EURACTIV.com Archives
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Tweets of the Week: Transnational lists, Oil and Lavrov
Transnational lists idea finally engages, EU struggles to agree oil ban in stages, and Russian disinfo goes full Middle Ages.
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The Scottish take on participatory budgeting
In 2017, Scottish councils agreed to spend 1% of their budgets through participatory budgeting (PB). But how does the process work in Scotland and what are the obstacles authorities and communities face when they carry it out? As part of the …
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Media Partnership: Initiatives for a sustainable industry in Brazil
By applying low carbon technologies developed locally and abroad, Brazilian players have received prizes and recognition worldwide. The Brazilian market for hydrogen is one of those examples, in which home based and foreign investments have given it high levels of international competitiveness. This webinar covered this and other examples of sustainability in the Brazilian industry.
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Over a Coffee with Jamie Brannan, President of International Operations at Zoetis
Brian Maguire talks to Jamie Brannan, President of International Operations at Zoetis Inc. about their pets and what pet care actually means, how the demographics of pet ownership are changing, how livestock care is changing and what the challenges are ahead in the livestock sector.
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Circularity of bottles: Contributing to the EU Green Deal
Join this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to discuss what’s the best recipe for meeting circular economy and climate objectives and whether DRS are an efficient way to meet collection and recycling targets for EU natural mineral and spring water producers set in the EU’s Single Use Plastics Directive. Questions to be discussed include:
- Can PET bottles be prevented from being downcycled?
- What are the challenges in making Deposit Refund Systems effective?
- Can a “right of first refusal mechanism” be delivered in the revision of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive?
- Can beverage manufacturers be given back the same amount of recycled content that they bring on the market? -
Tweets of the Week: Musk on Twitter, French-Slovenia and Ruble Gas
Musk buying Twitter is just pure sass, Macron win causes relief en masse and Vladimir Putin threatens to cut off the gas.
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The role of food supplements in improving health in the EU
Join this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to discuss what a potential policy framework for supplements could look like, given the regulatory environment is broadly in place.
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Carbon removals – How best to implement and validate?
Rewatch this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to find out how we can ensure the validation of carbon removals in a way that satisfies consumers, industry and policymakers.
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What are Belgians doing to help Ukrainian refugees?
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, over 5.2 million people have fled the country, UNHCR reports. The vast majority of refugees headed to the EU, entering neighbouring countries such as Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary. Others relocated to other EU countries, thanks …
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EU ETS: How to mitigate instability?
Rewatch this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to find out about the possible impacts of excessive speculation on the functioning of the EU ETS market. What measures could be taken to mitigate the risk of excessive speculation, and more broadly to stabilise allowances prices and improve the EU ETS market functioning?
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CBAM – How do we ensure that we cut emissions – not move them?
Rewatch this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to find out about the challenges faced by the CBAM to ensure EU Green Deal ambitions can truly avoid carbon leakage.
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Policy response to human trafficking of migrants from Ukraine
In the weeks since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, reports and stories have emerged of potential abusive and exploitative situations in Ukraine and among those fleeing to neighboring countries. The European Council called on Member States to intensify their …
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Tweets of the Week: Russian Oil, Conditionality and French Elections
MEPs vote to embargo Russian oil, EU relations with Hungary continue to spoil; and Macron-Le Pen battle comes to the boil.
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#BreakTheBias: Why Does AI Need More Women?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can have a positive impact globally but its true success depends on making its design, development and deployment inclusive.
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EU expects safety guarantees for new ‘ghost’ migration camp in Lesvos
Contacted by EURACTIV, a source from the Greek migration ministry said Athens said they had made it clear from the beginning that the new camp would be far from the urban environment.
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Tweets of the Week: Negotiations, Elections and Belgian Parliament
Roman Abramovich googles poison detection, Viktor Oban unravels before Hungary election, and Zelenskyy makes a Belgian connection.
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Kazakhstan – Building back better following a turbulent January
Rewatch this EURACTIV Debate to find out about the recent unrest that shook Kazakhstan and the way forward in building back better. Will the recent internal strife prompt real change? How will president Tokayev move forward? How will the demands and needs of protesters be addressed?
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How to develop the heating sector to ensure better air quality?
Rewatch this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to find out about the link between pollution and district heating systems, and the impact that the proposal for the recast Energy Efficiency Directive plays in this regard.
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Conference on the future of Europe, the citizens finalized their recommendations. What’s next?
Finally, it happened! All four thematic European panels have finalised their 178 recommendations. Proposals relate to a wide range of subjects: education, job, environment, health, climate change, EU foreign policy, migration, youth, and many others. It is the result of 800 …
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Media Partnership: Energy Transition – Challenges and Opportunities in Brazil
This is the second event in the Brazil Talks webinar series: Sustainability, Innovation and Productivity. It is also an official side-event of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2022.
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Tweets of the Week: Summits, Mariupol’ and Rubles
3 major summits head Brussels’ way, war in Ukraine enters 30th day, and it you want Putin’s gas, you’ll have to pay… in rubles!
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What will Europe’s digital economy look like after the Digital Services Act?
Rewatch this EURACTIV Debate to find out about the DSA and its impact on Europe’s digital economy. Discussed questions included:
- What will change for users of online services?
- Will online marketplaces continue to function effectively with the proposed KYBC and product requirements?
- How will ‘user redress’ work?
- What effect will content moderation requirements have on user content?
- Can the data protection and data access requirements operate in parallel?
- What will digital advertising look like? -
Tweets of the Week: the Mayor, Elon Musk and the Bubble
Kyiv mayor stands defiant in front of the rubble, getting Elon Musk involved is just asking for trouble and what really annoys people in the EU Bubble
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Efficient district heating systems: How to achieve cost-effective decarbonisation?
Rewatch this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to find out the new definition of efficient district heating systems in the EED proposal, and how stakeholders can best cooperate to achieve cost-effective decarbonisation.