EU’s packaging waste regulation enters into force

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 12, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation entered into force on 11 February, with new measures to tackle the environmental challenges caused by excessive packaging. Packaging is an ever-increasing source of waste in the EU. The EU total increased from 66...

President Metsola: “Örebro shooting was a senseless act of violence”

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 11, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

President Metsola opened the 10-13 February session with a minute’s silence for the victims of last week’s shooting in Örebro – the worst in Sweden’s history. Örebro Shooting Calling on MEPs to observe a minute’s silence for the victims of the mass shooting at...

Commissioner Kubilius travels to Germany to discuss strengthening European defence as well as support for Ukraine

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 11, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

On Monday, Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius is in Berlin. The visit will contribute to the preparation of the upcoming White paper on the Future of European Defence, which should pave the way towards stronger European defence by framing and building...

US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention at risk, warns UNAIDS

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 10, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The US pause in foreign assistance funding has created “confusion” in the vital work of community HIV prevention, despite a waiver issued for HIV/AIDS programmes, the UN agency to combat the still deadly disease said on Friday. The waiver allows the continuation or...

Bank of England cuts rates as expected – Euro currency news daily

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 10, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Bank of England gave its latest interest rate decision yesterday and, as predicted, they cut rates by 25 basis points to 4.5%. The surprise came from the member votes, with Catherine Mann joining the other eight committee members in agreeing to the cut. On the...

Toxic air threatens children’s lives across East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF warns

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 10, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

More than 100 children under the age of five die every day in East Asia and the Pacific due to air pollution, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned in a new analysis released on Thursday, calling for urgent action to tackle the crisis. The analysis underscores the...