The Recovery and Resilience Facility: Can effective oversight bring about true reform?

Global Europe: Is the EU serious about engaging with Africa?: The EU and African Union seek to make up for the time lost in 2020 by accelerating talks on a new strategic partnership covering political and economic cooperation. But some are asking whether the EU’s plan to strike a strategic partnership with Africa ha by Euractiv Events

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Reducing the use of antibiotics in the meat sector: The rise of antimicrobial resistance is a looming global crisis, threatening our ability to treat common infectious diseases, resulting in prolonged illness, disability, and death. Over-use and misuse of antibiotics in animals and humans is contributing t by Euractiv Events

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Gender equality in the workplace: How to build on recent progress to reach true parity: Gender equality is a core value of the EU, a fundamental right and key principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights. The Gender Equality Strategy, that includes legislative proposals for achieving pay transparency, frames the European Commission’s wo by Euractiv Events

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What are the realities of the Biodiversity and Farm to Fork strategies?: According to Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission: “At the heart of the Green Deal the Biodiversity and Farm to Fork strategies point to a new and better balance of nature, food systems and biodiversity; to protect our peo by Euractiv Events

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La stratégie « De la ferme à la fourchette » en France : cultiver et consommer bio: La dynamique de l'agriculture biologique en France s'est renforcée depuis 2018, principalement du côté de la production. Pour la première fois, les ventes de produits biologiques dans les supermarchés et sur Internet ont dépassé les circuits alternatifs, by Euractiv Events

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Sector integration: How can the EU best create and leverage an integrated energy system?: To become climate-neutral by 2050, the EU plans to transform its energy system, which accounts for 75% of its greenhouse gas emissions.In July 2020, the Commission presented an EU strategy for energy system integration. The strategy aims to link the vario by Euractiv Events

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Cohesion Policy – Dialogue between key actors: Cohesion Policy is the EU’s main investment policy. It targets all regions and cities in the European Union in order to support job creation, business competitiveness, economic growth, sustainable development, and improve citizens’ quality of life.The bul by Euractiv Events

76 min listen

Media Partnership - The European Green Deal: How does the German Mineral Water Sector Contribute?: The European Green Deal affects sectors of the European economy in different ways and poses a major challenge. The German natural mineral water sector is in a quite favourable situation. It embodies the principle of sustainability in several ways and thus by Euractiv Events

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Towards a mandatory EU system of due diligence for supply chains - Realities and consequences: The Commission is working on a legislative proposal for a European due diligence for supply chains. The proposal intends to oblige companies to analyse and monitor their business partners at all stages of their supply chain and to reveal violations of hum by Euractiv Events

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Policy Dialogue - Farming talks: Experiences from the field: The agricultural sector is faced with exponential population growth and is under pressure from different challenges, including climate change and changing socio-economic dynamics. Farmers need the best tools and technological solutions available to be abl by Euractiv Events

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The Recovery and Resilience Facility: Can effective oversight bring about true reform?: Member States are in the process of submitting their recovery and resilience plans that set out a coherent package of reforms and public investment projects. To support them in their emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission presented by Euractiv Events

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How to decarbonise heavy industry: From quick wins to long-term solutions: The steel industry is a major contributor to the overall CO2 emissions worldwide, and, therefore, a significant driver of climate change. In recent years, we have seen many initiatives - from energy efficiency (waste heat recovery) and circular economy in by Euractiv Events

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China, EU and US cooperation on climate change - Is there political will to make real progress?: China, the EU and the US are collectively responsible for around 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The EU is fighting climate change through ambitious policies at home and close cooperation with international partners. Last year, China, the world’s by Euractiv Events

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Data Privacy post COVID-19: What has changed and where do we go now?: Since the COVID-19 pandemic started last year, privacy has been in the spotlight, becoming an even more important priority, both for individuals and companies. European citizens and businesses have had to radically realign their lives to the new reality. by Euractiv Events

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Blue economy: the potential of our oceans to contribute to a green recovery: According to OECD projections, by 2030, the “Blue Economy” could outperform the growth of the global economy as a whole, both in terms of value added and employment. The EU is a global leader in offshore wind energy, one of the fastest growing sectors, bu by Euractiv Events

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EU agenda for global forests - Getting the balance right: The EU engagement in negotiating Forest Partnerships for the period 2022-2027 is expected to deliver on the European Green Deal priorities as well as the EU’s development cooperation objectives, including poverty alleviation and human rights. In its resol by Euractiv Events

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New EU Emissions Trading System: what should change?: Set up in 2005, the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is the world's first international emissions trading system. Since its establishment, the concept has had plenty of detractors. Now, with the UK set to leave the EU ETS and replace it with something el by Euractiv Events

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What can the US and the EU learn from each other to accelerate climate action?: The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, has set the way forward for all countries to act together in curbing climate change. The EU is fighting climate change through ambitious policies at home and close cooperation with international partners. Climate acti by Euractiv Events

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The role of gas in Europe’s future energy mix and the transition to zero carbon of Europe’s power sector: The transition towards a net zero greenhouse gas economy puts the power sector in the spotlight. The clean energy transition should result in an energy system where primary energy supply would largely come from carbon free sources. The lower carbon inten by Euractiv Events

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Animal Health and Welfare: What role for Animal Nutrition?: Animal health and welfare are key dimensions of the Farm to Fork strategy (F2F), the European Commission’s pivotal agri-food policy at the heart of the EU Green Deal. High-level standards of animal health and welfare not only improve food quality, but als by Euractiv Events

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Hydrogen, sun, wind: Which ones can make the best contribution to Europe's energy transformation?: Meeting the EU’s proposed new climate targets for 2030 will require a “transformation” of the bloc’s energy system, with a renewed focus on renewables and further efforts to cut fossil fuels in buildings, transport and industry. Hydrogen has become a cent by Euractiv Events

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Media Partnership: The Blue Economy in the Green Transition – European contributions to sustainable ocean management: In this webinar we will discuss European policies and initiatives for a sustainable blue economy and how these initiatives contribute to the global efforts for sustainable ocean management.In May, the European Commission presented the initiative A new app by Euractiv Events

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Cogeneration and district heating: An enabler of the green transition?: According to a recent study, cogeneration or, as it is also called, Combined Heat and Power (CHP) in district heating, is thought to be an efficient enabler for reaching carbon neutrality by 2050.With the latest Council conclusions, gas CHPs remain an imp by Euractiv Events

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Trust in the Digital Decade - Making sure technology serves EU citizens: On March 9th, the European Commission presented a vision for Europe’s digital transformation by 2030. This vision for the EU's digital decade focuses on around four key points: skills, government, infrastructures, business. A framework of digital principl by Euractiv Events

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Media Partnership - The road to COP26: what is the role of biofuels?: According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), of all direct CO2 emissions from fuel combustion, transportation accounts for 24%. Therefore, decarbonising the transport sector is a key element on the run up to COP26 – and biofuels have a significant by Euractiv Events

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What will be the cost of including transport and buildings in the EU ETS?: The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) has proven to be an effective tool in driving emissions reductions. Installations covered by the ETS reduced emissions by about 35% between 2005 and 2019. The Commission has recently presented an impact-assessed plan by Euractiv Events

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Knowledge, Science, Democracy: What is the role of evidence in policy and society?: The EU’s population has never been better educated. The Europe 2020 strategy set a target that by 2020 40% of young Europeans have a higher education qualification. Science and technology have a profound influence on our daily lives. Bridging the gap betw by Euractiv Events

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Shaping the agriculture of tomorrow - How can farmers and consumers benefit from a reformed CAP?: n 2020, the agricultural sector faced unprecedented challenges due to the Covid-19 crisis. From logistical issues, a shortage of workforce, to radical changes in demand, the sector showed its resilience by adapting to the different challenges. Overall, th by Euractiv Events

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Georgia’s road to the EU: What’s next?: 2019 marked the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Eastern Partnership (EaP), when the EU strengthened its relationship with 6 Eastern partners. The identified goals committed the EU, its Member States and the six partners to achieve concrete improveme by Euractiv Events

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Media Partnership - Towards Zero Pollution: Measuring Citizens' Health and Well-Being: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of the interlinkages between the degradation of our environment and the health of our societies. However, policymakers often lack reliable data and concrete ways to measure the impact of environmental a by Euractiv Events

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