On 2 July 2025, the Commission launched the procurement process for the fourth common auction platform of the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS). This platform will be responsible for auctioning allowances related to aviation, maritime transport activities and stationary installations (ETS1 allowances) on behalf of 25 Member States and the three EEA-EFTA States> It […]
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Stantec Inc. (Stantec) a provider of environmental development and engineering services, with its primary headquarters in Alberta, Canada, along with Cardno Consulting LLC (Cardno), a separate company that Stantec acquired in 2021, have agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing the submission of […]
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Digital technologies have the potential to drive progress and strengthen rights, including connecting people, improving access to health and education, and much more. But the pace of their evolution also poses serious risks, warned Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – from restrictions on free expression and privacy violations to discrimination and growing […]
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On Friday, the UN Security Council heard sobering briefings from Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, and Shayna Lewis, Sudan Specialist and Senior Advisor with Preventing and Ending Mass Atrocities (PAEMA), a US-based organization. Ms. Pobee stressed that front lines continue to shift as the RSF and SAF press on with their military objectives, […]
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Dublin, 7 July 2025 – The Irish Government has celebrated the continued success of the Creative Youth Plan 2023–2027 with the launch of a new Local Creative Youth Partnership (LCYP) in Tipperary Education and Training Board (ETB). This marks the eighth LCYP established nationwide, expanding access to out-of-school creative programmes for children and young people, […]
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Business & Macro Developments Climate & Energy Geopolitics & Governance Conflict, Security & Human Rights Civil Liberties & Regional Democracy Sources: africacenter.org | Semafor.com
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London, 7 July 2025 – Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora Neale Richmond TD has officially launched the Global Irish Survey, a landmark online consultation aimed at capturing the views of Irish communities abroad and recent returnees. The initiative forms part of the Irish Government’s commitment to develop a new Diaspora Strategy, with […]
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In a statement issued on Monday by his spokesperson, António Guterres said he was “deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life, notably of a large number of children,” during what should have been a time of celebration. Friday, 4 July, marked Independence Day in the United States – a time when families and communities […]
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Brussels/Beijing, 7 July 2025 – Trade relations between the European Union and China have further deteriorated following Beijing’s announcement of new restrictions on EU medical device imports, intensifying a tit-for-tat dispute over public procurement access. China’s Ministry of Commerce declared on Sunday that it will limit government purchases of EU-made medical devices valued above 45 […]
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Warsaw, 7 July 2025 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has voiced serious concern over escalating restrictions on civil society and political dissent in Georgia, citing recent legislation, arrests of opposition leaders, and the prosecution of peaceful protestors as threats to democratic governance. ⚖️ Mounting Pressure on Civil Liberties ODIHR […]
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