Economics
Euractiv: Poland, Hungary ban Ukraine grain to protect local farms
EU nations are starting to realise that they will have to finance the Ukraine war Read HERE
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EU politics
Euractiv: Conservative MEPs still divided on platform worker status
The centre-right is still trying to find its position on the new rules to classify the status of platform workers, as shown by alternative compromise amendments seen by EURACTIV. Read Here
Corruption
Euractiv: EU Parliament hit by ‘tsunami of lobbying’
Lobbying is a name given to corruption, which has been legalised by lawmakers who are the recipients of bribes, jobs, donations, etc Read Here Photo: Kiwiev Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication
Climate Crisis
Euractiv: Netherlands to ban fossil heating from 2026, make heat pumps mandatory
The Netherlands bans new natural gas heating systems, requiring heat pumps, hybrids, or district heating by 2026. Subsidies for installing clean heat accompany the ban. Huge move in a country where gas currently provides 70% […]
Corruption
EURACTIV – LEAK: EU due diligence law to apply only to 1% of European companies
The EU’s due diligence law aimed at making businesses accountable for human rights violations and environmental harm throughout their value chain will only cover 1% of EU companies, according to a draft of the proposal […]
EU politics
Euractiv: ‘Change continues’ is the surprise winner of Bulgarian elections
‘Change continues’, a new anti-graft political force in Bulgaria, is the surprise leader following the parliamentary and presidential elections in Bulgaria on Sunday (14 November), while the country’s President Rumen Radev is well-placed for re-election, […]
Climate Crisis
EURACTIV – LEAKED: Paper on gas and nuclear’s inclusion in EU green finance rules
A proposal to bring both nuclear power and natural gas into the bloc’s green finance taxonomy is circulating in Brussels. The paper has been branded as a “scientific disgrace” by campaigners who warned it would […]
Climate Crisis
EURACTIV: Austria vetoes Mercosur deal saying it goes against EU Green Deal
Austria’s coalition government has confirmed it will block the landmark EU-Mercosur trade agreement – which should create the biggest free-trade area in the world – saying it goes against the EU’s environmental ambitions set out […]
Climate Crisis
The EU’s Brown Deal: EU lawmakers set to open door for recovery funds to support fossil gas
As we keep repeating, forget all the Green bullshit coming from the EU centre-left parties. The EU’s Brown Deal is coming. Some of the centre-left even voted to include fossil fuels, including natural gas, in […]
Economics
Euractiv: Algeria wants to ‘reassess’ EU trade deal
Algeria’s president has requested the country’s trade minister reassess a deal with the EU, ahead of a free trade agreement due to come into effect on 1 September. Read here