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RadoNorm – Yhteinen eurooppalainen tutkimus luonnonsäteilyn riskeistä ja hallinnasta
Säteilyturvakeskus sekä Helsingin, Itä-Suomen ja Tampereen yliopistot ovat mukana suuressa EU-rahoitteisessa tutkimushankkeessa, jossa selvitetään kuinka luonnon radioaktiiviset aineet altistavat ihmisiä säteilylle ja minkälaisia terveysriskejä siihen…
Sitra on valittu koordinoimaan EU:n terveysohjelman yhteistoimintahanketta
Euroopan komission järjestyksessään kolmanteen terveysalan toimintaohjelmaan (European Health Programme) liittyvä EU-maiden yhteistoimintahanke (Joint Action) käynnistyy ensi vuonna. Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö nimesi Sitran sen toimivaltaiseksi viranomaiseksi…
Coronavirus: EU to start allowing in outside travellers from July
The European Union will not fully open internal borders before the end of June, meaning restrictions on travel to and from other countries will only…
The Brief: Consultations begin on EU scheme of minimum wage
The European Commission launched a new consultation with social partners on Wednesday to ensure a minimum wage for all workers which it argues is necessary…
EU provides coronavirus aid to Yemen, as famine looms
The EU will provide funding of EUR 70 million in Yemen, the Commission said Wednesday, as the coronavirus threatens to worsen one of the world’s…
EU leaders will intervene in Brexit talks in autumn, says German official
Britain must give away some sovereignty to secure free trade with the EU but Europe’s leaders will intervene in the negotiations in the autumn with…
Brussels consults on fair minimum wages
The EU Commission launched Wednesday the second-stage consultation of European trade unions and employers’ organisations on how to ensure fair minimum wages for all workers…
EUR 2 billion to reinforce EU crisis response capability
The EU Commission proposed Tuesday to give the EU the capability to react swiftly when a serious cross-border emergency such as the coronavirus strikes and…
Britain, EU clash over financial market access: diplomats
Britain wants binding commitments from the European Union on financial market access to avoid the country’s finance industry suddenly being cut off from the bloc,…
COVID-19’s ’deep impact’ on the space industry
The effects of coronavirus have been so extraordinary that even Space has not been immune. Politicians in Europe warn that the economic impact on the…
Round Four: UK and EU back in the Brexit ring
Trade negotiators from Britain and the EU embark on a fourth round of post-Brexit negotiations Tuesday but no-one in London or Brussels expects a breakthrough….
Northern Ireland faces ’potent threat’ from Brexit and Covid-19
Northern Ireland faces a “potent threat” to its prosperity and stability if reduced business confidence due to uncertainty over post-Brexit trading rules compounds the economic…
EU circularity ambitions reaffirmed in recovery plan
The EU Commission has published the Recovery Plan for Europe reaffirming its commitment to a circular economy transition after the Covid-19 pandemic. The Recovery Plan…
Ympäristö- ja ilmastoministeri Krista Mikkonen: Suomen seurattava EU:n esimerkkiä kestävässä elvytyksessä
Euroopan komissio esitteli tällä viikolla ehdotuksensa koronakriisin jälkihoitoon. Paketissa on vahva panostus ilmasto- ja ympäristötoimiin. Ympäristö- ja ilmastoministeri Krista Mikkosen mukaan samanlaisia ratkaisuja tarvitaan myös…
EU urges Trump to reconsider decision to end US relationship with WHO
The European Union on Saturday urged President Donald Trump to rethink his decision to terminate the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization as spiking…
EU economy to rebound ‘quite strongly’ next year says Commission’s Dombrovskis
The EU economy should rebound ”quite strongly” next year, the European Commission’s vice president told Euronews, touting his team’s plans for an ambitious coronavirus recovery…
Komissio hyväksyi Suomen 120 miljoonan euron tukiohjelman ravintola-alalle
Euroopan unionin komissio on hyväksynyt Suomen ilmoittaman 120 miljoonan euron tukiohjelman ravintoloille. Hallitus esitti ravintoloille tukea, jolla korvataan niiden sulkemisesta aiheutuneita menetyksiä. Eduskunta nosti myöhemmin…
EU recovery fund has ’green strings’ but no ban on fossil fuels
The European Commission pledged on Thursday to attach climate conditions to its massive funding package to save Europe’s coronavirus-battered economies, but stopped short of banning…
EU must play global role in virus crisis, says Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said the European Union should take more global responsibility in the coronavirus crisis, especially as ties with the United…
EU pledges 40 billion euros for ’just transition’ from fossil fuels
The European Commission has increased five-fold its proposed European Union fund to wean carbon-intensive regions off fossil fuels, with fresh cash from a new recovery…
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