EU advances Ukraine’s participation in EU secure space services

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Today, the European Commission proposed to Member States authorising the opening of negotiations with Ukraine on its participation in the Governmental Satellite Communications (GOVSATCOM) component of the European Union Space programme and the Union Secure...

Commission approves €750 million Estonian strategic reserve to support security of electricity supply

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an Estonian €750 million strategic reserve to safeguard security of electricity supply in emergency situations. A strategic reserve is a type of capacity mechanism that remunerates resources that are held...

EU makes EUR 13.8m available for cross-border journalism partnerships

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The EU Commission has made a total of €13.8 million available for cross-border journalism collaboration and media pluralism through the sixth annual call for proposals, under the Creative Europe programme. Part of the funding comes via a call to fund journalism...

Children at risk as winter looms amid renewed strikes in Ukraine

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 29, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Airstrikes and ongoing conflict in Ukraine are leaving civilians – including thousands of children – without homes, power, water and basic services, as humanitarians warn the approaching winter is heightening the risks for communities along the frontlines. Dozens of...

Artificial ocean carbon recycling system converts seawater CO2 into valuable chemicals

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

Oceans absorb about one-third of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, but removing the dissolved carbon from oceans and converting it into useful products remain a significant challenge. No existing system has successfully integrated direct ocean capture (DOC)...

Modernising EU driving rules to increase road safety

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

MEPs backed a review of EU driving licence rules introducing provisions on novice drivers, a digital licence, and driving disqualification. On Tuesday, the European Parliament confirmed an update of EU driving licence rules that aim to contribute to road safety and...