EIB will administer Juncker investment plan through new fund
The European Commission is due to present its 300 billion euro investment plan next week. This plan is expected to rely heavily on the European Investment Bank (EIB), which could be put in charge of a...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament agrees on new intergroups
Intergroups have no legislative power, but are formed to promote exchange of views - on subjects as diverse as animal rights or youth - and are often used as a single point of contact by lobbyists....
View ArticleEU efforts to promote sea transport bring little progress
Almost 40% of goods traded within the European Union are transported by sea, a cleaner alternative to road transport. Despite efforts from Brussels to promote maritime transport, the sector's market...
View ArticleFrench MEP: Shipping is transport for the future
Europe is a global leader in maritime transport, a sector which emits 15 times less CO2 than road haulage. Yet, the European Union has so far failed to develop so-called "motorways of the sea",...
View ArticleCommission threatens to loot Erasmus budget to finance Juncker Plan
The European Parliament refuses to take funds from existing investment programmes to finance the Juncker Plan. The choice could jeopardise the future of Erasmus and Galileo, according to the...
View ArticleGreens accuse France of double standards on diesel emissions
French Green MEPs have called on Ségolène Royal to challenge the EU’s new diesel emissions limits, but the ecology minister supported the lower standards when they were adopted in October. EurActiv...
View ArticleIrritated French politicians begin backing Brexit
Most French political parties officially support the United Kingdom's continued membership of the EU. But cracks in the veneer are beginning to show, as more and more French politicians back Brexit....
View ArticleHypocrisy at the heart of the PNR debate
EU member states still refuse to share information on air passengers, fearing the data could fall into the wrong hands. France is pushing for the proposal’s adoption with one hand, while watering it...
View ArticleBrexit threatens to undo UK’s Calais border deal
The bilateral agreement on the policing of the UK border on French territory could be one of the first victims of Brexit. EurActiv France reports.
View ArticleBrexit will end EU investment in the UK
A major contributor to the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the main beneficiary of the Juncker Plan, a post-Brexit United Kingdom will have to learn to live without EU investment....
View ArticleMEPs battle Commission over €1 billion transport and energy cuts
Members of the European Parliament have warned the Commission not to make more cuts to its €30 billion fund for building transport, energy and telecoms infrastructure.
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