Boosting the EU’s Wind Energy Sector: Addressing Foreign Subsidies and Ensuring Cybersecurity

2023-10-24 17:00:27 This article was originally published in English An action plan unveiled on Tuesday to boost the EU’s wind energy sector could trigger investigations into foreign subsidies where they are proven to have harmed the European industry. ADVERTISEMENT The proposals announced by the European Commission aim to protect the European Union’s wind energy sector … Read more

Facilitating Aid Entry into Gaza: Updates on Egypt-Israel Agreement and Border Crossings

2023-10-16 07:59:11 If an agreement has been reached with Israel to allow American nationals to pass, the Egyptian authorities are demanding that the entry of aid into Gaza be facilitated. ADVERTISEMENT Since three Israeli bombings in less than 24 hours, Monday and Tuesday, on the Palestinian Rafah terminal, the border crossing to Egypt has been … Read more

European Commission Triples Aid to Gaza to Support Those Affected by War: Collaborating with UN Agencies

2023-10-15 16:17:00 15 October 2023, 09:47 PM IST The European Commission decided to triple the current aid to Gaza. The intention is to reach the aid of 7.5 crore rupees to the people who are suffering from war in collaboration with the United Nations agencies. The commission also said it would support Israel’s right to … Read more

EU Development Aid for Palestinians Under Review: Suspensions and Controversies Surrounding European Funding

2023-10-09 16:41:15 The EU said it was reviewing its development aid for the Palestinians, without mentioning a suspension announced by one of its Commissioners. ADVERTISEMENT The European Commission announced that it was launching “an urgent review of European Union assistance to Palestine”, when a few hours earlier one of its commissioners, Oliver Varhelyi, announced the … Read more

European Commission’s Weakened Authority: The Fallout from the Aborted Appointment of an American in Competition Directorate

2023-07-22 08:14:19 Billet Article reserved for subscribers The European Commission comes out weakened by the episode of the aborted appointment of the American to the Directorate General for Competition. By renouncing, on July 19, to occupy the post of chief economist of the Directorate-General for Competition, the American Fiona Scott Morton put an end to … Read more

Controversial Appointment Shakes European Parliament: Margrethe Vestager’s Announcement

2023-07-19 07:52:00 Epilogue Article reserved for subscribers The day after a stormy hearing in the European Parliament, the Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, announced this morning that the American was giving up coming to Brussels because of the “political controversies” aroused by her appointment. It is by a tweet that Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner in … Read more

The Future of Digital Euro: A Dematerialized Currency Project Sparking Controversy and Banks’ Resistance

2023-06-28 12:37:56 The European Commission presented on Wednesday a legislative framework for the future digital euro, a dematerialized version of the single currency, a project that arouses conspiratorial fantasies and hostility from banks and which has yet to convince of its usefulness. Electronic currency will only be a payment option, in addition to cash. Stored … Read more