Energy
The company changing the way Romanians can shop for groceries and services
By Cristian Gherasim A Romanian company has launched Bob Concierge, the first fully automatic smart system of delivery stations that gets goods and services right to the lobby. The system is intended to work as an electronic doorman which provides customers, through the online platform and the mobile application, food and refreshments, cleaning and repair […]
Humanitarian Crisis in Central African Republic continues
By Candice Musungayi The humanitarian crisis in Central African Republic (CAR) doesn´t seem to end. The CAR has been under attack by armed groups for two months, ever since the armed CPC (Coalition of the Patriots of the Central African Republic) launched numerous attacks on key cities including the capital, Bangui, aimed at aborting the […]
Biden and von der Leyen agree to suspend Airbus/Boeing tariffs
By Catherine Feore Following a phone call with President Biden this afternoon (5 March), European Commission President von der Leyen revealed in a statement after the call that “as a symbol of this fresh startâ€� they had agreed to suspend all tariffs imposed in the context of the Airbus-Boeing disputes, both on aircraft and non-aircraft […]
Free Sinem Tezyapar!
By James Wilson Sinem Tezyapar (pictured) is in jail in Istanbul. She was sentenced by a kangaroo court in Turkey on flawed evidence to 867 years in prison for allegedly belonging to a religious sect organised by Adnan Oktar. She has been imprisoned for her religious beliefs and because she is an intelligent and articulate […]
Last chance to register for EAPM EU Presidency Conference
By Sponsored Post Hello, health colleagues, and welcome to the European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EAPM) update – we are looking forward very much to the 9th EU Presidency Conference, under the auspices of the Portuguese EU Presidency, which takes place online on Monday, 8 March from 9-16h CET – the aim of the game […]
EU ready to take further steps if China amends Hong Kong’s electoral laws
By EU Reporter Correspondent In response to an announcement by the National People’s Congress in China that it would deliberate on amending the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the European External Action Service issued a statement saying:Â “If enacted, such reform would have potentially far-reaching negative consequences for democratic principles and […]
Fishing firms could go bust over Brexit, MPs told
By Guest contributor British fishing businesses could go bust or move to Europe because of post-Brexit trading disruption, industry figures have warned, writes the BBC. MPs were told paperwork due to new border controls had proved a “massive problem” and should be moved online. They also heard extra costs had made it “impossible” for some […]
Germany rejects EU executive call to ease COVID border curbs: letter
By Reuters Germany told the European Union it would uphold its latest border restrictions imposed to curb the spread of new coronavirus variants, snubbing calls from the bloc’s executive European Commission, Austria and the Czech Republic, write Gabriela Baczynska and Sabine Siebold. The Brussels-based executive last week asked Germany and five other countries to ease […]
Commission presents European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan and Effective Active Support to Employment (EASE)
By EU Reporter Correspondent On 4 March, the Commission set out its ambition for a strong Social Europe that focuses on jobs and skills for the future and paves the way for a fair, inclusive and resilient socio-economic recovery. The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan outlines concrete actions to further implement the principles […]
InvestEU: EU programme to encourage investment
By EU Reporter Correspondent InvestEU continues EU efforts to boost investment in Europe, support the recovery and prepare the economy for the future. MEPs will debate and vote on the InvestEU programme for 2021-2027 during the plenary session taking place on 8-11 March. The programme succeeds the European Fund for Strategic Investments, established in 2015 […]
