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Exclusive-EU’s Breton Tells Hungary to Suspend Discriminatory Fuel Prices – EU Document
Date: June 8, 2022
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Wednesday told Hungary to suspend discriminatory fuel pricing against vehicles with foreign licence plates or risk being taken to court, according to a European Commission letter seen by Reuters. The move marks yet another area of discord between the European Commission and...
Factbox-What’s on the Table in EU Parliament’s Bumper Climate Vote?
Date: June 7, 2022
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament will vote on Wednesday on eight climate change policies to slash emissions faster this decade, with outcomes uncertain as lawmakers are split on whether to boost or weaken the plans. The package of proposals aims to deliver the 27-country European Union’s target of reducing net greenhouse...
Draft Law on Joint Standards for Minimum Wages in EU Passes Crucial Hurdle
Date: June 7, 2022
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Tuesday reached a breakthrough on common rules for minimum wages across the 27-nation bloc with a provisional agreement on measures designed to promote collective bargaining and better enforce existing minimum wages. The European Parliament and the European Council, grouping the bloc’s member states, said their negotiators overnight struck...
Hungary Working to Reach Agreement on EU Recovery Funds by Year End
Date: June 3, 2022
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary is working to reach an agreement with the European Union by the end of the year on gaining access to billions of euros worth of pandemic recovery funding, state news agency MTI cited the country’s new European affairs minister as saying. The EU’s executive Commission froze access to the funds for Hungary...
American Chamber of Commerce, Others Warn of Impracticalities in EU Subsidy Plan
Date: June 2, 2022
(Corrects headline to say American Chamber of Commerce, not U.S. Chamber of Commerce) By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Proposed EU legislation targeting foreign state-backed buyers of European companies prompted by fears of a Chinese buying spree may be impossible to comply with in practice, the American Chamber of Commerce and peer groups for...
Europe Eyes Common Subsea Wind Power Grid to Bolster Energy Security
Date: June 2, 2022
By Nora Buli and Stine Jacobsen OSLO/ESBJERG, Denmark (Reuters) – Northern European countries are discussing plans to create a common power grid under the North Sea to connect future offshore wind farms as they seek to strengthen energy security, but the ambitious proposal faces financing and regulatory challenges. European nations have announced pledges to build...