Strengthening social dialogue in the EU through the European Works Council

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 22, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Commission welcomes another important political step that strengthens social dialogue in the EU. This morning, the European Parliament and EU Member States reached a political agreement on the revised European Works Council Directive, which aims to strengthen...

EU looks to boost inter-EU trade with new single market strategy

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 22, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU Commission has unveiled a new Single Market Strategy with the aim of reducing barriers currently holding back intra-EU trade and investments. The Single Market Strategy focuses on several priorities: Dismantling barriers: the strategy focuses on removing the 10...

EU boosts humanitarian response for Gaza, Syria and Lebanon with €83 million

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 22, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

In response to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Gaza and the West Bank, the European Commission has allocated an additional €50 million in humanitarian funding, bringing total assistance in 2025 to €170 million. This will allow our humanitarian partners on the...

Deal to improve worker consultation on transnational matters

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 21, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a provisional agreement to improve the functioning of European Works Councils and strengthen their role. European Works Councils (EWCs) represent EU workers in large multinational companies that operate in at least two...

Glaciers Will Take Centuries to Recover Even if Global Warming Is Reversed, Scientists Warn

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 21, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

New research reveals mountain glaciers across the globe will not recover for centuries – even if human intervention cools the planet back to the 1.5°C limit, having exceeded it. New research reveals mountain glaciers across the globe will not recover for centuries –...

EU slaps new set of sanctions on Russia

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 21, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU Council has adopted a new set of sanctions on Russia, to increase the cost for Russia to continue its war and add pressure on its already strained and fragile economy. “This round of sanctions on Russia is the most wide-sweeping since the start of the war,...