On Tuesday 19 January 2021, the European Parliament debated on a Resolution to accelerate the EU strategy for rail transport. In the European Year of… Today EP discussed EU Rail connectivity: in Europe and beyond, to Asia
Month: January 2021
On Tuesday 19 January 2021, the European Parliament debated on a Resolution to accelerate the EU strategy for rail transport. In the European Year of Rail Transport, EP wants to enhance TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Network: Mobility and Transport) connectivity. The European Green Deal strategic plan and all the latest transport growth indicators ask
10 hours before Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony as the 46th President of the United States, the European Parliament will discuss new perspectives for dialogue and cooperation between the EU and the United States. >> Follow the EP live debate on Wednesday 20 January 2021, starting at 8:30 a.m. here All European leaders recognized that Trump
On 15 January 2020, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed an agreement for a new partnership to support clean and sustainable ocean initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region, and ultimately to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the climate goals of the Paris Agreement. Everybody already knows that
Transport is one of the sectors in which artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are seeing rapid uptake. AI systems can detect patterns in a large… Artificial Intelligence in road transport: Cost of Non-Europe report
The EU has unveiled an ambitious plan to regulate online platforms, and the European Commission is proposing to introduce ex ante regulation to … Regulating digital gatekeepers: Background on the future digital markets act
After the compromise agreed last December by EU national leaders on the financial facility and on MFF 2021-2027, on 11 January 2021, the ECON committee of the European Parliament (EP) votes the EU Regulation on Recovery and Resilient Fund. Then, on 9 February it will be voted by the EP Assembly and later by the
On 11 November, the European Commission approved a fourth contract with a pharmaceutical company, BioNTech – Pfizer. The contract provides for the initial purchase of 200 million doses on behalf of all EU Member States. Plus an option to purchase up to a further 100 million doses once a vaccine has proven to be
The 5 priorities: Priority dossiers under the Portuguese EU Council Presidency Resilient Europe: Action plan for economic & monetary Union Social Europe: Action plan for the European Pillars of Social Rights Green Europe: Implementation of the European Green Deal Digital Europe: EU Digital Service Act Global Europe: EU-India Summit and Eastern Partnership Summit Portugal is
As it has done every year since 1983, the EU selects a specific topic on which to raise awareness and encourage public debate throughout the year. 2021 the European year of rail