Commission recommends new measures on vaccine-preventable cancers under Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 1, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission is putting forward a Recommendation to support Member States in their efforts to prevent cancer through vaccination. Notably, it focuses on boosting the uptake of two key vaccinations that can prevent viral infections that may lead to cancer:...

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,...

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...

Commission welcomes G7 leaders’ agreement on Guiding Principles and a Code of Conduct on Artificial Intelligence

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 1, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Commission welcomes today’s agreement by G7 leaders on International Guiding Principles on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a voluntary Code of Conduct for AI developers under the Hiroshima AI process. These principles and the voluntary Code of Conduct will...

Strengthening social dialogue: first-stage consultation of social partners on European Works Councils Directive

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 12, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Today, the Commission launches the first-stage consultation of European social partners on a possible revision of the European Works Councils Directive. This consultation follows up on the European Parliament’s legislative own-initiative resolution of February...