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Renewables cover 11% of the energy used for transport
In 2024, the share of renewable energy sources in transport reached 11.2% at the EU level, a 0.2 percentage points (pp) increase from 2023. When the time series began in 2004, this share stood at 1.4%.
The 2024 share was 17.8 pp lower than the 29% target for 2030 on the use of energy…
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Merz heads to Italy for summit with Meloni with new ideas to shake up EU bureaucracy
A closer alliance between Meloni and Merz is on the horizon, with the ambition to change Europe after decades of dominance by the Franco-German axis.
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Podcast: From Davos handshakes to Brussels emergency Talks: What’s Next for the EU?
Donald Trump dropped his threat of imposing tariffs on some European countries, but should the EU let its guard down?
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Statement by Commissioner Lahbib on the demolition of the UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem
On 20 January, Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Commissioner Hadja Lahbib (pictured) released the following statement:
“I condemn the Israeli decision to forcibly enter and demolish the United Nations Sheikh Jarrah compound held by United Nations Relief and Works Agency for…
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Newsletter: With US ties bruised, EU leaders get 'their act together'
Also in this newsletter: the EU raises ‘serious concerns’ about Donald Trump’s Board of Peace.
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Commission approves €18.2 million Italian state aid to support investments in the dairy sector
The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, an €18.2 million Italian measure to support an investment project in the dairy sector.
The beneficiary of the measure is Centro Latte Bressanone Societa’ Agricola Cooperativa, a dairy farmers’ cooperative in Alto Adige (South…
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Uzbek President Mirziyoyev signs Board of Peace charter, holds talks in Davos
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Uzbekistan signalled ambitions for a more prominent international role on Thursday as President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the founding charter of US…
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Commission announces members of third Platform on Sustainable Finance
The European Commission has published the list of members for the third mandate of the Platform on Sustainable Finance. The Platform will advise the Commission on topics related to the EU Taxonomy and the EU sustainable finance framework at large.
Following a call for applications in July…
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Japan’s central bank holds rates steady after bond sell-off and ahead of elections
The BoJ held off on hiking its headline rate on Friday as expected, following signs of panic in Japan’s bond market this week.
Just last month, the Japanese central bank raised its key interest rate to 0.75%, a 30-year high, in a bid to normalise fiscal policy after a long era of near-zero or…
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