EU agrees new social, environmental reporting rules for large companies

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 27, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

MEPs and EU governments struck a provisional deal Tuesday on new reporting rules for large companies, with obligations to disclose their impact on environment, human rights, social standards and work ethics. Currently, non-financial information that companies are...

Food security: EU to step up its support to African, Caribbean and Pacific countries in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 22, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission adopted today a proposal to mobilise €600 million from the reserves of the European Development Fund to address the current food security crisis aggravated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These funds will support African, Caribbean and...

The European Commission recommends to Council confirming Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia’s perspective to become members of the EU and provides its opinion on granting them candidate status

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 20, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission presented its Opinions on the application for EU membership submitted by Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia as invited by the Council. Today’s Opinions are based on the Commission’s assessment in light of the three...

EU and Egypt step up cooperation on climate, energy and the green transition

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 16, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Today in Cairo, on the occasion of the visit of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her meeting with Egyptian President El Sisi, the EU and Egypt issued a joint statement on climate, energy and the green transition. The EU and Egypt will join efforts to...

Modernisation Fund invests €2.4 billion to accelerate the green transition in 7 beneficiary countries

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 9, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Today, the Modernisation Fund made available €2.4 billion to seven beneficiary countries to help modernise their energy systems, reduce greenhouse gas emissions in energy, industry and transport, and support them in meeting their 2030 climate and energy targets....