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Ten EU countries call for inclusion of nuclear in taxonomy: Energy & Environment
October 11, 2021
Nuclear energy must be included as part of European taxonomy before the end of this year, energy and economy ministers from ten EU member states said in a joint article published…
The rights of American decline
Democrats scramble to find an argument, any argument, that sells their $ 5,000 billion spending plan to a skeptical public. The latest and surprising attempt is President Biden's claim that all of his new rights will make America greater.…
Spain’s energy tax threatens EU green hydrogen plans, industry warns – EURACTIV.com
As energy prices skyrocket across Europe, the chairman of electricity giant Iberdrola has warned of short-sighted measures in Spain that threaten the expansion of renewable electricity needed to the production of green…
How the German economy is affected by supply chain shortages
FRANKFURT - In Germany, where one in four jobs depends on exports, the crisis in global supply chains is weighing heavily on the economy, which is Europe's largest and a mainstay of world trade.Recent surveys and data point to a marked…
Analysis: Cold Brexit turkey: UK has been trying to shed imported work habit for 25 years
LONDON, October 5 (Reuters) - Britain's 25-year-old model of importing cheap labor has been shaken up by Brexit and COVID-19, sowing the seeds of a winter of discontent in the way the 1970s did, with labor shortages, spiraling wage demands…
No more uncontrolled immigration: PM says Britain is in adjustment
Britain faces post-Brexit growth difficultiesWill not pull the lever of uncontrolled immigrationHopes to avoid raising taxes againMANCHESTER, England, October 3 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would not…
Who is on top? The American-European struggle for leadership on the Internet
The new first meeting of the US-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in Pittsburgh at the end of September highlighted the differences between Europe and the US on how governments should approach the Internet. Broadly speaking, the United…
Energy crisis could force Russia to buy gas from Europe
gHello. British bosses' confidence in the economy "fell off a cliff" in September as concerns about the UK's recovery from the pandemic mounted, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD).
The IoD Economic Confidence Index, which…
European Court of Human Rights rules that the expulsion of an activist from Russia must be suspended…
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia's extradition to Uzbekistan of human rights activist Valentina Chupik should be suspended until at least October 17, has declared his lawyer on Thursday.Chupik is…
Response to China or solution to a European problem? – The diplomat
AdvertisingIn a much-anticipated State of the Union address on September 15, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen announced the launch of the EU's new connectivity strategy, the Global Gateway. Von der Leyen stressed that the…