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EU Eyes $47 Billion in Private Capital to Fund Deep-Tech Start-Ups
Date: July 5, 2022
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission is planning measures to attract 45 billion euros ($47 billion) in private funding for “deep-tech” start-ups, those based on significant scientific or engineering advances, an EU policy document seen by Reuters showed. A new Listings Act planned for later this year will also cut the...
Lawmakers Threaten to Sue EU if It Labels Gas Investments as ‘green’
Date: July 1, 2022
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Some members of the European Parliament intend to take legal action against the European Commission if its plan to label gas and nuclear energy investments as climate-friendly becomes law, according to a lead lawmaker on EU green finance rules. The European Parliament will decide next week whether to accept...
EU Plan to End Single Market Obstacles Disappoints Industry
Date: June 28, 2022
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union set out plans on Tuesday to strengthen protection for cross-border investors but left business disappointed by their lack of new laws to prevent obstacles. Insurers, retailers and other companies face hurdles to expanding across the EU beyond their own state as local laws and practices can...
Analysis-Hungary’s Sliding Forint Pressures PM Orban to Reach Deal on EU Funds
Date: June 27, 2022
By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The Hungarian forint fell to a record low against the euro on Monday, exposing the economy’s vulnerabilities and putting pressure on Prime Minister Viktor Orban to reach a deal with Brussels on the release of frozen European Union funds. Unblocking access to about 15.5 billion euros of EU recovery...
Google Faces Antitrust Complaint by Danish Job-Search Rival
Date: June 27, 2022
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Google faces an antitrust complaint on Monday by Danish online job-search rival Jobindex, which told European Union regulators the Alphabet-owned business had allegedly unfairly favoured its own job-search service. The complaint could reinvigorate EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s scrutiny of the service, Google for Jobs. Three years ago, Vestager...
EU Ministers Seek Deals on Climate Laws as Economy Woes Test Green Pledges
Date: June 27, 2022
By Kate Abnett LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -European Union ministers began talks on Monday to approve new laws to fight climate change, but diplomatic sources said economic pressures could prompt efforts to water down some of the EU’s most ambitious proposals. EU energy ministers will also discuss options to collectively reduce demand for natural gas as the...