“Europe must be responsible for its own security”, Metsola tells EU leaders

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 4, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

At the informal European Council meeting on defence, the European Parliament President Metsola outlined her vision on how Europe can and must strengthen its own security and defence. “More action, more financing and more cooperation”, must be the EU’s goals, she...

Commission reinforces support for exiled Russian and Belarusian journalists in the EU

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 4, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

On Monday 3rd February, the Commission has published a call for proposals in support of exiled independent journalists and media from Russia and Belarus who are working from the EU. Offering nearly €3 million in funding, this is the second such call following a first...

Commission proposes tariffs on remaining agricultural products and on fertilisers from Russia and Belarus

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

The European Commission has adopted a proposal to impose tariffs on a number of agricultural products from Russia and Belarus, as well as on certain nitrogen-based fertilisers. The agricultural products affected by the new tariffs constitute 15% of agricultural...

’Ready to defend’: EU hardens line on Greenland as Trump doubles down threat

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

Donald Trump’s repeated threat to take control of Greenland one way or another has aroused a sense of alarm across Europe. The European Union is hardening its official line against Donald Trump’s threat to take control of Greenland – using military force...

Denmark boosts Arctic defence spending by $2.1 billion, responding to US pressure

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 28, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Denmark said on Monday it would spend 14.6 billion Danish crowns ($2.05 billion) boosting its military presence in the Arctic, following renewed, opens new tab interest by U.S. President Donald Trump in controlling Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. This...