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"The Justice Scoreboard provides valuable insight into the rule of law in all EU Member States, and the results will feed into the Commission’s first annual Rule of Law Report this year."

EU Justice Scoreboard 2020

By: EBR | Friday, July 10, 2020

Continued improvements in efficiency and accessibility of EU justice systems, coupled with decline in the perception of judicial independence in some Member States

A paper published by the European Parliament’s Directorate General for External Policies of the Union cites recent scientific studies on “deforestation linked to palm-oil production” showing that solely reducing Europe’s own imports of palm oil is environmentally ineffective.

EU’s trade deals can put an end to deforestation

By: EBR | Friday, July 10, 2020

The EU must take an aggressive “stick and carrot” approach to trade deals in order to put an end to deforestation and avert a next pandemic

According to a recent ILO report, 606 million women of working age said that they were not able to get a paid job because of unpaid care work, compared to 41 million men.

How COVID-19 can bring gender justice

By: EBR | Friday, July 10, 2020

Like previous disasters, the coronavirus crisis has exposed systemic inequalities faced by women. It’s time to build back better and fairer

Selected from 62 applications, the 24 newly selected European Universities involve 165 higher education institutions from 26 Member States and other countries participating in the Erasmus+ programme.

24 new European Universities reinforce the European Education Area

By: EBR | Thursday, July 9, 2020

European Universities are transnational alliances of higher education institutions from across the EU that come together for the benefit of students, teachers and society

According to Italy’s farmers boss, the COVID-19 emergency highlighted the fragilities of the European agricultural system, which is still uneven although the fact that the Common Agricultural Policy has been in force since 1960.

Food security is not outdated topic, says Italy’s farmers chief

By: EBR | Thursday, July 9, 2020

It is wrong to say that ensuring both food security and food safety in Europe is an objective that has already been achieved and can be taken off the table, the chief of Italy’s farmers’ organisation Confagricoltura

While emphasising that the current pandemic is still far from over, MEPs underlined the need to ensure that health systems across the EU are better equipped and coordinated to face future health threats as no member state can deal with a pandemic such as COVID-19 alone.

MEPs want the EU to play a stronger role in improving public health

By: EBR | Thursday, July 9, 2020

In a debate on the EU’s future public health strategy, MEPs said COVID-19 has shown that the EU needs stronger tools to deal with health emergencies

The strategy sets out 38 actions to create a more integrated energy system.

Powering a climate-neutral economy

By: EBR | Thursday, July 9, 2020

Commission sets out plans for the energy system of the future and clean hydrogen

The Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA) is an annual meeting attended by ministers and high-level representatives from more than 30 countries, including ministers from the G20 and chairs of key party groupings in the UN climate negotiations.

EU, China and Canada renew pledge for climate action, despite virus

By: EBR | Wednesday, July 8, 2020

In spite of the economic crisis posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the EU, China and Canada sent “a clear political signal” on Tuesday (7 July) that they are still committed to the Paris Agreement on climate change

"The Just Transition Fund is the first important step in the European Commission’s emblematic initiative for a Green Europe. Today, the Regional Development Committee confirmed that the EP will continue to lead the way in the implementation of the Paris Agreement, pursuing a socially fair and green transition in our regions..."

Just transition in EU regions: support to people, economy and environment

By: EBR | Wednesday, July 8, 2020

The EU must transition towards a climate-neutral economy without letting disparities between regions grow any further, say regional development MEPs

"The coronavirus will be with us, as long as we do not have a vaccine against it. This is why our work on this front, together with international actors, is so crucial..."

Commission and EIB financing for vaccine development

By: EBR | Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Commission and EIB provide CureVac with a €75 million financing for vaccine development and expansion of manufacturing

A record 3.6 GW of new offshore wind capacity was added across the EU in 2019, but the pace of deployment is still considered too slow to reach the bloc’s 2050 climate targets, according to industry figures published in February.

North Sea countries vow closer cooperation on offshore wind

By: EBR | Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Ministers of the North Seas countries have called for an EU framework to tackle barriers to the deployment of multinational “hybrid” offshore wind energy projects

The Innovation Fund will finance breakthrough technologies for renewable energy, energy-intensive industries, energy storage, and carbon capture, use and storage.

Boosting the EU’s green recovery: Commission invests €1 billion in innovative clean technology projects

By: EBR | Friday, July 3, 2020

The Commission is launching today the first call for proposals under the Innovation Fund , one of the world’s largest programmes for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies

Interchange fees for consumer cards have decreased, bringing smaller charges for card payments and lower prices for consumers.

Europeans save up to €2 billion thanks to caps on bank cards fees

By: EBR | Friday, July 3, 2020

Bank cards fees for European merchants and consumers have decreased over the past years thanks to the new EU rules, generating savings of up to €2 billion annually, according to a European Commission report published this week

The Just Transition Fund must recognise housing as a cornerstone of the green transition, argue two leading MEPs and civil society leaders.

Housing’s role in Europe’s green transition

By: EBR | Friday, July 3, 2020

What investment could be wiser than one that protects the most vulnerable and contributes to climate change mitigation by decreasing our energy consumption?

The EFSI allows the EIB Group to finance operations that are riskier than its average investments. Often, EFSI-backed projects are highly innovative, undertaken by small companies without a credit history, or they pool smaller infrastructure needs by sector and geography.

Investment Plan for Europe exceeds €500 billion investment target ahead of time

By: EBR | Thursday, July 2, 2020

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group have delivered on their pledge to mobilise €500 billion in investment under the Investment Plan for Europe

Pascal Canfin is a French MEP for the centrist Renew Europe group in the European Parliament, where he chairs the assembly’s environment committee (ENVI).

Pascal Canfin: On gas and nuclear, EU must apply green finance taxonomy

By: EBR | Thursday, July 2, 2020

Whether in the European recovery plan or the just transition fund, Pascal Canfin says he is in favour of applying the EU sustainable finance taxonomy, which allows drawing a line between gas projects that merit public funding and those that don’t

Hydrogen from electrolysers is a 3-in-one energy carrier delivering three solutions to three important emergency energy transition problems.

The energy transition, electricity prices and hydrogen

By: EBR | Thursday, July 2, 2020

EU institutions are failing to see the bigger picture with respect to the energy transition, failing to identify looming problems and have adopting a piecemeal approach which is wholly unsuited to the climate emergency and the very urgent need to rapidly decarbonise

The EU recovery fund and long-term budget must start reaching European businesses and citizens as soon as possible if they are to help the economy absorb the legacy of months of dramatically restricted activity.

EUROCHAMBRES appeal to German EU Presidency and to the Brexit negotiators : put the economy first!

By: N. Peter Kramer | Wednesday, July 1, 2020

The association of European Chambers of Commerce & Industry, EUROCHAMBRES, has underlined the need to place the economic recovery at the core of the German Presidency of the EU Council in the second half year of 2020

"As the EU’s sixth-largest economy, Poland was in a strong position to exert influence in the bloc. It played a substantial role when it came to energy policy and relations with Russia. "

Poland’s Retreat From Europe

By: EBR | Wednesday, July 1, 2020

The inconclusive first round of Poland’s presidential election showed a Polish leader and government undoing the gains of joining the European Union. The EU can take some of the blame

"Almost 10 years of war have meant that half of the Syrian population have had to flee their homes. Over half a million people have died. An entire generation of Syrian children has only known war..."

Syrian crisis: EU mobilises an overall pledge of €6.9 billion for 2020 and beyond

By: EBR | Wednesday, July 1, 2020

At the fourth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the Region”, the international community pledged a total of €6.9 billion for Syria and the main countries hosting Syrian refugees for 2020 and beyond

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Far-left and far-right gains throw French mainstream parties into a quandary

N. Peter KramerBy: N. Peter Kramer

In many big towns and cities, Socialists and centre-right Republicans are tempted to make electoral pacts on their outside flanks to beat the opposition in next Sunday’s run off of the French mayoral elections.

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Russia’s Imperial Retreat Is Europe’s Strategic Opportunity

Russia’s Imperial Retreat Is Europe’s Strategic Opportunity

The war in Ukraine is costing Russia its leverage overseas. Across the South Caucasus and Middle East, this presents an opportunity for Europe to pick up the pieces and claim its own sphere of influence.

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

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

The regulation would make the bloc less attractive for American exporters, a senior USDA official said

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