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European Year of Rail 2021 – informal agreement with the European Parliament

Rail travel is green, comfortable and safe – and it will play a key role in the EU’s efforts to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Negotiators from the Council and the European Parliament today reached a provisional agreement on designating 2021 as the European Year of Rail. Throughout the year there will be a range of […]

ESMA tells fund managers to improve readiness for future adverse shocks

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has published a Report on the preparedness of investment funds with significant exposures to corporate debt and real estate assets, for potential future adverse liquidity and valuation shocks. The Report identifies five priority areas for action which would enhance the preparedness of these fund categories.

New ESPAD results: teenage drinking and smoking down, but concerns over risky cannabis use and new addictive behaviours

Smoking and drinking among 15–16-year-old school students are showing signs of decline, but there are concerns over potentially risky cannabis use and the challenges posed by new addictive behaviours. These are among the findings released today in a new report from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD). The study, published in collaboration with […]