EU launches new pact on quantum technologies
To ensure the EU’s leading role in quantum technologies, the Spanish Presidency coordinated a joint declaration on quantum technology on Wednesday (6 December).
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December 5, 2023 EU Council leaves mandatory driving licence medical tests up to member states
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.
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December 5, 2023 Europe’s beer market is on the road to recovery – report
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.
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December 4, 2023 MEP Stelios Kympouropoulos Talks About Green Energy
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 […]
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December 4, 2023 EU Commission weighs options on potential PFAS ban
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.
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December 3, 2023 EU health ministers seek coordinated approach to climate change health threats
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).
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December 2, 2023 EU institutions finalise agreement on cybersecurity law for connected products
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.
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December 1, 2023 A senior Chinese diplomat in Brussels says the country’s Belt & Road Initiative is a “major step” towards fostering “unity and cooperation.”
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.”
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December 1, 2023 Experts from across Europe will converge on Brussels next week in an effort to help “realise” the full potential” of the bio-based sector.
By Martin Banks The future of the industry in Europe will come under focus at a major international gathering on 6 and 7 December.
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November 30, 2023 EU institutions strike deal on Anti-SLAPP Directive
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.
