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Sahel and Central Africa: €210 million in EU humanitarian aid
The EU is reaffirming its solidarity with vulnerable people in countries in the Sahel and Central Africa through a humanitarian budget of €210 million in…
E-waste recycling matter of national security: report
Recovering precious elements from e-waste is a security imperative for Europe that should be written into law, according to a report Monday that said it…
Conference on the Future of Europe: make your voice heard
The Executive Board approved on 9 May the Rules of Procedure that set out the composition of the Plenary of the Conference on the Future…
Keskuskauppakamarin EU-katsaus: Elpymispaketti tuo vauhtia Suomen taloudelle
Suomikin häviää, jos EU:n elpymistoimet epäonnistuvat tai menevät vanhojen velkojen maksuun talouden uudistamisen sijasta. Keskuskauppakamarin johtaja Timo Vuori korostaa, että Suomi kärsisi EU:n elpymispaketin ja…
EU:n ympäristökomissaari Virginijus Sinkevičius vieraili Lahdessa
Ympäristökomissaari tutustui Euroopan ympäristöpääkaupunkiin sekä tapasi paikallisia ympäristötekijöitä. Ympäristökomissaarille esiteltiin Lahtea Euroopan ympäristöpääkaupunkina. Lisäksi ympäristökomissaari pääsi tapaamaan paikallisia ympäristötekijöitä Pikku-Vesijärven puistossa. Tapaamisessa olivat paikalla Diakoniaopiston…
Komissio ehdottaa parannuksia EU:n lainsäädäntömenettelyyn
Komissio on torstaina antanut parempaa sääntelyä koskevan tiedonannon, jossa ehdotetaan useita parannuksia EU:n lainsäädäntömenettelyyn. Tehokkaalla lainsäädännöllä halutaan tukea Euroopan elpymistä ja vastata paremmin tulevaisuuden tarpeisiin….
Ocean conservation: EU leads the international effort to establish new Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica
Today, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius hosted a ministerial meeting to build support among the Members of the Commission for the Conservation…
President Ursula von der Leyen welcomes the first official submission of a recovery and resilience plan by Portugal
President Ursula von der Leyen said: “Across Europe, we can see vaccination campaigns accelerating. In parallel, it is now all the more important to launch…
Waste-to-Energy has still a place in the EU Taxonomy
Together with the recognition of anaerobic digestion, the broader inclusion of Waste-to-Energy in the EU Taxonomy would have been a positive signal for the whole…
Sustainable Finance and EU Taxonomy: Commission takes further steps to channel money towards sustainable activities
The European Commission has today adopted an ambitious and comprehensive package of measures to help improve the flow of money towards sustainable activities across the…
Brussels adopts greener state aid guidelines for EU regions
The Commission revised its regional state aid guidelines Monday, setting out the rules under which EU states can grant aid to companies to support economic…
Nämä kuusi tuotetta syypäitä valtaosaan EU:n aiheuttamasta trooppisesta metsäkadosta – tunnistatko tuotteet?
WWF:n tuore raportti kertoo, että EU on yksi maailman suurimmista tropiikin metsien ja muiden elinympäristöjen kadon aiheuttajista. EU-markkinoille saa edelleen tuoda metsäkatotuotteita. Kuluttajan on hyvin…
Raportti: Kaupoissa saa edelleen myydä metsäkatotuotteita – EU maailman suurimpia trooppisen metsäkadon aiheuttajia
WWF vaatii EU:lta sitovaa ja tiukkaa metsäkatolakia, joka estäisi metsäkatotuotteiden myymisen EU:ssa. EU-maiden kulutus on yksi suurimpia trooppisen metsäkadon aiheuttajia, ilmenee WWF:n tuoreesta raportista. Vuosina…
Coronavirus Response: Commission proposes to exempt vital goods and services distributed by the EU from VAT in times of crisis
The European Commission has today proposed to exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT) goods and services made available by the European Commission, EU bodies and…
Czech researchers develop revolutionary nuclear heating plant
Almost every major city in the Czech Republic has a system of combined heat and power stations that are mainly fueled by coal. However, as…
Global Recovery: The EU disburses SDR 141 Million to the IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today (5th April) received the European Union (EU)’s contribution of SDR 141 million (equivalent to EUR 170 million or US$199…
EU disburses EUR13 bn to help preserve jobs
The EU Commission disbursed some EUR 13 billion to six EU Member States Tuesday, under the EU’s SURE programme to help countries with sudden increases…
Commission disburses further €13 billion under SURE to six Member States
The European Commission has disbursed €13 billion to six EU Member States in the sixth instalment of financial support under the SURE instrument. This is…
Brussels presents plan to boost organic farming
A new plan to boost the production and consumption of organic products, presented Thursday by the EU Commission, aims to reach 25 per cent of…
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