EURACTIV PR

An easy way of publishing your relevant EU press releases.

Suspension of the membership rights of JSC Russian Post and RUE Belpochta

SUSPENSION OF THE MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS OF JSC RUSSIAN POST AND RUE BELPOCHTA

Brussels, 24 June 2022

Subsequent to the recent changes to PostEurop’s Statutes, the PostEurop Board of Directors met on 23 June 2022 and have decided the following steps with regards to the temporary suspension of JSC Russian Post and RUE Belpochta’s membership rights.

Brussels Visit of Mr. Tunç Soyer, Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality

28-29 June 2022

SPA warns on ongoing chip shortages throughout 2023

Analysis from the Smart Payment Association (SPA) confirms that the global semiconductor (chip) shortage will continue throughout 2023, severely impacting the delivery of payment cards worldwide.

This ongoing supply challenge results from a range of factors including post-COVID recovery leading to a surge in demand of semiconductors.

European Parliament’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism vote enshrines net rise in global carbon emissions

 In the European aluminium industry, production leakage has already led to  +10.3 million tonnes of CO2 in past year

ChargeUp Europe welcomes Plugsurfing as its latest member

ChargeUp Europe, the voice of the EV charging infrastructure industry in Europe, is delighted to welcome Plugsurfing as its latest member company.

S&Ds: ‘Silent pandemic’ of antibiotic-resistant germs requires more action and less talk

At a vote in the European Parliament today, a mainly conservative majority accepted the Commission’s unambitious list of antimicrobials reserved just for human use. This is a loss for human and animal health, in favour of business interests. Already now, more than 1.3 million people die every year from infections that can no longer be successfully treated due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

S&Ds: The EU summit must breathe new energy into the enlargement process!

Ahead of the EU summit on Thursday and Friday, the Socialists and Democrats will today in the plenary call on the 27 EU heads of states and governments to grant EU candidate status to Ukraine, as a political signal of solidarity with the brave people of Ukraine defending their country.

S&Ds on Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive agreement: business talks a big game, but now we’ll know who walks the walk

The Socialists and Democrats welcome the agreement between the Parliament and EU governments to ensure companies are more transparent about their environmental and social impact. The agreement reached Tuesday night on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will introduce a single set of mandatory reporting standards for all large EU and non-EU companies, as well as listed small and medium-sized enterprises.

S&Ds remained true to our values: We improved today’s climate deal, it has a red heart

We finally have a deal on three key pillars of the Fit for 55 package, and it is fairer and better thanks to S&D Group’s relentless efforts. We had to vote it down at the last plenary in Strasbourg so we could improve it. We did it! We also made it clear that we will not let the conservatives play dirty tricks by watering down our ambitions while collaborating with the far-right. Today’s deal has a red heart!

S&Ds welcome Commission’s yielding to their demands for stronger and more enforceable TSD chapters as an important step towards a fairer and more sustainable EU trade policy

The Socialists and Democrats have been spearheading calls for including ambitious sustainable development chapters in all trade agreements for many years. Today’s Commission proposal incorporates many core S&D demands, and MEPs welcome it as it sets EU trade policy on a new, progressive path.

Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero, S&D spokesperson on trade, said:

Pages

Subscribe to EURACTIV PR RSS