4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (274+ words) Beyond pure pricing, quality criteria should play a key role in awarding public contracts across Europe, according to a new proposal unveiled by the European Commission on Wednesday (9 September). “The new standard is the best value for money, rather than…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (243+ words) New research published on Wednesday (9 September) by climate change NGO Opportunity Green and independent research and consultancy CE Delft found that between 2013 and 2025, the EU handed €10.9bn in free emissions allowances to European airlines. The report’s findings will feed into one…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (715+ words) As Sweden prepares to vote on Sunday (13 September), the country is facing a threat that has become familiar across Europe: attempts by Russia to exploit political divisions and undermine trust in institutions. The government in Stockholm has pointed to the…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (714+ words) “I was put in a cell and interrogated by the police,” he told EUobserver. Released some 26 hours later, Beke had become another innocent victim of neighbourhood violence, after drug criminals stole his identity to ship drugs. The package had been…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (152+ words) That would complete a remarkable change of heart by Mondelez, whose brands include Toblerone, Milka and Cadbury, and was publicly supportive of the deforestation law during the early stages of its drafting and adoption by the EU institutions. It was…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (628+ words) There was some disappointment among EU officials in June when Keir Starmer’s deep unpopularity at home led to his resignation as UK prime minister – and the postponement of an EU-UK ‘reset’ summit in London planned that had been planned for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (282+ words) Tuesday (1 September) marks the deadline for EU countries to submit their draft national restoration plans under the EU Nature Restoration Law, a key part of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. So far, only six countries have done so, according to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (824+ words) Across Europe, public authorities spend trillions of euros every year buying goods and services – and the rules deciding who gets that money are now being rewritten. In the EU, its software has been used by French intelligence, German police, Dutch…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (405+ words) Norway’s oil and gas giant Equinor recently posted its strongest quarterly result in years. A Norwegian non-profit has now put a number on what that oil and gas costs in human lives. The briefing, written by Oslo-based climate analyst Ketan…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (615+ words) Firefighters have had enough of being called heroes by politicians. In risking their lives to save communities from the wildfires spreading across Europe, their work is obviously heroic. But the term has been cheapened by politicians trying to absolve themselves…...