TAG: Innovation
EU glass fiber makers seek protection as China ramps up output in Egypt
The European Union has built a wall of duties against Chinese-made glass fiber, but a crack is widening. European producers of the lightweight material — used to strengthen plastics, and in wind turbine blades and vehicle components — say they need more p...
6 months ago
UK hints at green taxes for frequent fliers
LONDON — The U.K. government has opened the door to new green taxes on airline passengers, just five months after playing down the idea.If the aviation sector “is not meeting the emissions reductions trajectory” required to bring down pollution, ministers...
6 months ago
EU steps up bid to curb China’s green tech market lead
BRUSSELS — On paper, the EU sees China as a partner in the fight against climate change.But the trade reality tells a different story. As Beijing responds to weak domestic demand with heavy state subsidies, it’s a perfect recipe for overcapacity — from el...
6 months ago
Expect Russia to do ‘whatever possible’ to reassert influence in Bulgaria, outgoing PM warns
Bulgaria's outgoing Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov spent his mandate trying to boot out the Russians, and has no doubt that Moscow will redouble efforts to recover its influence now his administration has collapsed. Denkov, who stepped down on Tuesday, tol...
6 months ago
Brussels fights Putin with an arsenal of acronyms: The EU’s defense plans, explained
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, EU politicians lined up to demand an urgent rethink of European security. In order to protect themselves in an uncertain world, EU countries must reinforce their own defenses and work together far m...
6 months ago
Does the EU have what it takes to fight China on green tech?
The EU is getting increasingly trigger happy as it launches probe after probe into whether China is unfairly supporting its exporters and, in so doing, potentially killing off competitors based in the bloc’s single market — in sectors ranging from electri...
6 months ago
Seed Innovations up 20% after maiden dividend
The investment company, which provides shareholders with exposure to early-stage health and medical cannabis companies, has used the benefit of its investment in Leap Gaming, announced on 7 December 2022. While the special dividend will be funded from exi...
6 months ago
Why invest in emerging markets?
IGTV’s Jeremy Naylor caught up with Kevin Carter as he passed through London. He is the manager of the EMQQ Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce UCITS ETF which aims to benefit from the growing tech and digital-enabled consumption in emerging markets...
5 months ago
Macron warns Europe ‘can die’ in alarmist speech on protectionism, geopolitical threats
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday that Europe faces possible demise if it does not take bold action to tackle U.S. and Chinese protectionism, amid serious geopolitical threats from authoritarian regimes.In a bleak and solemn speech...
5 months ago
Climate entrepreneurs are coming for Europe’s money
BRUSSELS — Stefan Borgas already runs a multibillion-dollar Austrian company that supplies iron and steel factories. But that’s not exactly why he was in Brussels. Borgas was in the capital of the European Union seeking millions for a pet project that doe...
4 months ago
To do: 6 thorny issues lurking in MEPs’ inboxes
This article is part of the Brussels Survival Guide.Becoming a member of European Parliament isn’t just about fancy gifts and bottomless (well, €4,950 a month) general expenses. There’s also serious work to be done. But a new term doesn’t mean a blank sla...
2 months ago
Trump’s courting of the crypto industry could spell trouble for Europe
Europe is gearing up for an unprecedented Trumpian endorsement of one of the most feared technologies in policymaking circles: crypto.On Thursday, proponents of the controversial technology will descend on Nashville for a three-day conference at which Tru...
2 months ago
Europe’s €10 trillion gamble
BRUSSELS ― Unlike Americans, Europeans don’t take risks. If they did, the €10 trillion they have languishing in their bank accounts ― that’s more than a third the size of the U.S. economy ― could be invested in the stock market instead. That would give co...
2 months ago
The sonic boom is back for passenger aviation … maybe
BRUSSELS — Two decades after the retirement of the Concorde, supersonic flight is preparing for a comeback with the same argument the iconic jet used — it could halve travel times on transatlantic trips.Boom Supersonic, an American aerospace company pumpi...
2 months ago