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Building pan-European media: why is it so hard? - by @alejandrotauber@journa.host
Pan-European media could show citizens of Europe that the EU is not just a bureaucracy machine that produces rules, but a society made up of people who might share some similarities with you — or not. In turn, this knowledge could empower citizens of Europe to take a united stand against better internationally-organised phenomena like multinationals or the tax-dodging rich.
Israel is breaking the rules of modern warfare in #Gaza, Norway's prime minister told EUobserver.
Spyware scandals in Europe are 'much worse than Watergate', by @westervangaal@mastodon.green
The illicit use of spyware in Europe is worse than the Watergate scandal which brought down US president Richard Nixon — yet EU authorities are ignoring the danger, MEP Sophie in 't Veld tells Wester van Gaal.
EU industrial policy forgets one important detail: people by @westervangaal@mastodon.green
Europe is responding to US green subsidies by unleashing green subsidies of its own. But the focus on industry and great power rivalry has overshadowed what the EU Commission itself has repeatedly said is central to the green transformation: people.
Read it here: https://euobserver.com/green-economy/156701
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Arctic Swedish mine poses threat to indigenous Sami, by Nikolaj Nielsen
The indigenous reindeer-herding Sami people in northern Sweden say they are facing an existential threat from an iron-ore mine billed as a pivotal shift towards the EU's green transition.
How NOT to write an op-ed, by Matthew Tempest
EUobserver receives tens of thousands of words of unsolicited opinion pieces every day — for one daily slot. So, how do you differentiate your piece from the crowd of others, and actually get published?
Ahead of the 2024 EU elections, EUobserver spoke with the youngest MEPs in the European Parliament #YoungandMEP.
Study: EU electricity transition sped into high gear in 2022, by @westervangaal@mastodon.green
Some good news: Europe accelerated its electricity transition in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to a new study by Ember, a German energy think tank, in a report published on Tuesday (31 January).
Digital EU: the Good, the Bad — and the Ugly
The European Union has impressive digital ambitions and an equally-impressive array of initiatives, proposals, directives and regulations, all designed to make the bloc 'fit for the digital age'. But what do they all mean — and will they all work?
EU energy ministers make final push to reach gas-cap deal, by @westervangaal@mastodon.green
At the start of the afternoon, ministers started their debate about the price cap, with two alternatives at €188/MWh and €180/MWh being discussed.
EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson said a deal was within reach but needed "a very strong spirit of compromise from everyone" — (meaning the Dutch and the Germans).
"Africa has to unite behind a single agenda on debt resolution. We know what China wants, we know what the US wants, we know what the World Bank wants, but we don't know what #Africa wants."
Proposals expected on Friday are likely to fall short of Baltic states' demands, as Brussels rushes toward a "hard deadline" of a pro-Russian EU presidency
The stories you should have read in 2022, by @alejandrotauber@journa.host
I won't bore you with platitudes about what a momentous year this has been, you'll probably have enough of those conversations tomorrow at your New Year's Eve. So here are our favourite stories of the year, in no particular order.
The European Broadcasting Union is wooing Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov for a splashy TV interview, despite his record of bizarre anti-Ukraine hate speech.
How the EU Commission and national governments delete official emails and text messages — creating areas of decision-making without oversight and control. #missingmails
From a human point of view GDP is not a great measure. Yet it's been the #economic dogma for decades now. But what should we use then? This is what we'll be exploring (among other things) in Growth Week.