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Dalli pledges that social partners will be involved 'at every stage' in drafting of climate plan
The Malta Council for Economic and Social Development (MCESD) discussed the drafting of the National Climate Adaptation Plan, days after the publication of a Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) aimed at engaging experts in the development of the...

CEO of Britain’s national AI body resigns
The boss of Britain’s national institute for artificial intelligence and data science is to leave the organisation later this year. Dr Jean Innes, CEO of the Alan Turing Institute, announced that she would be resigning from her role to coincide...

Europe pushes UN snapback sanctions on Iran over nuclear fears
The international relations landscape has been turbulent in recent days, as diplomatic discussions between Europe and Iran have intensified again. Concerns about Iran’s nuclear program have led European powers to discuss possible measures, one of...

European Commissioner for Enlargement says Moldova achieved more in three years than in last three decades
Moldova has accelerated its reform process at an unprecedented pace, comparable to a progress "ten times faster" than in the last three decades. European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos today made statements to this effect during a press...
BMW boss calls EU’s 2035 combustion engine ban a ‘big mistake’
BMW CEO Oliver Zipse says the EU’s planned phasing out of combustion engines by 2035 is a "big mistake", calling for a shift to emission measures that capture a vehicle's entire supply chain. Zipse said in an interview with Politico, published on...

European Stocks Close Higher Ahead Of Crucial U.S. Jobs Data
European stocks closed mostly higher on Thursday, with most of the markets in the region gaining for a second straight day amid cooling bond markets. Still, the mood in the markets remained a bit cautious with investors looking ahead to crucial...

Majority of workers in Germany already feel affected by climate change – insurer
The majority of workers in Germany feel that climate change has had an effect on their workplace, a survey by health insurer TK has found. Sixty percent of surveyed people said that climate change had impacted the job and health of employees in...

Pollution, toxic chemicals, plastics drive millions of heart-related deaths
Global analysis shows the “profound impact” of pollution and other environmental hazards on cardiovascular health Cardiovascular disease—the world’s leading cause of death—is increasingly driven by polluted air, toxic chemicals, plastics, noise,...

Why growing mosquito numbers are driving the spread of tropical diseases in Europe
At first, the patient’s symptoms were a puzzle: swelling of the brain tissue and membranes as might be seen with meningitis, but without any sign of the bacteria and viruses that typically cause it. Medical staff at the hospital on the Italian...

Tamil Nadu: India’s “Germany” Eyes Greater Investment Opportunities
During his visit to Europe, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin made waves by calling the southern State the “Germany of India”, underlining its industrial, economic, and cultural strengths while actively seeking investments from european firms....

European firms’ confidence in China “very low”
There is no bounceback in sight for EU greenfield investment into China, and the head of the bloc’s local chamber of commerce is warning that concerns over the local economy are driving European companies’ confidence in the country to historically...

Senior EU Official Labels Israel’s Gaza Offensive As Genocide
Home Europe Senior EU Official Labels Israel’s Gaza Offensive As Genocide The European Commission has accused Israel of violating human rights in Gaza, but stopped short of accusing it of genocide. A senior European Union (EU) official on Thursday...

Viterbo Arrests Expose Europe’s Failure to Defend Its Christian Identity
26Two Turkish men, found with a 9mm semi-automatic pistol and an assault rifle made in Eastern Europe, were arrested this week in Viterbo, central Italy, as they prepared an armed assault on the Macchina di Santa Rosa, one of Europe’s most iconic...

World News | Wildfires Drive Global Air Pollution, WMO Warns of Rising Health Risks
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): Wildfires contributed significantly to air pollution last year, releasing a "witches' brew" of harmful pollutants that can affect air quality even continents away, the United Nations' World Meteorological...

Rohto reveals Eu Yan Sang growth plans and findings on TCM, microbiome
Osaka-headquartered Rohto Pharmaceutical announced its outlook and initiatives for the TCM brand during its financial results presentation for Q1 FY26 on August 6. During the quarter, Rohto’s internal medicine / food portfolio in which Eu Yan Sang...

Breathing polluted air causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year: UN
As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate experts on Friday highlighted how damaging microscopic smoke particles from wildfires play their part, travelling halfway across...

Where Europe is Dumping its Problematic Waste
Some companies seem to have reservations about the practices in Mydlovary. For example, since 2020, Continental – Europe’s biggest tyre manufacturer – has ‘explicitly instructed’ its business partners not to dispose of the company’s production...

EU-Mercosur trade deal angers farmers, environmentalists
Climate activists and farmers often disagree, but the EU's free trade deal with Mercosur has got them both on edge. The European Commission took the first step on Wednesday to ratify a long-awaited free-trade package with Latin American countries:...

Von der Leyen’s Trump deal guts EU’s anti-deforestation law
As if it wasn’t already in a jam over the delayed rollout of its anti-deforestation regulation, the European Union could have made things a whole lot worse in its desperation to appease Donald Trump. It had been humiliating enough for Ursula von...

Wildfires Drive Global Air Pollution, WMO Warns of Rising Health Risks
Wildfires contributed significantly to air pollution last year, releasing a "witches' brew" of harmful pollutants that can affect air quality even continents away, the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its fifth...