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Kieltääkö EU seuraavaksi nykyiset kartonkikupit?
Huhtamäen toimitusjohtaja on huolissaan direktiivin vaikutuksista metsäteollisuudelle. ”Tottakai EU:n muovinkäyttöä rajoittava direktiivi on hyvä asia. Ongelma tulee kuitenkin siinä, miten määritellään muovi”, Huhtamäen toimitusjohtaja Charles…
EU lawmakers back green finance rules, urge use in COVID recovery fund
European Union lawmakers on Thursday approved green finance rules ensuring investments do not prop up polluting industries, requirements they and investors say should also guide…
EU wants new deal with Brexit Britain, but ”not at any cost”
The European Union is committed to reaching an agreement with Britain on their new relationship after Brexit – but not at any cost, the bloc…
Divided EU leaders face challenges on Covid-19 stimulus package
European Union leaders found that a quick deal on the bloc’s future long-term budget and a multibillion-euro post-pandemic recovery plan remained beyond their reach Friday…
Tutkijat: EU:n yhteisveropohja söisi Suomen yhteisöverotuottoja
Suomen yhteisöveropohja pienenisi noin 16% nykyisestä siirryttäessä Euroopan komission direktiiviesityksen mukaiseen yhteiseen yhdistettyyn veropohjaan (CCCTB), arvioidaan VATTin tutkijoiden tuoreessa raportissa. Syynä tähän ovat erityisesti komission…
EU plans for relaunch of European tourism
The EU cranked up plans to relaunch tourism in Europe Monday with the launch of ’Re-open EU’, an online platform offering information on borders and…
Germany to contribute 42% more to EU budget: report
The European Commission would like to see €13 billion more per year from Europe’s largest economy. EU leaders, including Angela Merkel, are meeting Friday to…
Italian farmer’s stark choice – pay to fly workers back or go bankrupt
Due to the coronavirus pandemic farmers in Italy have resorted to chartering private planes to bring back seasonal workers to help with the summer harvest. …
Germany submits long-awaited climate plan to the EU
Germany submitted its ten-year energy and climate plan to the European Union on Thursday, six months after the deadline to do so, lending long-awaited support…
Brussels looks to remove travel restrictions to EU on 1 July
The EU announced Thursday that it is making concrete preparations for the lifting of travel restrictions with countries whose health situation is similar to the…
Germany submits long-awaited climate plan to the EU
Germany submitted its ten-year energy and climate plan to the European Union on Thursday, six months after the deadline to do so, lending long-awaited support…
EU Wants Changes to Aviation Industry’s Carbon Emissions Calculations
The European Council wants to change the reference period used for measuring carbon dioxide emissions growth under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International…
Euro candidates still to meet EU convergence demands
The European Commission published the 2020 convergence report Wednesday, in which it provides its assessment of the progress non-euro area Member States have made towards…
EU says China, Russia behind coronavirus ’disinformation campaigns’
In an unusually blunt statement, the EU said China and Russia were engaged in ”targeted” campaigns to spread health hoaxes and false information about the…
EU countries lose €15 billion in tax revenues to counterfeiting, says new report
European member states lose out on €15 billion of tax revenues annually because of counterfeiting, the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) said on Wednesday. The…
Water quality ’excellent’ in 85 pct of Europe’s beaches: EU survey
85% of swimming sites across Europe monitored in 2019 met the EU’s stringent ’excellent’ quality standards, according to this year’s European bathing water quality assessment…
EU saw sharpest GDP fall in more than a decade during COVID-19 lockdowns
The EU saw its sharpest drop in GDP for more than a decade as coronavirus lockdowns brought Europe’s economies to a standstill, new data shows….
EU weighs single bid for WTO job; trade chief Hogan confirms interest
European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan confirmed on Tuesday that he was considering a bid to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, as…
EU reaches provisional deal on new rules for truck drivers
The EU Parliament’s transport committee endorsed Monday a provisional agreement with ministers to improve driver working conditions, posting of drivers and better enforcement against illegal…
EU says needs more cash to fight Chinese disinformation
The EU’s diplomatic chief on Tuesday called for more resources to fight disinformation from China, warning that Europe needed to stop being naive in its…
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