Interviews
MEP Pascal Canfin aims for pro-nature, pro-farmer cooperation with EPP
Est. 5minIn an interview with Euractiv, the outgoing chair of the European Parliament's Environment Committee (ENVI), Pascal Canfin, called on lawmakers from the centre-right European People's Party, who supported farmers' strikes, to embrace a more ecological approach.
EU must think how to counter Russia’s hybrid attacks on its soil, Lithuania warns
Est. 5minThe EU should draw up possible responses against Russia's growing hybrid and physical attacks inside its territory, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrelius Landsbergis told Euractiv, advocating a more pro-active approach to security.
Sino-EU personalised medicine project, Europe bridging a data divide
Est. 8minThe Sino-EU PerMed project was created in 2020 to foster cooperation between Europe and China in personalised medicine. As the project prepares to wrap up, Euractiv spoke with Toscana Life Sciences' Gianni D'Errico, to discuss lessons learned and the road ahead.
EU must not neglect development aid over defence, Commissioner Urpilainen warns
Est. 4minThe EU's increased defence spending priorities must not come at the expense of development aid, as this could risk isolating the continent geopolitically, the Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen warned in an interview.
Candidate countries must sync and blend with the EU, argues EESC’s Dimitris Dimitriadis
Est. 7minTo catch the enlargement train, EU candidate countries must run simultaneously with the European Union, argues the EESC’s Dimitris Dimitriadis. He says responsibility for an increasing Western Balkans' disillusionment with the EU is shared.
Europe Ahead: Socialists’ Schmit on why over-regulation isn’t Europe’s main problem
Est. 5minEurope’s economic problems primarily result from insufficient investment rather than excessively burdensome regulations, the Socialists’ lead candidate for the Commission presidency, Nicolas Schmit, told Euractiv in an interview.
Pascal Canfin on the Green Deal: ‘Job done’
Est. 4minJust a few days to go before the elections on 6 and 9 June, the centre-left electorate has not yet made up its mind, according to Renaissance MEP Pascal Canfin. Designated as the 'green joker' or the 'green deposit' of Macron, Canfin defends his own record. Interview.
Facing headwinds, the Greens push for new audiences
Est. 5minIn a push to counter an expected drop in seats in the new European Parliament, the Greens are banking on extending their demographic and geographical base, their lead candidate Terry Reintke told Euractiv.
High prices, high rates will be new normal in post-COVID world, BNP economists warn
Est. 4minEurope is facing a “generational shift” in its economic architecture that will cause inflation to be structurally higher than at any period since the early 1980s, two leading BNP Paribas economists told Euractiv, warning that high price pressures and high interest rates will be the new normal.
NATO must look at containment strategy towards Russia, beyond ad hoc solutions, Czech FM Lipavský says
Est. 4minEurope should have a containment strategy towards Russia, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský told Euractiv as his country prepares to host NATO foreign ministers on Thursday (30 May) to work on a new kind of support package for Ukraine.
German Minister Wissing: Tariffs on Chinese cars ‘wrong approach’
Est. 5minPutting up tariffs on Chinese electric cars to protect the European industry was the wrong approach, German liberal Transport Minister Volker Wissing told Euractiv in an interview, promoting international competition.
UN High Representative: Bosnia and Herzegovina not ready for EU, but no other option
Est. 5minWhile Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is not ready for EU accession, the United Nations High Representative for Bosnia, Christian Schmidt, told Euractiv that EU leaders must be aware the country could be at great risk if the accession process is further delayed.
Europe Ahead: Greens/EFA’s Andresen on the false climate vs economy dilemma
Est. 5minRight-wing arguments that Europe would need to sacrifice its climate ambitions in order to boost its competitiveness are groundless and increasingly rejected by business leaders, the head of the German members of the Greens/EFA group at the European Parliament told Euractiv.
Definition of ‘low-carbon’ hydrogen will be ‘tough’ says key EU lawmaker
Est. 4minSenior socialist EU lawmaker Jens Geier says the EU’s newest set of low-carbon hydrogen standards will be challenging, and Brussels will need to prepare industry-specific support programmes.
Europe Ahead: EPP’s Poptcheva on taking the edge off private investment
Est. 6minIn an interview with Euractiv, Eva Poptcheva also stressed that public investments should aim to “take the edge” of private investments that might otherwise be too risky to undertake.
‘Foreign agent’ bill fundamentally alters relationship with West, Georgia’s president warns
Est. 7minGeorgia's controversial 'foreign agent' law profoundly changes the country's relationship with its Western partners and the EU should take the outcome of the upcoming elections as a basis to reassess its ties with Tbilisi, the country's President Salome Zourabishvili told Euractiv.
Europe Ahead: ECR’s Hoogeveen on why EU needs ‘deregulation’
Est. 5minEurope should deregulate its economy and “develop a culture of private investment” similar to the US, the vice chair of the European Parliament's Committee of Economic and Monetary Affairs told Euractiv in an interview.
Manon Aubry slams French left division in the face of rising far-right in EU elections
Est. 4minIn an exclusive interview with Euractiv, French top candidate of La France insoumise (LFI, The Left) for the 2024 EU elections Manon Aubry, strongly critised a divided left in the face of a far-right at the top of the polls.
Key EU lawmaker Peter Liese already eyeing next CO2 price revamp
Est. 5minGerman EU lawmaker Peter Liese is already eyeing the next revamp of the EU’s emissions trading scheme, wants a CO2 Central Bank and is campaigning for his party to stay the course on EU climate targets, he told Euractiv in an interview.
Ukraine looks to tap into EU funds to boost domestic arms industry
Est. 5minKyiv is looking for European Union funds to boost support for its domestic arms industry and tap into additional non-contracted capacities, Ukraine's Minister of Strategic Industries, Oleksandr Kamyshin, told Euractiv. "[Our] objective is to find more funds to procure from Ukrainian …
Collapse of EU-China political ties more dangerous than trade decoupling, top think tank chief warns
Est. 5minThe main danger facing EU-China relations is the deterioration of political ties that would hamper the global effort to combat climate change, the head of a leading European think-tank told Euractiv in an interview on Tuesday (7 May).
Europe Ahead: Left’s Gusmão on following US, China path
Est. 5minThe EU must overcome its “ideological prejudice” against government spending and adopt state-led industrial policies similar to those in the US and China to boost its faltering economy, according to the vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs José Gusmão.
Consolidate communications, or inertia will mean decline, says Letta
Est. 9minThe much-anticipated Letta Report on the Single Market contained many strong recommendations. Jennifer Baker spoke with Enrico Letta to discuss what he hopes for in practice, with a deep dive into telecommunications.
Greek left boss ‘grateful’ for EU prosecutor seeking justice at home
Est. 6minThe EU Prosecutor is doing a good job in investigating cases related to the rule of law as Greek citizens mistrust domestic justice and the conservative New Democracy government (EPP), Greece’s main opposition Syriza party (EU Left) leader Stefanos Kasselakis told Euractiv.com in an interview.