Tag:European Commission

Health

EU health agency reports 59 Omicron cases in 11 countries

At least 11 EU member states have recorded cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the bloc’s health agency said on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. There...

Michael Simire - December 1, 2021

Climate Change

Reactions trail new EU climate change plan

After the EU member states and the EU Parliament have agreed on binding goals for climate protection with the EU climate law, the EU...

Michael Simire - July 14, 2021

Climate Change

Fighting climate change: EU executive to address policy overhaul

The European Commission is set to push for a major overhaul of the bloc’s environmental policies on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 to reduce emissions...

Michael Simire - July 14, 2021

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EU executive to probe German cash scheme for phased-out coal plants

The European Union’s executive arm suspects that planned German state payouts to two companies whose coal plants were to be shuttered early may breach...

Michael Simire - March 2, 2021

Health

EU to purchase more 300m doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, research claims it might be effective against new strains

The European Commission has renewed a contract with pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech to purchase an additional 300 million doses of their vaccine against...

Michael Simire - January 8, 2021

Waste Management

EU bans plastic waste exports to poor countries

The EU will ban the export of plastic waste from the bloc to poor countries effective from January 1, 2021, it said on Tuesday,...

Michael Simire - December 22, 2020

Climate Change

EU submits new climate target to United Nations

The German Council Presidency, together with the European Commission, submitted the increased national climate target of the EU and its member states to the...

Michael Simire - December 18, 2020

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