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Europe

EU Commission presents 2030 climate plan for greener EU

The European Commission on Thursday September 17th presented its new climate plan for 2030, including a tougher target to cut emissions to 55% of their 1990 levels, informs LETA/DPA. Frans…

17 September 2020 · 2 min read

Europe

EU executive to propose framework for minimal wage in EU

“For too many people, work no longer pays,” von der Leyen told the European Parliament in an annual policy speech. “Dumping wages destroys the dignity of work, penalises the entrepreneur…

16 September 2020 · 1 min read

Europe

EU sanctions an option to halt Turkey’s gas search

… Kourtoglou, AP Cyprus: EU sanctions an option to halt … Nicos Anastasiades said the EU should weigh using “all … being taken against European Union member states, the European…

16 September 2020 · 1 min read

Europe

Five things from EU chief’s first State of the Union speech

image copyrightReutersimage captionUrsula von der Leyen replaced Jean-Claude Juncker in the EU's top job in December European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has delivered her first State of the…

16 September 2020 · 5 min read

Europe

Troubled pasts, and their implication for European integration

… bridges is not easy. EU-funded researchers are analysing collective … advance European integration. © sewcream #304603641, source:stock.adobe.com 2020 The EU-funded … connected to Europe today, and European integration.’ Northern…

16 September 2020 · 1 min read

Europe

EU chief says U.K. cannot change EU-U.K. withdrawal agreement

BRUSSELS -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that the United Kingdom cannot unilaterally change the EU-U.K. bilateral withdrawal agreement without destroying global trust in the country.…

16 September 2020 · 2 min read