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ROUNDUP: Key environment votes in parliament

Laws designed to reduce shipping waste disposals, restore ecosystems, increase accountability for polluters and to reinforce transparency in the wholesale energy market passed the European Parliament's 25-28 February plenary in Strasbourg. All legislative files have been forwarded to the EU Council.

Tech News

Belgium tries to break cybersecurity certificate deadlock

Of three certificates proposed since 2019, only one has been approved, two others are still in progress.

Tech News

Consumer organisations file GDPR complaints against Meta

The claims come after privacy organisations and data protection authorities voiced similar concerns in recent months.

Health news

Right-wing alliance derails obligatory check-up plans for driving licence renewal

Conservative and centre-right lawmakers teamed up against an attempt to make health checks mandatory for the renewal of driving permits across the EU.

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Green News

New joint gas tender sees threefold oversubscription

EU mechanism to match buyers and suppliers introduced to counter crisis sees heavy supply side interest.

Europe News

Corporate sustainability rules in doubt after failing secretive national vote

A new law requiring companies to check supply chains for slavery and pollution failed to overcome qualms from Rome and Berlin.

Business

Unitary Patent is game changer, says EPO chief – interview

Unitary Patent is huge step forward in the creation of a single market for technology, putting Europe on a par with the US and China, EPO chief Antonio Campinos tells Euronews in an interview.

Europe News

'Press pause' on SEPs proposal, Patent Office chief urges lawmakers

EPO President says proposal for streamlining standard essential patents is not yet fit for purpose.

Tech News

Amazon lobbyists banned from European Parliament, lawmakers decide

Withdrawal of badges comes after demand from lawmakers on the Employment committee.

Green News

Fruit and veg increasingly tainted by 'forever-chemicals', NGO warns

Analysis conducted by Pesticide Action Network Europe revives debate on PFAS ban covering active substances in pesticides.

Tech News

Trade mark office's new patent remit to be decided in next mandate

Lawmakers are set to greenlight patent rules, but member states have not yet agreed on their position.

Climate

Ministers pave way to reopen CAP – and make it less green

Agricultural ministers meeting in Brussels today (26 February) backed the idea of reopening the EU’s farming subsidies scheme starting by dismantling its green architecture.

Tech News

Meta second to set up EU election centre to fight disinformation

The online platform will add fact-checking organisations in Bulgaria, France, and Slovakia to its network ahead of the EU elections.

Green News

Right-wing in last-ditch bid to torpedo nature restoration law

Despite latest efforts from center-right lawmakers to block the bill, Socialists, Greens and The Left are eager to see the adoption of the nature restoration.

Tech News

Countries behind in almost all 2030 connectivity targets

Last year’s State of the Digital Decade Report said that the 2030 target was lagging - this year’s figures paint a similar picture.

Health news

MEPs greenlight health budget cuts, with deferral

Lawmakers were only able to exercise damage limitation on EU leaders' proposal to sacrifice one-fifth of the bloc’s health funds in support of Ukraine, pushing back attempts to overturn cuts to the next term.

Europe Decoded

Exclusive: Fraud office handling complaints over EU agency jobs

Two complaints made over past year cover several appointments, alleging irregularities in pre-selection, bias, nepotism and graft.

Europe News

Frankfurt wins bid to host new anti-money laundering authority

The German financial centre beat off competition from eight others as the EU puts the final touches to dirty-money reforms.

Europe News

Commission touts subsidy simplification measures to soothe farmers’ ire

A range of short and medium-term actions have been identified by the EU executive to ease the administrative burden on farmers – a major cause of discontent.

Green News

UK blames Brussels as it pulls out of Energy Charter Treaty

The UK government has announced its withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, blaming EU infighting for scuppering efforts to reform the post-Cold War treaty that was intended to protect investments in petroleum-rich post-Soviet states, but has mainly been used to sue western European governments.