EU doing its bit to safeguard Ukraine energy supplies
By Martin Banks This week marks the second anniversary of the successful emergency synchronisation of Ukraine’s and Moldova’s electricity grid to the Continental European Network.
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March 16, 2024 EU to introduce measures to tackle surge in Russian grain imports
The European Commission announced today (15 March) that it will unveil measures to deal with the surge in imports of Russian agricultural products, particularly cereals, into the EU.
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EUROPE
March 15, 2024 EU set to seal multi-billion investment deal in Egypt amid EU election campaign
The EU is set to seal a highly sensitive and strategic deal worth up to €8 billion with Egypt on Sunday (17 March), continuing its strategy of investing in the countries of origin or transit of migration flows.
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March 6, 2024 EU to finally exit ‘climate-wrecking’ energy treaty
The European Union is poised to agree on a joint exit from a controversial energy investment protection agreement that activists say is a roadblock to the bloc’s path toward climate neutrality.
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EUROPE
February 22, 2024 European Commission “cannot transparently demonstrate that the EU’s financial interests are properly protected across all member states” say auditors
By Martin Banks EU auditors say that rule-of-law breaches can now be addressed more effectively since the EU’s legal framework was bolstered in January 2021 by the Conditionality Regulation.
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EUROPE
February 17, 2024 EU’s new defence programme looks to revamp bloc’s industrial strategy
With its long-awaited defence industry programme, the European Commission looks to use the bloc’s budget to restructure its defence industrial base, showing determination to ramp up sustainable production across the continent and become more independent from other suppliers such as the US.
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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 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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ECONOMY
February 2, 2024 EU equips single market for crisis management
The European Council and Parliament reached a provisional agreement on Thursday (1 February) on legislation aimed at ensuring the smooth functioning of the single market during crises.
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ENVIRONMENT
January 31, 2024 Make the Green Deal “deliver” for SMEs – EU told
By Martin Banks Fresh concern has been raised about the possible impact of the EU’s Green Deal.
