The people of Ostrobothnia have a lot to be proud of. Home to the Nordic Energy Capital, Vaasa’s expertise in the energy sector has propelled the city onto the global stage, producing innovations such as the world’s most environmentally friendly roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry. That energy expertise is now being shared from day-care onwards, helping the […]
Continue ReadingCONAMA Local On 2-4 December, Viladecans hosted the seventeenth edition of CONAMA Local, one of Spain’s leading sustainability forums, turning the city into a national reference point for urban sustainability. Organised by the CONAMA Foundation in collaboration with the Viladecans city council and the Barcelona provincial council, the meeting brought together, over three days, specialists […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission said on Monday it had opened an investigation to assess whether the Czech government’s support plan for the construction and operation of two nuclear units is in line with EU state aid rules. In October, Prague submitted a support scheme for the project to build two new nuclear reactors at the country’s […]
Continue ReadingMADRID – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday named Migration Minister Elma Saiz as government spokesperson in addition to her current portfolio, replacing Pilar Alegría, who is stepping aside to run as the Socialist candidate in Aragón’s regional elections. The reshuffle follows a bruising defeat for Sánchez’s socialists (PSOE) in Extremadura – once a […]
Continue ReadingA key vote to confirm a deal on new safeguards with Mercosur countries has been delayed yet again, after the Danish presidency on Monday cancelled a meeting of EU ambassadors scheduled for the afternoon. The move came only hours before the meeting was due to kick off. It had been pencilled in since Friday as a final attempt […]
Continue ReadingBeijing imposed a new round of tariffs on the EU’s food sector on Monday, announcing temporary duties on some dairy products, including various types of cheese, milk and cream, from Tuesday. Following five-year duties of up to 19.8% on EU pork imports that kicked in last week, the Chinese commerce ministry has now applied provisional […]
Continue ReadingThe Italian competition authority (AGCM) has fined US tech giant Apple €98 million on Monday for allegedly breaching competition rules via its so-called App Tracking Transparency. Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy is a set of privacy rules it has imposed on third-party app developers operating on its app store since 2021. Third-party app developers […]
Continue ReadingVladimir Putin is ready to talk with French President Emmanuel Macron over the war in Ukraine, the Russian leaders’ spokesman said in an interview published Sunday. Putin has “expressed readiness to engage in dialogue with Macron”, Dmitry Peskov told state news agency RIA Novosti. “Therefore, if there is mutual political will, then this can only […]
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