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Industrial Policy
Farming 4.0: The future of agriculture?
Rising demand for bigger yields and higher environmental protection has put pressure on the agricultural sector to “produce more with less”. Smart Farming or “farming 4.0.” could hold the key.
Member states limit new flexibility clauses in EU fiscal pact
Est. 6minEXCLUSIVE / EU member states believe the European Commission is giving too much breathing space to struggling national economies when applying the Stability and Growth Pact, and decided to adopt a more restrictive view of EU fiscal rules, according to an official paper seen by EURACTIV.
Oettinger warns against monopolies ahead of new German telecoms rules
Est. 3minDigital Commissioner Günther Oettinger announced yesterday (26 November) that the Commission is getting ready to check upcoming changes in Germany's telecoms rules and determine whether they're anti-competitive.
Researchers: EU turns blind eye to slavery in Thai poultry industry
Est. 3minMigrants processing Thai chicken for its biggest export market, Europe, face widespread abuse by their employers, partly because foreign auditors have focused on food safety rather than workers' conditions, researchers said on Wednesday (25 November).
Greek beer market investigation exposes EU competition weaknesses
Est. 5minA ten-year long competition investigation into the Greek beer market has raised questions over the European Commission’s ability to enforce fair competition in the EU member states. EURACTIV Greece reports.
Commission billions to go to large-scale transport infrastructure
Est. 5minThe European Commission is getting ready to feed money into transport projects around Europe and will focus its attention on large infrastructure and technology for traffic management.
Fishy business in EU canteens exposed
Est. 2minRestaurants in Brussels are cheating customers by substituting cheaper fish in one out of three dishes, including under the noses of eurocrats in the European Union's own canteens, campaigners said yesterday (3 November).
Commission plans scheme to boost energy efficiency investment in buildings
Est. 5minThe European Commission initiative, to be launched next year, will make it easier for smaller energy efficiency projects, such as building renovations, to get EU funding.
€4-5bn EU digital investment fund needed, France says
Est. 4minFrance's Minister for the Economy, Emmanuel Macron, insisted on the need for a €4-€5 billion European digital investment fund at the French-German digital conference on Tuesday (27 October). EURACTIV France reports.
Greenpeace study finds pesticides on 83% of non-organic apples
Est. 3minA Greenpeace study has shown that pesticide residue affects 83% of conventionally-produced German apples. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Regions warn Juncker Plan could overlook small-scale infrastructure
Est. 5minEU officials are making noise about the Juncker Plan, which some say might give cash loans more favourably to large infrastructure projects and leave behind small, local proposals.
Regions push for better access to Juncker Plan
Est. 4minThe European Investment Bank is trying to cool local governments' scepticism over the Juncker Plan, an investment strategy that EU officials hope will pump €315 billion into infrastructure projects around the EU by 2017.
Brussels orders France to reclaim Ryanair subsidies
Est. 3minThe European Commission has taken Paris to court for failing to recover nearly €10 million in anticompetitive subsidies paid to Ryanair and Transavia. EURACTIV France reports.
UK makes the biggest contribution to the Juncker Plan
Est. 3minThe UK may be a Eurosceptic country, but it has made the biggest contribution to the flagship project of the Commission led by Jean-Claude Juncker – the €315 billion Investment Plan for Europe designed to stimulate the EU's post-crisis economy.
Commission mulls relaxing VAT rules for energy efficiency in buildings
Est. 4minEXCLUSIVE / The European Commission is considering whether to relax VAT rules for energy efficiency in buildings, after EU judges ruled a British lower rate for materials such as insulation and solar panels illegal.
Austria challenges state aid to British nuclear program
Est. 5minAustria's announcement yesterday (6 July) that it would challenge state aid for a new nuclear plant in Britain marks the latest step in the country's solo campaign to roll back atomic energy in Europe.
Germany’s digital security disparity ‘remains striking’
Est. 4minGermany shows significant discrepancies among private users with regard to protection against cyber attacks, a recent study shows, with internet users growing increasingly uneasy despite an improved security situation. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Socialists hope EFSI won’t turn into another ‘bad experience’
Est. 6minSocialist MEPs took pride in the expected adoption in plenary tomorrow (24 June) of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI).
FC Barcelona, Real Madrid antitrust case to be decided ‘at the end of summer’
Est. 2minMargrethe Vestager, the EU's Competition Commissioner, will make a decision in the cases concerning alleged illegal state aid to the football clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid by the end of the summer, the Commissioner revealed in an interview Monday (22 June).
Parliament wins on Juncker Plan cuts
Est. 3minEXCLUSIVE / The European Commission has agreed to cut less from the Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility programs in the Juncker Plan. EURACTIV France reports.
Renzi scolds EU: “A good pupil who does not work hard enough”
Est. 5minItalian prime minister Matteo Renzi has launched a call for action to EU leaders saying that the world needed a strong Europe, able to move beyond crisis and sculpt its own vision for the future.
Lamy: TTIP’s goal is ‘to harmonise consumer protection’
Est. 3minEx-World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy said on Thursday (7 May) that improved consumer protection was at the heart of the US-European Union free-trade pact under negotiation.
EU investigates government subsidies to power stations
Est. 4minEuropean Union regulators opened an extensive investigation on Wednesday into the way 11 EU governments subsidise utilities to ensure against blackouts, concerned that such support schemes may breach state aid rules.
Juncker plan won’t cost EIB its AAA rating, says lender
Est. 7minRiskier investments foreseen under the Juncker Investment Plan will not cost the European Investment Bank its AAA credit rating, the EU lender has insisted.