On 12 and 13 april 2016, the European BioEconomy Manifesto was launched by Dutch presidency of the Council of EU on the occasion of BioEconomy Utrecht 2016, the fourth BioEconomy stakeholders’ Conference. The high – level meeting was hold under the auspices of the Dutch EU Presidency in Utrecht, The Netherlands, and aimed at detecting […]
The new proposal on corporate tax disclosures by the European Commission does not deliver meaningful information to provide real transparency, denounce NGOs. The new proposal will amend the Accounting Directive (Directive 2013/34/EU) and aims at ensuring that large groups publish an annual report on the profit and the tax accrued and paid […]
On Thursday 14th April, the European Parliament will debate and vote on a provisional agreement with member states on the use of passenger name records (PNR). The compromise text on the long-debated proposal for an EU PNR (Passenger Name Records) Directive aims to regulate uniformly the way passenger name records are processed and shared […]
A new call for proposals on information and training measures for workers’ organizations has been published by the European Commission. Objectives of the call for proposal This call objectives are all measures and initiatives aiming to strengthen the capacity of workers’ organisations to address, at EU and/or transnational level, changes in employment and work and social dialogue […]
The latest edition of the EU’s Employment and Social Situation Quarterly Review highlights how activity rate in the EU has continued its stable increase since 2008 – especially for older people, though not yet for younger people. EU’s economy continues its slow but consistent recovery, with a gradual increase in the employment rate and a […]
Women in Italy are still facing serious difficulties in access to abortion services, said the Council of Europe on Monday 11th April. Officially legal in Italy since 1978, abortion is virtually impossible as many doctors refuse to carry out the procedure. Women wishing to terminate their pregnancy are occasionally forced to go elsewhere in Italy or […]
Brenner Pass soon closed for Migrants, as Austria has begun building an anti-migrant barrier at the Italian border. Austria has begun building a barrier on the border with Italy in order to limit migrants ‘ access through the Brenner Pass, said the chief of the Tyrolean Police, Helmut Tomac. “Controls are supposed to start in […]
As an attempt to put an end to the investigation about his personal wealth and to restore trust in his leadership, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced his intention to harden laws against tax evasion. Yesterday, 11th April, during a session in the parliament, British Prime Minister, David Cameron announced his intention to harden laws to end […]
Ukraine in Turmoil while Conflict Escalates in Eastern Region and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has announced his resignation. The conflict in the Eastern Ukraine has once more escalated nearby Avdiivka, an industrial town North of Donetsk, where the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists started fighting. Last week, from Friday to Sunday, 8 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded […]
In upcoming months, Pope Francis will visit South Caucasus. The Vatican announced last month that Francis will visit Armenia from the 24th until 26th of June, while yesterday, just a day after the ceasefire was agreed in Nagorno-Karabakh, another formal visit has been declared. Francis will visit Azerbaijan and Georgia in the autumn. On […]
