State aid: Commission proposes rules to simplify procedures for State aid to green transport

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 7, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

  The European Commission has proposed a Council Regulation enabling the Commission to exempt from prior notification under EU State aid rules certain types of aid for rail, inland waterway and multimodal transport, with the objective of promoting green...

EU traveller can ’roam like at home’ for 10 more years

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 1, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Union’s new, improved roaming regulation entered into force on 1 July, under which travellers in the EU and the European Economic Area can call, text and surf abroad without extra charges. The new improved roaming rules, which extend...

EU invests €5.4 billion in sustainable, safe, and efficient transport infrastructure

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 30, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Commission has today selected 135 transport infrastructure projects for EU grants, from 399 project proposals submitted under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU’s funding instrument for strategic investment in transport infrastructure. The funding...

EU states agree higher targets for renewables

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 28, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

EU ministers adopted a general approach on two legislative proposals that tackle energy aspects of the EU’s climate transition, the renewable energies directive and the energy efficiency directive. ”The agreement of the member states on these two proposals...

ICC at 20: Five things you should know about the International Criminal Court

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 27, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Trying the gravest crimes, involving victims, ensuring fair trials, complementing national tribunals: in its first 20 years of existence, the International Criminal Court has made notable progress in its crucial mission. Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Court on 1...

EU agrees new social, environmental reporting rules for large companies

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 27, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

MEPs and EU governments struck a provisional deal Tuesday on new reporting rules for large companies, with obligations to disclose their impact on environment, human rights, social standards and work ethics. Currently, non-financial information that companies are...