Tag:EU

Health

AU, EU unveil €100m initiatives to boost Africa’s health security, others

The African Union and the European Commission have unveiled new health initiatives worth over €100 million to strengthen health security, digital systems and local...

Michael Simire - April 24, 2026

Business

EU ministers agree extra year for lower gas consumption measures

EU energy ministers on Monday, March 4, 2024, agreed to prolong measures to voluntarily reduce gas consumption by a target of 15 per cent...

Michael Simire - March 4, 2024

Renewable Energy

EU sets higher binding targets for renewable energy consumption

The European Union (EU) is to increase the share of renewable energy in the bloc’s overall energy consumption, under a deal reached between national...

Michael Simire - March 30, 2023

Renewable Energy

EU agrees to phase out most combustion engine vehicles from 2035

European Union ministers have approved a contested plan to only register new cars and vans with internal combustion engines from 2035 if they run...

Michael Simire - March 28, 2023

Business

Can Nigeria exploit Russia-Ukraine war to capture EU gas market?

Following the instability in the European gas market occasioned by Russia-Ukraine war which started in February 2022, the European Union (EU) looks up to...

Michael Simire - January 8, 2023

Human Welfare

COP15: EU failed to protect our land rights – Indigenous communities

In a response to EU Legislation to Rid Agricultural Supply Chains of Deforestation & Human Rights Violations, members of the Global Alliance of Territorial...

Michael Simire - December 9, 2022

Pollution

EU Commission proposes new emission regulations for cars, vans

Cars, vans and other vehicles on sale in the European Union through 2035 will need to emit fewer pollutants, according to new regulations from...

Michael Simire - November 10, 2022

Sustainable Devpt

European Commission joins forces with govt associations to boost sustainable development

The European Commission on Monday, September 12, 2022, signed framework partnership agreements with five global associations of local authorities: the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones (AIMF),...

Michael Simire - September 13, 2022

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