Opinions
Why Brussels shouldn’t be scared of Singapore-on-Thames
Boris Johnson wants to turn the UK into a low-tax, lean-regulation paradise attracting business from the continent. The plan won’t work, writes Joseph de Weck.Promoted content
Five key challenges ahead for EU leaders in raw materials
EU Raw Materials Week and the institutional changeover provide a key moment to look at the challenges ahead for policymakers to address over the next five years. These include decarbonisation, the circular economy, product policy, sustainability in the construction sector and responsible sourcing and production, writes Katia Lacasse, Director of Health, Environment & Sustainable Development at the European Copper Institute.
A child labour free Europe: How the new Commission can make it happen
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s pledge to have ‘zero-tolerance’ for child labour in EU trade policy is a promising step. Delphine Moralis explains how these warm words can be turned into concrete actions to improve the lives of millions of children.
Waste incineration: An extreme carbon outlier
Meeting the EU’s 10% landfill target is possible without climate damage, writes Janek Vähk.
Fur farmers failures to meet minimum EU animal welfare standards must be investigated
Exposés of animal suffering on EU fur farms repeatedly reveal failures to comply with even the basic animal welfare requirements of Directive 98/58/EC concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes, writes Sylwia Spurek.Promoted content
The CTOs making technology work for Europe
In companies across Europe, Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) are unlocking the full potential of innovation and human ingenuity – transforming lightbulb inspiration into real-world solutions that drive growth while addressing the big challenges Europe faces.
Need for a progressive EU-ACP partnership to address common global challenges
The international scenario is rapidly changing, but not necessarily in a positive way. That's why there is a need for a progressive partnership between the European Union and the Africa-Caribbean-Pacific countries, writes MEP Carlos Zorrinho.
Arab uprisings: spring time continues
Since the rapture of the 2011 Arab uprisings, starting in Tunisia and sweeping through North Africa and the Middle East – most notably engulfing Libya, Egypt, Syria, and Yemen – a bitter aftertaste of repression and civil war lingers, writes Sharon Lecocq.
Superbugs: last call for action
‘Autumn is the season of the soul’, wrote Virginia Woolf. She was right, autumn brings with it the beautiful changing colours. By the same token, but in a less romantic fashion, the fall also brings bacteria and viruses that are not only quick to spread but are highly contagious, write Vytenis Andriukaitis and Kato Katsunobu.
20 Visions for Europe: ‘Media across borders before future EU elections’
Christophe Leclercq founded the EURACTIV Media Network and the think-and-do tank Fondation EURACTIV. His fiction piece illustrates media sector consolidation, changing journalist jobs, values, platform regulation, and the fate of the EU itself.Promoted content
Fighting Diabesity: The Role of Diet and Exercise
Dr David Heber is the chairman of the Herbalife Nutrition Institute (HNI), which promotes excellence in nutrition education for the public and scientific community and sponsors scientific symposia. The HNI editorial board is made up of key scientific opinion leaders...
Is the Spitzenkandidat system really dead? Not if we act now
Is the Spitzenkandidat system dead? Reforms can revive it and give the process new legitimacy, argues Cristian GhineaSpecial ReportPromoted content
A Europe that is close to citizens is a Europe that needs its notaries
What do the will of Queen Isabel la Católica, the award of the George Cross to the Maltese nation, the purchase of the Island of Herreninsel by King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the renunciation document signed by Archduchess Marie-Antoinette on the crowns belonging to the House of Austria have in common?
20 Visions for Europe: ‘A letter to my children’
As part of EURACTIV's 20 Visions for Europe project, Prof. Luciano Morganti shares a letter addressed to his children about his hopes for their future life as EU citizens.Promoted content
EU and European innovators must take part in shaping global 5G standards. Here’s why.
In If the core technologies connecting the world end up in the hands of just a few, there is no guarantee that standard development will continue to be open, collaborative and consensus-based. What's at stake in an IoT world where everything is connected could be European innovation, growth and jobs.
20 Visions for Europe: ‘Start thinking about the interests of children’
Two members of the Eurochild Children’s Council, which includes children aged 11-16 years from 12 European countries, share their visions for Europe.
Bring back the spirit of ’89 to forge a new rEUnaissance
30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall it is time to bring back the spirit of '89 to forge a new rEUnaissance, argues Luca Jahier.
A new momentum for progress in the Western Balkans
The EU decided last month not to open membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia just yet and a broader discussion on the future of the EU is ongoing. But there is positive economic momentum in the Western Balkans, with more foreign investment coming in, and it needs to be maintained, write Borge Brende and Martina Larkin.
Europe must stand firm and clean up shipping’s giant CO2 emissions
More people than ever are aware that the giant ships carrying 80% of global trade are also giant polluters. Green MEP Bas Eickhout argues that regulators face a choice between real and fake CO2 regulations for shipping at UN negotiations next week.
Pedro Sánchez is part of the problem
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez should follow the example shown by David Cameron and Alex Salmond over the question of Scottish independence. Instead, he has walked away from dialogue, argue Raül Romeva and Alfred Bosch.
Metals are Europe’s climate compass. Here’s why
The future of Europe’s metals industry will be an early indicator of whether the EU has succeeded in uniting its Green New Deal and Industrial Strategy, write Tomas Wyns and Gauri Khandekar.
20 Visions for Europe: ‘My future Europe is again confident’
Together, as Europe, we do have good prospects of shifting gears, of catching up and even prevailing in several areas , writes Mihnea Motoc, Deputy Head of the European Political Strategy Center.Promoted content
Decision time for the EU on Iran: INSTEX vs the FATF
Incoming EU top diplomat Josep Borell should steer EU foreign policy to align it with the values of the liberal world order. Instead of continuing their support of INSTEX, European leaders should throw their weight behind the FATF, whose impartial analysis shows that Iran is a serial offender in terms of terror financing.