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Over A Coffee with Luminița Odobescu: Romanian ambassador to the EU
Romanian ambassador to the EU Luminița Odobescu meets with EURACTIV’s Sam Morgan over a coffee to talk about the upcoming Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Local Energy Communities: driver of the 2050 low-carbon agenda?
Households and neighbourhoods feeding small-scale electricity and heat into a decentralised European energy grid: this is the vision developed by proponents of microgeneration. As much as half of EU citizens – including local communities, schools and hospitals – could be...Promoted content
TACKLE: Teaming up for A Conscious Kick for the Legacy of Environment
The world’s favourite sport is setting its sights on tackling global problems that are related to the environment all around us.
Tweets of the Week: Article 50 in ECJ, Selmayrgate, and Gilets Jaunes protests
This week, Article 50 in ECJ, Selmayrgate just won’t go away, and Gilets Jaunes protests go seriously astray.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70
In 1948, with the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, world leaders launched the human rights project rooted in the inherent dignity of every person.Promoted content
The EU-Japan EPA: A Springboard for a Freer, Fairer and more Open Trading System?
The economic relations between the EU and Japan have been strong for a long time, but are now about to take new steps forward as they have concluded an Economic Partnership Agreement that significantly will reduce barriers to trade.
Has the EU delivered on Social Europe?
With only 5 months before the European elections, we discuss whether the European Union has really delivered tackling the social challenges facing citizens and what are the priorities for the new legislature.
BAT: Need for a ‘consistent’ science-based view on e-cigarettes
The public health community needs to adopt a consistent science-based view on new generation tobacco products in order to properly inform regulators around the world and thereby shape a stable framework, James Murphy, the head of Reduced Risk Substantiation at British American Tobacco (BAT) told EURACTIV.com in an interview.Promoted content
It’s time to make the case for preservatives!
Preservatives are important ingredients that are added to cosmetic products to keep them safe and effective.
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.Promoted content
The Network of the Future
Right now, the way we live, learn, work and play is being reimagined. But the technology of the near future will require powerful networks with the speed and capacity to support rich, immersive experiences.Promoted content
EU terrorist content legislation is targeting the wrong players
The European Union wants Cloud Infrastructure Providers to snoop on their customer’s data, slowing down their digital transformation and immediately bringing to a halt the protections of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).Promoted content
Anti-Microbial Resistance: the fightback
Overuse of antibiotics has made Europe’s hospitals danger zones for patients, but the fightback against this deadly risk is being led by COPMA and a team of Italian researchers which has developed ‘PCHS®’.
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.Promoted content
BSEF at the Energy Storage Global Conference 2018
BSEF, The International Bromine Council, was a proud exhibitor at the 2018 Energy Storage Global Conference.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.Promoted content
How can we make healthcare systems sustainable for the future?
FutureProofing Healthcare: The Sustainability Index aims to start an EU-wide conversation on the need to act now to futureproof healthcare systems, to ensure patients will get the care they need in the coming decades.
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.
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.