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Outrage as Commission accused of shelving water resilience plan

The European Commission has taken a water resilience intiative, an EU response to increasingly frequent episodes of drought and flooding, off its agenda for the coming months, sparking fears that it has once again caved in to an anti-green backlash ahead of EU elections.

15 February 2024

Earth News

MEPs agree to get tough on fast fashion over environmental impact

Polluters pay principle at the centre of Waste Framework Directive’s revision that also seeks to tackle food waste.

15 February 2024

Business

Welcome to the bizarre world of shell companies

Millions of implausibly registered legal structures pose a risk of money laundering or evasion of tax and sanctions, Euronews was told.

15 February 2024

Tech News

Block on online child sexual abuse material extended until April 2026

More permanent solutions to tackling online crimes have run headlong into privacy concerns.

15 February 2024

Tech News

Leaked digital network plans hint at broader telecom rules

The draft EU policy paper seen by Euronews comes as telecom operators and big tech giants squabble over who should pay for broadband network rollout.

14 February 2024

Europe News

MEPs approve measures to tackle impersonation scams

New EU rules aim for easier access to cash with fairer charges, Poland’s Marek Belka said.

14 February 2024

Tech News

TikTok sets up in-app ‘election centres’ to fight fake news

Major online platforms must tackle disinformation, under new EU digital service rules that take effect Saturday.

14 February 2024

Earth News

MEPs seek to limit use of carbon offsets for corporate greenwashing

Companies may have to think carefully before pledging to go 'carbon neutral' or reach 'net-zero' greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years as a deal between political groups in the European Parliament suggests the EU could soon introduce tougher restrictions on the use of carbon offsets.

13 February 2024

Business

Bank crisis fund is now full, agency chief says

Eurozone banks have been pouring billions a year into a controversial EU fund designed to limit taxpayer bailouts – but it still might not be enough, a senior official said.

13 February 2024

Tech News

Most EU members not implementing Huawei, ZTE 5G ban, data shows

Just ten countries in the bloc so far excluded Chinese hardware makers from networks, following a EU Commission recommendation.

12 February 2024

Europe News

Polish farmers block roads nationwide in mass EU policy protests

Farmers in Poland have been blocking roads across the country to call out EU environmental policies and unfair competition from non-EU nations.

12 February 2024

Earth News

Commission invites industry to join support platform for mini nuclear

The European Commission has invited interested companies to help "to facilitate and speed up the development, demonstration, and deployment" of small modular nuclear reactors, a fledgling technology it hopes will help the EU achieve its goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

9 February 2024

Earth News

Corporate sustainability rules face German, Italian qualms

A supposedly routine vote on the EU’s due diligence law has been postponed, signaling trouble ahead.

9 February 2024

Health news

Lawmakers agree to ban mercury-based filling for cavities by 2025

EU seeks mercury-free environment by phasing out dental amalgam, the largest remaining use of the toxic metal in the continent.

9 February 2024

Healthcare

First European disability card coming, slowly

Lawmakers struck a deal on an EU-wide standardised disability card which will allow people with disabilities to enjoy the same benefits and facilities in public and private services throughout Europe – but it will not come into effect within three and a half years.

9 February 2024

Earth News

Institutions bungled science in maritime ban, claim ethanol producers

Biofuels producers accuse EU co-legislators of discrimination in using crop-based biofuels.

8 February 2024

Tech News

Online platforms to receive election guidelines ahead of June vote

Online platforms are invited to give feedback to draft guidelines under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) on the integrity of elections, the European Commission said today (8 February).

8 February 2024

Earth News

German vacillation puts corporate sustainability law in doubt

The bloc’s largest member has said it won’t support the green supply-chains law, causing jitters in Brussels and Berlin.

8 February 2024

Earth News

MEPs back GMO deregulation while governments divided over patenting

The European Parliament has narrowly agreed to ease restrictions for crops developed using new genome editing techniques, but a German federal agency warns there is no scientific basis, and EU countries have yet to agree a position amid a row over whether the new class of GMOs should be patentable.

8 February 2024

Tech News

Meta files legal complaint about platform supervisory fee under DSA

Meta has filed a legal complaint for having to pay a supervisory fee under the DSA.

8 February 2024