Wednesday
20th Sep 2017
By EUOBSERVER
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker agreed at the G20 summit in Hamburg to start the provisional application of the EU-Canada free trade deal (Ceta) on 21 September this year. Some chapters, for instance on the investor court system, will not be applied. The accord will enter fully into force once all EU member states ratify it.
A new-model EU cybersecurity agency could help states defend their elections against "hybrid attacks", the Commission has said.
Bulgaria's capital has launched a campaign to prove that it could do as well as the other 18 contenders that want to host EMA - but for less money.
EU governments should stop Ukraine from hampering the work of NGOs in revenge against their anti-corruption work.
An ongoing review of the the European Investment Bank's "complaints mechanism" could make the oversight branch less independent and less effective.
Journalists from Turkey's Zaman newspaper stand trial this week on fake charges that include "perception engineering" and "violating the rights of statesmen".
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.
