Category: Week’s highlights
Women building a sustainable future: fighting back the desert, amid Niger’s refugee and climate crises
Internal displacement, regional instability, and climate change have created a refugee crisis in Niger, but an initiative in the town of Ouallam is showing how…
Commission unveils significant actions to contribute to European Defence, boost innovation and address strategic
Today, the Commission puts forward a number of Commission-led initiatives in areas critical for defence and security within the European Union. These comprise a Contribution…
Future of Europe: Panel recommendations on EU in the world and migration
The final meeting of the fourth European Citizens’ Panel took place on 11-13 February 2022 in Maastricht, the Netherlands. On Sunday, the European Citizens’ Panel…
House cricket makes it to list of EU novel foods
The house cricket received EU authorisation as a novel food Friday, becoming the third insect approved for consumption by European gourmets, following the dried yellow…
University of Bristol is Recycling Surgical Masks into 3D Printing Materials
Like other everyday objects, face masks contain plastic fibers such as polypropylene that remain in the environment for decades until they finally degrade. To…
EU implementing decisions ready radio spectrum for 5G
The EU Commission adopted Wednesday implementing decisions to ensure that the EU’s radio spectrum policy meets the growing demand for broadband and for innovative digital…
Co-occurring droughts could threaten global food security
Droughts occurring at the same time across different regions of the planet could place an unprecedented strain on the global agricultural system and…
Two-thirds of Australia Has Lost Its Unique Birdlife
Researchers have revealed that threatened birds have disappeared from almost 70 per cent of Australia since European colonisation. Researchers have revealed that threatened birds have…
Fast-spreading HIV variant doubles rate of immune system decline
Newly published research from the Netherlands has revealed the existence of a more transmissible and damaging variant of HIV, the Joint United Nations Programme on…
ESA Tests Marine Plastic Detection in Ocean Wave Facility
Could satellites be able to help track and map the marine plastic waste befouling our oceans? Research teams from across Europe returned to a Netherlands-based…
EU Taxonomy: Commission presents Complementary Climate Delegated Act to accelerate decarbonisation
The European Commission has today presented a Taxonomy Complementary Climate Delegated Act on climate change mitigation and adaptation covering certain gas and nuclear activities. The…
Energy taxation fails to square with EU climate goals: auditors
Energy taxation can support efforts to combat climate change, but current tax levels do not reflect the extent to which different energy sources pollute, according…
New rules on EU Covid certificates apply from 1 February
As of 1 February, new Europe-wide rules started to apply on a standard acceptance period of 270 days for EU Digital COVID vaccination certificates used…
European Health Union: new rules to improve clinical trials in the EU
As of Monday 31 January, the assessment and supervision of clinical trials throughout the EU will be harmonised, notably via a Clinical Trials Information System…
EU refers China to the WTO following its trade restrictions on Lithuania
The EU has today launched a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the People’s Republic of China over its discriminatory trade practices against…
European Health Union: a stronger role for the European Medicines Agency
Today, as part of the on-going work to build a strong European Health Union, the Council has adopted the Regulation revising the mandate of the…
5G in Europe in need of booster: EU auditors
In a special report published Monday, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) called for new impetus to boost the roll-out of 5G, the new global…
EU mulls moves towards sustainable chemicals strategy
The EU Commission launched a public consultation Thursday on moves to accelerate the transition of EU chemicals regulation (REACH) to a more sustainable chemicals strategy…
Days With Hazardous Levels of Air Pollutants Are More Common Due to Increase in Wildfires
After decades of air quality improvement due to the Clean Air Act of 1970 and other regulations since, the Western U.S. is experiencing an increase…
Turku’s circular economy plan focuses on fairness
In line with its ambitious and inclusive 2029 climate neutrality strategy, Turku wants to support a fair circular transformation of economic systems that benefits…
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