MEPs to vote on EU withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty
By Martin Banks Euro MPs are this week being asked to approve the EU’s withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT).
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April 24, 2024 MEPs take “big step” towards tackling violence against women and girls
By Martin Banks Socialist MEPs have voiced “regret” over the failure to classify non-consensual sex as rape under planned new EU laws.
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April 22, 2024 Europe has yet to achieve a genuine green industry deal
The EU has clearly set out its aims to lead the world on green growth. Yet only the most optimistic would say the road has been smooth so far.
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April 20, 2024 Commission wants to ease rules on use of processed manure for farming
The EU executive published a proposal on Friday (19 April) to revise the Nitrates Directive to make it easier to use fertilisers made from livestock manure.
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April 19, 2024 Concerns voiced over possible election interference ahead of upcoming EU-wide poll
By Martin Banks Taiwan’s elections in January demonstrated the “resilience” of a democratic society. That was one of the messages to emerge from an event in the European Parliament on Friday. The hearing in Brussels was organised by the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium along with three cross-party MEPs. They were:Petras Auštrevičius (Renew Europe), Vladimír Bilčík (EPP), and Markéta Gregorová(Greens/EFA). They […]
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April 18, 2024 EU Summit calls for military support for Ukraine to be stepped up
By Martin Banks EU leaders have given their “full unwavering support to Ukraine.”
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April 17, 2024 Farmers should not bear EU green transition costs alone, says Letta report
The costs linked to the EU’s green transition should be shared collectively to avoid burdening specific sectors, according to a report by former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta, citing farmers as a group showing resistance to reforms.
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April 17, 2024 College of Commissioners approves the text of the agreement for the establishment of an interinstitutional Ethics Body
By Martin Banks The EU has moved a step closer creating an ethnics body for all the EU institutions.
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April 15, 2024 German transport minister stirs climate debate with threat of driving bans
A debate on abandoning sector-specific climate targets is heating up in Germany after Transport Minister Volker Wissing from the liberal FDP party warned that he might have to impose car bans on weekends unless the country’s climate law is reformed.
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April 14, 2024 Contested EU green buildings law adopted
The EU’s buildings directive was been adopted by member states on Friday (12 April), paving the way for national renovation plans amid cheers from the wider energy efficiency industry.
