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EU agrees 2022 fishing quotas for Baltic Sea
EU fisheries ministers reached a political agreement Tuesday on next year’s total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas per member state for the ten most commercially…
ExxonMobil builds its first large-scale plastic waste advanced recycling facility
ExxonMobil plans to build its first large-scale plastic waste recycling facility in Texas to be able to better tackle the problem of plastic…
Agriculture: Commission adopts exceptional measures to support the wine, fruit and vegetable
The support measures for the wine sector adopted today include increasing support for risk management tools such as harvest insurance and mutual funds, and extending…
Education: Commission publishes report on impact of COVID-19 on early childhood education and care
The European Commission has published a report looking into “understanding and managing the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the early childhood education and care…
Nice-Paris flight fueled with sustainable aviation fuel
Air France, TotalEnergies, the Métropole of Nice Côte d’Azur and Nice Côte d’Azur Airport carried out a Nice-Paris flight fueled with 30% Sustainable…
E-car battery partnership in Finland
Valmet Automotive and Fortum have joined forces to advance car battery recycling. The new collaboration is meant to ensure safe and sustainable recycling of…
Commission launches EU missions to tackle major challenges
The Commission launched today five new EU missions, a new and innovative way to work together and improve the lives of people in Europe and…
New research aims to ease process of plastic waste chemical recycling
Through chemical recycling waste products may be turned back into natural resources by physically breaking down plastic into the smaller molecules it was…
European Health Union: Towards a reform of EU’s pharmaceutical legislation
On Tuesday, as part of its work to create a future-proof and crisis-resilient regulatory framework for the pharmaceutical sector, the Commission has published a public…
Swiss engineers have invented a new approach to recycling plastic
How to deal with the staggering amount of plastic discarded worldwide each year? How to solve the problem of used plastics and recycle it more…
First Global Study of Wildfires Reveals Increase in Mortality Rate
The first study into the global impact of wildfire-related pollution and deaths comprehensively links short term exposure to wildfire-related fine particulate matters (PM2.5) in the…
European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission decides to register new citizens’ initiative
On Wednesday, the European Commission decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative entitled ‘Ensuring Common Commercial Policy conformity with EU Treaties and compliance with international…
Global Warming Threatens the Existence of an Arctic Oasis
The most significant Arctic oasis is susceptible to climate change – researchers say that global warming is threatening the region’s ecosystem, and predict that…
Tackling climate change can boost food safety
Each year, a single cow will belch about 220 pounds of methane. Although methane from cows doesn’t live as long in the atmosphere as carbon…
An impressive work with melting ice in Helsinki reminds us of the threats of climate change
The artwork on climate change, implemented by the European Green Capital Lahti, will be on display in Kansalaistori Square in Helsinki from 6 to 15…
European paper industry delivers on emission reduction and recycling commitments
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has announced that 62.2 per cent of the industry’s fuel consumption in 2020 was based on…
EU plans upgrade for occupational health and safety
A new strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027, adopted Monday by the European Commission, sets out key actions needed to improve workers’…
Russia to tax metal exports from August
The TASS press service reported: ‘Duties will comprise the base rate (15%) and the specific component (in US$ per tonne). The value of the…
Research Expedition to Unexplored Part of the Arctic
The marine ecosystem in the ice-covered area between Greenland and the North Pole is unexplored, but it is urgent to find out how it works….
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