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Thu, 06/08/2023 - 09:30
Rewatch this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to learn about the role that education plays in building a sustainable future and empowering young people to tackle climate change. What could be the most efficient tool in equipping today's youth with the skills needed to make a real difference in mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change? How can public-funded projects contribute to this?
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Thu, 06/08/2023 - 09:26
French President Emmanuel Macron was wrong to call for a regulatory pause in environmental legislation last month. Benoît Leguet explains why.
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 09:21
The issue of workers’ rights in projects financed with public money will be a central issue in the next EU election campaign, centre-left EU lawmaker Agnes Jongerius said, as workers from the construction sector protest an increase in social dumping....
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 09:08
The European Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) called for increased EU and national support for measures against child poverty, warning of an upward trend in the number of children at risk of poverty or social inclusion across the Union.
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 08:30
Decarbonising agriculture and reducing its impact on the environment is not only a legitimate societal expectation, but a moral duty – however, the European Commission's ideologically driven, fragmented approach falls short of the mark, writes Dacian Cioloş.
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 08:25
The European Commission on Wednesday (7 June) launched legal action against Poland over its creation of a controversial body probing "Russian influence" that is seen as targeting the opposition.
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 08:00
Consumers looking to switch to heat pumps today face challenges like complicated permits, dubious installers and a tax system that favours gas over electricity.
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 08:00
Natural refrigerants like propane are the way forward to replace climate-warming fluorinated gases in heat pumps, Green EU lawmaker Bas Eickhout argues in an interview with EURACTIV.
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 08:00
The EU’s Cybersecurity Agency, ENISA, published a series of reports on the cybersecurity challenges for AI on Wednesday (7 June). The reporters were published at the same time as the ENISA-organised AI Cybersecurity Conference, which addressed the cybersecurity implications in...
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:59
Spain has experienced its hottest spring in over 60 years of recordkeeping, with average temperatures almost two degrees Celsius above average, the national weather agency reported Wednesday (7 June).
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:45
Global oceans were warmer last month than any other May in records stretching back to the 19th century, the European Union's climate monitoring unit reported Wednesday (7 June).
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:43
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Denmark's Frederiksen dispelling rumours about her wanting to replace NATO Secretary General Jen Stoltenberg, the Polish government opposing closing the Turow coal mine despite a court decision, and so much more.
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:37
This week on the 100th episode of the Beyond the Byline podcast, we dive into the negotiations on a potentially groundbreaking global treaty to end plastic pollution. Eirik Lindebjerg, Global Plastics Policy Lead at World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Willemijn...
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:31
The socialist PSOE party unveiled the names of two of the progressive formation’s top candidates to accompany party leader and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchz ahead of the general election due on 23 July, while left parties Sumar and Unidas Podemos...
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:31
Czech secret services have warned government policymakers that Russian propaganda will use the resources and practices that have been successful in Slovakia and begin to focus more on Czechia in the coming months. The increased interest in Russian trolls is...
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:30
The EU should establish an independent review mechanism to monitor the implementation of its large-scale IT systems for border management, the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) said in its 2023 annual report.
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:29
A set of constitutional amendments that would pave the way for North Macedonia to continue its stalled EU accession process are under review by the government and could be passed to parliament by Friday, but there, they are likely to...
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:26
Four years after being declared persona non grata by the United States State Department, former mayor of Durres Vangjush Dako was arrested in Albania for abuse of office, along with up to 10 other former officials, while a previously imprisoned...
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:25
The new concept of economic patriotism that aims to produce and consume as many Romanian goods as possible were presented by Marcel Ciolacu, the leader of the Social Democrat Party (PSD), before Romanian farmers on Wednesday. The Romanian state must...
Thu, 06/08/2023 - 07:21
Negotiators of EU member state governments severely cut the provisions of the Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI) down to size compared to the ambitions that the EU Commission had for the regulation.
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