Europe’s airport slot rules should not be changed to protect legacy airlines, the head of European low cost carrier Wizz Air said on Thursday, adding that if a company could not operate its slots they should be made available to rivals. An easing of the “use it or lose it” rule has allowed legacy carriers…
Wizz Air Urges EU to Keep ‘Use It or Lose It’ Airport Slot Rule
January 14, 2022
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EU Court Rejects Cities’ Bid to Curb Car Emissions
BRUSSELS—The European Union’s top court dismissed a complaint on Thursday brought by the cities of Brussels, Madrid, and Paris against the European Commission in which they accused it of setting car emissions limits for nitrogen oxides too high. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) thereby overruled an earlier judgment in favor of…
Truss Says ‘Deal to Be Done’ on Northern Ireland Protocol as She Meets Sefcovic
Liz Truss said the European Union had a “clear responsibility” to solve the problems caused by Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit deal as she prepared for her first face-to-face talks with Maros Sefcovic. The Foreign Secretary, who assumed responsibility for the negotiations following Lord Frost’s resignation, will host European Commission vice-president Sefcovic at her Chevening country retreat…
Lithuanian MP Matas Maldeikis Explains Why Lithuania Is Standing Up to the Chinese Communist Party
January 10, 2022
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Lithuania’s strong stance against economic pressuring from China is drawing international support. I speak with Lithuanian MP Matas Maldeikis on this matter. He explains why Lithuania is choosing to fight the battle against authoritarianism. A video game pokes fun at China’s pandemic failures. Meanwhile, rising cases in China force more inhumane lockdowns. Japan makes moves to…
US and EU Should Enhance Joint Economic Countermeasures Against China
January 10, 2022
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News Analysis The European Union is finally marshaling its massive economic force to hit back at Beijing. Meanwhile, America is waiting in the wings to join the Europeans in making their two massive economies—each of which rivals China alone—unbeatable in pressuring Beijing to improve its human rights, or even democratize. A case in point is…
Germany Calls Nuclear Power ‘Dangerous,’ Rejects EU Plan
BERLIN—The German government said Monday that it considers nuclear energy dangerous and objects to European Union proposals that would let the technology remain part of the bloc’s plans for a climate-friendly future. Germany is on course to switch off its remaining three nuclear power plants at the end of this year and phase out coal…
EU Records First Drop in Sparkling Wine Exports in Decade as Champagne Loses Its Fizz
BRUSSELS—The European Union’s exports of sparkling wine to the rest of the world fell last year for the first time in a decade, Eurostat said on Friday, largely because of a massive drop in champagne sales, though prosecco and cava sold well. The COVID-19 pandemic dampened wine trade globally in 2020, the latest year for…
CDC Adds Sweden, Other European Destinations, to Its Highest Travel Risk Category
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday warned Americans against travel to several more European destinations, including Sweden, adding the countries to its highest-risk category for travel. In its weekly update of COVID-19 travel advisories, Malta, Moldova, and Sweden were added to the agency’s “Level 4: Covid-19 Very High” category, which indicates…
EU Proposes 3 New Taxes to Repay COVID-19 Recovery Fund Borrowing
BRUSSELS—The European Commission proposed on Wednesday three new EU-wide taxes to help to repay the joint government borrowing in the 27-nation bloc for their 800 billion euro ($904 billion) COVID-19 recovery fund. The first measure will introduce a levy on CO2 emitted by fuels for buildings and cars under a new carbon market, while using…
EU Proposes Law to Implement OECD Deal on Minimum Global Corporate Tax
BRUSSELS—The European Commission proposed a law on Wednesday that would implement in Europe a global deal struck among the 20 biggest world economies (G20) on a minimum tax rate for companies. The Commission proposal includes a common set of rules on how to calculate the globally agreed 15 percent effective tax rate, so that it…
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