In a year of shrinking global aid, the EU is choosing solidarity, delivering life-saving aid and standing by international humanitarian law. This year, it will provide €123,3 million in humanitarian aid to deliver life-saving humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable people in Latin America and the Caribbean. Part of this aid will also bolster disaster […]
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Questions like “will getting a pet benefit our child’s mental health?” are increasingly common and pertinent. In Spain, for instance, more than half of all households now have one or more pets. Attachment is the name for the emotional bond between a developing child and the caregiver who provides them with security and comfort. This […]
Continue ReadingThe EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is the EU’s flagship carbon pricing instrument and a central pillar of its climate policy framework. As the ETS expands and is strengthened, stakeholders have shared feedback on practical implementation to ensure its continued effectiveness. This includes experiences with compliance processes, the interaction between different ETS components, such as […]
Continue ReadingToday, the Commission adopted the first set of methodologies under the carbon removals and carbon farming (CRCF) Regulation to certify activities that permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere. By adopting these first voluntary certification methodologies, the EU is setting clear rules and creating new opportunities for climate innovation, investments in carbon removal technologies and addressing greenwashing. […]
Continue ReadingUnlocking €3 billion for investment opportunities in the decarbonisation of buildings and road transport Today, the European Investment Bank has agreed on a ETS2 Frontloading Facility, jointly developed with the Commission, making €3 billion available to accelerate investments in the decarbonisation of sectors covered by the new EU’s emissions trading system (ETS2), notably buildings and […]
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The new investigation will assess whether X properly assessed and mitigated risks associated with the deployment of Grok’s functionalities into X in the EU, including the dissemination of illegal content, such as manipulated sexually explicit images and child sexual abuse material. Source link This article was originally published on https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_203. It is shared here under […]
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The EU-Mercosur trade deal creates the world’s biggest trading zone, with 700 million people altogether. Agreed between the EU and the South American trading bloc, the deal aims to boost Europe’s economy and global partnerships while protecting EU farmers, consumers and environmental standards. Source link This article was originally published on https://commission.europa.eu/topics/trade/eu-mercosur-trade-agreement_EUROPA_CURRENT_LANG. It is shared […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission and EUROCONTROL have released a second version (V2) of NEATS – the Non-CO2 Aviation Effects Tracking System – an IT tool for monitoring, reporting, and verifying the non-CO2 climate impacts of aviation. Aircraft operators can now calculate the impact of their flights by providing data they collect. The results generated at this stage are […]
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The European Commission has allocated €63 million in humanitarian aid to help populations affected by the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, as well as to support Rohingya refugees living in neighbouring countries, in particular in Bangladesh. This funding, announced as the conflict triggered by the military coup in Myanmar reaches its fifth year, is part of […]
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The European Commission has presented a new five-year strategy on migration. It will help guide future EU work on asylum and migration with concrete priorities, notably sustaining the reduction in illegal arrivals, while at the same time encouraging legal pathways to the EU. Both are needed for the migration and asylum system to work […]
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