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New rules to improve working conditions of platform workers

Platform workers: Council adopts new rules to improve their working conditions The Council has adopted new rules that aim to improve working conditions for the more than 28 million people working in digital labour platforms across the EU. The platform...

New rules strengthen air quality standards in the EU

The EU has adopted new rules on air quality standards that will help prevent premature deaths due to air pollution. They will also contribute to the EU's objective of zero pollution by 2050...

Erasmus Days 2024: Celebrating Cultural Exchange Ahead of Paris Olympics

From October 14 to 19, 2024, the international community will come together to celebrate the Erasmus+ programme during the inaugural #ErasmusDays. This week-long event invites students, educators, trainers, professionals, and citizens from around the...

Elections in Belgium: a hectic day of delays and lack of electoral supervisors

Elections are a key moment in the democratic life of a country. On this day, no fewer than 8 million voters across Belgium were called to the polls. On the whole, the day went...

Hungarian Patriots at stake, China police take the streets of Hungary

The presence of Chinese police in Hungary is not just a fleeting event; it marks a potentially transformative moment in Hungary's foreign relations and internal security strategies. As the collaboration between Budapest and Beijing...

MSCA researcher David Baker wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Dr Krausz has supervised MSCA postdoctoral researchers and coordinated several MSCA projects over the past two decades, including NICOS, ALPINE or ATTOTRON.Both L’Huillier and Krausz obtained funding and cooperated through the MSCA doctoral...

2024 Non-GMO industry calls for transparency and fair cooperation throughout the whole value chain

Frankfurt/Main, More than 160 representatives from a thriving international Non-GMO industry and leading European associations from 23 countries and four continents met on 7th and 8th October 2024 at the ‘International Non-GMO Summit 2024’ in Frankfurt. Operators across the...

The Chancery Lane Project unveils climate clauses for Japanese and German markets

London, U.K. 8 October 2024: UK-based, nonprofit The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) has launched six new foreign-language climate clauses — three German and three Japanese. These clauses help organisations integrate net zero commitments into their contracts, making...

Hungary’s Role in Europe’s Future: Von der Leyen on Crisis, War, and Economic Growth

On a day that marked significant reflection and determination, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, addressed the European Parliament, focusing on key issues impacting Hungary, Ukraine, and the wider European...

EU Extends Sanctions on Nicaragua, Calls for Restoration of Fundamental Freedoms

The European Council has once again extended its restrictive measures against Nicaragua for an additional year, maintaining the sanctions until October 15, 2025. This decision reflects the EU's ongoing concern over the deteriorating political...

OSCE Workshop Enhances Inter-Agency Collaboration for Youth Crime Prevention in Kyrgyzstan

Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan – 7 October 2024 - From October 1 to 3, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in collaboration with the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, hosted a significant...

OSCE Workshop Tackles Rising Drug Crisis Among Youth in Central Asia

Dushanbe, Tajikistan – 3 October 2024 - In an urgent response to the escalating drug crisis impacting youth across Central Asia, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) convened a regional workshop...

Stop the race to the bottom: LEFT MEPs lead the charge for fair working conditions

On 1 October, over 1,000 essential workers from nine EU countries will rally in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, calling for urgent reforms to the EU’s public procurement rules. The Left stands...

Finland officially banned the purchase of property by Russian citizens

The Ministry of Justice of Finland approved last week a law that prohibits the sale of real estate to citizens who endanger the independence of Finland. The document signed by the Minister of the Supreme...

Local and regional authorities play a crucial role in building resilient democratic societies: conference hosted by Council of Europe Congress

The role of local and regional authorities in effectively responding to the challenges facing European democracies, in supporting Ukraine, protecting human rights, saving the environment, and enabling young people’s involvement is the focus of a conference of...

Resilience and reconstruction of Ukraine: Call for expanded partnerships with Ukrainian municipalities

There is a need for expanding municipal partnerships and co-operation between Ukrainian and other European municipalities, and for sharing good practices of municipal support for rural and small communities to increase their resilience; European...

In NORWAY the Russian Orthodox Church still financed by the State despite security concern

Concern mounts about the increasing purchase of properties by the Russian Orthodox Church near military sites in Norway, which poses security issues.

EU treading Dangerous Waters: The Perils of Psychedelics in Therapeutic Use

The European Commission is getting ready to review citizens’ proposals and one controversial idea on the table is the 'PsychedeliCare’ initiative that supports the exploration and implementation of psychedelic treatments for mental wellbeing issues....

Community policing and crime prevention in Nigeria

By Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba, Centre for Faith and Community Development, Nigeria ([email protected]) 1. INTRODUCTION Crime prevention – whether at the societal, community or individual level – is a much sought-after goal in contemporary societies across the...

Triple increase in the fee that Turkish citizens pay when going abroad

The fee for traveling abroad, which Turkish citizens pay, is increased from 150 to 500 Turkish lira (about 14 euros). The Ordinance was published in the issue of the Turkish State Gazette (Resmi Gazete)...

Russians or Russian companies have shares in nearly 12,000 companies in Bulgaria

Russian citizens or Russian companies participate in 11,939 companies in our country. This is clear from the answer of the Bulgarian Minister of Justice Maria Pavlova to a question posed by the parliamentarian Martin...

Three hundred Moldovan priests went on a “free pilgrimage” to Russia

More than three hundred Moldovan priests went on a "pilgrimage" to Moscow, with all their expenses covered. The organization of the clergy took place on Viber, and as the sponsor of the entire event,...

Critical Oversight: ODIHR Prepares for Local Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina

SARAJEVO, 30 August 2024 - In a critical step toward upholding democratic standards, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has officially opened an...

Authorities in Sicily have called on airports to stop selling mafia-themed souvenirs

Sicily's regional government today asked the area's airports to stop selling souvenirs with mafia-related images. "Let the sale of mafia-themed souvenirs and trinkets end in the shops and commercial establishments of Sicilian airports," urged Alessandro...

The Turkish Orthodox Church wants Zelensky to be held accountable

The Turkish Independent Orthodox Church called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's address to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople as "ecumenical" a crime against Turkey's territorial integrity and an "attempted riot" against its constitutional order. She called...
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