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Strengthened EU export controls target dual-use technologies
New export controls, which entered into force Thursday, will reinforce the EU's response to the threat of 'dual-use technologies' such as cyber-surveillance ... last modified 15 September 2021, 18:05 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
European drinking water receives upgrade
Europeans are assured of improved quality and access to drinking water as of Thursday, when new requirements from the revised Drinking Water Directive became ... last modified 12 January 2023, 22:35 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
EU fines car lighting systems cartel EUR 27m
The European Commission fined Automotive Lighting and Hella a total of EUR 27 million Wednesday for participating in a cartel concerning the supply of vehicle ... last modified 21 June 2017, 23:11 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs upgrade single work and residence permit for non-EU nationals
A European Parliament committee backed draft EU legislation Thursday to issue work and residence permits more quickly for nationals of third countries and to ... last modified 23 March 2023, 18:41 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs want drastic cut in use of chemical pesticides
A European Parliament committee voted Tuesday to ensure sustainable pesticides use and reduce the use and risk of all chemical pesticides by at least 50 per ... last modified 24 October 2023, 23:32 CET — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
EU sets sights on new stimulus for capital markets union
The European Commission launched a public consultation Friday with a view to developing faster and more ambitious progress towards a Capital Markets Union ... last modified 22 January 2017, 23:57 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs move to ban use of phosphates in kebabs
The European Parliament could veto a Commission proposal to allow phosphates in kebab meat, following serious concerns over a potential link between phosphates ... last modified 29 November 2017, 14:16 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Mifid II - EU mulls changes to investor protection rules
The EU Commission opened a consultation Monday on changes in investor protection in the Markets in Financial Instruments directive (Mifid), which sets out ... last modified 19 February 2020, 00:29 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU welcomes WTO Boeing ruling against US
The EU has welcomed the World Trade Organisation's ruling Thursday which it says vindicates the EU position that the United States has taken no steps to comply ... last modified 29 March 2019, 11:22 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU awards tender for JUPITER most powerful computer in Europe
The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) announced the procurement for JUPITER Tuesday, which will be, once in place, the most ... last modified 03 October 2023, 18:15 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Brussels blocks Daewoo-Hyundai shipbuilding merger
The Commission put a block Thursday on the merger of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering with Hyundai Heavy Industries, saying it would create a dominant ... last modified 13 January 2022, 23:36 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs set out plan to save Europe's bees
The EU needs a long-term strategy to rebuild the bee population, the EU Parliament said Thursday calling for more investment in protecting bee health, fighting ... last modified 01 March 2018, 23:41 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Legislators sign off on major reform of EU electricity market
EU legislators agreed Wednesday to new electricity market rules to better integrate renewable energy, help consumers switch energy providers and end state ... last modified 20 December 2018, 22:57 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
EU Parliament votes to upgrade rail passenger rights
Updated rules to EU rail passengers' rights should include higher compensation rates for delays and better assistance to people with reduced mobility, the EU ... last modified 15 November 2018, 23:31 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs vote for stronger gun control
Euro-MPs, debating in committee on a draft update of the EU firearms directive, voted Wednesday to introduce stronger controls on 'blank-firing' guns, to ... last modified 14 July 2016, 11:49 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Brussels mulls digital initiatives for healthcare
The European Commission launched a public consultation Thursday on how Europe should promote digital innovation in health and care, for the benefits of ... last modified 20 July 2017, 23:09 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Turkey 'moving away from the EU': enlargement report
Turkey is moving away from the EU, the Commission warns in its annual assessment of potential EU members' progress in implementing political and economic ... last modified 10 November 2016, 11:22 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU leaders reject Britain's 'Chequers plan' for Brexit
EU leaders at a summit Thursday rejected the 'Chequers plan' of UK prime minister Theresa May, saying its framework for economic cooperation would not work, ... last modified 21 September 2018, 22:22 CET — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Portuguese EU presidency aims for green recovery
Portugal took over the European Union's presidency on 1 January, promising to lead the EU out of the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic under the motto of a ... last modified 06 January 2021, 22:13 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Brussels acts against drug use and trafficking
The EU Commission proposed Wednesday a new action plan on drugs to strengthen the EU's response to the newly-emerging health and security challenges in the ... last modified 16 March 2017, 00:02 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Brussels raises EU's long-term budget to plug Brexit gap
The EU Commission set out proposals for a 'pragmatic, modern, long-term budget for the 2021-2027 period' Wednesday, raising funding for security and defence ... last modified 03 May 2018, 17:42 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
EU-Canada trade deal passes top EU Court legal test
The mechanism for the resolution of disputes between investors and States provided for by the free trade agreement between the EU and Canada is compatible with ... last modified 03 May 2019, 01:18 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs demand phasing out of glyphosate weedkiller
The European Parliament voted Tuesday for immediate restrictions on the use of controversial glyphosate-based herbicides, leading to a full ban on use of the ... last modified 25 October 2017, 23:04 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Brussels raids online food delivery companies
The EU Commission carried out unannounced inspections Tuesday at the premises of companies involved in the online ordering and delivery of food, groceries and ... last modified 21 November 2023, 18:18 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
New rules to protect investors and EU economy from bad loans
The EU gave the final approval Thursday to new rules which mean packaged loans converted into securities will have to be made less complex and more transparent ... last modified 26 October 2017, 23:41 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Hungary can no longer be considered a full democracy: MEPs
The European Parliament condemned Thursday the "deliberate and systematic efforts of the Hungarian government" to undermine European values and demands results ... last modified 16 September 2022, 23:08 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
EU agrees position for COP26 climate summit
The EU agreed its position Wednesday for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, stressing the need for urgency and for a just and ... last modified 07 October 2021, 18:27 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs block watering down of measures to protect bees
The European Parliament sent an EU regulation to protect bees from harmful pesticides back to the drawing board Wednesday, when MEPs blocked a move by EU ... last modified 24 October 2019, 22:07 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
EU funding to modernise air traffic management 'largely unnecessary': auditors
While the EU's regulation for the modernisation of air traffic management has added value, EU funding to support ATM projects was largely unnecessary, says the ... last modified 26 June 2019, 13:53 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Digital Services Act to make online environment safer
EU negotiators agreed Friday on landmark rules to make social media platforms take measures to protect their users from illegal content, goods and services and ... last modified 25 April 2022, 17:49 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%