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- [Ticker] Surge in Latin American asylum seekers to EU • Asylum applications from Venezuela, Colombia, El Salvador, and Honduras - which do not need visas to enter Europe - surged last year, helping to push up overall numbers by 13 percent to 714,000, the EU said Wednesday. Largest national numbers came from Syria (72,000) and Afghanistan (60,000). Syrian... read more
- [Ticker] EU optimistic on US trade • The US had opened a "window of opportunity" for a "mini deal" on tariffs, EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan has told the Financial Times. "We're in a better place than we were some weeks ago . . . With political goodwill on both sides we can do a lot in a short period of... read more
- EU critical of China on Swedish dissident publisher • The EU has joined Sweden in urging China to give access to a dissident book publisher, but its low-level statement did little to make a difference.read more
- [Focus] NGOs urge EU to tackle meat consumption 'problem' • "Food and agriculture are at the heart of the ecological crisis. This is one area where doing right by the planet means doing right by people in the most obvious way," said head of policy at NGO BirdLife, Ariel Brunner.read more
- [Feature] Coronavirus: voices from a quarantined Italian town • Panic-buying, plus resentment at the media for fuelling the panic, are the paradoxical responses of residents of the Italian towns of Vicenza and Vo', where Italy's first victim of the coronavirus died last Friday.read more
- EU won't accept UK trade deal 'at any price', Barnier warns • Talks on the future EU-UK trade deal will start next Monday - but tensions are already high over the EU's efforts to stop the UK undercutting the bloc's standards and London's wobbling position on Northern Ireland.read more
- Greek island riots require measured response, says EU • Residents on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios have been met with riot police, following protests against plans to erect new migrant detention camps. The European Commission says measures by Athens' authorities must be "necessary and proportionate."read more
- The Brief – It takes only one question Today is political Ash Wednesday in Germany, a 100-year-old tradition that sees the country’s democratic parties‘ leaders pushing their rhetoric to the limits of fairness. The only thing is, it already took place in Berlin yesterday and prompted quite an outrage in political Germany.read more
- Serbian democracy is under attack, indeed The united front held by Serbia’s mainstream democratic opposition to boycott Vučić’s sham election at all levels is the only honorable and practical course of action, wrtites Vuk Jeremić.read more
- Romania to change way EU agricultural funds are managed The Romanian government is thinking of combining the two agencies responsible for the management of EU agricultural funds, according to interim agriculture minister Adrian Oros. Oros said that this proposed merging of the two agencies comes at the request of...read more
- A cure in sight for african swine fever Researchers at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) have developed an effective vaccine against the African swine fever virus (ASFV) that gives results with an accuracy greater than 95%, EURACTIV Poland reports. A recent study published in the Journal of...read more
- Croatian agricultural minister: CAP does not account for differences in production between EU member states The minister of agriculture Marija Vucković has said the CAP has not responded appropriately to differences in agricultural production between EU member states, and that these differences have not diminished in the last 15 years. Speaking on a radio show...read more
- Farmers revenue and access to land key topics at Salon de l’Agriculture The issue of farmers revenue and access to agricultural land were placed high on the agenda of the famous Salon de l’Agriculture in Paris this week. Land development and rural settlement companies, as well as MEPs, professional agricultural organisations and...read more
- Régulation des plateformes : Bercy se met en état de marche Alors que la Commission européenne a présenté sa stratégie numérique la semaine dernière, Bercy a réuni lundi une centaine d’experts pour esquisser des pistes de régulation des plateformes. Un article de notre partenaire, la Tribune.read more
- Les Hongrois se marient à tour de bras Il n’y a jamais eu autant d’unions depuis trente ans. Le gouvernement ultraconservateur, qui a mis les moyens, est aux anges. Un article de notre partenaire, Ouest-France.read more
- La Bulgarie aurait totalement inventé son rapport Natura 2000 L’Académie des sciences bulgare (BAN) a affirmé que le rapport envoyé à Bruxelles par le gouvernement sur le projet européen Natura 2000 était « une véritable imposture ». Ce qui confirme les premiers résultats de l’investiga... read more
- Finances publiques : le carton rouge de la Cour des comptes Dans son dernier rapport rendu public ce mardi, la Cour des comptes juge que « le redressement des finances publiques, déjà très graduel au cours des dernières années, est aujourd’hui quasiment à l’arrêt ». Un article de notre pa... read more
- De l’agrivoltaïsme, oui, mais pas n’importe comment Installer des panneaux photovoltaïques dans les vignes et les champs peut minorer les conséquences des aléas climatiques et générer des revenus supplémentaires à l’agriculteur. Un article de notre partenaire, le Journal de l’environnement.read more
- Des eurodéputés refoulés du Conseil européen L’actu en capitales décrypte l’info de toute l’Europe, grâce au réseau de rédactions d’Euractiv.read more
Politico – rubrique politique étrangère
- North Macedonia’s PM: EU credibility at stake over membership talks Bloc's snub last year fueled nationalism, says government chiefread more
- Trump loves a big crowd. He’ll get one of his biggest in India. The US president ensured his overture to Indian-American voters would come packed with spectacle.read more
- Bernie Sanders wins Nevada caucuses The Vermont senator cements his status as front-runner to become the Democratic presidential nominee.read more
- Pompeo announces ‘understanding’ between US and Taliban Signing of the agreement is 'expected to move forward' at the end of February, US secretary of state says.read more
- Macron and Merkel call Putin over Syria As hundreds of thousands are displaced in bloody Idlib offensive, leaders talk, but do little else.read more
- Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to over three years in prison The case has become a flashpoint for broader concerns about political meddling in high-profile legal cases.read more
- Thank you, Mike Bloomberg, for rescuing the Democratic debate His performance may have stunk, but he inspired rivals to some of their best performances so far.read more
- Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Climbs to 10, South, Neighbors Now Also Affected
The health ministers of Italy and six neighboring countries have decided the closing of borders would be both ineffective and disproportionate as a measure against the spread of the coronavirus.
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- France’s Sanofi to Launch Drug Contender Against China and India
French drug giant Sanofi announced yesterday that it planned to launch a new company to create the active chemical ingredients for drugs, creating a European contender in a market currently dominated by firms based in India and China. According to the company’s press release, the “new industry cham... read more
- Italy Imposes Lockdown Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Italy has put 50,000 people in ten northern towns on lockdown in an effort to contain Europe’s first major coronavirus outbreak, amid fears the virus could spread across the continent. This week, the number of coronavirus cases in Italy rose from 152 on Sunday to 219 by Monday, with about half of those cases i... read more
- Crise démographique : L’inexorable dépeuplement de l’Est Dans certaines régions d'Europe, l'émigration pose un défi beaucoup plus important que l'immigration. Dans quelques décennies, écrit Slavenka Drakulić, la Croatie sera un pays de vieillards qui n'auront plus personne pour s'occuper d'eux. Mais au lieu de proposer des solutions, l... read more
- Assemblée franco-allemande : Une opportunité unique pour la justice fiscale en Europe T-Dem, Paris – Lors de la 3ème réunion de l’assemblée parlementaire franco-allemande (AFPA), la création d’un groupe de travail sur la justice fiscale a été évoquée. Il pourrait s’agir d’un puissant levier pour contourner le verrou de... read more
- [L'Europe en région] A Rennes, l'Europe soutient le passage au bio Trois générations de la famille Lefeuvre se sont succédé au sein du Groupement agricole d'exploitation en commun (GAEC) Roazhon, à Rennes. En 2015, Philippe et Hélène, le couple d'exploitants actuel, ont entamé une conversion vers l'agriculture biologique. Un proj... read more
- [L'Europe en région] "De l'arbre à la tablette", le chocolat guyanais soutenu par les fonds européens Autodidacte, Drupa Angénieux produit artisanalement du chocolat depuis 2014 à Saint-Laurent du Maroni (Guyane). Afin de pouvoir répondre à une demande croissante, elle a fait appel aux aides européennes pour pouvoir développer son activité.read more
- [L'Europe en région] Dans la banlieue d'Orléans, un ambitieux projet de rénovation énergétique C'est un ensemble d'immeubles qui n'avait jamais été rénové depuis les années 1960, situé à Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (Loiret). Les copropriétaires, l'Etat, la région et la métropole d'Orléans, aidés par des fonds européens, se son... read more
- [L'Europe en région] En Seine-et-Marne, des cantines en circuit court soutenues par l'Union européenne Depuis 2017, des cantines scolaires du sud de la Seine-et-Marne (77) se sont associées à des AMAP (Associations de Maintien de l’Agriculture Paysanne) pour proposer une alimentation en circuit court. Une opportunité pour les élèves comme pour les producteurs, à laquelle l... read more
- Budget européen: l'heure des règlements de comptes
Les vingt-sept Etats européens ont offert, jeudi et vendredi, un triste spectacle au monde, une nouvelle fois, celui d’une bataille de chiffonniers autour du budget communautaire. À la mano... read more
- L'Union européenne, un projet du siècle dernier?
Emmanuel Macron n’a pas caché son agacement à l’égard de la Chancelière allemande, samedi, lors de la conférence sur la sécur... read more
- UE: après le Brexit, la fin de l'unilinguisme anglophone?
Il est loin le temps où Umberto Eco pouvait proclamer, sans crainte d’être détrompé, « la langue de l’Europe c’est la traduction ». Désormais, au moins dans les ... read more