Tag: European Commission
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Europe needs a new charging network for electric trucks
Europe is preparing for a rapid increase in electric heavy trucks, but the charging infrastructure required to keep them moving cannot simply be built by adding larger chargers…
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Poland demands €250 million fine for Meta. Gawkowski: We have hard evidence
Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski has sent a formal request to the European Commission to impose a €250 million fine on the Meta platform. During a Thursday…
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Heatwaves will change Europe’s labour market. The Commission wants new occupational safety rules related to extreme temperatures
The 2026 heatwaves revealed that existing occupational safety rules are not keeping pace with climate change. The European Commission and member state governments are working on new regulations…
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Google will have to change its search engine in Europe. The DMA forces the biggest revolution in the history of search
On 16 July 2026, the European Union adopted two binding implementing decisions under the Digital Markets Act, forcing Google to fundamentally overhaul its search engine and its Android…
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Is Europe ending the era of the „green transition at any cost”?
On 17 July 2026, the European Commission announced a reform of the ETS system, slowing the pace of emission reductions and extending the period for granting free allowances…
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Europe wants to restrict e-cigarette sales more than cigarettes. A new approach from regulators
Brussels is preparing a revolution in nicotine regulations that will hit e-cigarettes much harder than traditional cigarettes. The European Commission is working on a new tobacco directive that…
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PFAS in Europe. Why are „forever chemicals” becoming a problem?
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, have found themselves at the centre of European environmental and industrial policy in 2026. These synthetic chemical compounds, called „forever…
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Industry crisis in Poland and EU. Paper strategies won’t save the sector
Poland’s first industry congress in Warsaw signalled a bureaucratic breakthrough, but critics highlighted a lack of concrete measures. The European Commission warns of the EU’s 90 percent dependency…
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Brussels scrutinizes how France wants to finance its new nuclear power plants. There are doubts
France’s nuclear renaissance plan, which envisages the construction of six new EPR2 reactors in the Penly, Gravelines and Bugey locations, is encountering serious financial obstacles. The French government,…
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The dispute over nicotine pouches. In Sweden they Extinguished Cigarettes, but WHO and Brussels want to get rid of them. An expert on the effects of a potential ban on „snus”
Sweden is today the only EU country that has stopped smoking. Fewer than 5% of the population smoke cigarettes there. For the World Health Organization (WHO), this is…
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