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The European Commission plans to unveil a new bioeconomy strategy on Thursday. EUobserver's third edition of Business magazine looked at the many aspects of the bioeconomy – the parts of the economy that use renewable biological resources.
As Scotland's whisky producers look for an alternative to feed their salmon with, one company offers omega-3 rich algae to do the trick.
"The big problem in the world today is a lack of resources and a lack of bio-diversity," says Finnish environment minister Kimmo Tiilikainen. His country plans to produce what the world needs the most.
The accusation by some eastern European leaders that food companies were shipping inferior products to the eastern part of the EU has put the European Commission in a bind - leading to a months-long struggle to find a response.
Russia's ban on EU pork exports is costing farmers €1.4 billion a year, but reorienting sales to China might be a better bet than banking on WTO arbitration or a political detente to get the income flowing again.
No one can escape death. But choices over how one's body is disposed of could either lessen or increase your carbon footprint.
Europe is trying to kick its addiction to plastic, so businesses are on the hunt for alternatives. Bioplastics could replace 60 percent of plastic packaging on the market, but the switch is far from straightforward.
The European Commission's 2012 bioeconomy strategy is in need of an update, with even the commission itself admitting the paper had weaknesses.
China is expanding market access for foreign enterprises and creating a world-class environment where businesses are assured a high-level of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and equal access to opportunities.
The proposal for a European Electronic Communications Code will enable the arrival of the Gigabit Society in Europe. But to realise that goal, greater telecommunications investment is needed.
The Nordic is comprised of 74 regions and, combined, is the 12th largest economy in the world. The State of the Nordic Region 2018 gives a unique look behind the scenes of the world's most integrated region.
EU judges have an opportunity to make clear that no member state can decide what the rest of the world reads online, now that Austria's Supreme Court has referred the Glawischnig case to the European Court of Justice.
Amendments to the ePrivacy regulation will damage the funding models that enable most consumers to access free content and services.
Whoever controls AI, 'will become the ruler of the world', according to Russian president Vladimir Putin. EU leaders want to move quickly to harness the opportunities of the technology.
Giovanni Buttarelli, the European data protection supervisor, says e-privacy reforms open up new job opportunities for small businesses in Europe and asks EU lawmakers to endorse the proposal in a vote on Thursday.
"Even a narrow reading" of EU competition law is enough to block the controversial mega-merger between Bayer and Monsanto, according to a new legal study.
Commission gives 'thumbs-up' to controversial Privacy Shield deal with US on data sharing after a year's operation - but notes room for improvement.
Commission sources say the end of the sugar quota system is different to the end of the milk quota system in 2015, which led to massive protests by farmers.
From Thursday morning, the firm will treat ads from its own service the same way as ads from external services.
Mega-mergers in the food sector have become commonplace, but EU laws do little to help it keep check on the impact this could have on the environment, public health, and food security.
The European Commission reacted positively to a proposal by four countries to tax internet giants' turnover, but said it could raise some legal difficulties.
France, Germany, Italy, and Spain have asked Commission to design a way to tax companies on their turnover rather than on profits.
Screen-scraping, which is the process of scanning what the customer sees when they log into their online bank accounts, should still be allowed as a fail-safe.
Small businesses play a huge role in the EU economy, especially in life sciences, and this is oft-repeated in political speeches. But do the policies reflect the rhetoric?
Multinational corporations can play an important role in creating a more inclusive society, through the workplace.
The sharing economy is a noticeable trend shaking up traditional sectors, but the phenomenon is ill-defined and empirical evidence about its impact is scarce.
The European Collaborative Economy Forum, a trade association, has recently started doing advocacy work, while Uber increased its spending on EU lobbying significantly.
What if all cars in a city were replaced by a new form of public transport? A think tank modelled what would happen in Lisbon.
The sharing economy started out with a few people opening their homes, lending some tools, sharing cars - all for free. Monetising sharing practices has created a giant that some "original" sharers refuse to associate themselves with.
The accommodation platform has begun to cooperate with the French city because it saw negative side-effects were damaging its reputation, says Alain Fontanel, Strasboug's vice-mayor.
The 2017 edition of EUobserver's Business in Europe magazine takes a closer look at the sharing economy.
Regulatory systems were not ready for the sharing economy, and now the battle has moved from the streets to the halls of justice.