2021-05-18 10:21
Transport is responsible for 27% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU and several pieces of legislation have failed to bring about major changes. The EU executive has already admitt… Read More
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2021-05-18 10:18
Britain faces a decade of major public policy challenges that could reduce economic performance to nearer that of struggling Italy, and increase inequality to the level of Bulgaria, Europe… Read More
2021-05-18 10:07
A bill proposing the decriminalisation of abortion in Malta was tabled Wednesday (12 May) in parliament, a first for the Mediterranean nation.
Malta is the only European Union country with… Read More
2021-05-18 09:07
AdvertisementOpposition groups in the Philippines have joined forces in a bid to defeat the party or anointed successor of President Rodrigo Duterte.
The country’s presidential elect… Read More
2021-05-18 03:07
A quarter of EU citizens living in the UK do not feel they are treated equally to UK citizens, according to the first survey of EU citizens by the watchdog set to protect their rights publ… Read More
2021-05-18 02:13
Podcasts | Politics | Southeast Asia
A conversation with security-risk consultant Ross Milosevic.
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2021-05-17 20:41
The French government announced in early May the creation of 2,000 civic services focusing on Europe per year from 2022. EURACTIV France reports.
The aim is to increase “awareness&rd&hellip…Read More
2021-05-17 20:20
Establishing a European Education Area will enable Europe to lead the green and digital transformations, write Mariya Gabriel and Victor Negrescu.
Mariya Gabriel is the European Commission… Read More
2021-05-17 19:21
A farmer herding cattle in Mindat Township, Chin State, the focus of recent clashes between the Myanmar military and a local civilian militia.
Credit: Flickr/Adam Cohn
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2021-05-17 14:05
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.
“The Commission is using all… Read More
2021-05-17 14:00
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2021-05-17 13:58
The European Union already has the right conditions in place for a “safe reopening” of tourism in the summer, its commissioner for the internal market, Thierry Breton, said on… Read More
2021-05-17 13:36
French President Emmanuel Macron and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern are set to co-host a summit on Friday (14 May) to review progress made on combatting terrorist content online… Read More
2021-05-17 12:35
The Pulse | Politics | South Asia
In dealing with the Islamist group, the Imran Khan government has lurched from one extreme to another.
A… Read More
2021-05-17 07:11
Europe’s carbon border levy to increase the cost of CO2-intensive goods entering the EU could push the Global South towards less restrictive trade deals, ultimately causing more harm… Read More
2021-05-17 06:53
Poland’s Senate on Thursday (13 May) rejected the latest candidate for the politically sensitive role of national ombudsman, deepening an impasse that has pitted the ruling conservat… Read More
2021-05-17 00:08
Mario Draghi, who draws at least two generous state pensions and owns or part-owns around 10 houses, has said he will not receive any salary for his job as Italy’s prime minister.
It… Read More
2021-05-16 17:21
Portugal’s secretary of state for tourism hopes that a high-level forum on Friday (14 May) will resolve “two major concerns”: the commitment of member states to sustainab… Read More
2021-05-16 16:07
Asia Geopolitics | Politics | Risk Intelligence | Central Asia | South Asia
The political Afghanistan remains deeply unce… Read More
2021-05-15 21:03
The pressure for a second referendum on Scottish independence will step up after the Scottish National Party secured 64 of the 129 seats following Thursday’s (6 May) Scottish parliam… Read More
2021-05-15 19:47
AdvertisementTwo Papuan independence fighters, including a rebel commander, were killed in the latest clashes between Indonesian security forces and separatist insurgents in Papua province… Read More
2021-05-15 14:15
Fifteen boats packed with hundreds of migrants landed on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday (9 May), and officials said they were expecting numbers to increase as the weath… Read More
2021-05-15 12:52
ASEAN Beat | Politics | East Asia | Southeast Asia
State media announced that Kitazumi Yuki would be released “in view of th… Read More
2021-05-15 07:47
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has deemed titanium dioxide, a widely used food additive, to be unsafe in its latest study, contradicting an earlier conclusion and paving the way fo… Read More
2021-05-15 07:25
Ahead of the Conference on the Future of Europe, a year-long dialogue with EU citizens that kicked off on Sunday (9 May, Europe Day), EURACTIV Croatia spoke to the European Commission Vice… Read More
2021-05-15 01:03
Agrifood Brief: Feel the love (re)generation Read More
2021-05-15 00:36
The European Commission is weighing up a “plan B” should Portugal fail to reach consensus in the Council on the definition of minimum wages before the end of its term presiding… Read More
2021-05-14 18:15
It is becoming increasingly clear that the way that we produce, consume, and discard food is having a huge impact on our health and that of our environment.
From soil degradation, to unhea… Read More
2021-05-14 17:52
The EU’s recovery fund and private investors will push investment to a level not seen for more than a decade, but the risk of corporate insolvencies could hamper the European economy… Read More
2021-05-14 17:50
The EU is at a crossroads and must overhaul its decision-making and implementation methods, argue Guillaume Klossa and Francesca Ratti.
Guillaume Klossa, former Director of the European&nb&hellip…Read More
2021-05-14 16:24
AdvertisementOn June 9, presidential elections will take place in Mongolia for the eighth time since the democratic revolution in 1990. In the weeks leading up to the election, the politic… Read More
2021-05-14 11:17
Spanish Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto this week urged foreigners to start preparing for their getaway in Spain now, stressing that the conditions in the country allowed for the resumption… Read More
2021-05-14 11:05
The Conference on the Future of Europe was launched on 9 May, without fireworks. Come to think of it, it’s probably better that way.
Many are criticizing the EU for not being suffici… Read More
2021-05-14 09:41
AdvertisementToday, Malaysia will go into its third lockdown to head off a surge of a highly infections variant of COVID-19, unexpectedly curtailing Eid festivities for Malaysian Muslims f… Read More
2021-05-14 04:11
The Istanbul Convention is a milestone in the fight against gender-based violence. We are determined to ensure full implementation and enforcement in our countries, write high-level signat… Read More
2021-05-14 02:54
AdvertisementYesterday, Thailand’s Department of Corrections announced that nearly 3,000 inmates at two prisons in Thailand’s capital had tested positive for COVID-19, amid the… Read More
2021-05-13 21:52
The European Parliament on Wednesday (28 April) formally adopted without a vote controversial legislation which forces online platforms to remove terrorist content within an hour of it bei… Read More
2021-05-13 21:25
Portugal’s prime minister has said he considered arguments that blame Germany for the EU’s scepticism over the waiving of patents on COVID-19 vaccines “unfair”, str… Read More
2021-05-13 14:58
There is a need to ensure a targeted approach to gene editing because not all genomic techniques confer the sustainability benefits promised in the European Commission’s new study, EU… Read More
2021-05-13 14:35
Given the disparate views, interests and risk perceptions among the twenty-seven EU countries, far-reaching innovations to be introduced by the Conference on the Future of Europe appear un… Read More
2021-05-13 08:11
The economic affairs committee in the French Senate is due to consider a report on the proposed law for ethical, socially just and animal welfare-friendly farming on Wednesday (12 May) fol… Read More
2021-05-13 07:49
Bulgaria could take advantage of financing available under the EU Green Deal to solve the most pressing challenge the country is currently faced with – the demographic crisis. But is… Read More
2021-05-13 07:48
EU member states on Monday (10 May) approved a strengthened EU Civil Protection Mechanism, with new rules to better prepare for emergencies like forest fires, and more resources allowing a… Read More
2021-05-13 06:32
AdvertisementOn Saturday, Myanmar’s military junta officially labeled the country’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) and its nearly announced armed wing as “terrori… Read More
2021-05-13 01:24
The European Commission on Wednesday (12 May) announced a set of measures to tackle soil pollution in the pipeline but without envisaging a dedicated and legally binding framework.
Present… Read More
2021-05-13 01:23
An EU court will rule Wednesday (12 May) on an appeal by online giant Amazon against an order that Luxembourg recoup €250 million in unpaid taxes.
The decision will land less than a y… Read More
2021-05-13 01:03
Amazon won on Wednesday (12 May) its fight against an EU order to pay about €250 million euros in back taxes to Luxembourg, as Europe’s second-highest court dealt a blow to the… Read More
2021-05-13 01:02
Like the Schuman Declaration in 1950, the Conference on the Future of Europe could pave the way for a reform of the EU, the Spinelli Group – which gathers federalist MEPs and nationa… Read More
2021-05-12 23:48
AdvertisementThe latest bombing in Kabul – of a school that left 68 dead and 165 wounded – serves as a dreadful reminder that wars are easier to start than they are to end. Mos… Read More
2021-05-12 18:38
Proponents of glyphosate renewal count on farmers putting in place agronomic practices following Conservative Agriculture (CA) principles in their bid to get the EU green light for the con… Read More
2021-05-12 18:37
The Hungarian government has been boasting of its trade policy’s Eastern success, but data shows that the country’s economic reliance on the EU has not changed since 2010, and… Read More
2021-05-12 18:19
Investors have been scrambling to purchase Germany’s new 30-year green bond despite the ongoing sell-off in the bond market that usually depresses demand. Previously, green bonds had… Read More
2021-05-12 18:16
The European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson has acknowledged that progress on the new Pact for Migration and Asylum, proposed by the European Commission in September, has bee… Read More
2021-05-12 17:03
AdvertisementSeveral employees from Indonesia’s state-owned pharmaceutical company Kimia Farma have been arrested for allegedly washing and reselling COVID-19 nasal swab test kits. A… Read More
2021-05-12 12:06
The White House was working closely with top US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline on Sunday (9 May) to help it recover from a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut a cri… Read More
2021-05-12 10:18
Women wearing masks to curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak shop at a shop selling cookies and snacks during the last week of Ramadan at a market in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 4, 2… Read More
2021-05-12 05:20
Germany’s shift towards digitalisation due to the coronavirus pandemic has come with a significant rise in cybercrime, according to a report by the country’s Federal Criminal P… Read More
2021-05-12 03:30
AdvertisementIndonesian authorities have arrested a Papuan independence leader for his alleged role in orchestrating a spate of civil unrest in 2019, the latest sign of the central governm… Read More
2021-05-11 22:20
With the Greens increasingly likely to hold sway in the future German government after the 26 September election, EURACTIV took stock of the party’s position on gene-editing, which c… Read More
2021-05-11 22:15
The Conference on the Future of Europe launched Sunday (9 May) in Strasbourg can only succeed if local and regional communities are involved, the European Committee of the Regions has argu… Read More
2021-05-11 21:55
Hungarian opposition parties Párbeszéd (Dialogue) and Momentum have said they will file a police complaint against ruling Fidesz party lawmaker Zsolt Becsó after… Read More
2021-05-11 20:43
In this photo released by the San Sai District Administrative Office, a Thai officer checks the temperature of journalists working for Democratic Voice of Burma, at San Sai District in Chia… Read More
2021-05-11 15:34
The average European wastes their own weight in discarded food each year, and, worryingly for both our health and sustainability, more than half of the adult European population is overwei… Read More
2021-05-11 15:09
The Conference on the Future of Europe can catalyse much-needed reflection on how to revamp the EU’s external action. But, most importantly, if the EU wants to secure its position as… Read More
2021-05-11 13:57
AdvertisementPrime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli’s determined bid to remain in power was dealt a blow on May 10, when he lost a trust vote in the Nepalese House of Representative… Read More
2021-05-11 08:24
With the post-Brexit trade pact now formally ratified, EU and UK lawmakers must take the lead in rebuilding the cross-Channel relationship, writes John McStravick.
John McStravick is the v… Read More
2021-05-11 01:38
Nothing stirs Anglo-Gallic passions quite like the sight of gunboats in the Channel. The presence of several hundred patrol boats in the waters around Jersey – one of the picturesque… Read More
2021-05-10 18:56
Spaniards have celebrated the dawn of a new normal as the country’s pandemic-era state of alarm expired at midnight on Sunday with the government refusing to propose a new legal fram… Read More
2021-05-10 18:53
Press freedom crisis in Greece and COVID-19 travel certificates
This week our podcast takes us to Athens, where things are getting quite shady when it comes to press freedom. Last mon… Read More
2021-05-10 17:42
AdvertisementOn April 12, Dr. Maw Maw Oo, a senior Emergency Medicine doctor, was forcibly abducted by armed soldiers at his office at Yangon General Hospital. Maw Maw Oo, who was coordina… Read More
2021-05-10 12:20
Amid doubts around the implementation of the €800 billion recovery fund, European Commission and experts stress that the EU instrument is not a US-like emergency stimulus but an inves… Read More
2021-05-10 12:10
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday (8 May) that Paris was ready to pick up the baton on the EU’s minimum wage proposal if an agreement cannot be reached during the Por… Read More
2021-05-10 12:09
The German Greens’ candidate for chancellor Annalena Baerbock on Thursday (6 May) said her country must be more active on foreign policy and take more responsibility for its own secu… Read More
2021-05-10 10:52
The Pulse | Politics | South Asia
While the BJP’s defeat in the West Bengal elections hardly marks a referendum against Modi, rising m… Read More
2021-05-10 05:22
The Future of Europe conference looks a mess at first glance, Belgian farmer moves the border with France, and Biden changes US vaccine stance.
Sunday is Europe Day and if you thought not… Read More
2021-05-10 04:03
Mohammed Ashraf Sehrai, sitting wearing cap, listens as separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, standing, addresses a demonstration against the government in Srinagar, India, April 16, 200… Read More
2021-05-09 22:36
Charles Michel, the president of the European Council, said on Wednesday (5 May) he hoped that the summit between leaders of the EU and India would open an “important new chapter&rdq&hellip…Read More
2021-05-09 21:19
AdvertisementA Cambodian court has imprisoned three environmental activists belonging to the advocacy group Mother Nature, after finding them guilty of “incitement” for organiz… Read More
2021-05-09 15:29
German federal elections are rarely fought on foreign policy. But if they were to be, the Greens – we now know – could be more than a safe contender.
Knowing that Germany&rsquo&hellip…Read More
2021-05-09 14:33
AdvertisementAs the lawless state of military rule continues in Myanmar, the nation is witnessing a strange technological phenomenon: the regression from smartphones to keypad phones.
Sinc… Read More
2021-05-09 08:45
It is necessary to invest in training people, social protection and new forms of green and digital work, considering that Europe has enormous possibilities to do so, the Director-General o… Read More
2021-05-09 07:46
Anti-coup protesters flash the three-finger salute during a rally in Yangon, Myanmar on May 4, 2021.
Credit: AP Photo
AdvertisementMyanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) an… Read More
2021-05-09 02:31
Lobbying by Poland and Hungary has led to the removal of the phrase “gender equality” from a Friday (7 May) declaration on advancing social cohesion in the European Union as it… Read More
2021-05-09 01:51
European Commissioner for Employment and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, underlined on Friday (7 May) that it is a real problem that “too few” social rights exist, calling for a… Read More
2021-05-09 01:01
AdvertisementWaqas Ahmed, a Rawalpindi-based online cloth seller at Kite Cloths, lost a good amount of his earnings on April 16 when, without any prior notice, Pakistan deci… Read More
2021-05-08 18:15
The Koreas | Politics | East Asia
Kim Oh-soo, the nominee for prosecutor general, is a strong supporter of President Moon’s controvers… Read More
2021-05-08 12:17
SEA EUROPE (1) CEOs calling for Commission action against unfair competition from foreign subsidies in shipbuilding.
Dear Commission President Von der Leyen,
Dear Executive Vice… Read More
2021-05-08 11:32
AdvertisementPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he was ordering policemen to arrest people who are not properly wearing their face masks, one month after the government en… Read More
2021-05-08 06:15
As the second half of the EU gene-editing game gets underway with the recently-released Commission study on new genomic techniques (NGTs), the two opposing teams are ready to pitch in… Read More
2021-05-08 06:12
On 7 May, the Social Summit organised by the Portuguese Presidency should be a milestone to reinvigorate the project of a fairer Europe. SGI Europe, EU social partner representing employer… Read More
2021-05-08 05:33
Europe’s youth is facing difficulties in accessing housing, and the COVID crisis has further aggravated the situation, according to the annual report on the state of poor housing in… Read More
2021-05-08 05:31
By committing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, Prime Minister António Costa is making the right choice. It is a message of hope at a time when people n… Read More
2021-05-08 04:47
AdvertisementThailand’s government is readying a new piece of legislation targeting the activities of non-profit groups, which activists and human rights groups have decried as a pur… Read More
2021-05-07 23:36
The heads of the European and French cybersecurity agencies, who spoke to French senators on Thursday morning (6 May), called for more cooperation between EU countries and additional resou… Read More
2021-05-07 23:31
The European Commission will propose to member states the withdrawal of Titanium Dioxide (E171), a common food additive, from the union list of food additives after it was deemed unsafe by… Read More
2021-05-07 23:24
The Spanish government wants to implement a series of extraordinary measures in the coming months so as to be eligible for EU funding, including changes to tax laws and reforms of the lab… Read More
2021-05-07 22:49
European Standards are key to make the European ambitions a reality.
In this video, Elena Santiago Cid, CEN and CENELEC’s Director General, presents how the European Standardization… Read More
2021-05-07 22:45
This is the first in a series of opinion pieces looking at key issues for Europe’s future that EURACTIV will be publishing in parallel with the Conference on the Future of Europe.&nb&hellip…Read More
2021-05-07 16:46
The UK’s decision to send gunboats to Jersey in response to fishing protests by French trawlers should not come as a surprise: the EU’s history is full of fishing skirmishes.
F… Read More
2021-05-07 16:40
The 27 heads of EU national governments will commit to “closely following” progress towards new jobs, skills and poverty reduction targets and will be open to adding new indica… Read More
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