Tag: European Commission

EU Competitiveness Compass – A Strategic Framework for Innovation, Decarbonization, and Security

The European Union faces challenges that threaten to undermine its long-term economic growth and competitiveness on the global stage. To address this, the European Commission has introduced the Competitiveness Compass, the first...

European People’s Party: Climate Goals Must Align with EU Industry Preservation

Over the past decades, the European Union has achieved significant success by creating a single market, reducing trade barriers within Europe, and establishing global trade agreements. This progress has led to economic...

Czechia Updates National Climate and Energy Plan: Focus on Renewable Energy and Nuclear Power

At the end of 2024, the Government of the Czech Republic approved the update of the National Climate and Energy Plan, a joint initiative developed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade...

European Commission Invests 2.4 Billion Euros in Green Technologies

The European Commission has announced a new call for proposals under the Innovation Fund program, aimed at supporting the development of low-carbon technologies. The total budget of the call amounts to 2.4 billion...

The European Wind Industry Requires 200,000 New Workers by 2030

The wind energy sector in Europe faces significant challenges and opportunities as it prepares for substantial expansion over the next six years. With ambitious climate goals and the need to increase energy...

Ecomondo 2024: Italy at the Forefront of the Ecological Transition

With an overall recycling rate of 72 percent, well above the European average of 58 percent, and a circular material use rate of 18.7 percent, compared to the EU average of 11.5...

Challenges of Competitive Energy Production in the Global Market

Forming a unified European energy market is crucial for the Energy Community (EC), which includes European Union members and nine other signatory countries. Although significant progress has been made over the past...

New Law to Make Products on the EU Market More Sustainable

An EU law has come into force that will enable the setting of ecodesign requirements and information for almost all categories of physical goods that come onto the EU market. The new...

Green Projects of Serbian Scientists – Biopesticides for Protection of Trees From Deadly Pests

The spongy moth is one of the most dangerous forest pests in Europe, Asia, North America, and Africa. This invasive pest can weaken and destroy trees by defoliating, i.e. destroying the leaves....

First Net-Zero Academy to Train 100,000 Workers in the EU Solar Photovoltaic Value Chain

The Commission has launched the European Solar Academy, the first in a series of EU Academies to be set up under the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) to have in place the necessary...

China Anti-Subsidy Investigation: Provisional Duties

ACEA takes note that the European Commission has decided to impose provisional countervailing duties on imports of electric cars manufactured in China, based on initial findings of an anti-subsidy investigation initiated last...

Global Temperature Record Streak Continues

It was the warmest April on record – the eleventh month in a row of record global temperatures. Sea surface temperatures have been record high for the past 13 months. Extreme weather...

STRONGER DETERMINATION AND POLITICAL WILL TO CHANGE THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS RESOURCES

What should Serbia do to reduce environmental pollution, preserve biodiversity and adequately respond to the challenges of climate change? Will the legal framework be realigned with the Green Agenda? We looked for...

Energy Crisis Forces More Ambition in EU Green Buildings Law

Soaring energy prices are mounting pressure on Europe to renovate its ageing, inefficient buildings as governments scramble to protect citizens from rising utility bills. Europe’s buildings are responsible for 40 per cent of...

EU Lawmakers Vote to Include Maize, Meat Imports in Anti-Deforestation Rules

The European Parliament has voted to extend the agricultural goods covered by the bloc’s new law against imports linked to deforestation to include maize, poultry and pig meat in a move hailed...

France Gets Help From EU Partners as Wildfires Rage

Firefighting teams and equipment from six EU nations started to arrive in France on Thursday (11 August) to help battle a spate of wildfires, including a fierce blaze in the parched southwest...

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