European Parliament sends mixed signals to the bioplastics sector
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European Parliament improves rules on packaging recyclability but takes a risky bet on recycled plastic content
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Receives the American Academy in Berlin’s 2023 Henry A. Kissinger Prize
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‘Clear Direction for Climate Protection’ / DBU presents German Environmental Award
Lübeck/Osnabrück (ots) - The German Federal Environmental Foundation confers this year’s German Environmental Award today (Sunday) in Lübeck, worth a total of 500,000 euros – presented by German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to climate scientist Professor Friederike Otto and wood construction pioneer Dagmar Fritz-Kramer. Despite ongoing devastating ...
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New edition of the academic work “Convincing Political Stakeholders”: a unique insight into the specific practices of interest representation
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UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children's rights and the environment, with a focus on climate change
GENEVA/NEW YORK (ots) - Today, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child published authoritative guidance to States on what they must do to uphold children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. In the face of the ...
Ein DokumentmehrEuropeans demand resolute action to counter internet disinformation
Gütersloh (ots) - More than half the EU population doubts the veracity of information on the web. Recognizing fake content and actively countering it comes more easily to those who are young and educated. Almost nine out of every 10 Europeans believe that tech companies, as well as government, should be held responsible. The population in the EU expects greater efforts in the battle against the deliberate dissemination ...
mehrGermany to Invest Billion-Plus in Environmental Trucking
Berlin (ots) - The German Ministry of Digital and Transportation is putting more than EUR one billion into climate-friendly transport vehicles. This additional money comes after the ministry received four times as many applications for support for projects in its 2022 round of funding compared compared with 2021. “The market for emissions-free transport vehicles has begun to take off,” said Digital and Transport ...
mehr“Time to Decide Europe Summit 2023”: Over 300 guests to attend high-level conference organised by ERSTE Foundation and IWM
Vienna (ots) - Today, Tuesday 16 May 2023, ERSTE Foundation is hosting the Time To Decide Europe Summit 2023 in cooperation with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM). 15 leading European intellectuals are developing propositions and debating possible solutions for the future of Europe given the crises we are ...
mehrGerman Energy Efficiency Law Sets Ambitious Goals
Berlin (ots) - Germany’s governing cabinet has agreed draft legislation aimed at dramatically lowering its energy use by increasing efficiency. The Energy Efficiency Law (EnEfG) fulfills a mandate from the European Union’s Energy Efficiency Directive, requiring energy savings of 11.7 percent, or around 1.5 percent a year, by 2030. It now goes to Germany’s parliament for ratification. “Together we must all ...
mehrEuropean Bioplastics sides with specific EU Commission proposal / Why coffee capsules should be compostable
Berlin (ots) - European Bioplastics (EUBP) supports the European Commission’s intention of making coffee capsules mandatorily compostable and calls on the EU Parliament and Council to uphold this specific proposal to not undermine its effectiveness. “While we regret that currently only a limited number of ...
mehrA majority of Europeans believe in a Ukraine victory
Gütersloh (ots) - One year after Russia began its war of aggression against Ukraine, 61 percent of Europeans are convinced Ukraine will prevail. But worries persist: 68 percent of respondents see the attack on Ukraine as an attack on all of Europe. One year into the war in Ukraine, 61% of Europeans believe that the country will prevail. Germans, however, are not quite so optimistic, although a 55% majority believes in a ...
mehrCorruption jeopardizes implementation of sustainable policies in OECD and EU countries
Gütersloh (ots) - Recent findings from the Bertelsmann Stiftung's Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGI) show 14 out of 41 OECD and EU countries faltering at corruption prevention. UK ranks 14th in the overall ranking on corruption prevention. From 2012 to 2016, the average score for the indicator assessing corruption prevention efforts improved in OECD and EU ...
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mehrXTEND awarded an exclusive multi-year, $20M contract to develop and supply multi-drone operating system
Tel Aviv, Israel and Washington (ots/PRNewswire) - - The new joint project with the Israel Ministry of Defense DDR&D will see XTEND's XOS human-guided autonomous operating system enable operators to control dozens of human-guided semi-autonomous drones simultaneously - Future applications of scalable, affordable, ...
mehrGermany Offers State Relief on Gas Prices
Berlin (ots) - Germany’s main parliament, the Bundestag, has passed legislation allowing small and medium-sized businesses, as well as private households, to skip their December gas bills. Germany is taking an unusually direct approach to help companies and individuals get through the short-term price increases for gas and heating currently affecting many countries in the world. It’s taking over gas bills for ...
mehrWorld Health Summit kicks off with German Chancellor Scholz, numerous Government Officials, WHO Director-General Tedros / Global health in focus
Berlin (ots) - The World Health Summit 2022, the world's leading meeting for global health, began on Sunday morning in Berlin. For the first time it is co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). Among the central topics are climate change and health, pandemic preparedness, sustainable health systems and the ...
mehrGerman Chancellor Scholz, WHO Director-General Tedros, international ministers at World Health Summit 2022
Berlin (ots) - Press accreditation open for the world’s leading global health conference The World Health Summit and the World Health Organization (WHO) as co-organizer jointly invite to the world’s leading global health conference. The World Health Summit 2022 from October 16-18 in Berlin will bring together ...
mehrstern magazine exclusive: Henry Kissinger argues against a coup against Putin: “It is likely that a peace agreement will have to be made with Putin” – but the West should not “tolerate” a Russian nuclear threat
Hamburg (ots) - Former US-Secretary Henry Kissinger advocated in an interview with stern magazine for continuing the dialogue with Russa and with President Wladimir Putin. Kissinger said: “The war will end someday. After the war the relationship of ...
Ein Dokumentmehr68th Bilderberg Meeting to take place 2 - 5 June 2022 in Washington, D.C., USA
Washington, D.C., USA (ots) - The 68th Bilderberg Meeting will take place from 2 - 5 June 2022 in Washington, D.C., USA. About 120 participants from 21 countries have confirmed their attendance. As ever, a diverse group of political leaders and experts from industry, finance, academia, labour and the media has been invited. The list of participants is available on ...
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Vienna (ots) - Around 300 guests attend high-level conference organised by ERSTE Foundation and IWM Today, Friday, ERSTE Foundation is hosting the Time To Decide Europe Summit 2022 in cooperation with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM). Over 20 leading European intellectuals are developing propositions and possible solutions for Europe, the Western Balkan ...
mehrErste Foundation: Notification - #TimeToDecide22: Questions on the Future of the EU, Ukraine, Russia and the Western Balkan Countries
Vienna (ots) - The summit will be livestreamed from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. On 20 May, leading European intellectuals will discuss propositions and possible solutions for Europe, the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Russia. On the initiative of ERSTE Foundation in cooperation with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), the ...
mehrWJC Welcomes EU Council Plan to Combat Antisemitism
NEW YORK (ots) - ‘We must never be passive or negligent in the fight against antisemitism or any other form of bigotry,’ says Amb. Ronald S. Lauder The World Jewish Congress applauds the Council of the European Union’s adoption today of measures to combat racism and antisemitism. The declaration makes the fight against antisemitism a priority of Europe’s executive branch. France, which holds the presidency of the ...
mehrGermany to Triple Tempo of Environmental Transformation
Berlin (ots) - German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck says Germany must do far more to achieve its CO2 reduction goals and will dramatically boost renewables, climate-neutral production and energy efficiency. In a remarkably frank and critical “state of the nation” press conference in Berlin, Minister Habeck said that Germany would fall short of its CO2 emissions targets in 2022 and 2023 ...
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2The First China-Jordan Friendship Dialogue Held in Beijing
mehrGreen Planet Energy criticises new EU Commission Methane Regulation: "Climate protection can only be achieved by phasing out natural gas by 2035, not by treating the symptoms"
Hamburg (ots) - The renewable energy cooperative Green Planet Energy criticises the EU Commission's proposals to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector as insufficient for successful climate protection. "The legislation proposed by the EU only deals with treating the symptoms. Instead, it must set a clear ...
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Vaping industry underlines the importance of product choice
Brussels (ots) - The Independent European Vape Alliance (IEVA) welcomed the decision of MEPs to recognize tobacco harm reduction as a tool in beating cancer; but remains concerned that the report approved today by the European Parliament leaves the door open to a flavour ban in the EU. The Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) today voted on the amendments and the draft of the Beating Cancer report by Rapporteur ...
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2UNIDO Change of Management: DG Gerd Müller succeeds DG LI Yong
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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “We need a radical transition and more bold action for democracy”
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Tobacco Harm Reduction is critical if we are to reduce smoking related disease rates worldwide
Brussels (ots) - Eight million smokers worldwide die from a smoking-related disease every year. [1] Tobacco Harm Reduction is a chance for smokers to switch from an extremely harmful to a significantly less harmful alternative. [2] Unfortunately, the WHO has lost sight of this in recent years. But it is not too late to repent. It must focus on the future of millions of ...
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