Belarus arms sanctions extended
The European Council has decided to extend restrictive measures on Belarus, including an arms embargo and individual travel bans, for another year. The arms embargo...
Home online safety: making your home a haven
James Martin of Inspired eLearning details how to protect your home devices from phishing, hacking and other online attacks. While massive hacks and data breaches...
New market observatories to launch
The European Commission has announced that it will launch new market observatories for wine, fruit and vegetables later this year. The fruit and vegetable sectors...
No-deal Brexit social security plans approved
Ambassadors on the European Council’s Permanent Representatives Committee have approved measures to protect EU citizens’ social security in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The...
Heavy fuel oil ban: Clean Arctic Alliance urges focus
In the wake of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) moves towards a ban on heavy fuel oil, the Clean Arctic Alliance has called for...
Agriculture state aid ceiling raised
The European Commission has updated its rules on state aid in the agriculture sector, allowing farmers to receive greater levels of financial support. The revised...
Fishing technical measures: rules to modernise
EU representatives have reached an agreement on updating technical measures pertaining to marine conservation and fisheries management. Ambassadors from the Member States endorsed the accord...
DEFRA nature covenants to protect UK environment
The UK’s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has proposed a range of legal safeguards for British nature and wildlife. The department...
Net zero by 2050: Europarl’s emissions goal
The European Parliament’s Environment and Industry Committees have presented a range of proposals to reduce harmful emissions in the EU. Under the terms of the...
Electric vehicle charging: Honda’s exit driven by UK’s lack of EV ambition
Dave Simpson, co-founder of premium electric vehicle (EV) charge point firm Andersen, urges the UK government to get serious about electric mobility. When the news...
