EU countries agreed their position on new rules to make driving in the bloc safer on Monday (4 December), backing provisions that would allow member states to choose between mandatory medical checks and “self-assessment” to obtain a drivers licence.
By Martin Banks The European beer industry is bouncing back, with production and consumption progressively moving back towards 2019 levels, new figures published by The Brewers of Europe show.
Interview by Vassilios Nicolaos Vitsilogiannis (IG: @vassiliosvitsilogiannis) Stelios Kympouropoulos is a Greek psychiatrist and politician of the New Democracy party who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 elections. He was born on July 9, 1985, in Athens, Greece. Kympouropoulos is a member of the Committee on Employment […]
Some European Union member statesare pressing the European Commission to adopt a complete ban on toxic PFAS chemicals amid warnings of potential trade-offs with green technologies that could slow down the energy transition.
The EU must take concrete actions to address the public health effects and health systems threats of the climate crisis, EU health ministers urged on Thursday (30 November).
European Union policymakers reached a political deal on the Cyber Resilience Act on Thursday evening (30 November), bridging their differences on the last outstanding issues.
By Martin Banks Wu Gang, minister counsellor at the Chinese embassy in Belgium, said, “We look forward to further similar cooperation over the next decade.”
By Martin Banks The future of the industry in Europe will come under focus at a major international gathering on 6 and 7 December.
EU co-legislators agreed on the directive to address the growing number of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) and protect defendants from unfounded, abusive litigation on matters of public interest.
By Martin Banks The EU has taken what is called “a major step” towards ending the “widespread” practice of abusive lawsuits aimed at silencing journalists, NGOs, human and environmental rights defenders and civil society. MEPs have welcomed a provisional deal on new EU rules to protect those targeted with strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP), […]
