French police official Lucas Philippe has been elected president of Interpol at its 93rd General Assembly held in Marrakech, Morocco, to serve a four-year term. Philippe, 53, currently counsellor for European and international affairs to the director of the French National Police, succeeds Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of the UAE. The assembly united 886 delegates from […]
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a €192 million financing package to accelerate Romania’s green transition, funding the construction of three new solar power plants in the country’s south‑east. Financing Details The package will support projects in Slobozia, Corbii Mari, and Iepurești II, with a combined installed capacity of 531 MW. […]
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A leading press freedom organization has called on Democratic Republic of the Congo authorities to stop threatening local journalists and ensure their safety amid escalating attacks on media workers. The appeal follows repeated threats against Michael Tenende, a journalist in Kabinda city who faces intimidation from the city’s mayor after reporting on local governance issues.jurist+2 […]
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Minister of State Neale Richmond and First Minister John Swinney unveiled a new bilateral cooperation framework setting out shared priorities for collaboration between Ireland and Scotland through to the end of the decade. The two leaders met at Iveagh House in Dublin for the annual Ireland–Scotland Bilateral Review meeting, where they reaffirmed the strength of […]
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Minister for Children, Disability and Equality Norma Foley has allocated more than €320,000 from Ireland’s Dormant Accounts Fund to boost prevention and early intervention services for children and young people nationwide. A total of €329,625 has been awarded to 13 community and voluntary organisations under the 2025 What Works Enhancing Quality Fund, with grants of […]
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Apple has formally moved to challenge India’s revised antitrust regime, warning that the new rules could expose the company to penalties of up to $38 billion. The legislation, recently amended by New Delhi, allows regulators to calculate fines based on a company’s global revenue rather than domestic earnings, significantly raising the stakes for multinational corporations. […]
Continue ReadingToday, the Commission adopted a proposal to amend the Market Stability Reserve Decision as regards the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) for the new emissions trading system for road transport and buildings (ETS2). This is a key step to deliver swiftly on the measures announced by Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra at the last Environment Council to ensure […]
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Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness, and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, is in Egypt from 27 to 29 November to work with the Egyptian authorities and humanitarian partners on the ground on increasing the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Her programme includes a meeting with Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty to discuss the conditions needed to move […]
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The EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems 2025 report and the FAO State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition in the World report, both recently released, have delivered a clear warning – the world’s food systems are failing both people and the planet. Both reports hammer home the need for greater financing […]
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The EU bioeconomy already contributes significantly to job creation and economic growth in Europe. It employs more than 17 million people (around 8% of EU jobs) and in 2023 had a value of €2.7 trillion. With its new strategy for bioeconomy, the EU aims to further unlock the bioeconomy’s potential to help it replace […]
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