Why so many countries want to join the EU, except Europe’s richest

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 4, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Nine candidate countries are racing to get into the European Union. Three of Europe’s wealthiest democracies are doing everything they can to stay out. Is the EU’s pull weaker on the continent’s richest? Ukraine and Moldova have finished screening their laws against...

The seimme was approved under the Middle East Crisis Temporary State Aid Framework (METSAF) adopted by the Commission on 29 April 2026

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 3, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Portugal notified to the Commission a €30 million scheme to support companies active in the primary production of agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products. The scheme, which will run until 31 December 2026, aims to mitigate the impact of the increase in...

Even Small Amounts of Ocean Plastic Can Affect Petrel Chicks

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 3, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Ocean plastic pollution is accidentally on the menu for southern giant petrel chicks. Even small nibbles of it may affect their physiology during development, according to a study from the University of California, Davis, and Argentina’s National Research...

EU countries submit draft plans on restoring nature

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 2, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The plans contain information on how Member States intend to meet each of the restoration targets up to 2030. Member States submit their draft national restoration plans to the European Commission today (1 Sep), marking an important milestone in the implementation of...

Food aid cutback in the occupied West Bank as health fears grow in Gaza

mennessä CrNet Oy | syys 2, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Palestinian Bedouin family shares a meal on the floor of their living room in Um Alkhair, West Bank, as part of WFP and UNRWA food assistance program amid escalating settler tensions. Lack of funding has forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to slash aid to families...