims by Greece’s health minister that a first batch of COVID-19 vaccines is expected in December saying there is no timeline as there is no vaccine yet.

The Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) and the Greek-Italian company Poseidon are the shareholders in the company ICGB responsible for the project. The pipes are delievered by the Greek company Corinth Pipeworks, while another Greek company J&P – Avax is responsible for the design and construction of the gas route.

Strategic gas interconnector Greece-Bulgaria on bumpy road

By: EBR | Friday, August 7, 2020

The construction of a strategic EU-supported pipeline which is expected to break the monopoly of Russian gas on the Bulgarian market has hit a snag

Sales of textiles, clothing and footwear grew by 20.4% month-on-month in the eurozone, after a record 224.1% jump in May.

Eurozone retail sales return to pre-pandemic levels

By: EBR | Thursday, August 6, 2020

The volume of retail sales in the euro zone rebounded in June to levels recorded in February before lockdowns, official estimates showed on Wednesday (5 August), completing a recovery that began in May after record drops in March and April

In a recent paper, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) found that emissions must fall every year by 4.2% until 2030 to cap warming at 1.5°C.

The EU can and must cut emissions by more than 55% by 2030

By: EBR | Tuesday, August 4, 2020

The European Commission has proposed to strengthen its 40% greenhouse gas emission reduction target to 50% or 55% on 1990 levels in the next ten years

The European health advisory body teamed up with the EU’s maritime and aviation safety as well as railway agencies to manage COVID-19 spread on planes, cruise ships and trains.

Autumn challenges ahead as COVID rates rise amid European travel season

By: EBR | Friday, July 31, 2020

Several European countries are experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases as holidaymakers set out to enjoy the last month of summer but experts are more concerned about a potential increase in COVID-19 infections in autumn

"Europe needs a skills revolution, one that is inclusive and does not leave anyone behind. To achieve this we presented recently a new, ambitious, innovative, measureable, and inclusive Skills Agenda..."

Erasmus+ funding to develop excellence in vocational training in Europe

By: EBR | Friday, July 31, 2020

Skills: Five new cross-border collaboration projects selected for Erasmus+ funding to develop excellence in vocational training in Europe

"The focus of the strategy is mostly on large-scale systems, pan-European gas networks etc. However, electrolysers connected to small to medium-scale renewables will play a very important role helping to integrate more renewables into distribution networks."

EU’s hydrogen strategy a good start but key problems sidestepped

By: EBR | Thursday, July 30, 2020

Europe’s hydrogen strategy mostly points in the right direction by identifying renewable hydrogen as a key energy vector and necessary storage solution for delivering a zero-carbon EU, but it side-steps several key problems that go to the core of what will make green hydrogen a timely success

“For Europe, the peak of the disruption was in early April when 19 manufacturing sites were temporarily closed in Spain and Italy in response to Government measures.”

Wind industry ‘remained resilient’ during COVID-19 crisis

By: EBR | Thursday, July 30, 2020

Despite major disruptions to production and assembly in the first semester, installation of new wind farms over the first half of 2020 was comparable to previous years, industry figures show

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that with the new security law in place, “It makes sense to treat Hong Kong no differently from mainland China” when it comes to the export of equipment that can be used for repression.

EU to restrict exports to Hong Kong over security law

By: EBR | Wednesday, July 29, 2020

The European Union on Tuesday (28 July) agreed to limit exports to Hong Kong of equipment that could be used for surveillance and repression after Beijing imposed a controversial new security law

"Unjustified tariffs on European products are not acceptable and, arising from the compliance in the Airbus case, we insist that the United States lifts these unjustified tariffs immediately..."

EU and Airbus Member States take action to ensure full compliance in the WTO aircraft dispute

By: EBR | Friday, July 24, 2020

The governments of France and Spain agreed with Airbus SE to modify the terms of the Repayable Launch Investment granted by them for development of the A350 aircraft to reflect market conditions

MEPs reiterate that Parliament will not give its consent for the MFF without an agreement on the reform of the EU’s own resources system, including the introduction of a basket of new own resources by the end of the 2021-2027 MFF which is necessary to cover at least the costs related to the recovery plan.

EU long-term budget deal must be improved for Parliament to accept it

By: EBR | Friday, July 24, 2020

The recovery fund is a “historic move”, but long-term EU priorities such as the Green Deal and the Digital Agenda are put at risk, MEPs say

After cybercriminals, around one in three citizens (31%) are apprehensive about their data being accessed by businesses without their permission, followed by foreign governments (30%), the research, based on responses of 35,000 people across the EU, UK & North Macedonia, found.

EU citizens raise concerns about online data misuse

By: EBR | Thursday, July 23, 2020

More than one in two citizens of the European Union are concerned about the misuse of their online data by fraudsters and cybercriminals, a new EU study has found

«More revealing is the order of priorities in the next MFF. Its first heading is the “Single market, Innovation and Digital” followed by “Cohesion, Resilience and Values.”»

Europe’s Expensive Coronavirus Summit

By: EBR | Thursday, July 23, 2020

Neither values nor geopolitics played any role when EU leaders agreed to spend their way out of the coronavirus crisis at a marathon summit. Once again, Europe as a strategic player has been postponed

While electricity demand in the EU fell by 7% due to COVID-19, generation from renewables rose by 11%, largely driven by new wind and solar installations which produced a record fifth of Europe’s electricity.

Renewables overtake fossil fuels in EU power generation

By: EBR | Thursday, July 23, 2020

Renewable sources have overtaken coal, oil and gas in EU electricity generation for the first time, new analysis shows

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EU risks losing US soy imports under deforestation rules, Washington warns

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