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New German Government’s Climate & Energy Policy

February 6, 2018

After 4 months of bickering about coalitions and policy measures, Germany’s 2 largest parties – Angela Merkel’s conservative party CDU/CSU and the Social Democrats (SPD) – have formed a grand coalition: the so-called GroKo. German politics plays a mayor role in the climate goals of the whole EU: which parties end up in the government… » read more

  Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com

Rebalancing EU trade policy in the public interest

January 10, 2018

Guest post by Dr. Laurens Ankersmit, ClientEarth trade lawyer   On the website promoting the EU-Canada trade deal (CETA), the Canadian government proudly lists the ‘opportunities and benefits of CETA for Canada’s oil and gas exporters’. However, provisions on combatting climate change are completely absent from this ‘progressive’ agreement. It was one of the main… » read more

  Posted by The Guest Blog

Better regulation, blogactiv, Business & Climate Change, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Economy & Euro, Global Europe, Health & Consumers, Trade & Industry, transatlantic affairs, TTIP

Don’t throw the Chaebol baby out with the corrupt bath water

November 22, 2017

Guest post by Gabriel A. Giménez Roche, assistant professor of economics at NEOMA Business School, and associate researcher at the Institut Économique Molinari   At a time when the nuclear menace of North Korea becomes increasingly serious, South Korea is also threatened from within by a series of high impact financial scandals. To face it,… » read more

  Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, Competition, Innovation & Enterprise, Innovation and Growth, Trade & Society

Cities and their networks: keys for Europe’s future

November 2, 2017

The Conference of Atlantic Arc Cities (CAAC) has been advocating the potential of cities and territorial cohesion since 2000. The members of the network have also implemented this philosophy through projects; in particular through European programmes such as URBACT. Launched in 2002, URBACT aims at promoting the sustainable and integrated development of cities by offering… » read more

  Posted by Atlantic Cities

blogactiv, Development Policy, EU Priorities 2020, Regional Policy, Sustainable Dev., Urban Development

To Karmenu Vella: stop mako sharks fishing before it’s too late!

October 31, 2017

OPEN LETTER 25 October 2017 Karmenu Vella, Commissioner Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries European Commission 1049 Brussels Dear Commissioner Vella: We write regarding one of the world’s most vulnerable and valuable shark species – the shortfin mako, with hopes of enlisting your help to avert North Atlantic population collapse. As head of the EU’s environment… » read more

  Posted by The Guest Blog

Better regulation, blogactiv, Business & Climate Change, Climate & Environment, Fishery, Food & Consumers

Feeding people, or feeding the bioenergy industry? Europe has a choice

October 20, 2017

By Marc Herman The European Union is currently reviewing policies crucial for Europe’s response to the two most pressing challenges of our time: ending hunger and fighting climate change. The European Parliament and member states are about to decide on new rules for the EU’s renewable energy policy until 2030. It is their chance to… » read more

  Posted by Oxfam's EU Advocacy office in Brussels

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The youth is leading in Climate Action, and this great initiative proves it!

October 18, 2017

By Mostafa Darwish & Arthur Wyns Climate Action is necessary on all levels, from changing personal behaviour to promoting sustainable businesses & entrepreneurship. Climate-KIC – or the Knowledge and Innovation Community – does just that: as Europe’s largest public-private innovation network, it empowers young people to come up with new business ideas to challenge and… » read more

  Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Energy, EurActiv.com, Innovation & Enterprise, Sustainable Dev.

How can EU trade policy ensure equitable access to medicines?

October 11, 2017

High medicine prices is a key public health challenge in Europe and Trade policy – an exclusive EU competence can improve or exacerbate the situation. Free Trade and Investment agreements can make easier or harder for European governments to change existing policies to curb the costs of pharmaceuticals. Following a civil society dialogue meeting with… » read more

  Posted by Zoltán Massay-Kosubek

blogactiv, Civil Society (NGOs), Global Europe, Health & Consumers, medicines, Public Health, Sustainable Dev.

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No such thing as national sovereignty for energy

October 9, 2017

Guest post by Stuart Reigeluth, vice-president of Revolve Water Energy will flow fluidly across transnational grids, tapping into decentralized hubs everywhere, that are both interconnected all along the way by the digital technology of things. While the integration of the European energy systems is of paramount importance for the overarching project called ‘Europe’, geopolitically, the… » read more

  Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, Business & Climate Change, Climate & Environment, development, Energy, Science & Policymaking
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