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- Lowering Polish judges' retirement age unlawful: EU top Court
- Polish legislation to lower the retirement age of Supreme Court judges breaches EU law, the EU's top Court ruled Monday, going against principles of the ... — last modified 25 June 2019, 00:48 CET — filed under: EU Law, Headline1, Poland — Relevance: 1%
- Euro-Parliament extends list of environmental crimes
- MEPs extended the list of environmental crimes Tuesday to include illegal timber trade, depletion of water resources, and serious breaches of EU chemicals ... — last modified 27 February 2024, 22:52 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline1, Crime — Relevance: 1%
- Europe to set first-ever CO2 emission reduction targets for trucks
- The EU is set to reduce CO2 emissions of lorries, following a provisional deal between MEPs and the EU Council on new rules which set binding CO2 emission ... — last modified 20 February 2019, 23:24 CET — filed under: Environment, Cars, Headline1 — Relevance: 1%
- 'Farm to fork' strategy commits EU to sustainable agri-food sector
- The EU Council adopted Monday a set of conclusions on a 'farm to fork' strategy, endorsing the goal of developing a European sustainable food system, from ... — last modified 20 October 2020, 00:22 CET — filed under: Food & Drink, Headline1, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Brussels mulls new initiative on antimicrobial resistance
- The EU Commission launched a public consultation Friday on possible activities to include in a new action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) it ... — last modified 27 January 2017, 17:38 CET — filed under: Headline1, Pharmaceuticals, Health — Relevance: 1%
- EU committed to Jerusalem as shared capital
- European foreign ministers reiterated Monday their 'united and clear messages' on the importance of preserving a two-state solution for and the status of ... — last modified 23 January 2018, 18:34 CET — filed under: Headline1, Palestine, Israel, European Council — Relevance: 1%
- EU removes 8 countries from tax haven blacklist
- The European Union removed eight jurisdictions from its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Tuesday, following commitments made at a high ... — last modified 24 January 2018, 17:54 CET — filed under: Headline1, Tax, European Council — Relevance: 1%
- New travel authorisation system to screen travellers before entering EU
- The EU Parliament gave its green light Thursday to a new travel information and authorisation system intended to screen criminals and terrorists before they ... — last modified 06 July 2018, 11:45 CET — filed under: Headline1, Terrorism, Immigration — Relevance: 1%
- EU reaches provisional deal on new rules for truck drivers
- The EU Parliament's transport committee endorsed Monday a provisional agreement with ministers to improve driver working conditions, posting of drivers and ... — last modified 10 June 2020, 23:19 CET — filed under: Headline1, Employment, Transport — Relevance: 1%
- EU-southern Africa trade partnerships come into effect
- EU partnership agreements with five southern African countries - Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland - came into effect Monday, starting a ... — last modified 11 October 2016, 00:46 CET — filed under: Headline1, Africa, Trade — Relevance: 1%
- EU sets out guidelines for ethical articial intelligence
- Based on work of a group of independent experts, the EU Commission launched Monday a pilot phase to ensure that ethical guidelines for Artificial Intelligence ... — last modified 09 April 2019, 23:41 CET — filed under: Headline1, Research & Technology, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- EU signs geographical indications deal with China
- The EU and China signed a bilateral agreement Monday to protect 100 European Geographical Indications in China and 100 Chinese GIs in the European Union ... — last modified 14 September 2020, 23:52 CET — filed under: Trade, Food & Drink, China, Headline1, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- EU to put off new tax rules due to coronavirus crisis
- The EU Commission decided Friday to postpone entry into force of two EU taxation measures to take account of difficulties businesses and Member States are ... — last modified 12 May 2020, 00:32 CET — filed under: Headline1, Tax, SMEs — Relevance: 1%
- EU commits EUR 816.5m to protect oceans
- The EU confirmed Thursday strong engagement for international ocean governance by announcing 39 commitments for action for the year 2023 funded to the tune of ... — last modified 02 March 2023, 18:57 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline1, EU Funding — Relevance: 1%
- Global level of marine fuels pollution cut from 1 January
- From 1 January 2020, the maximum sulphur content of fuels from ships' combustion engines is reduced to 0.5% (down from 3.5%) - reducing air pollution and ... — last modified 07 January 2020, 23:09 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline1, Transport — Relevance: 1%
- Brussels authorises imports of GMOs for food and animal feed
- The European Commission authorised on Friday the use of a genetically modified maize, and renewed the authorisation of two genetically modified oilseed rapes, ... — last modified 26 January 2024, 22:47 CET — filed under: Environment, Food & Drink, Headline1, Agriculture — Relevance: 1%
- Boost to start-ups in Europe
- The EU Commission has launched a new initiative to help start-ups grow and do business across Europe, with a focus on venture capital investment, insolvency ... — last modified 24 November 2016, 00:50 CET — filed under: Headline1, SMEs — Relevance: 1%
- Electricity market reform to protect EU consumers from price shocks
- EU Council and European Parliament negotiators agreed informally Thursday on a deal to reform the EU electricity market, with a view to making it more stable, ... — last modified 18 December 2023, 15:57 CET — filed under: Headline1, Energy — Relevance: 1%
- Brussels fines car battery recycling cartel EUR 68m
- The European Commission fined Campine, Eco-Bat Technologies and Recylex a total of EUR 68 million Thursday for fixing prices for purchasing scrap automotive ... — last modified 09 February 2017, 23:55 CET — filed under: Headline1, Cars, Competition — Relevance: 1%
- EUR 500m for ammunition production to strengthen EU's defence capabilities
- The EU Commission allocated EUR 500 million Friday for the European defence industry to ramp up its ammunition production capacity to 2 million shells per year ... — last modified 16 March 2024, 00:32 CET — filed under: Headline1, Defence — Relevance: 1%
- EU set to impose sanctions on Belarus for unfair elections
- Following a European Council video conference Wednesday, EU leaders made clear they did not recognise election results presented by the Belarus authorities, ... — last modified 21 August 2020, 00:00 CET — filed under: Headline1, Belarus, European Council — Relevance: 1%
- Brussels sets out rules for renewable hydrogen
- The EU Commission proposed Monday detailed rules to define what constitutes renewable hydrogen in the EU, with the adoption of two Delegated Acts under the ... — last modified 13 February 2023, 23:17 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline1, Energy — Relevance: 1%
- Green light for purer European water
- A new drinking water directive, approved Tuesday by the European Parliament, will give better access to higher quality tap water, and could lower consumption ... — last modified 16 December 2020, 18:25 CET — filed under: Environment, Food & Drink, Headline1 — Relevance: 1%
- EU begins probe into Nike's Dutch tax setup
- The EU Commission opened an in-depth investigation Thursday to examine whether tax rulings granted by the Netherlands to Nike may have given the company an ... — last modified 10 January 2019, 23:45 CET — filed under: Headline1, Competition — Relevance: 1%
- EU states agree higher targets for renewables
- EU ministers adopted a general approach on two legislative proposals that tackle energy aspects of the EU’s climate transition, the renewable energies ... — last modified 28 June 2022, 22:56 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline1, Energy, European Council — Relevance: 1%
- MEPs vote to end barriers to cross-border shopping
- The European Parliament ratified an agreement Tuesday to make it easier for consumers to buy from a website based in another EU country, without the obstacle ... — last modified 06 February 2018, 21:04 CET — filed under: Headline1, Consumer, Internet — Relevance: 1%
- Mogherini visit boost for EU-Iran cooperation
- EU cooperation with Iran was given a boost over the weekend with the visit by EU foreign affairs representative Federica Mogherini to Tehran, where the two ... — last modified 18 April 2016, 22:27 CET — filed under: External Relations, Headline1, Iran — Relevance: 1%
- "We are not naïve": EU agrees screening of foreign investment
- "We are not naïve free traders" said EC president Jean-Claude Juncker as he welcomed Wednesday's agreement by EU institutions on screening incoming foreign ... — last modified 22 November 2018, 23:22 CET — filed under: Headline1, Finance, Trade — Relevance: 1%
- 'Free wifi for Europeans' plan gains MEPs backing
- A financial scheme for local wireless access points in the EU, free of charge and offered without discrimination, is on its way, following a vote by the ... — last modified 12 September 2017, 17:29 CET — filed under: Headline1, Internet, European Parliament — Relevance: 1%
- Green light for talks on EU-Japan Passenger Name Record agreement
- The EU Council gave a green light Tuesday for the start of negotiations with Japan on an agreement to enable the transfer of Passenger Name Record data from ... — last modified 19 February 2020, 00:30 CET — filed under: Headline1, Japan, Tourism, Data protection — Relevance: 1%