- — Malicious links still on EU Commission website as hackers change tactics
- A security company flagged to the European Commission that cybercriminals used its official website to spread hundreds of malicious links. Twenty days on, the EU executive is still struggling to regain a firm grip on the situation.
- — Banking crisis: Have we learnt nothing?
- Following the downfall of multiple US banks, Credit Suisse, as well as uncertainty about Deutsche Bank, the EU should close its gaps in its banking regulation, argues Rasmus Andresen.
- — The EU needs a new approach to meet its migration goals
- The EU must change direction to achieve its migration objectives in the Mediterranean, write James Dennison and Andrew Geddes.
- — The Brief — Get your act together, France
- Dear French protesters, there is a saying in German: “Ihr habt wohl den Schuss nicht gehört?” Loosely translated, it describes someone who has missed a crucial signal, like, say, the start of a footrace, and it's quite fitting for an outsider’s look at the ongoing French protests.
- — Nuclear vs renewables: Two camps clash in Brussels
- EU energy ministers were divided into two camps at the EU Council meeting on Tuesday (28 March): the pro-nuclear alliance, which includes France and 10 other member states, and the "renewable friendly" group, composed of 10 EU states.
- — Healthcare professionals face the test of catching up with digitalisation
- As 2023 is the European year of skills, one question inevitably springs to mind: Is the healthcare sector ready to upskill and unlock advancements in digital technologies?
- — EU Council lawyers confirm legal basis of Media Freedom Act
- The legal basis of the European Media Freedom Act (MFA) has been upheld by the influential EU Council legal service, weakening a push by some to unpack chunks of the regulation into a directive.
- — Biden vows funds, tech alliance as democracy summit takes on backsliding
- President Joe Biden on Wednesday (29 March) urged unity among democracies in the face of Russia and China as he committed nearly $700 million to halt global democratic backsliding and forged an alliance against surveillance technology.
- — Ukraine hits Russian-held city of Melitopol, deep behind front
- Ukraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, deep behind the front line, on 29 March amid growing talk of a counterassault against Russian forces worn out by a failed winter offensive.
- — Cocaine trade expanding rapidly in Europe, especially France
- While the cocaine market continues to grow around the world, a new report by the French Observatory of Drugs and Addictive Tendencies (OFDT) found that consumption has been steadily increasing across Europe and especially in France.
- — Crowdsourcing citizens’ ideas can benefit EU policy cycle, experts say
- Ten European cities took part in a pioneering experiment to gather citizens’ ideas on how to address air pollution and present possible solutions to policy-makers, through a crowdsourcing process that experts believe could become part of the EU participatory toolbox.
- — EU seeks compromise over nuclear’s role in renewable energy goals
- Two rival alliances of EU countries held final-hour talks in Brussels on Tuesday, ahead of negotiations on whether to recognise nuclear power under the EU's renewable energy goals.
- — Packaging sustainability needs infrastructure and a strong Single Market [Promoted content]
- The packaging industry is fully committed to the journey towards packaging circularity but we cannot fix the problems alone. The circular economy will not take off without a functioning Single Market and significant improvements to infrastructure for sorting, collection, recycling and reuse.
- — Nuclear fusion can help Europe achieve net-zero goal, EU official says
- Nuclear fusion, which replicates the sun's energy production, is a carbon-free technology that could help secure Europe's energy supply and slash its emissions, according to European Commission official Massimo Garribba.
- — Europe lagging behind on digital skills development, says EU official
- Barriers to lifelong learning and limited investment in training are slowing down the European Union’s efforts to fill the digital skills gap by 2030, according to EU representatives and experts, who pointed to the need for increased upskilling and reskilling support.
- — Health brief: The unbeatable ‘as old as humanity’ disease
- The fight against the as old as humanity disease in Europe stagnated: Most recent data suggests that eliminating tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 is impossible if nothing changes. In ancient Egypt, around 600 BC, a 50-year-old woman called Irtyersenu died. After...
- — King Charles heads to Germany on first overseas trip as monarch
- King Charles travels to Germany on 29 March in his first state visit abroad since becoming British monarch, as part of efforts to turn the page on years of rocky relations between Britain and the EU after Brexit.
- — Why Brussels needs to overcome its nuclear aversion
- Welcome to EURACTIV’s Green Brief, our weekly selection of energy and environment news from across Europe. To subscribe, follow this link. You can also subscribe to our daily newsletter here and to our comprehensive weekly update here. European Commission President...
- — Iveco CEO says Euro 7 vehicle emissions regulation is ‘plain stupid’
- The CEO of Italian truck and bus maker Iveco has condemned as "plain stupid" the Euro 7 standards which tighten vehicle emission limits for pollutants including nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide in the European Union from 2025.
- — EU countries seek legal option to stop Russian LNG imports
- European Union countries agreed on Tuesday (28 March) to seek a legal option to stop Russian companies sending liquefied natural gas to EU nations, by preventing Russian firms from booking infrastructure capacity.
- — Chinese 300-mln-euro ‘fraud ring’ targeted at Belgian airport
- EU prosecutors on Tuesday (28 March) carried out searches at Belgium's Liege airport and arrested four people in an operation against an alleged €300-million tax fraud ring run by Chinese exporters.
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