Commission adopts guidance on fiscal flexibility for energy security measures

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 18, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission has adopted a notice providing Member States with further guidance on the possibility to extend the coverage of the National Escape Clause (NEC) for defence to also include energy security measures. The notice sets out the procedure for...

Deadly attack on Red Sea ship adds to global supply chain uncertainty

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 13, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A strike on a merchant ship off the southern coast of Yemen that reportedly killed several seafarers on Tuesday threatens to reignite deep concerns about global trade, amid the ongoing Iran-US war that has choked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. “It is with sadness...

Melting Sea Ice Combines With Arctic Ocean to Make Clouds

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 13, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown natural process that dramatically increases the number of cloud-forming particles in the Arctic atmosphere – potentially altering cloud cover, sunlight reflection, and future climate change. Scientists have...

New packaging rules set to enter into application furthering protect consumers

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 13, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The measures will also help strengthen the Single Market for packaging and facilitate cross-border businesses through common rules. The Regulation will further help tackle the environmental challenges caused by packaging and make Europe less dependent on imported...

Commission disburses €7.13 billion to Czechia and Spain under NextGenerationEU

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 12, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Today, the European Commission disbursed more than €7.13 billion to Czechia and Spain under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The Facility is the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU – the Commission’s post-pandemic programme to support Member States’...

DR Congo: Ebola is killing people before they ever reach a doctor

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 12, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

More than 1,900 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak – and most of them never made it to a treatment centre. Between 60 and 70 per cent of deaths are happening in communities far from care, a gap that is now central to the...