Estimated time of reading: ~ 3 minutes The “Taxonomy for sustainable activities” is a system that classifies activities and businesses according to their sustainability. The Commission started developing it back in 2020, aiming at redirecting private funds towards sustainable initiatives. At the core of the bloc’s sustainable finance policy, the EU Taxonomy aims to help […]
Estimated time of reading: ~ 3 minutes NATO member Turkey waived its right to oppose Finland and Sweden’s admission to the Western Alliance. This put an end to the drama that lasted for several weeks and tried the allies’ ability to work together in opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Turkey’s veto was lifted […]
The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) has launched a call for proposals for EU action grants under the Programme for Environment and Climate Action (LIFE). The call covers 3 topics, respectively Nature and biodiversity, Circular Economy and Clean Energy Transition. Each project application under the call must address only one of these […]
Estimated time of reading: ~ 5 minutes Nato’s enlargement is moving faster, with the next adhesion of Finland and Sweden bringing Member States to 32, while EU’s expansion is not following the same revival. Furthermore EU’s enlargement is struggling, as it is highlighted by North Macedonia and Albania stalemate on the opening of the negotiation […]
Estimated time of reading: ~ 1 minutes However extremely different in scope and objectives the EU and NATO are two organization that share a lot of common ground, metaphorically but most importantly, figuratively speaking. Institutions as NATO, that are not part of the common debate everyday are often forgotten or labeled by the public opinion […]
Estimated time of reading: ~ 3 minutes The Ukrainian crisis has triggered new geopolitical changes around the globe. One of those, is the NATO expansion to Sweden and especially Finland, the bordering country to the Russian Federation. This article briefly inspects whether the Finnish and Swedish economies are resilient nowadays and especially in context of […]
Estimated time of reading: ~ 3 minutes In everyday speech and discourse, we have the opportunity to often hear numerous rumors and untruths about migrants. Such untruths are often intensified in times of crisis or armed conflict, which we are witnessing today. For almost 140 days, the Russian Federation has been invading Ukraine. This analysis […]
Estimated time of reading: ~ 2 minutes Building on the success of Horizon 2020 Energy Efficiency (2014-2020) programmes, the LIFE Clean Energy Transition sub-programme continues to support the delivery of EU policies in the field of sustainable energy. Within the LIFE programme, the Clean Energy Transition sub-programme has the following objectives: develop, demonstrate and promote […]
Estimated time of reading: ~ 2 minutes Disinformation during the ongoing conflict in Ukraine it is just the latest reminder of how dangerous for democracies information manipulation can be. Constant and almost unlimited access to online information is one of the greatest successes of digitalisation, but the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine showed […]
The Russia-Ukraine war has rightfully been at the center of political debate since its beginning in February 2022. However, beneath the surface of the ongoing military clashes, a subtler, but nonetheless fundamental, war has been taking place: the spread and diffusion of fake news and deep fake media. Instead of bullets, the misinformation war has […]
