EURACTIV.com Archives
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The security of European citizens: What role for e-evidence?
Nowadays, the success of criminal investigations is increasingly reliant on the ability of law enforcement to obtain electronic evidence. This shift to the digital space is posing complex challenges due to the international character and lack of borders in the digital world.
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Tweets of the Week: Brexit fatigue, net zero, and where’s Zuckerberg?
Brexit fatigue sets in swiftly, climate targets net zero by 2050, and no show Zuckerberg looks incredibly shifty.
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Food packaging and the environment: Towards the end of single-use packaging?
Plastic plays a significant role in food packaging as: it serves to meet product safety and quality requirements. However, some types of packaging remain difficult to recycle for a number of technological and practical reasons and are prone to littering.
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Galileo: A critical component for autonomous driving?
The past decades have seen substantial improvements in the performance of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology. The satellite signals have been modernised, and by the end of 2018, multi-band GNSS will become affordable.
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Expert: An ethanol plant is not just about ethanol
EU policymakers should recognise the multidimensional added value of ethanol plants, as they don’t produce only ethanol for fuel use but also proteins that are crucial for European agriculture, an expert told EURACTIV.com.
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The Swiss-EU ‘bilateral way’: an inspiring option?
The Brexit discussion has shed a new light on the relations the EU has with non-member states. Switzerland and the EU are currently reinforcing the bilateral way by negotiating new bilateral agreements.
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Can the EU lead on cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity has become a prominent topic on the EU policy agenda. The NIS directive, the EU's first cybersecurity law, went into effect in May of this year. And the European Commission proposed more legislation, known as the cybersecurity act, in September 2017.
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Ecological disasters in the EU: Can new technologies save lives?
Over the past two years, the EU has seen a wide range of natural and ecological disasters. In November 2017, the European Commission revealed ambitious new plans to strengthen Europe's ability to deal with natural disasters.
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Tweets of the Week: May and Juncker, Italy, and Rake News
This time it’s Juncker and May in a Brexit schmooze, Italy thinks it's got nothing to lose, and Finns are all about rake news.
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A changing workforce: Dealing with income protection gaps
In the past, work relationships were characterised by full-time, open-ended contracts between a worker and a single employer. Over the last two decades however, globalisation, technology, changes in individual preferences and ageing populations have contributed to important changes in labour markets.
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Can e-cigarettes help people quit smoking?
Electronic cigarettes and novel tobacco products have emerged as alternatives to traditional smoking, which is responsible for nearly 700,000 deaths every year in the EU.
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Packaging in e-commerce: Roles, responsibilities, best practice
E-commerce has given shoppers the ability to purchase products on demand and at competitive prices. Educating consumers to reduce, reuse, dispose and recycle packaging from e-commerce goods they receive is a growing priority.
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Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans: Transport Decarbonisation Options for Member States
Transport decarbonisation poses many challenges and requires significant actions by EU Member States between now and 2030.
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Tweets of the Week: Brexit special
The published deal is nearly 600 pages, in the House of Commons argument rages, and as ministers resign, no one knows what the next stage is.
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Merkel: The vision to create a real European army // The future of Europe speech
In her eagerly awaited speech on the future of the EU in front of the European Parliament, on 13 November 2018, German Chancellor Angela Merkel mentioned diversity as the concept that defines Europe and tolerance as the basic requirement that brings Europe together.
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Spitzenkandidat picks: Manfred Weber, EPP
With no real debating at the big debate, the EPP's Helsinki Congress picked their Spitzenkandidat contender for the European elections. EURACTIV takes a closer look at the party's new old face, Manfred Weber.
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Common Borders, Common Solutions: The Romanian-Bulgarian cross-border regional cooperation
The Romania-Bulgaria Cross-Border (RBCB) Cooperation Programme supports the development of eligible border areas, both in Romania and Bulgaria for over 14 years. These programmes aim to create a "bridge" between the two countries in order to support the border regions.
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Tweets of the Week: Orban protest, Weber selected, and Salvini gets dumped
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tweets of the Week. This week it’s Orban’s face on a van, Manfred’s the EPP man and Salvini loses a fan.
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EU visa facilitation for Kazakhstan will be a win-win story
There is nothing to be feared from putting in place visa facilitation for Kazakh citizens.
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COP24 – The road to Katowice: Changing together for a ‘just energy transition’
Transforming the global energy system towards low-carbon alternatives would not only mitigate climate change but also offer an opportunity to fundamentally change the way natural resources and public goods are managed. However, ambitious climate policies should not come at the expense of social justice.
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Join #EUinfluencer 2018
Watch this throwback video to get a taste of this year’s ranking event.
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Science in the future of agriculture: Can innovation double food production – and improve sustainability?
The European farming sector is facing a number of challenges – producing more and better food from shrinking arable land for a growing population, while preserving the environment and ensuring good living standards for farmers.
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How to #Spitzenkandidat
As the European elections loom closer, one question rings ever louder in the Brussels corridors: How will the Parliament’s main political groups choose their candidates for the EU’s top jobs?
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Regulated energy prices: The end of an era?
Many European countries have various types of limits on gas and electricity prices paid by consumers, a legacy inherited from the post-war period.