Commission launches new initiatives with industry to boost Europe’s Automotive leadership

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 15, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

On Friday, President Ursula von der Leyen chaired the third Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry, bringing together the European automotive industry, social partners, and other stakeholders in Brussels. The meeting reaffirmed the need...

Brussels accepts Microsoft commitments on Teams

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 15, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The European Commission has accepted commitments from Microsoft to address EU competition concerns relating to its Teams collaboration platform, making them legally binding under EU antitrust rules. The commitments address concerns related to the tying of Microsoft...

Parliament pushes for Gaza aid, the hostages’ release and justice

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 12, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Parliament expresses grave alarm at Gaza’s “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis and calls for urgent EU action, in a resolution adopted on Thursday.  The Parliament strongly condemns the Israeli government’s obstruction of humanitarian aid, which is engineering a famine...

EU life expectancy estimated at 81.7 years in 2024: Eurostat

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 12, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

According to preliminary data, life expectancy at birth in the EU was 81.7 years in 2024, up 0.3 years compared with 2023, according to data from the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat.  The information comes from provisional data on life expectancy published by...

Executive Vice-President Virkkunen in Vienna to support innovation and competitiveness

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 11, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

On 11 and 12 September, the Executive Vice-President for Technological Sovereignty, Henna Virkkunen, will be in Vienna to hold discussions with Austrian researchers, innovators and ministers on advancing Europe’s technological sovereignty and competitiveness. On...

Researchers Find Key to Antarctic Ice Loss Blowing in the North Wind

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 11, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Most of the Earth’s fresh water is locked in the ice that covers Antarctica. As the ocean and atmosphere grow warmer, that ice is melting at a startling pace with sea levels and global currents changing in response. To understand the potential implications,...