In the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, south-east Asia was an unstable region. ASEAN: The EU’s strategic partner in Asia
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The Construction Products Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, CPR) has applied fully since 1 July 2013 and aims to achieve the proper … Revision of the Construction Products Regulation
Brussels, 21 October 2022 “EU leaders reach a deal on energy” is the title chosen by the European Council website to hide a new stalemate of Europe on energy, yesterday in Brussels. The Commission lead by Ursula von der Leyen had proposed a new Council Regulation to tackle high gas prices in the EU and […]
Brussels, 19 October 2022 The Commission has proposed a new emergency regulation to address high gas prices in the EU and ensure security of supply this winter. This will be done through joint gas purchasing, price limiting mechanisms on the TTF gas exchange, new measures on transparent infrastructure use and solidarity between Member States, and […]
Council and Parliament of the EU adopted the European Directive which sets the rules for determining the minimum wage and which provides for the extension of collective bargaining coverage to 80%. Minimum wage is currently foreseen in 21 EU countries. It will always be up to the member states to decide whether it exists […]
Today the 27 Heads of State and Government met in Brussels and decided nothing to solve the european energy crisis. They had a very long discussion and once again asked Ursula von der Leyen, President of the Commission, to invent something more, given that what has been proposed so far does not satisfy. So all […]
European energy ministers’ meeting today in Brussels was not able to agree on European measures to limit the energy cost. Many countries have already done this with national measures. European citizens pay 3 or 4 times more gas and electricity and some countries have already taken their own countermeasures: by setting a national price cap […]
The role investment in culture can play in the development of regions, and urban and rural areas is still open to debate. Culture as a policy area … Culture and regional development
Problems with the EU’s energy supply started multiplying with the economic rebound following the pandemic and Russia’s manipulation of EU energy … Energy saving and demand reduction
Gas and electricity prices have reached record levels in 2022 and hit all-time highs. Families and companies in EU are paying an extra cost for energy. After its defeat at the last EU Energy Council to limit the bills, the Commission proposed three new measures last 12 September. One to cut electricity consumption, another […]