Commentary: Special European Council (Article 50)
April 10, 2019
Vladimír Bartovic, Christian Kvorning Lassen, Martin Michelot and Vít Havelka present their thoughts on the prospect of a long Brexit extension (April 10).
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EurActiv.com, Global Europe, UK in Europe , Brexit, EU, European Council, extension, UK, United Kingdom |
Czech Republic behind schedule on emissions reduction?
March 8, 2018
Last week the European Commission released new information that Czech Republic and 8 other member states are behind schedule on reducing emissions. All countries in question; Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, have until mid-March to deliver documents proving genuine effort to meet the quotas. If there… » read more
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Climate & Environment, EurActiv.com, Uncategorized , climate change, climate policy, Czech Republic, emissions, EU, european union |
China has always been a strong supporter of European integration but since the beginning of the relationship in the 1970s, EU-China relations face the challenge of combining principles and pragmatism. In an era of uncertainty, this relationship can be a source of stability. The origins of this remarkably consistent positioning on the international stage started… » read more
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EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Uncategorized , China, EU, human rights, pragmatism, Sino-European relations, Tibet |
On April 6th, Dutch voters were invited to vote on the following question: „Are you for or against the Approval Act of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine?”. Despite the nebulous tone of the question and the surprising choice of topic for a direct consultation, as confirmed by the low voter turnout… » read more
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EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Uncategorized , Association Agreement, Dutch referendum, EU, The Netherlands, Ukraine |
The Secrets of the Trade Secret Directive
April 26, 2016
The European Parliament approved the text of the new EU Trade Secrets Directive. This directive aims at harmonizing laws between the 28 member states on the protection of trade secrets. This directive would protect all information which are secret and have a commercial value. It would give all the detainers of trade secrets a high-degree… » read more
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, EU, European Parliament, intellectual property, Trade Secrets |
Austrian border plan damaging symbolic Brenner Pass
April 25, 2016
After the implementation of the EU-Turkey deal, whereby Syrian refugees who made it to Greece are returned to Turkey, Austria, concerned about the ‘collateral outcome’, is unveiling plans to re-establish border controls with Italy at the Brenner Pass. For a couple of decades, the Austro-Italian border – called ‘Brenner Pass’ – has been almost… » read more
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EurActiv.com, Transport, Uncategorized , Austria, border control, Brenner Pass, EU, Italy, migration crisis, refugees, Schengen |
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