Today in the EU

This week on EURACTIV’s Yellow Room, we are talking about the EverGiven cargo ship blocking Egypt’s Suez Canal for nearly one week. The impact it had on transport and the economy, before it was freed on Monday. To dive into the background story, we’re joined by EURACTIV’s transport editor Sean Goulding Carroll. We are also talking about the very important elections in Bulgaria, where the citizens will head to the polls for a parliamentary election amid a surge of Covid 19 virus cases and after months of anti-government protests. To break down all the components of the Bulgarian elections we spoke with, Krassen Nikolov the editor in chief of Euractiv Bulgaria.

1 Apr 202115min

This week on EURACTIV’s Yellow Room, we are talking about the Commission’s frustration over the AstraZeneca vaccine deliveries and the next steps planned by the EU. To analyse the components of the latest developments on the topic, we are joined by EURACTIV’s health team, Gerardo Fortuna and Gierde Pesecktye. We are also talking about the new Chinese jab approved in Hungary, what do we know or don’t know about the new player on the market and how are the vaccines affecting the political stability of the country. To shed some light on what is happening there, we spoke with EURACTIV’s reporter, Vlad Maksimov.

26 Mars 202116min

This week on EURACTIV’s Yellow Room, we are talking about the EU climate law negotiations, the progress made but also the obstacles to reaching an agreement. To analyse the different components of the negotiations, we are joined by EURACTIV’s energy and environment journalist, Kira Taylor. We are also talking about the official ban of a controversial French bird hunting practice by the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg. To shed some light on the latest developments on the topic we spoke with Anne Damiani from EURACTIV France.

19 Mars 202112min

This week on EURACTIV’s Yellow Room, we are “bringing” our international network to Brussels and we are focusing on Slovakia’s current political situation and how it is affected by the purchase of the Russian sputnik vaccine. To break down the main components of Slovakia’s political crisis we spoke with the editor-in-chief of EURACTIV Slovakia, Lucia Yar. We are also talking about how French football teams are trying to become sustainable and their initiatives to contribute to the upcoming green transition. To find out more about these initiatives we are joined by EURACTIV’S France, Magdalena Pistorius.

12 Mars 202113min

This week on EURACTIV’s Yellow, we are talking about the proposed vaccine “travel pass” and the controversy around it. EU countries, whose economies depend on tourism, seem to be eager to adopt the proposed solution, while others are more skeptical about it. To shed some light on these concerns we are joined by EURACTIV’S transport editor Sean Goulding Carroll. We are also dissecting the reason why the French health ministry is going to court and the controversy over the data protection regulations that seem to be challenged by the use of a health app. To break down the background story of the upcoming trial, we spoke with EURACTIV’s France, Mathieu Pollet.

5 Mars 202112min

This week on EURACTIV’s Yellow Room, we are talking about Friday’s summit, where the EU leaders are expected to discuss security and defence issues. During the first part of their meeting, they will be joined by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg for an exchange of views on EU-NATO cooperation. Afterward, they will focus on the EU strategic autonomy and the EU’s new and shiny work in progress - the EU Strategic Compass. To break down the components of the summit we are joined by EURACTIV’S Alexandra Brzozowski.  We are also talking about the findings of a research by Global Witness, an international NGO, on how the European Commission finances gas pipeline projects. The EU has spent more than 440 million euros to found these delayed or failed projects. To shed some light on what went wrong and what are the Commission’s plans for the future we spoke with Frederic Simon, EURACTIV’s energy and environment editor.

25 Feb 202116min

In the first edition of EURACTIV’s Yellow Room, we are talking about the European airline industry’s sustainability plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The aviation sector is facing the challenge of coming up with alternative solutions and recovering from the crisis caused by the COVID 19 pandemic. To shed some light on the latest developments we are joined by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV's Transport and Environment editor). We are, also, talking about the concerns among the EU members regarding the delays in the implementation of the EU’s recovery plan by the pandemic. We are dissecting the process until the first fund flow in summer and how the European market is being viewed by the investors. To break down the components of the Commission’s plan we spoke with Jorge Valero (EURACTIV's Economy and Trade editor).

19 Feb 202115min