EU countries have added Russia’s top oil firms, an oligarch, and a leading nationalist MP to their blacklist. The names were published in the bloc´s Official Journal on Friday (12 September) in reaction to Russia’s invasion of east Ukraine last week. … Read More
The EU should establish a temporary investment fund capable of paying for infrastructure projects worth €700 billion, Poland’s finance minister has said. In a speech a the Bruegel think-tank on Thursday (4 September), Polish finance minister Mateusz Szczurek called for … Read More
The European Commission (EC) yesterday announced the opening of Private Storage Aid for butter, skimmed milk powder (SMP) and certain cheeses to ease the effects of Russia’s food imports embargo, which has hit the European dairy sector hard and quick, lsm.lv … Read More
Poland has asked the European Commission to send a formal complaint to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the Russian ban on imported EU food products that has hit Poland particularly hard, the Polish Economy Ministry said yesterday. So far the Commission been cautious about … Read More
The eurozone economy is facing another slowdown after figures revealed that industrial output fell for a second successive month. Data published yesterday by Eurostat showed a 0.3 percent drop in output, which covers manufacturing and energy goods, in June across the … Read More
When choosing their summer holidays, many European opt for a cruise, or use a ferry to get where they are going. A very important aspect of passenger shipping is safety. Thanks to EU-funded research, evacuating large passenger ships could be … Read More
Do you want to track how much ozone, black carbon and other pollutants you are exposed to when out cycling or walking? This is possible with an app – AirProbe – combined with a small sensor box. Partners from Belgium, … Read More
Russia may restrict or impose a ban on Asian-bound European airlines from flying over its Siberian territory as part of a retaliatory move against western-imposed sanctions. On Tuesday (5 August), President Vladimir Putin asked his government to draw up counter … Read More
The European Commission has adopted today the Danish national Operational Programme for the implementation of the European Social Fund in the period 2014-2020. This programme outlines the priorities and objectives to spend €400 million (of which over 200 from the … Read More
In the last Calls of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) Programme the European Commission selected a total of 106 projects that will benefit from over €320 million in EU support for improving transport infrastructure across Europe. The 52 projects selected … Read More
EU diplomats today are to pour over the legal texts drafted by the EU commission for imposing sectoral economic sanctions on Russia for its role in the Ukrainian conflict. The sanctions are expected to be approved tomorrow. According to an EU … Read More
During the first six months of 2014, 331,000 counterfeit euro bills were withdrawn from circulation, the European Central Bank indicates, cites LETA. The majority (81%) of the counterfeits are EUR 20 and EUR 50 bills. The European Central Bank indicates … Read More
New EU rules mean beloved Swedish snuff flavours like licorice and eucalyptus will soon be a thing of the past - at least on product packaging. Last year Sweden won a battle with the European parliament to keep flavoured snus. … Read More
European Union governments have discussed halting or restricting funding for new projects in Russia through two multilateral lenders, as they seek to raise pressure on Moscow to support a peace plan for Ukraine, officials said Thursday (3 July). Officials have … Read More
The European Commission yesterday laid out new targets to boost recycling and curb waste throughout the Union. The plans are part of a larger ‘circular economy’ initiative where products, instead of being thrown away, are re-used, repaired and recycled. “If … Read More
Almost 200 million Europeans already have the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), according to the latest figures available for 2013. This represents more than half of the insured population in the EU. The number of EHIC holders is steadily increasing, … Read More
The European Commission has announced that a plan to extend maternity leave for pregnant workers is one of five bills that will not be retabled in the next legislature. Also killed off were bills on investor compensation schemes, and a … Read More
A plan for liquefied natural gas terminals in Estonia and Finland, linked by a pipeline, has suffered a major setback. A plan for paired liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Finland and Estonia has suffered a setback. The European Commission … Read More
Among member states of the European Union (EU), tax burden is the higest in Denmark, Belgium and France, a report by the statistics agency Eurostat shows. The data in Eurostat’s report on ‘Taxation trends’ in the EU, published on June … Read More
Good news for Europe’s more than 507 million consumers: as of today, new EU legislation will bolster their rights throughout the European Union. The new EU Consumer Rights Directive, which has now entered into force, strengthens consumers’ rights wherever and … Read More
