Greening measures will add around 8% to airline costs, EU estimates
Environmental regulations aimed at cutting the carbon footprint of aviation will increase the cost of flying by around 8% by 2050, according to the European Commission.
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September 27, 2021 EU must end fossil fuel heating by 2025
Ecodesign and energy labelling will deliver a third of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions target – but the European Commission is dodging the chance to set heating on the right path, by greenlighting the sale of polluting gas boilers beyond 2030, write Mélissa Zill and Davide Sabbadin.
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EUROPE
September 23, 2021 EU prepares ‘toolbox’ of measures to tackle energy price spike
The European Union executive will produce a “toolbox” of measures EU countries can take to tackle energy price spikes without breaching the bloc’s energy market rules, it said on Wednesday, as consumers faced a sharp rise in bills with winter approaching.
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WORLD
September 17, 2021 China warns EU of ‘severe consequences’ unless Germany stops war on businesses
The European Union and Germany were accused by China of adopting measures that would be discriminatory against Chinese companies. Wang Weidong, commercial counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Germany, issued a stern warning to the bloc saying China will not “sit idle” at the condescending attitude the EU has towards his country.
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EUROPE
September 17, 2021 EU aims for bigger diplomatic weight on Indo-Pacific matters
The European Union outlined on Thursday (16 September) a new strategy for raising its presence in the Indo-Pacific and counter China’s increasing influence in the region, which has become the latest arena of the international geopolitical race.
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ECONOMY
September 16, 2021 Christmas shoppers warned about post-Brexit charges on orders from EU
Early Christmas shoppers have been warned against getting caught out by unexpected post-Brexit charges when buying gifts from the EU.
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EUROPE
September 9, 2021 Borrell says EU can ‘do more’ to aid Libya polls
The European Union is “ready to do more” to help Libya organise elections planned for December, the bloc’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell said Wednesday (8 September) in Tripoli. But “there is no time to lose to approve the necessary legislation, go to the parliament, and start the necessary preparations” for the 24 December vote, Borrell […]
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EUROPE
September 7, 2021 EU warns Polish regions they could lose funding over ‘LGBT-free’ zones
The European Commission has written to five Polish regional councils urging them to abandon declarations that they are “LGBT-free” in order to receive funding, one of the councils affected confirmed on Monday (6 September).
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EUROPE
September 5, 2021 EU sets five conditions for future ‘operational engagement’ with Taliban
EU member states on Friday (3 September) laid out their conditions for stepping up engagement with the Taliban, agreeing to establish a joint European–Kabul civilian presence.
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EUROPE
September 2, 2021 Slovenia’s defence minister: EU will learn its lessons from Afghanistan
In case the EU wishes to become a more reliable security provider and global actor, it needs to avoid past mistakes and develop credible military intervention forces that are able to project stability in our neighbourhood, Slovenia’s defence minister Matej Tonin told EURACTIV.
