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EU countries sideline experts in dash to slash green rules

EU countries sideline experts in dash to slash green rules

Diplomats warn that leaving experts out of policy discussions on simplifying green regulations will do more harm than good.

June 11, 2025 6:00 am CET
French equality minister launches war with Big Tech, flabbergasting digital ministry
Trump administration prepares to ease big bank rules
Insect-based pet food, the latest byproduct of EU bureaucracy
Commission exempts 38,000 companies from 8 EU laws
Europe’s pharmaceutical industry is at a crossroads
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Europe’s pharmaceutical industry is at a crossroads

May 20, 2025 5:00 am CET
Europe’s effort to block kids from social media gathers pace
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Macron’s office immersed in major Perrier mineral water scandal

Senate report alleges Nestlé Waters lobbied the French government to make possible the sale of branded mineral water that circumvented stringent rules.

May 19, 2025 4:13 pm CET

UK bets on Aussie-style pension revamp to boost ailing economy

Britain is trying to replicate Australia’s “super” pensions to boost the ailing economy. But time isn’t on Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ side.

May 15, 2025 5:12 am CET

US gets back to EU on trade war ― hinting at Trump’s willingness to find a deal

Letter is first positive concrete engagement from Washington since the two sides paused retaliatory tariffs.

May 14, 2025 6:46 pm CET
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How the Fuels Sector Supports Aviation’s Green Goals

Europe’s refiners are already delivering the sustainable aviation fuels needed to meet EU climate goals, and we are ready to do more. What we need now is collaboration over confrontation.

May 12, 2025 5:00 am CET
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Why the EU pellet loss compromise is smart policymaking

Proposed plastics policy demonstrates a pragmatic, measured approach. Risk-based policy measures can deliver regulation that works in the real world, providing environmental protection without hindering industrial competitiveness.

May 8, 2025 5:00 am CET

Global financial rule-makers risk losing relevance if Trump pulls back entirely

Without the firepower of the U.S., global regulators would be hamstrung in their efforts to contain a future financial crisis.

May 2, 2025 4:45 am CET

Mediobanca rebels at Rome’s efforts to force it into a shotgun marriage

Counter-attack by Milan-based bank deals blow to plans for a ‘third pole’ in Italian banking.

April 29, 2025 3:37 pm CET

Hungary on EU watchlist over surveillance at Pride

Budapest has opened the door to using AI facial recognition to identify LGBTQ+ protestors.

April 25, 2025 4:30 am CET

After EU fines, Big Tech wants Trump to swoop in

Two big penalties overseas could be just what the industry needed to get the White House’s attention. Will Trump now try to roll back European tech rules?

April 24, 2025 9:43 am CET

Is Serbia turning into an EU mining colony?

A Brussels-backed project to develop the lithium reserves needed to power electric vehicles is fueling political instability on the European Union’s doorstep.

April 18, 2025 4:41 am CET

Brits are banned from bringing in EU meat — if anyone can enforce it

Stretched resources and patchy communication leave experts warning a ban on personal meat and cheese imports could fall well short of its aims.

April 17, 2025 6:31 pm CET

‘Parkinson’s is a man-made disease’: How a chemical Europe can’t quit may be driving the disease

Europe’s flawed oversight of pesticides may be fueling a silent epidemic, warns Dutch neurologist Bas Bloem. His fight for reform pits him against industry, regulators — and time.

April 14, 2025 4:37 am CET
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Facing Trump tariff threat, Germany’s new government bets big on boosting economy

Friedrich Merz’s new administration promises tax cuts, energy price reductions and a blitz of public-private investment funds.

April 10, 2025 4:14 am CET

EU opens door to reworking AI rulebook

After introducing landmark laws to regulate artificial intelligence, Europe now wants to reduce the burden.

April 9, 2025 7:36 pm CET

Europe prepares AI charm offensive as industry trembles from tariff shocks

Draft strategy shows EU wants to woo tech leaders with computing, data, skills — and simpler rules — to run AI.

April 8, 2025 4:25 am CET

Musk hopes US, EU get to ‘zero-tariff situation’

Just days after Trump launched his trade war, Musk envisions a transatlantic free-trade zone ‘at the end of the day.’

April 6, 2025 10:54 am CET

Battle over EU green rules shakes von der Leyen’s fragile centrist coalition

The outcome of a key vote on environmental laws in the Parliament this week could set the stage for the next five years.

April 1, 2025 10:01 pm CET

EU readies counterstrike on Big Tech and US banks over Trump’s mega tariffs 

Brussels sees America’s transatlantic trade surplus in services as its Achilles’ heel.

March 31, 2025 7:25 pm CET
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Germany must leave its comfort zone

Germany can reinvent itself — with bold decisions, growth-oriented investments, and a concerted push for innovation by industry and government. What we don’t need? Cosmetic fixes and piecemeal thinking and regulation.

March 31, 2025 5:00 am CET

Why five judges could blow a hole in Labour’s economic plans

Banks would be able to afford a possible £30 billion bill if the Supreme Court finds them guilty of paying hidden commissions. But Britain’s economy may not.

March 31, 2025 4:00 am CET

Meet the Mafia-busting MEP taking the fight against organized crime to Brussels

Giuseppe Antoci battled the Italian mob. But can he take on EU policymaking?

March 25, 2025 6:00 am CET

Meet the Czech Millennial Who’s Building a Utopia in the California Hayfields

Armed with tech billions, Jan Sramek has dreams of creating a new, affordable, walkable city. If, that is, California lets him.

March 22, 2025 2:57 pm CET

Farage spies an opening as Labour angers small business

The government’s rivals are circling after tax hikes burned the bridges that Rachel Reeves had painstakingly built before the election.

March 18, 2025 4:01 am CET

UK finance watchdogs drop DEI drive amid Trump backlash

The PRA and FCA will no longer bring forward proposals to require City of London firms to set diversity targets.

March 12, 2025 1:00 pm CET
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