Bulgaria, Romania to join Schengen area through air and sea

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 3, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

EU member states reached agreement Saturday for Bulgaria and Romania to join the Schengen border-free area with a first removal of air and maritime internal border controls. Since their accession to the EU, Bulgaria and Romania have applied parts of the Schengen legal...

In Coastal Communities, Sea Level Rise May Leave Some Isolated

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 3, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Amid the threat of dramatic sea level rise, coastal communities face unprecedented dangers, but a new study reveals that as flooding intensifies, disadvantaged populations will be the ones to experience some of the most severe burdens of climate change. While...

A new era for corporate taxation in the EU enters into force today

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 2, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Ground-breaking new EU rules come into effect today introducing a minimum rate of effective taxation of 15% for multinational companies active in EU Member States. The framework will bring greater fairness and stability to the tax landscape in the EU and globally,...

Food insecurity among low-income adults dropped nearly 5% during pandemic-era SNAP expansion

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 2, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Benefits expansions during the COVID-19 pandemic may have helped to mitigate food insecurity among low-income adults. A survey of low-income adults showed that food insecurity dropped nearly 5% in 2021 compared to 2019. The findings are published in Annals of Internal...

Commission disburses payments to Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia under the Recovery and Resilience Facility

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 29, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Commission disbursed payments to six Member States. Germany received the first payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The payment amounts to € 4 billion. On 15 September, Germany submitted to the Commission the first request for payment of € 4...

Half-way to the global goals deadline

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 29, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The global push for a safer, greener and more just world, as outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, has reached its halfway mark, but what progress has been made so far? Launched in 2015, the initiative set out a 15-year plan to realize 17...