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The GMO blockade: Goodbye to science and technology
Ignoring scientific consensus and expelling an entire technology is a high price to pay for political convenience, argues Beat Späth.
New eLearning course makes Public Procurement of Innovation easier
The PAPIRUS project offers a free and practical eLearning course for public authorities, explains Paweł Nowakowski.
PAPIRUS means innovative public procurement
The PAPIRUS project tested Public Procurement of Innovation in the field of energy efficiency of buildings and developed educational tools on proper implementation of PPI, explains Paweł...
Fixing ETS indirect costs: Why a smart hybrid model is the best solution
MEPs have a golden opportunity to fix ETS indirect carbon costs compensation, but achieving their ambition will require that they go the extra mile, write Guy Thiran and Gerd Götz.
Permanent materials: A circular economy game changer
The move towards a true resource efficient and circular economy is an invitation to think differently about the way we produce, consume and use, argues Maarten Labberton.
EU fuelling the mass killing of elephants, warns anti-ivory trade group
If Europe is serious about saving elephants, then it must end its own trade in ivory, argues Vera Weber.
Fourth Railway Package: more competition requires more social protection, says transport workers union
The European Parliament should reject the Fourth Railway Package's flawed and confusing trialogue compromise, argues Sabine Trier
EU's Single market strategy can be a key driver for competitiveness, growth and job creation
European Commission's plans are a step in the right direction says Eurociett's Michael Freytag.
Social EU or no EU? Trades Union calls for balanced approach to Pillar of Social Rights
The European Commission's Pillar of Social Rights initiative must include proposals to counter the negative impact EU economic governance rules, says Eduardo Chagas.
No compromise on air quality
EU and national policymakers need to place more emphasis on the use of alternative fuels, argues Cécile Nourigat.
GMOs: Time to stand up for EU law and innovation
MEPs have the chance to support innovation and evidence-based authorisation procedures when they meet next week in Strasbourg, says Pedro Narro Sanchez.
Effective ETS reform must resolve issue of indirect carbon costs compensation
Ensuring compensation for indirect costs will be pivotal in making ETS work for power-intensive industries, argues Gerd Götz.
European Maritime Day: EU must address issue of flags of convenience
A primary condition for quality European shipping is the prevention of unfair competition, argues Philippe Alfonso.
Closing the circular economy loop
The circular economy needs to tackle both technical and carbon loops. Bio-based plastics can provide the means, argues Henri Colens.
Threat of widespread fish laundering hanging over Europe's restaurants
One in three fish species served in restaurants in Brussels are not what they seem, reveals Lasse Gustavsson.
A real circular economy needs to address the challenge of scrap flow
Aluminium will play a major role in delivering the European Commission’s circular economy ambitions; therefore we must retain our existing resources in the face of high international demand -...
SIOPE and ExPO-r-Net Project welcome forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation stance on health data
The compromise text of the General Data Protection Regulation offers strong but proportionate governance structures for the safe and ethical use of personal health data information in clinical...
Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: The EU must act now
The EU must apply pressure on Armenia to respect the ceasefire and abandon the illegal occupation of occupied regions of Azerbaijan, says Azay Guliyev.
Burning wood for residential heating must not hinder fight against air pollution
Policymakers must focus their attention on developing advanced technologies in the battle against air pollution, argue the Lombardy Regional Environmental Protection Agency's Silvia Anna...
Recruitment and employment industry key to bringing EU's long-term unemployed into the workplace
Despite positive trends, unemployment in Europe remains stubbornly high, writes Denis Pennel.