Now playing Next Green News Corporate sustainability rules face German, Italian qualms A supposedly routine vote on the EU’s due diligence law has been postponed, signaling trouble ahead. 09/02/2024
Now playing Next Health news Lawmakers agree to ban mercury-based filling for cavities by 2025 EU seeks mercury-free environment by phasing out dental amalgam, the largest remaining use of the toxic metal in the continent. 09/02/2024
Now playing Next Healthcare First European disability card coming, slowly Lawmakers struck a deal on an EU-wide standardised disability card which will allow people with disabilities to enjoy the same benefits and facilities in public and private services throughout Europe – but it will not come into effect within three and a half years. 09/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News Institutions bungled science in maritime ban, claim ethanol producers Biofuels producers accuse EU co-legislators of discrimination in using crop-based biofuels. 08/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Online platforms to receive election guidelines ahead of June vote Online platforms are invited to give feedback to draft guidelines under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) on the integrity of elections, the European Commission said today (8 February). 08/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News German vacillation puts corporate sustainability law in doubt The bloc’s largest member has said it won’t support the green supply-chains law, causing jitters in Brussels and Berlin. 08/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News MEPs back GMO deregulation while governments divided over patenting The European Parliament has narrowly agreed to ease restrictions for crops developed using new genome editing techniques, but a German federal agency warns there is no scientific basis, and EU countries have yet to agree a position amid a row over whether the new class of GMOs should be patentable. 08/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Meta files legal complaint about platform supervisory fee under DSA Meta has filed a legal complaint for having to pay a supervisory fee under the DSA. 08/02/2024
Now playing Next Health news Commission forges plan for European biopharma leadership – leak The EU executive is drafting a strategy designating biotech critical to the continent’s strategic autonomy, a leaked document seen by Euronews shows. 07/02/2024
Now playing Next Eco-Innovation Carbon capture key to net-zero goal, but climate chief urges caution A warning from the climate commission Wopke Hoekstra that carbon capture is no magical cure for global heating comes as new policies show the EU is banking on a huge and rapid deployment of the 'unproven' technology to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century. 07/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Platform rules to apply this month as member states lag on oversight personnel The Digital Services Act, Europe’s platform rules, will apply to all companies later this month, but the majority of EU countries still haven't appointed national regulators or transposed the rules into domestic law. 07/02/2024
Now playing Next Business Controversial post-Brexit EU clearinghouse law finalised A new EU law agreed early this morning compels banks to use domestic financial infrastructure – but not everyone’s happy. 07/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News Heating is missing link in 2040 emissions target, claim renewables Renewables’ advocates call for the diversification of heating technologies. 07/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News No plans to fix cows with anti-belch masks, says Commissioner Bloc’s agriculture commissioner reassured a concerned MEP that the EU executive is not mulling mandatory methane reduction masks for cattle, as touted by right-wing media. 06/02/2024
Now playing Next Business Dubai clearinghouse barred from EU access The United Arab Emirates appears on the EU’s list of suspect dirty-money jurisdictions. 06/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Amazon invites lawmakers to warehouses in face of ban from Parliament Amazon remains prepared to throw open the doors of its warehouses for EU lawmakers, the tech giant said today (6 February) as politicians called for its lobbyists to be kept out of the European Parliament after failing to appear at a recent hearing. 06/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News Governments caught off guard by von der Leyen’s U-turn on pesticides European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's decision to withdraw a proposal that would have forced farmers to drastically reduce their reliance on chemical pesticides marks an abrupt end to Belgium's attempt to recast the legislation as a tool to promote greener alternatives. 06/02/2024
Now playing Next Money Finfluencers warned over investment advice Social media promotions may breach EU rules against financial-market abuse, ESMA said. 06/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Commission sets up expert group for AI trade secrets, copyright questions The European Commission has set up an expert group to help the 27 EU member states with questions around the implementation of the AI Act and ensure harmonised application of the rules. 06/02/2024
Now playing Next Green News ESMA securities regulator to be handed new green rating powers Analysts who seek to classify environmental, social and governance performance will be scrutinised directly by EU watchdogs under a new legal deal. 06/02/2024