Hydrogen for industry: Germany gets serious with Algeria
The German government is looking beyond Europe to supply hydrogen in coming years and has agreed on a task force with Algeria to facilitate the framework for imports.
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February 11, 2024 Hitting the – culinary – spot for Valentine’s Day
By Martin Banks Calling all Cupids out there.
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February 10, 2024 EU reaches agreement on spending rules
The European Parliament and member states reached an agreement early Saturday (10 February) on reforms to EU budgetary rules aimed at boosting investment while keeping spending under control.
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February 9, 2024 S&Ds welcome agreement on new EU law on disability cards
By Martin Banks MEPs says they are “proud” of an agreement on a new EU law that aims to significantly improve the lives of over 100 million people with disabilities by easing their mobility across Europe.
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February 9, 2024 Explainer: How to make sense of the EU’s defence funds and programmes
The EU’s defence programmes and funds have multiplied after Russia launched its war in Ukraine to boost collaboration in different steps of an equipment’s life cycle: research, development, production, acquisition, and transfer to third countries.
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February 8, 2024 Electoral “interference” undermines EU unity, say MEPs
By Martin Banks MEPs in Strasbourg have warned of elected politicians and parties in Europe who, they say, are “knowingly serving Moscow’s interests.”
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February 7, 2024 EU Parliament endorses new limits for lead and diisocyanates exposure
The European Parliament gave the final approval on Wednesday (7 February) to the new rules that will limit workers’ exposure to lead and diisocyanates and step up health protection.
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February 7, 2024 New EU wide law on combating violence against women is widely welcomed
By Martin Banks The EU Commission has welcomed the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on combating violence against women and girls.
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February 7, 2024 New law on better digital networks given guarded welcome
By Martin Banks Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU Member States have agreed on the EU-Gigabit Infrastructure Act.
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February 6, 2024 EU Commission chief to withdraw the contested pesticide regulation
In a major blow to the EU’s Green Deal and Farm to Fork framework, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday (6 February) that she will withdraw the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR), which sought to halve pesticide use by 2030.
