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Ukraine: EU report notes important steps taken in the implementation of the reform agenda
Ahead of the EU-Ukraine Association Council planned to take place on 5 September, the European Union today published its annual Association Implementation Report on Ukraine….
US-European Satellite Will Make World’s First Global Freshwater Survey
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will make measurements of over 95% of Earth’s lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography…
Climate change: New approach needed to gauge animal health impact on emissions
Animal health is important to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but greater investment is needed to evaluate the impact, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
EU targets 15 pct reduction in gas use by next spring
With Europe facing the risk of further gas supply cuts by Russia, the European Commission put forward Wednesday a European Gas Demand Reduction Plan to…
Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD
Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising food and energy prices amid rapid inflation…
Sustainable consumption: Commission publishes the first progress reports under the Green Consumption Pledge
A year after its launch, the European Commission published the first progress reports of enterprises participating in the Green Consumption Pledge. This initiative encouraged companies…
Almost half of the EU + UK territory at risk of drought
A staggering portion of Europe – (44% of EU+UK) and alert (9% of EU+UK) -is currently exposed to warning drought levels, an assessment of…
Concerned about native biodiversity, volunteers join the fight against invasive alien species
Public involvement is an important component of many invasive species programmes. Volunteers perform early detection of invasive species, track their spread, and also play active…
Russia’s war hits EU economy, hikes inflation
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues to negatively affect the EU economy, as Thursday’s interim Summer Economic Forecast points to lower growth and higher…
Tropical Storms Trigger Antarctic Ice Melt
New factors have been identified which contribute to record-high temperatures and ice melt over the eastern Antarctic Peninsula and Larsen C Ice Shelf. The study,…
Develop more vaccines to combat ‘silent pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance: WHO
More vaccines must be developed to tackle antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial pathogens, and countries must make better use of the ones currently available, the World Health…
2nd Covid booster vaccines recommended for Europe
Second booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines should be considered for people between 60 and 79 years old and those with high risk conditions, European health…
EU traveller can ’roam like at home’ for 10 more years
The European Union’s new, improved roaming regulation entered into force on 1 July, under which travellers in the EU and the European Economic Area can…
EU invests €5.4 billion in sustainable, safe, and efficient transport infrastructure
The Commission has today selected 135 transport infrastructure projects for EU grants, from 399 project proposals submitted under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU’s…
EU states agree higher targets for renewables
EU ministers adopted a general approach on two legislative proposals that tackle energy aspects of the EU’s climate transition, the renewable energies directive and the…
ICC at 20: Five things you should know about the International Criminal Court
Trying the gravest crimes, involving victims, ensuring fair trials, complementing national tribunals: in its first 20 years of existence, the International Criminal Court has made…
Commission supports the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance to reduce EU dependency on Russian gas
The Commission is hosting the fourth Forum of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance. Members of the Alliance will discuss the Commission’s REPowerEU Plan, which sets…
Eurobarometer: Europeans set defence and energy autonomy as key priorities for 2022
A Eurobarometer released today shows that European citizens support massively a common security and defence policy and expect the EU to phase out its dependency…
MEPs reject plan to greenwash gas and nuclear power
Two key European Parliament committees rejected Tuesday the classification of fossil gas and nuclear power as environmentally sustainable under the EU’s so-called Taxonomy. The Taxonomy…
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