- www.tax-the-rich.eu Tax The Rich
Nous voulons un impôt européen sur les grandes fortunes pour financer la transition climatique et sociale et aider les pays victimes des dérèglements climatiques.
A big plea to you to support "Tax-the-Rich". The aim is to tax the super-rich in order to finance more climate protection. If this EU citizens' initiative reaches certain thresholds, it must be scrutinised. A powerful tool if it is used.
"An EU Citizens' Initiative does not have to reach the threshold in all countries, only in 7 out of 27"
The closest: France 188% 🇩🇰 87% 🇩🇪 80% Belgium 64% 🇮🇹 44% Netherlands 32% Slovenia 26%
Deadline 9.10.24
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Beyond failing forward? The Euro at 25
adamtooze.substack.com Chartbook 260 Beyond failing forward? The Euro at 25 (Part 1)The euro is not in the headlines. On the 25th anniversary of the first moves to irrevocably fix the exchange rates of the major European economies this lack of notice is good news. For too much of its history Europe’s common currency has lived under the shadow of alarmist speculation about its futur...
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Remembering #Paris : 8 Years. Honoring lives lost to terrorism
fosstodon.org Dimitris Vagiakakos 🇪🇺🇬🇷 (@[email protected])Attached: 1 image Remembering #Paris : 8 Years. Honoring lives lost to terrorism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2015_Paris_attacks #france #eu #europe
- www.theguardian.com TikTok fined €345m for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts
Irish data regulator says platform put 13- to 17-year-old users’ accounts on default public setting, among other breaches
- edition.cnn.com The European Central Bank raises interest rates to 4% | CNN Business
The European Central Bank hiked interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 4% Thursday, the highest level since the launch of the euro currency in 1999.
- decode39.com Migration, fiscal rules and EU2024 main courses in Meloni-Mitsotakis dinner
The Italian PM flew to Athens for a meeting with her Greek counterpart. The two agree that the EU needs to support the Mediterranean countries’ requests on migrant management (including with Tunisia) and reform its fiscal rules. And as the European elections get closer, EPP-ECR talks intensify
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Michel says EU must be ready to admit new members by 2030
www.dw.com Michel says EU must be ready to admit new members by 2030 – DW – 08/28/2023European Council President Charles Michel said the EU and candidate countries must implement reforms so new members can join by the end of the decade. EU Leaders will discuss the issue at an upcoming summit.
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Greece: Evros fire 'cannot be contained' — regional official – DW
www.dw.com Greece: Evros fire 'cannot be contained' — regional official – DW – 08/27/2023Hundreds of firefighters are battling the blaze at the edge of Greece's Dadia national park. The European Commission described it as the largest single fire in the history of the EU.
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In 2020, the EU reported 5800 drug overdose deaths in a population of 440 million. The same year, the United States, with a population of 330 million, reported 68 000 drug overdose deaths.
www.nytimes.com Opinion | Why Is America Such a Deadly Place?A study found millions of Americans would be alive if our mortality rates matched our economic peers’.
- hellas.postsen.com From Athens, the ECB will announce the digital euro – How it will work
By Vassos Angeletou In Athens, the board of directors of the European Central Bank will meet on October 26 in order to announce its crucial decisions, not only for the interest rates of the euro, but also for a historic project in the history of the Eurozone – the digital euro. It has been known… Co...
- abcnews.go.com Lithuania declares more than 1,000 Belarusians and Russians to be national security risks
Lithuania has declared more than a thousand citizens of Russia and Belarus living in the country to be threats to national security and said it is stripping them of their permanent residency permits
- edition.cnn.com West African juntas warn against intervention after military takeover in Niger | CNN
Juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali say any intervention against Niger would be considered war on them. CNN’s John Vause interviews analyst Cameron Hudson.
- amp.dw.com EU, Philippines to reopen trade talks, deepen security ties – DW – 07/31/2023
During a rare visit to the Philippines, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is relaunching stalled trade talks, while providing funding for digital connectivity and improved maritime security.
- www.euronews.com As the EU Single Market turns 30, we have to protect its just future
Corporations and their lobbyists have been using the Single Market rules to obstruct progressive social and environmental policies and regulations that might harm their profits. This needs to stop, Olivier Hoedeman writes.
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Book review (the e-book is free): Constitutional Change in the European Union: Towards a Federal Europe
eulawlive.com Constitutional Change in the European Union: Towards a Federal Europe - EU Law LiveAn open-access book is certainly a rarity in the literature on the European Union (EU). However, when seeking to influence public debate on the future institutionalist structure of the … Read more
- www.euractiv.com Czech EU minister: making Europe a Federation will make it an equal global player
Europe will become an equal player in the global format only when it becomes a federation, Czech Minister for European Affairs Martin Dvořák told EURACTIV.cz in an exclusive interview.
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Europe & the Stars: Discovering Space in our Daily Lives
Tina_from_MeetEU Hey, our penultimate event before the summer break!🛰️ How does space impact our daily lives? From using satellite systems for navigation to deploying rapid response capabilities for natural disasters like floods and forest fires, space plays a crucial role. How does this function? And what does a view from space reveal about climate change?
Join us for a Q&A with Dr. Christina Giannopapa from the EUSPA (EU Agency for the Space Programme), where we uncover the answers:
📅Tuesday, July 11 | 19:00 CEST | Zoom
Sign-up for your free Zom link here: 👉 https://meeteu.eu/registration
- www.g4media.ro Romania's Schengen accession: a tough resolution calling for "action" at the EU Court of Justice against Austria has passed the Petitions Committee vote and goes to the European Parliament plenary
A draft European Parliament resolution following a petition by the NGO Clean Energy and Climate Change Association has been approved by a vote in the
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Ten EU leaders meet to ‘brainstorm’ bloc’s enlargement future
www.euractiv.com Ten EU leaders meet to 'brainstorm' bloc's enlargement futureA group of 10 EU leaders met informally on Friday (30 June) on the sidelines of a summit in Brussels to 'brainstorm' what the bloc's enlargement could mean for its future.
- www.theguardian.com France protests: nearly 1,000 arrested as riots surge in Marseille and Lyon
Fourth night of demonstrations sees 45,000 police deployed as authorities claim the situation is calmer
- www.euronews.com Poland and Hungary thwart EU summit as they resist migration reform
Poland and Hungary made good on their promise to prevent the European Council from adopting joint conclusions on migration. #EuropeNews
- www.euronews.com Faced with devastating droughts, the EU is in dire need of a Blue Deal
It’s time to get serious: we need to label water as one of the EU’s critical raw materials, something that every citizen has a basic right to – and we need to take action to secure and defend future access to it, MEP Emma Wiesner writes.
- www.euractiv.com EU leaders to discuss 'future security commitments' for Ukraine
EU leaders are expected to discuss on Thursday (29 June) what future security commitments the bloc could provide to Ukraine, according to the latest draft conclusions of an EU summit to be held this week, seen by EURACTIV.
- www.euronews.com 'A worrying trend': Netherlands plans to limit English at universities
The Dutch government's aim is to reduce the amount of English content of standard bachelor’s degrees to only one third of course credits.
- www.euractiv.com France, Germany, Italy pledge close cooperation on critical raw materials
France, Germany and Italy will cooperate more closely on critical raw materials as ministers pledged in Berlin on Monday (26 June) to invest in joint projects and exchange views on the EU's currently debated Critical Raw Materials Act.
- www.euractiv.com Brexit handed Scotland €3.5bn annual bill, says Edinburgh
Scotland has taken a £3 billion annual hit to its public revenues because of the UK’s exit from the European Union, the Scottish government stated in a report published on Friday (23 June).