Restaurants can charge for tap water, says ministry
A government campaign to encourage restaurants to offer tap water to their guests is set to finally see the light of day next spring, but that doesn’t mean that the water will be [...]
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Climate change: Better using EU forests as carbon sinks
The EU has launched several initiatives to reduce emissions. As forests play a crucial role in capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere that would otherwise contribute to global warming, the EU is working on rules to increase its carbon [...]
Luxembourg have frozen €210m of Russian assets held in Freeport
The figure comes on top of the roughly €4.3 billion in Russian assets the country had already frozen, finance ministry [...]
Discussion with Frances Haugen on the global impact of the Digital Services Act
The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee will examine the future impact of the EU rules regulating online platforms with Facebook whistleblower Frances [...]
EU health policies – the way forward, or somewhere!
EAPM’s publications are based on a series of multistakeholder expert panels that the organization has held over the past six to seven months. As yesterday (21 June) was the summer solstice, at this precise moment the sun appears directly over the Tropic of Cancer — as far north as it appears in the sky all year [...]
Cutting emissions from planes and ships: EU actions explained
Despite only accounting for about 8% of the EU’s total emissions, emissions from aviation and shipping are increasing. In an effort to cut the EU’s total emissions 55% by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2050, the EU has ambitious plans to counteract climate change. The legislative package called Fit for 55 aims to [...]
Upcoming audit report on the durability of investments for EU rural economy
On Monday 20 June, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a special report on the durability of investments to improve and diversify the EU’s rural [...]
Luxembourg cinema to get three prizes at Annecy festival
Three Luxembourg films nominated in the official competition at the Annecy festival, Europe’s most important festival for animation, came away with as many awards–including the most prestigious, the [...]
The Commission supports EU farmers through rural development funds and steps up its monitoring of agricultural markets
The Commission has proposed an exceptional measure funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to allow member states to pay a one-off lump sum to farmers and agri-food businesses affected by significant increases in input costs. Once adopted by the co-legislators, this measure will allow [...]
Australia Warns Against Pacific Security Pact as China Says Interference Will Fail
Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong warned on a visit to Fiji on Friday 27 May 2022 that there were regional consequences to the Solomon Islands’ security pact with China, after her Chinese counterpart said interference in the deal would [...]