UK signs deal with EU to cooperate on illegal immigration

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 27, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The UK agreed a deal with the EU Friday for a long-term framework for close cooperation with the EU’s border agency Frontex to tackle illegal migration and cross-border crime. The working arranmgement was signed in London in the presence of British Home...

Opening Remarks of Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis at the ‘Solidarity for Ukraine’ event at the WTO Ministerial in Abu Dhabi

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 26, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Dear Ministers, dear Heads of Delegations, dear all, First of all thank you very much for coming to this event. Two years ago, Russia started its brutal full-scale war against Ukraine and its people. It has caused immense destruction and suffering, as well as...

EU adopts 13th package of sanctions against Russia

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 26, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Two years on from Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, the EU adopted Friday its thirteenth package of sanctions against Putin’s regime, those responsible for perpetuating its war and those supporting it. The restrictive measures are imposed on an...

EU-Russia trade remains at low levels

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 23, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

EU trade with Russia has been strongly affected by import and export restrictions imposed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, dropping considerably below levels prior to the invasion, Eurostat reports. Seasonally adjusted values show that Russia’s share in...

Climate and conflict collide on the high seas: UN warns of soaring costs and delays

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 23, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A Singaporean cargo ship docks in a northern European port, having navigated the busy East Asia-Europe transit. Attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea coupled with wider geopolitical and climate-related crises, are upending international trade, inflating costs...

Special EU fund for coal regions looks good but is costly, warns Czech study

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 22, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Creating a new European fund to support coal regions – the Just Transition Fund – may look like a positive step for disadvantaged areas, but its administration is complex, costly and threatens its effective use, warns a new Czech study based on interviews with...