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Tag Archives: European Commission
Bridging the Gap: the EU Energy Efficiency Directive
On 15 June, negotiators from the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union struck a deal on the proposed Energy Efficiency Directive. This is the first time that Member States have agreed binding policy measures … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Energy Security
Tagged Claude Turmes (MEP), Climate change, Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), Energy 2020, Energy Efficiency, European Commission, European Parliament (EP), François Hollande, France, Member States of the EU, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, The Greens, United Kingdom (UK)
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Every Drop Counts: Snapshots from Green Week 2012
‘Without water, there is no environment; Without water, there is no economy; Without water, there is no life.’ Janez Potočnik, European Environment Commissioner The focus of this year’s Green Week (May 22-25) was water. Highly topical, as Europe is experiencing … Continue reading
There is no energy without water
It is worth repeating; there is no energy without water. Obvious examples that spring to mind, including hydropower (throughput), nuclear (cooling) and marginal gas (fracturing), certainly support the maxim, but less well known is the fact that water is also … Continue reading
Who should take Responsibility for a Sustainable Europe?
Talks are well underway in the European Parliament and European Council about the EU budget. Since the Commission released its proposals for the next Multiannual Financial Framework spanning 2014-2020, both institutions have been discussing – and criticising – elements of … Continue reading
Is there room for civil society in the concept of stakeholder engagement in European research?
The name for the next European Research Framework Programme which will apply from 2014 for the following 7 years – is Horizon 2020 – a name arrived at through means of a public consultation. That might suggest that there is … Continue reading
Social Protection in EU Development Cooperation
In December 2011, the European Commission launched a public consultation under the title: Consultation for the preparation of a Commission Communication on Social Protection in European Union Development Cooperation. The consultation period is just about to expire and QCEA made … Continue reading
Poll: European Union releases the 2050 Energy Roadmap
The EU has released the 2050 Energy Roadmap. This suggests five decarbonisation scenarios. Please tell us which of these you would like to see happening. You may select two answers.
Energy, Climate, Development… What does the EU matter?
If you care about climate change, sustainable energy, poverty, inequality… why care about the EU? Watch my final video blog to find out! For more in depth discussion of how these different issues and policy areas are interconnected, take a … Continue reading
EU Responses to Terrorism: New Briefing Papers
Over the last 12 months I have researched and written three briefing papers, updating QCEA’s earlier work – 2005-2007 – on EU responses to terrorism. Policies relating to counter-terrorism at EU and Member State levels are numerous, technical and controversial, … Continue reading
Posted in EU Responses to Terrorism, Human Rights
Tagged Amnesty International, Council of Europe, Council of the European Union, democratic accountability, EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, EU Counter-Terrorism Policy, European Commission, European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), European Data Protection Supervisor, European Network of Experts on Radicalisation, European Parliament (EP), European Police Office (Europol), European Union (EU), Extraordinary Rendition, human rights, Internet, LIBE Committee, Lisbon Treaty, Network of Associations of Victims of Terrorism, Passenger Name Records (PNRs), Prevent Protect Pursue Respond, Secret Detention, Security, Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) Agreement, Sophie in’t Veld (MEP), Statewatch, Stockholm Programme, Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (TFTP), Terrorist lists, Torture, transparency
