Europe’s population is set to shrink and age, according to the third report on demographic transformation in the EU, creating challenges for the labour market, healthcare, care systems and public finances.
WTO logo (BRUSSELS) – The EU is stepping up its challenge in the World Trade Organisation to practices that force European companies to give up sensitive technology and know-how as…
Power plant in Belchatow (BRUSSELS) – EU legislators agreed Wednesday to new electricity market rules to better integrate renewable energy, help consumers switch energy providers and end state subsidies to…
Trucks in traffic (BRUSSELS) – EU environment ministers adopted a ‘common position’ on future CO2 standards for trucks and buses Thursday afternoon, the first time the EU is setting CO2…
A website’s use of Facebook’s ‘Like’ button, which processes users’ personal data, makes the website jointly responsible for that stage of…
Plastic waste (BRUSSELS) – Provisional plans to ban single-use plastics, agreed Wednesday by the EU institutions, target products most often found on beaches such as plates, cutlery, straws and cotton…
Fishing boat (BRUSSELS) – After intense negotiations, EU fisheries ministers reached agreement in the early hours of Wednesday morning on the 2019 catch limits for the main commercial fish stocks…
