Statement by Commissioner Lahbib on the 2025 World Humanitarian

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 19, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

“The EU is one of the world’s largest humanitarian aid donors, working to save millions of lives in crisis situations globally. Yet at a time when humanitarian needs are reaching new heights, respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is under threat....

Scientists Hack Microbes to Identify Environmental Sources of Methane

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 19, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

UC Berkeley researchers tweaked a key enzyme involved in microbial methane production to understand the unique fingerprints of different environments on Earth that generate the greenhouse gas. Roughly two-thirds of all emissions of atmospheric methane — a highly...

Commission launches review of Foreign Subsidies Regulation

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 13, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The European Commission has launched today its first review of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (‘FSR’). As a first step of this review, the Commission is seeking feedback from interested parties, with a deadline of 18 November 2025. Executive Vice-President for...

Kesko updates packaging policy to align with upcoming EU regulations

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 13, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Finnish retail group Kesko has announced a comprehensive update to its packaging policy, aiming to enhance the sustainability and recyclability of materials used in the packaging of its own-brand products by 2029. The initiative is set to align with upcoming EU...

Third transfer of €1.6 billion proceeds from immobilised Russian Central Bank assets made available in support of Ukraine

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

Last Friday, the European Union received €1.6 billion in so-called windfall profits generated by the interest on the cash balances originating from immobilised assets of the Russian Central Bank, held by central securities depositories. This marks the third transfer...