Tag: Greece
Court of Audit: EU subsidy for the wine industry hardly leads to more 'green' wine
When subsidies are awarded to the European wine industry, little attention is paid to environmental effects and hardly any sustainability conditions are attached. That...
After an oil boycott, EU countries are now buying much more Russian liquefied natural gas
The EU countries are buying much more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia than before the war in Ukraine. According to research by Global Witness...
Protest by 12 EU countries against new Ukrainian export rules
Twelve EU countries, including the Netherlands, have warned of new market disruptions due to the new import ban on four Ukrainian agricultural products in five neighboring EU countries.
EU Court of Audit: some farmers received too much corona subsidy
The European Court of Auditors believes that the additional financial aid amounts granted to farmers and the food industry during the corona period are sometimes excessive...
Brussels threatens EU countries with fines for lax approach to environmental pollution
The European Commission is threatening to take six EU countries to the highest EU court because they do not do enough about soil and air pollution.
European Parliament wants to ban the export of plastic waste to non-EU countries
The European Parliament wants a ban on the export of plastic waste to countries outside the European Union. The ban should...
Eight EU countries are trying to stop restrictions on livestock transport
Eight livestock-exporting EU countries are trying to stop a ban on livestock transports longer than eight hours. Due to their resistance, there is still...
More Europeans are struggling with money worries due to rising inflation
In all EU countries, more than seven in ten residents are concerned about the rising cost of living, with peaks…
MEPs investigate wiretapping scandal in EU countries
More transparency is needed on the Pegasus wiretapping in Cyprus and Greece, the European Parliament inquiry committee said on Friday after…
Citizens' initiative result recognized; EU must now respond to bee conservation
The European citizens' initiative "Save bees and farmers" has collected the necessary one million signatures and is now recognized by Brussels. The...
