Combating Planned Obsolescence – The Opportunity For Europe?
There was some big news in the tech world during the past weeks. The one I’d like to refer to is the Nokia mobile phone unit, taken over by Microsoft. Not that I’m very thrilled with that event, but I...
View ArticleEuropean Mobility Week in Brussels –“In town without my car”, yes, but please...
This picture is not a fake: Sunday 22nd September marked the climax of European Mobility Week (16-22 September) in Brussels – a car free day. I have not been living in the Belgian capital city for long...
View ArticleShifting gears on transforming energy and the environment? A progress report...
Updated on 20 November. As Germany’s headline-making diplomatic stand-off over US spying efforts is handled by a caretaker government, negotiations to form a future grand coalition government are...
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Territorial Cooperation within the Northern Periphery… and the Arctic
Today we will have a ride through the far North of Europe, led by Mr. Ole Damsgaard, Head of the Northern Periphery Programme (NPP) Secretariat. The area covered by this programme is characterised by...
View ArticleThe EU Circular Economy Package: What it is vs. What it means
Following a year long delay, the revised EU Circular Economy Package (CEP): Closing the loop – an EU action plan for the Circular Economy was launched by Vice-President Frans Timmermans of the European...
View ArticleThe unclear future of EU-ETS: is there still a chance of success?
The EU-ETS has been a cornerstone tool for combating rising greenhouse gas emission levels since its inception. It began to embody the “polluter pays” principle, which pointed out that emissions create...
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