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The latest economic data from Ireland's national statistical office shows the economy is continuing to contract.

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Global demand target of 25% divides member states during institutional talks.

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The concentration data is new and experimental but is useful for gaining a better understanding of how much production in an industry or the entire economy is controlled by a small number of large firms, according to Eurostat.

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Global Labor Market Conference sees industry leaders discuss trends

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Developments in labour laws, standards, and policies were all on the table at the first Global Labor Market Conference in Saudi Arabia.

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Europe's SME Assembly: Big ideas for a sustainable economic climate

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Augmented reality, AI and robotics: Discover Poland's 'Silicon Forest'

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Culture Re-View: The day London Bridge was inaugurated… in Arizona?

10 October 1971: London Bridge opens to the public in Lake Havasu, Arizona, after being shipped halfway around the world from its original home in the British capital.

10/10/2023

Economy

Norway and Germany see economic slumps in August

Norway’s economy has shrunk for the first time in four months as Germany's industrial output fell for the fourth consecutive month.

09/10/2023

Economy

World's first carbon border tariff is launched in Europe

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will generate billions of euros in taxes for Brussels' general budget. But not just yet.

03/10/2023

Economy

The German GDP is shrinking by 0.6% this year

A new forecast expects the overall German economic output to contract this year, mainly due to a slower-than-expected recovery in the industry and private consumption.

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The EU is firmly in the global race for green tech leadership: study

The European Union has not yet fallen behind in the global race for net-zero technologies, despite fears of a loss of competitiveness.

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World News

Euroviews. As the EU Single Market turns 30, we have to protect its just future

Corporations and their lobbyists have been using the Single Market rules to obstruct progressive social and environmental policies and regulations that might harm their profits. This needs to stop, Olivier Hoedeman writes.

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Europe News

EU electricity demand set to drop to lowest level in 20 years - IEA

Electricity demand in the European Union is set to fall by 3% in 2023 to its lowest level in twenty years, according to new estimates by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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WATCH: Green algae protest against farming in France

Activists call for the end to the construction of industrial cattle farms in Brittany, where nearly half of France's more than 3000 factory farms are situated.

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Watch: Thousands of activists denounce industrial sand extraction

According to the organisers, this colourful procession brought together crowds of people, hundreds of bicycles and 30 tractors.

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Germany

Euroviews. It's time to tackle BASF’s legacy of pollution and end burden shifting

EU and member state decision-makers need to agree on robust new rules to get the industry in line and paying its way in full, Vicky Cann writes.

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Green News

These countries are pushing back on the EU's petrol and diesel car ban

An alliance of countries is looking to water down new legislation over worries it could harm consumers and the European car industry.

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Europe News

The EU aims to have 40% of its green technology homegrown by 2030

The European Commission has proposed a new industrial strategy to cut down the bloc's dependency on countries like China.

16/03/2023

Green News

Big Gas looked into indoor air pollution from stoves over 50 years ago

The American Gas Association was aware about health concerns in the early 1970s, rediscovered documents show.

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