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The overall aim of the EU-SysFlex project is to provide a roadmap for Europe in meeting the challenge of integrating 50% renewables by 2030. Europe has ambitious plans to become greener and more decarbonized by increasing levels of renewable energy and implementing energy efficiency measures. Today, electrical energy accounts for approximately 20% of energy consumption… » read more
Posted by Renewables at >50% in European grids
January 2, 2019
“The UN’s latest climate meeting ends positively. But there is a lot more to do if global warming is to be stopped” says The Economist about the 24th UN Conference of Parties, the so-called COP24, which came to an end in Katowice on Saturday 15th December. “The agreement struck in Poland is not strong enough,… » read more
Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Regional Policy |
December 20, 2018
The wedding took place on May 9, 1950. French Foreign Minister Robert Schumann initiated a program for France and Germany to collaborate in the production of coal and steel, which were important resources for conducting war. Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands joined the “marriage contract,” and 6 years later the same countries signed the… » read more
Posted by Uniting Europe
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blogactiv, Development Policy, EU Citizens and Media, Future EU |
In its 60-year history, the European Union has often distinguished itself by the use of innovative tools. Two come immediately to mind: the quotas and mechanisms under the Lomé Convention that offer developing country exporters the internal EU price rather than the dumping price practised on world markets. The regulatory innovation that was the rule… » read more
Posted by Daniel Gueguen
December 7, 2018
How can we tackle irregular migration flows into Europe? This is a question that has been puzzling the minds of European politicians and citizens over the past few years, especially after the refugee crisis of 2015 caused by the ravaging war in Syria. Many have argued that the influx of asylum seekers has triggered fear… » read more
Posted by Fragmented Collisions
November 7, 2018
“The only thing that I regret is that I killed two [cops] … I wish I killed more of those …” said illegal immigrant Luis Bracamontes with a diabolical grin on his face. Then came the title “Who Else Would Democrats Let In?” to end the video posted by President Trump on his Twitter profile.… » read more
Posted by Uniting Europe
September 26, 2018
By Marc-Olivier Herman, Oxfam EU Economic Justice Policy Lead Right now, European supermarkets are using their huge purchasing power to squeeze their food suppliers through a range of unfair trading practices, such as late payments or last-minute cancellations of orders. These practices lead to poor working conditions and even human rights abuses for the people… » read more
Posted by Oxfam's EU Advocacy office in Brussels
September 24, 2018
Ulrich Weber is the Head of Staff Unit Funding/Subsidies and EU Affairs at Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG and Director of Regional Office of VDV Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart. He is a member of the UITP European Union Committee (EUC) and nominated Chair of the EUC since May 2017. Today marks the end… » read more
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, EurActiv.com, Sustainable Dev., Transport |
August 21, 2018
An example of failing global affairs: when the new Italian government made it clear that it would not be “Europe’s refugee camp” and refused to bring in ships with immigrants, the implication was immediately evident in its neighbor, Spain, where 22,000 immigrants have arrived since the beginning of the year. The Spanish government does not… » read more
Posted by Uniting Europe
Guest post by Matthew Spiegl, lawyer and the legal counsel for the Free Morgan Foundation (Netherlands) and Dr. Ingrid N. Visser, whale biologist and the co-founder of the Free Morgan Foundation. Words matter; the arrangement of words, the grammatical structure of sentences, the syntactical separation of subject and the disjunction of dissimilar provisions by paragraphs,… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
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Better regulation, blogactiv, Business & Climate Change, Climate & Environment, Development Policy |
June 25, 2018
New report shows why the planned EU ban on unfair trading practices is urgently needed Millions of women and men who produce our food are trapped in poverty and face brutal working conditions, despite billion-dollar profits in the food industry, reveals a new report published by Oxfam today. The report, ‘Ripe for Change’, also assesses… » read more
Posted by Oxfam's EU Advocacy office in Brussels
The UN expects the world temperature to rise of about 2.7°C, well above the target maximum of 1.5°C to 2°C agreed upon in Paris. Even if countries manage to match this ambition with results, people in many parts of the globe still face a future of more frequent flooding, drought and storms. Urban population growth… » read more
Posted by Kaj Embren
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Leadership and sustainability, Sustainable Dev. |
Collaboration for impact
May 23, 2018
Guest blog post by Stefan Crets, Executive Director, CSR Europe and Louise Scott, Director, PwC Are European associations and industry sectors working with their members to raise sustainability impact? Do they engage in collaborative projects with other sectors to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals? In partnership with PwC, CSR Europe releases a new White Paper… » read more
May 17, 2018
Claire Fountaine, Leslie Widmann and Isabelle Autissier are some of the examples that represent the feminine role on the sea work. She for Sea is a project that shows how women can be at the wheel of the maritime sector and how this creates a better, more inclusive and representative blue economy. By means of… » read more
Posted by Atlantic Arc Cities
Για την αποτελεσματική καταπολέμηση της διαφθοράς δεν επαρκούν μόνον προληπτικοί και κατασταλτικοί μηχανισμοί, ή ενίσχυση αυτών, αλλά χρειάζεται και μία συνολικότερη οπτική για τον τρόπο με τον οποίο το φαινόμενο αυτό διαφθείρει πλέον και την ίδια την ιδεολογική βάση του δημοκρατικού πολιτεύματος.
Posted by EU and Greece
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blogactiv, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Social Europe & Jobs, Sustainable Dev. |
