EU hits Russian LNG as US targets oil giants
24 Oct Member States

EU hits Russian LNG as US targets oil giants

The bloc’s new sanctions strike at one of Moscow’s last major energy lifelines, yet disagreements over frozen assets and transatlantic uncertainty threaten to blunt their impact.
by Eloise Hardy
How policy failures fed Greece’s wildfire crisis
21 Oct Energy & Environment
How policy failures fed Greece’s wildfire crisis
Russia drone war puts NATO defences to the test
23 Oct Foreign & Security Policy
Russia drone war puts NATO defences to the test
How Europe fell out of love with climate
22 Oct EU Institutions
How Europe fell out of love with climate
30 May 17
Tobacco epidemic weighing heavily on Europe
EU countries are not doing enough to implement tobacco control policies, says Nessa Childers.
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30 May 17
EU must address shortages of anti-cancer medicines
EU must address shortages of essential anti-cancer medicines, argues Josep Tabernero.
30 May 17
European Week Against Cancer: Increase prevention, improve access
Improving access to cancer medicines can benefit from the actions of many stakeholders, writes Alojz Peterle.
30 May 17
EU Commission ramping up action on rare cancer
The Commission is ramping up action on rare cancer, explains Xavier Prats Monné.
30 May 17
Will MEPs back country-by-country tax reporting?
MEPs are being urged to back a new report that calls for country-by-country tax reporting for multinational companies.
30 May 17
Issue 456 | 29 May 2017
Seb Dance interview, fertilizers regulation, copyright, PNR, European week against cancer, 5 questions with Indrek Tarand and more.
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30 May 17
Time for a quantum leap in EU research funding
Europe needs more ambitious research funding, or risks losing precious knowledge, writes Rolf Tarrach.
30 May 17
Will PNR be a humiliating déjà vu for EU policymakers?
One year after Parliament voted through the EU PNR directive, Birgit Sippel explains why the text never should have been adopted.
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29 May 17
Integrated urban regeneration booklet – a free FosterREG guide
Raising awareness and ensuring transparency are key factors in determining successful energy-efficient urban regeneration, says Paweł Nowakowski.
29 May 17
Survey: Majority of Europeans want EU27 interests to be priority in Brexit talks
A new survey says that some 78 per cent of European believe that the primary objective for the upcoming Brexit negotiations should be to protect the interests of the remaining EU27.
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29 May 17
Fertilizers Regulation: Introducing lower cadmium limits could weaken EU
The EU is sleep walking into a security, geopolitical and trade crisis, warns Tomasz Włostowski.
29 May 17
Fertilizers Regulation: Cadmium limits in the new fertilizers regulation must be based on sound risk assessments
New standards should not be based on a precautionary approach, argues Elisabetta Gardini.
29 May 17
Juncker to face Panama Papers inquiry committee
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has agreed to be quizzed by members of Parliament's money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion inquiry committee.
29 May 17
Campaign group again asks EU to guarantee citizens' rights
A campaign designed to guarantee the rights of UK citizens living in the EU after Britain leaves the EU has been stepped up.
29 May 17
Fertilizers Regulation: EU's failure to address challenges of cadmium limits is a massive institutional failure
Low limits will only benefit Russian producers, argues Jarosław Wałęsa
29 May 17
Fertilizers Regulation: Proposed cadmium targets for phosphate fertilizers are not unrealistic
Phosphate fertilizers are now Europe’s main source of cadmium contamination, says Pavel Poc.
29 May 17
Julia Gillard: There is more interest in education than ever before
Julia Gillard on why ensuring quality education for all children is in everyone's interest and sexism in politics.
29 May 17
Fertilizers Regulation: Food quality starts with fertilization
There are natural ways of bringing soil back to life, argues Martin Häusling.
29 May 17
Trump reads riot act to Nato alliance leaders for not being 'fair' to US taxpayers
US President also fails to publicly commit to article 5 collective security commitment.
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29 May 17
Fertilizers Regulation: MEPs must strike the right balance on a realistic cadmium limit
Let’s focus on the man, not the ball, argues Jacob Hansen.
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29 May 17
Will the EU phosphate fertilizer industry be a cadmium casualty?
Paloma Pérez Sánchez and Pierre Jaouen on why they believe a cadmium limit of 80 mg strikes the right balance between health and environmental risk, and the EU's agricultural, geopolitical, and trade interests.
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25 May 17
How the soft drinks industry will reduce added sugars by 10 per cent by 2020
The soft drinks industry has undertaken a number of efforts to reduce added sugars by 10 per cent by 2020, explains Sigrid Ligné.
25 May 17
Donald Trump arrives in Brussels
US President Donald Trump arrived in Belgium on Wednesday to relatively little fanfare but with hopes high that his visit, his first overseas trip as president, could help heal EU-US relations.
24 May 17
EBS: EU must change or face collapse, warns Verhofstadt
Parliament's ALDE group leader Guy Verhofstadt has warned that the EU faces collapse unless it implements sweeping reforms.