EU countries and the European Parliament said Wednesday (29 November) they have reached a preliminary agreement on curbing industrial emissions, including those from intensive poultry and pig farms and from ore mines.
The deal between the French government and state-owned utility EDF to regulate nuclear power sales prices at an average of €70 per megawatt-hour (MWh) may be subject to EU state aid rules, according to experts, while the European Commission said it would reserve judgment until further details emerge.
Germany, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are set to approach the European Commission with a proposal to reform EU digital policy, with Berlin hoping to benefit from the expertise of the Baltic states who, in turn, want to capitalise on Germany’s clout.
By Martin Banks Five weeks of festive fun…. that is what the City of Brussels offers with its seasonal wonderland which runs from 24 November until 7 January.
Sweden should consider leaving the EU if the transfer of power to Brussels goes “too far”, Charlie Weimers, EU lawmaker and vice-president of the European Conservatives and Reformists, suggested at a congress of his Sweden Democrats (SD) on Friday (24 November).
The Commission’s proposal for a Cyber Solidarity Act is languishing in the EU Council of Ministers, where the scarce enthusiasm is evidenced by the slow progress at the technical level – despite there being no major political hurdle.
By Martin Banks Ahead of the 2024 poll, the EESC and the EU’s national Economic and Social Councils met in Madrid for their annual meeting. The message was: Organised civil society must remain Europe’s “guardian of participatory democracy, a powerhouse in tackling current and future challenges.” The contribution of grassroots organisations “is more vital than ever” as […]
The European Parliament has outright rejected a proposal on the EU’s pesticide reduction plan, effectively killing off the regulation in a move lamented by green groups but celebrated by EU farmer associations.
The European Parliament endorsed a beefed-up ‘right to repair’ law with a large majority on Tuesday (21 November), setting its position before negotiations with the Council representing the 27 EU countries.
The European Parliament approved new internal rules on how whistleblowers can act and how they are protected on Monday evening (20 November), to update and clarify existing procedures, an official source from the European Parliament told Euractiv.
