The Twin Transition: How can Green Growth and Digital Transformation go hand in hand to drive Europe’s recovery?

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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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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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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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

91 min listen

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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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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Media Partnership - How to address the unmet needs of rare disease patients by transforming the European OMP landscape: The European Expert Group on Orphan Drug Incentives (OD Expert Group) has been established to discuss and bring forward innovative proposals to stimulate innovation and foster research into therapies for rare diseases.The multidisciplinary and cross-funct 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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The Twin Transition: How can Green Growth and Digital Transformation go hand in hand to drive Europe’s recovery?: The European Commission states that “Europe must leverage the potential of digital transformation, which is a key enabler for reaching the Green Deal objectives.” This idea is reinforced in the New Industrial Strategy for Europe, where it is underlined t 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-US relations – What does a re-set mean in practice?: A G7 meeting in the UK, a NATO summit in Brussels, followed by an EU-US summit, and a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva. The message of US President Biden's first overseas tour is clear: America is back and Western alliances are not 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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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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EC study on new genomic techniques – What’s next?: The use of gene-editing technologies in plants has come under increased scrutiny in the EU over the past few years, following the 2018 European Court of Justice ruling that gene-edited organisms should fall, in principle, under the EU’s GMO directive.This by Euractiv Events

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The role of science in sustainable food and how to communicate it: We all know we must transition towards more sustainable food systems while maintaining food safety, and that science has a key role to play in this transition. But how can we make sure science is being listened to?Have policymakers got the balance right b by Euractiv Events

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Future of work – how has the COVID-19 pandemic re-shaped the agenda?: Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries had experienced transformations in their labour and jobs markets as a consequence of technological progress, climate change, globalisation, and shifts in demography. These trends have had an impact on empl by Euractiv Events

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Fit for purpose? The role of renewable fuels on the road to 2030 and beyond: As part of its EU Green Deal legislative roadmap, the European Commission will propose sweeping new energy and climate legislation aimed at reducing emissions by 55% by 2030. This ‘Fit for 55’ package will include major revamps of several legislation affe by Euractiv Events

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The Twin Transition: How can Green Growth and Digital Transformation go hand in hand to drive Europe’s recovery?

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