Plan to ‘shield’ EU against Chinese tech set to ruffle Member States’ feathers
The European Commission has unveiled new "economic security" proposals mainly aimed at managing European Union relations with China and aligning more with the US.
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Climate scientist fired for refusing to fly returns after 72 days of ‘slow travel’
In October, Italian climate scientist Giancula Grimalda refused on environmental grounds to take a plane home after research in Papua New Guinea.
Many ECB staff ‘not impressed’ with Lagarde
Lagarde, the first ECB President without a background as a trained economist, has lost the confidence of more than a thousand of her staff, according to a survey…
Polish farmers join Europe-wide protest movement
Poland’s farmers have demonstrated in at least 180 locations against the implementation of the European Union's Green Deal programme and the uncontrolled influx…
Tesla CEO Musk: Chinese EV firms will ‘demolish’ rivals without trade barriers
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that Chinese automakers will "demolish" global rivals without trade barriers, underscoring the heat the U.S.
Digital euro ‘could significantly destabilise banking system’
"Central Bank Digital Currencies use blockchain technology but in a different way than cryptocurrencies.
Belgium led by ’emperor with no clothes’ as it joins Club Med
Belgium has managed to break into the so-called "Club Med" - Mediterranean countries with higher government debt to GDP ratios - and has surpassed Portugal in such…
EU to upgrade economic security to shield key tech from China
The European Union will take the next step this week in its effort to recreate itself into a global power that can leverage its massive single market to rebuff coercive…
French farmers dig heels in against European Green Deal with mass protests
French farmers declared a week of intensive protests targeting the European Green Deal, amid ongoing demonstrations against the plan across the continent.
EU tightens purse-strings on money laundering – football clubs and crypto outfits may be injured
MEPs and the European Council reached a final agreement over further measures to strengthen the European Union's arsenal against sanctions evasion, money laundering…
EC launches DSA investigation into 17 Big Tech groups
The European Commission has launched preliminary investigations into almost all Big Tech companies as designated under the European Union's new Digital Services…
EU budget clampdown risks ‘economic and democratic suicide’ Green Group leader warns
Splits in the pro-EU European Parliament coalition are emerging after the Green Group broke ranks to oppose the bloc's proposed budget reforms.
Polish Government hot under the collar over new nuclear-power plant site
The Polish Government and the deputy head of a regional Polish authority in the Baltic Coast region have questioned the location of the country’s first nuclear…
Bonn Climate Prize recognizes local heroes for environmental innovations
Bonn, Germany In the wake of the devastating 2021 floods that swept through German towns, Monika Hallstein found a renewed purpose.
Death metal in a mining town, Arctic Nest’s Arctic dreams, and industrial uproar: stories from Kainuu
Kainuu, Finland. With just under 40 thousand people, the town of Kajaani is the biggest town in the sub-arctic region of Kainuu.
European ‘arrogance’ behind current EU crises, German minister tells WEF
European "arrogance" regarding world order led to the continent's current economic difficulties, Germany's climate change minister said during a World Economic Forum…
Bpost and Belgian Government sued by private postal rival PPP
Belgian private postal service PPP is suing its rival Belgian Post Group (Bpost) and the Belgian Government.
Hamburg’s Mayor left flat by electric car’s range
The Socialist Mayor of the German city of Hamburg Peter Tschentscher is dumping his electric Mercedes EQE 500 as, it seems, with the current cold weather its range…
Good COP, bad COP? Macron takes flak over environment pledges
After winning praise at the COP 28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai for announcing €173 million in donations to multilateral climate funds, France's President…
EU and China trade blows at World Economic Forum
China and the European Union have exchanged verbal blows at the World Economic Forum amid ongoing tensions over trade.
EU is ‘Valley of Death’ for innovators, EC bigwig tells WEF
The European Union is a "Valley of Death" for business innovation, a leading European Commissioner told the World Economic Forum (WEF).
EU mulls Red Sea naval mission but support divided over US/UK missile strikes
With European Union representatives meeting to discuss a possible naval mission to the Red Sea, members are divided on whether or not to support ongoing US and UK…
‘Biden’s green LNG review risks making US energy dependent’
According to a recent report in Politico, the current US administration is conducting a review of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export facilities under construction…
Germany’s shrinking economy to boost populist AfD further, say experts
Germany's already bleak economy looks set to contract further through 2024, economists have told Brussels Signal.
Greens MP mowed down by car at German climate-change protest
German Greens MP Sebastian Striegel experienced first-hand how dangerous blocking traffic for the climate can be.
More religion than science: To understand today’s climate alarmists read a long-dead Austrian economist, Joseph Schumpeter
The downfall of capitalism will not be brought about by a superior system, but rather by the success of the capitalist system itself.
EP publishes report into ‘gendered’ impact of EU inflation crisis
The European Parliament has published a report into the so-called "gendered" impact of the bloc's inflation crisis.
‘EU more food dependent on Russia than before Ukraine war’
The European Union is now more reliant on Russia in terms of food security than it was before the start of the war in Ukraine, the head of a major fertiliser firm…
Bucharest under siege by angry farmers and truckers on third day of protests
Major protests by farmers and truckers have entered their third day in Romania, with demonstrators breaking through police blockades in Bucharest.
Sabre-rattling Vestager in US to pressure Big Tech executives on Digital Markets Act
Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition, is expected to throw her weight around with the CEOs of Apple and Google during her US trip, which began…