EU looks to Greece for niche metals
Greece could be Europe’s answer to China’s decision to restrict exports of gallium and germanium, rare earth elements used in the manufacture of semiconductors, photovoltaics and optical fibers.
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July 16, 2023 EU seeks to boost recyclability of cars at the end of the road
The European Commission wants to make vehicles easier to recycle, proposing new design rules to make it simpler to recover valuable materials, and pushing for greater use of recycled content in the production of new cars.
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July 14, 2023 Diplomatic moves by UN and EU for resumption of Cyprus talks
Diplomatic moves by UN and EU for resumption of Cyprus talks. Recognising Turkey’s key role within the framework of efforts to break the current deadlock, the UN and the EU make moves as regards the Cyprus problem with a view to achieving the resumption of the negotiations. Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, appears to be […]
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July 14, 2023 EU seeks to boost recyclability of cars at the end of the road
The European Commission wants to make vehicles easier to recycle, proposing new design rules to make it simpler to recover valuable materials, and pushing for greater use of recycled content in the production of new cars.
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EUROPE
July 11, 2023 EU digital wallet pilot project kicks off in Paris
The POTENTIAL consortium headed by France and Germany has begun work on a large-scale pilot project to create a European Digital Identity wallet, with deployment excepted by 2025, it was announced at the launch event in Paris on Monday (10 July).
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EUROPE
June 25, 2023 EU delivers new patrol boats to Libya despite militia links
The EU delivered two patrol boats to Libya in a ceremony on Thursday (22 June) in the Sicilian city of Messina in the presence of European Commission officials, the Italian authorities, and the Libyan coastguard, according to a press statement on Friday (23 June).
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ECONOMY
June 19, 2023 The EU needs to tax the wealthiest and financial transactions
The new own resources package due to be published by the EU Commission on 20 June should include a tax on the wealthiest and on financial transactions, argue David Cormand, Rasmus Andresen, Monika Vana, Damien Carême and Claude Gruffat.
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EUROPE
May 26, 2023 EU aims to seal trade deals with Australia, Kenya in a few months
The European Commission aims to conclude negotiations on free trade agreements with Australia and Kenya in the next couple of months, as the war in Ukraine and a desire to reduce reliance on China drive an EU push for partnerships.
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EUROPE
May 21, 2023 MEP: EU must encourage ‘responsible’ use of new genetic techniques
The EU must work towards regulation that enables the responsible use of new genomic techniques (NGTs) to innovate the farming sector while remaining centred around the precautionary principle, according to centre-right MEP Norbert Lins.
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EUROPE
April 26, 2023 EU to test disputed incentive scheme to develop novel antibiotics
The revamp of the bloc’s regulatory framework for pharmaceuticals, presented by the European Commission on Wednesday (26 April), features a new and somewhat controversial system of incentives to promote the development of new antimicrobials.
