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LIVE NOW – What role will storage play in Europe’s future energy system?
Join this EURACTIV Conference to discuss the potential of energy storage in securing a sustainable future. Questions to be discussed include:
- What are the key challenges and opportunities in advancing energy storage technologies for a sustainable energy future?
- What financing and support mechanisms are necessary for driving the development and widespread adoption of energy storage technologies?
- How can collaboration among researchers, policymakers, and industry stakeholders accelerate the implementation of energy storage?
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How can Romania help Ukraine? By helping herself! A vision for a new Integrated Territorial Investment Program [Promoted content]
Romania now has a great challenge: how to support Ukraine without damaging its own political and economic landscape.
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New EU proposal will not save the combustion car, says e-fuels lobby
The European Commission’s draft proposal for a new category of cars running exclusively on e-fuels will de facto stop combustion engine cars from being sold after 2035 as the technical requirements cannot realistically be met, the head of the eFuel Alliance told Euractiv in an interview.
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Study: New EU debt rules require massive fiscal adjustments for France
A study by the European economics thinktank Bruegel replicating the methodology of the EU Commission's proposal to reform the EU's debt and deficit rules found that the newly proposed rules would impose severe restrictions to public budgets for some countries.
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Industrial carbon capture: Only for truly ‘unavoidable emissions’
Upcoming EU legislation should limit the use of industrial carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to truly unavoidable emissions, write Leon de Graaf, Dominika Floriánová, Antoine Grall and Ella Oksala.
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Scottish citizens’ take on participatory budgeting
Scotland is currently experimenting with a participatory budgeting system at the local level, a democratic tool which allows citizens to propose and vote on initiatives to be financed through local resources. But are citizens aware of this process and would...
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Angry Armenians demand Pashinyan ouster after Karabakh surrender
Thousands of protesters gathered in the Armenian capital on Wednesday (20 September) to denounce the Armenian government's perceived failure to support Armenian separatists in Karabkh, after the breakaway region was forced into a humiliating surrender by Azerbaijan.
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EU farmers seek dialogue for sustainable food production amid challenges
This week in a special episode for EURACTIV’s Beyond the Byline podcast we explore the challenges and resilience of European farmers within the context of food chains and sustainable food production. We delve into the recent State of the Union...
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Looming deadline puts pressure on slow pandemic treaty negotiations
Controversial topics, little time and closed doors - talks are moving slowly and significant disagreements are yet to be negotiated among the World Health Organisation (WHO) members on a Pandemic Accord.
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Canada gathers allies as tensions rise with India over Sikh leader’s murder
Canada this week divulged it had intelligence possibly linking Indian government agents to the murder of a separatist Sikh leader, the kind of news that usually sparks uproar among democratic allies. Not this time.
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Poland-Ukraine ‘grain war’ escalates dangerously
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Bulgarian government promising protesting miners a secure civil service, Kosovo’s parliamentary speaker reiterates accusations against Lajcak, and so much more.
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Europe’s power industry warns ageing grids put green goals at risk
Europe's electricity industry has warned that unprecedented investments are needed to upgrade ageing electricity grids, or the EU will fail to meet its clean energy targets.
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Kosovo’s parliamentary speaker reiterates accusations against Lajcak
The speaker of Kosovo’s parliament, Glauk Konjufca, has become the latest in a line of politicians to accuse the EU’s Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, Miroslav Lajcak, of bias in the ongoing Kosovo-Serbia dialogue process. Following the meeting in...
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Bulgarian government promised protesting miners a secure civil service
A protest in Sofia, organised by the two unions of Bulgarian miners and energy workers from the Maritsa basin, led to an agreement with the government to guarantee the preservation of jobs for those employed in the sector. Prime Minister...
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Czech government pushes for lithium mining despite regional scepticism
The Czech government is making every effort to facilitate lithium mining in the country as it is a strategic raw material for the recovery of the Czech economy, Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS, ECR) said on Wednesday while visiting potential...
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A Carbon-neutral built environment by 2050 [Promoted content]
The EU Commission is currently preparing its Whole Life Carbon Roadmap to decarbonise European buildings by 2050. In this opinion piece, Koen Coppenholle highlights the perspective of CEMBUREAU on these developments.
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Charles III urges France, UK to ‘reinvigorate’ ties at lavish Versailles banquet
King Charles III on 20 September issued a call for France and the UK to reinvigorate their relations, as President Emmanuel Macron hosted the monarch for a glittering banquet at the Palace of Versailles on the first of a three-day state visit.
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Poland-Ukraine ‘grain war’ escalates dangerously
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has decided to stop supplying Ukraine with weapons in its war against Russia in reaction to escalating tensions between the two countries over grain imports. Poland’s foreign ministry summoned Ukraine’s Ambassador Vasyl Zvarych following statements...
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Catalan separatist leader takes for granted that Spanish government will pass amnesty law
The Spanish government passing an amnesty law for those implicated in the 2017 secessionist attempt, to clear the way to reinstate the acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, was taken for granted by Catalan separatist leader Oriol Junqueras, president of the...
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Finnish opposition in uproar as government delays important law for disabled people
The Finnish Parliament’s Health and Safety Committee was up in arms as opposition members boycotted a meeting after it was announced that the Finnish government intended to delay the implementation of the long-awaited Disability Services Act. On Wednesday, parliament’s Social...
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