Dimitris Banas

EU Public Affairs professional. Thoughts are my own, re-tweets not.

[Burson Brussels @BursonBrussels]

🤝The @Europarl_EN and @EUCouncil have just reached an agreement on the #DigitalServicesAct which will⬇️
💻 Regulate how online services deal w/ illegal content
⚖️ Create a safer digital space
🛡 Protect fundamental rights
#DSA
Find below the key provisions you need to know👇

[Burson Brussels @BursonBrussels]

💻 Interested in #geopolitics?
🎯 Enjoy managing cross-sector accounts?
#digital, #foreignaffairs, #trade, #defence
🤝 Prefer working hands-on?

BCW Brussels’ Tech & Digital Economy practice is looking for an Account Manager/Director ❗️

Apply below ⬇️
https://t.co/GGqMOJ4WcG

[Burson Brussels @BursonBrussels]

📝Yesterday the @EU_Commission announced a proposal for the #EUChipsAct.

🇪🇺 This aims to strengthen the EU’s #semiconductor ecosystem and increase Europe's chip manufacturing capabilities. (1/2)

[Burson Brussels @BursonBrussels]

How is #AI used, and how may it be used in the future? More importantly, what is our level of #trust in AI?

Join BCW’s Senior Advisor @john_s_higgins at the @FSClub_ZYen webinar “Can We Trust AI?” tomorrow (February 9) to learn more. Follow here: https://t.co/4c9y3bRxyN

[Burson Brussels @BursonBrussels]

Today, @Europarl_EN adopted its position on the #DigitalServicesAct:
→ New liability framework to counter illegal content and products online
→ Transparency for platforms’ moderation policy
→ Stringent obligations for the biggest platforms

[Burson Brussels @BursonBrussels]

2022 starts with @EP_Environment @MChahim's call for #CBAM to:
🧪 include organic chemicals hydrogen & polymers
⚡️ cover electrical emissions
⏳ phase-out free allowances
🏢 have a Centralized Authority
🤝 foster trade cooperation
🌏 decarbonize LDCs

[Burson Brussels @BursonBrussels]

Check this thread by @BCWGermany🇩🇪 colleagues to see how #ClimateChange played a major role in this year’s #Bundestagswahl21 campaign!

Will German representatives from @Die_Gruenen
@spdde & @cdu in the @Europarl_EN now become more vocal around #EUGreenDeal initiatives? 👇🇪🇺

[Adina Valean @AdinaValean]

200.000+ seafarers are still stranded due to COVID-19 restrictions. We must take better care of these critical workers! Full support for @globalcompact,@ILO,@IMO,@WHO,@unhumanrights efforts to protect their rights & ensure they are prioritised in national vaccination programmes.

[Sotiris Raptis @sotirisraptis]

Parliament supports a comprehensive approach under the upcoming #FuelEU #Maritime proposal

[Anast. Adamopoulos @Anastassios_LL]

NEW EU CO2 emissions data published:
-2019 shipping emissions were at 133.5m tonnes of CO2, down 6.3% from 2018. Number of ships fell by 5.2%
-Containerships remain the single biggest CO2 source
-The numbers will change; see 2018 database that was updated today for the 217th time

[Faig Abbasov @FaigAbbasov]

Welcome to #Torvald_Klaveness, #Klaveness_Combination_carriers and #Confitarma to the joint NGO-Industry call for an ambitious and fair maritime ETS proposal!

[Jacob Armstrong @jjayarmstrong]

@transenv is excited to announce more shipowners have joined the call for a strong ETS that puts the polluter-pays principle and high ambition at its heart.

Make the ETS work for shipping and the environment.

@TimmermansEU @AdinaValean

https://t.co/mv7F9wDkcs

[Anast. Adamopoulos @Anastassios_LL]

Last week, one of the most important shipowners of the past few decades died in Athens.

In a career that spanned almost 50 years John Angelicoussis grew the family business into the biggest Greek shipping group with ~150 ships

Today we discuss his legacy
https://t.co/ifYBknNRIU

[Dimitris Banas @Dimitri142]

The Union of Greek Shipowners, together with the Swedish Shipowners' Association and environmental NGO T&E issue joint letter calling on European Commission to introduce an ambitious but tailored carbon pricing mechanism for #shipping.

[European Shipowners | ECSA @EU_shipping]

➡️EU shipowners 🚢 welcome Parliament’s call for a comprehensive approach under #FuelEU Maritime
https://t.co/ADxFtUvFMp

@EP_Transport @Transport_EU @KarimaDelli @AdinaValean #EveryShipmentCounts

[Dimitris Banas @Dimitri142]

.@EU_shipping calls for a fund coupled with targets for #fuelsuppliers to decarbonise #shipping

[European Shipowners | ECSA @EU_shipping]

ECSA: @EU_Commission should address #fuelsuppliers by introducing sub-targets to make low- and zero carbon fuels available for #shipping in its submission to the Renewable Energy Directive

https://t.co/wchNaMgvij

#EveryShipmentCounts @AdinaValean @Transport_EU #EUGreenDeal

[Dimitris Banas @Dimitri142]

@BlandineHuchet Can't even imagine what that feels like anymore!

[Anast. Adamopoulos @Anastassios_LL]

We've talked a lot about shipping's inclusion in the EU Emissions Trading System.

But this EU plan here isn't being talked about enough: A carbon intensity standard on ship fuels- rather than on the ship itself.

This could be a major turning point.

https://t.co/zyjV3eGSzJ

[Sotiris Raptis @sotirisraptis]

Interesting read on the proposal of @EU_shipping for a fund to address admin burden & to make low/zero carbon fuels available
https://t.co/5WOlVSiyWa #shipping #EUETS

[International Maritime Organization @IMOHQ]

Reminder to register and save the date for our Symposium on alternative low-carbon and zero-carbon fuels on 9 and 10 February 2021: https://t.co/od53hJZNBY #alternativefuels #zerocarbon