Switzerland joins Horizon Europe and other key EU research and innovation programmes

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

The European Union and Switzerland have signed the agreement on Switzerland’s participation in Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, and the Euratom Research & Training (R&T) programme. The agreement places Swiss researchers and organisations on the same...

Gender Equality Week: the way forward for women’s political participation

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 6, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The need for stronger support systems to make political representation more inclusive across Europe was highlighted by MEPs and experts in a public hearing on Wednesday. In the framework of Gender Equality Week 2025, the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality...

Preparing Communities for the Future of Wildfire

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 31, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Last year saw DRI’s inaugural global initiative aimed at advancing community resilience and adaptability in the face of rapid global change – AWE+, for an Adaptable World Environment. The event brought together hundreds of scientific experts, policymakers, resource...

Upgraded EU trade agreement with Ukraine enters into force

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 31, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The EU and Ukraine will enjoy an enhanced, fair and permanent trade framework as from 29 October, as the EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) enters into force. The upgraded DCFTA delivers additional, mutually beneficial trade liberalisation,...

How to make European forests resilient to wildfires by working with nature

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 30, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Nature-based solutions are key to reducing Europe’s growing risk of forest fires and to making forests more resilient to climate change, according to a briefing published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Fire has always been part of the natural cycle of...