EU Commission greenlights capacity boost for French turbines
The European Commission gave a green light, needed under the EU state aid framework, for France to help wind energy producers temporarily increase the capacity of their farms.
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December 23, 2022 The return of the flat European oyster
European researchers are trying to revive Europe’s native oyster, that over the last century has become almost extinct.
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December 22, 2022 Spain approves banking tax, excludes most foreign bank units
MADRID (Reuters) -The Spanish Senate gave the final approval to a windfall tax on banks and large energy companies on Wednesday, designed to alleviate the cost of living crisis, although largely leaving out smaller local lenders and foreign banks’ units in Spain.
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December 22, 2022 Ukraine rushing to show progress on EU-bound reforms
Ukraine is pressing ahead with reforms like never before, despite the ongoing war, Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna told EURACTIV as Kyiv is racing to demonstrate progress in the face of growing signals that it is unlikely to get preferential treatment on its EU path.
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December 21, 2022 Gas giant Algeria slams EU gas price cap
Africa’s top gas exporter Algeria on Tuesday (20 December) spoke out against a European Union price cap on natural gas, saying it would threaten upstream investments.
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December 20, 2022 EU Commission ‘fully committed’ to fight anti-Muslim hatred but lacks coordinator
This article is part of our special report Mapping anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe. While Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment keeps growing across the EU, lawmakers have called on the European Commission to quickly appoint the EU coordinator to fight anti-Muslim hatred and step up efforts to tackle discrimination across the Union.
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December 19, 2022 EU countries back watered down methane regulation
EU energy ministers agreed new rules on Monday (19 December) to tackle methane emissions from the oil and gas industry, but were immediately criticised by the European Commission and campaigners for reducing the law’s initial ambition.
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December 18, 2022 EU, Azerbaijan launch Black Sea electricity link
Azerbaijan agreed Saturday (17 December) to supply the European Union with electricity via a subsea cable, inking a deal in Bucharest as the bloc diversifies energy supply away from Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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December 16, 2022 EU must deliver REACH revision before end of current legislature
The European Commission should publish the revision of the regulation for evaluating and authorising chemicals (REACH) before the end of this legislature to protect human health and the environment, writes Zakia Khattabi.
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December 15, 2022 EU health systems at ‘critical moment’, require common approach
While there is no silver bullet to address the many issues facing Europe’s overstretched medical systems, addressing them at the EU level is a good start, former EU Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said.
