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#Brexit uncertainty harming UK science
The UK’s share of EU research funding has fallen by 28% since 2015 and the number of researchers coming to the UK as part of the EU’s Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellowships has fallen by a third. New analysis carried out by the Royal Society has shown that UK science has suffered amidst all the uncertainty […]
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#DaphneCaruanaGalizia murder, two years on: ‘The situation is desperate’
Seven hundred and thirty days ago, Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was brutally assassinated in a carefully planned attack that to date has not been solved, writes Alice Elizabeth Taylor.One of Malta’s most prominent figures, Daphne spent her life and career unearthing the rot that runs right to the heart of Maltese government. Her […]
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#EuropeanLabourAuthority starts its work
Today (16 October), the European Labour Authority starts its activities with an inaugural ceremony and the first meeting of its Management Board. The launch takes place two years after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced the idea for such an Authority in his 2017 State of the Union address before the European Parliament. Marking the event, President Juncker said: […]
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#Antitrust – Commission imposes interim measures on #Broadcom in TV and modem #Chipset markets
The European Commission has ordered Broadcom to stop applying certain provisions contained in agreements with six of its main customers. This will prevent serious and irreparable harm to competition likely to be caused by Broadcom’s conduct, which prima facie (at first sight) infringes EU competition rules. Competition Margrethe Vestager, Commissioner in charge of competition policy, said: […]
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#Brexit – Johnson to meet party lawmakers on Wednesday night
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (pictured) is to address a meeting of his lawmakers from the Conservative Party on Wednesday evening (16 October), the chief political correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reported, writes Kate Holton. Johnson has been meeting the most pro-Brexit members of his party, and the small Northern Ireland party which supports him […]
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50 airports now #CarbonNeutral in Europe
Ahead of the COP25 due to kick off in Santiago de Chile next month, European airport trade body ACI EUROPE today gives an update on the progress airports have made to deliver on their commitment to reach 100 carbon neutral airports by 20301. This commitment is a major interim step towards their Net Zero by […]
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#Brexit talks go down to the wire ahead of EU summit
British and European Union officials resumed talks to clinch a Brexit deal on Wednesday (16 October) just a few hours after late-night negotiations wound up, but it was far from clear they would reach an agreement before a leaders’ summit on Thursday (17 October), write John Chalmers, Gabriela Baczynska. Officials involved in the complex divorce between […]
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Celebrating 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Parliament is holding a conference to mark 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child The European Parliament will organize a conference on 20 November to mark the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The conference will consider progress over the past three decades and reflect on […]
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#Kazakhstan and #Luxembourg co-operation to hold Kazakh film screening
Credit: KLC The Kazakhstan-Luxembourg Co-operation (KLC) has announced that it is organizing a Kazakh film screening in Kinepolis-Kirchberg on Saturday 16 November 2019 at 15h45. The epic historical drama The Diamond Sword, named the Kazakh Game of Thrones by the BBC, depicts medieval battles, love and life in the Great Steppes on the way to […]
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Heads of government hold second meeting of dialogue on #InvestmentCo-operation between #Kazakhstan and EU
Prime Minister Askar Mamin held a meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions of the European Union member states accredited in Kazakhstan as part of the Dialogue platform on the further development of investment co-operation. The parties discussed the results of the work done during three months after the first meeting on pressing issues of […]
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#Brexit uncertainty harming UK science
The UK’s share of EU research funding has fallen by 28% since 2015 and the number of researchers coming to the UK as part of the EU’s Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellowships has fallen by a third. New analysis carried out by the Royal Society has shown that UK science has suffered amidst all the uncertainty […]
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia murder, two years on: ‘The situation is desperate’
Seven hundred and thirty days ago, Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was brutally assassinated in a carefully planned attack that to date has not been solved, writes Alice Elizabeth Taylor.One of Malta’s most prominent figures, Daphne spent her life and career unearthing the rot that runs right to the heart of Maltese government. Her […]
#EuropeanLabourAuthority starts its work
Today (16 October), the European Labour Authority starts its activities with an inaugural ceremony and the first meeting of its Management Board. The launch takes place two years after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced the idea for such an Authority in his 2017 State of the Union address before the European Parliament. Marking the event, President Juncker said: […]
#Antitrust – Commission imposes interim measures on #Broadcom in TV and modem #Chipset markets
The European Commission has ordered Broadcom to stop applying certain provisions contained in agreements with six of its main customers. This will prevent serious and irreparable harm to competition likely to be caused by Broadcom’s conduct, which prima facie (at first sight) infringes EU competition rules. Competition Margrethe Vestager, Commissioner in charge of competition policy, said: […]
#Brexit – Johnson to meet party lawmakers on Wednesday night
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (pictured) is to address a meeting of his lawmakers from the Conservative Party on Wednesday evening (16 October), the chief political correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reported, writes Kate Holton. Johnson has been meeting the most pro-Brexit members of his party, and the small Northern Ireland party which supports him […]
50 airports now #CarbonNeutral in Europe
Ahead of the COP25 due to kick off in Santiago de Chile next month, European airport trade body ACI EUROPE today gives an update on the progress airports have made to deliver on their commitment to reach 100 carbon neutral airports by 20301. This commitment is a major interim step towards their Net Zero by […]
#Brexit talks go down to the wire ahead of EU summit
British and European Union officials resumed talks to clinch a Brexit deal on Wednesday (16 October) just a few hours after late-night negotiations wound up, but it was far from clear they would reach an agreement before a leaders’ summit on Thursday (17 October), write John Chalmers, Gabriela Baczynska. Officials involved in the complex divorce between […]
Celebrating 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Parliament is holding a conference to mark 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child The European Parliament will organize a conference on 20 November to mark the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The conference will consider progress over the past three decades and reflect on […]
#Kazakhstan and #Luxembourg co-operation to hold Kazakh film screening
Credit: KLC The Kazakhstan-Luxembourg Co-operation (KLC) has announced that it is organizing a Kazakh film screening in Kinepolis-Kirchberg on Saturday 16 November 2019 at 15h45. The epic historical drama The Diamond Sword, named the Kazakh Game of Thrones by the BBC, depicts medieval battles, love and life in the Great Steppes on the way to […]
Prime Minister Askar Mamin held a meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions of the European Union member states accredited in Kazakhstan as part of the Dialogue platform on the further development of investment co-operation. The parties discussed the results of the work done during three months after the first meeting on pressing issues of […]
Global significance of #China and #India relationship is evident: Indian official
India and China are big emerging economies and rising powers, and the global significance of this bilateral relationship is evident, said Dr. TCA Raghavan, Director General of Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) during a recent interview with People’s Daily, writes Yuan Jirong, People’s Daily. Raghavan said he was looking forward to the second informal […]