Researchers have provided the first-ever projections of coastal erosion across the entire Arctic until the end of the century. According to their findings, more and more land mass is being lost with each degree of warming. Global warming is thawing permafrost in the Arctic and melting sea ice, leaving the coasts – where most human […]
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International Earth Day
Today, April 22, it is celebrated the International Earth Day. In order to spread information and awareness, as well as, hope, CDE UAL brings some important news and data that you may be interested to know. Many obsolete barriers harm Europe’s rivers River continuity is key to improving the ecological status of Europe’s water bodies. […]
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President of the Government travels to Kiev to meet with the President of Ukraine
Sanchez, together with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, visited the town of Borodianka, near Kiev, and saw on the ground the devastation and death of civilians caused by Russian shelling. Pedro Sánchez has conveyed to Volodímir Zelenski, on behalf of the Government and the people of Spain, “our deepest condolences for the loss […]
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Petitions Committee votes on report to investigate ETA crimes
On 20-21 April, the European Parliament’s Petitions Committee voted on the final report on the conclusions of the visit to Spain to investigate ETA’s unsolved crimes and will analyse a series of complaints, including eight submitted by Spanish petitioners. The new meeting of the Petitions Committee this week includes on the agenda of the session […]
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23 April: World Book and Copyright Day
On the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day on 23 April, our European Documentation Centre has created this commemorative infographic with different facts about the day. Wolrd book and Copyright Day is celebrated every year on the 23rd to promote the importance of reading. This year it has been decided that the World […]
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Videoconference between the Ministers of Agriculture of Southern Europe and FAO
On April 20, Luis Planas took part in a videoconference between the Ministers of Agriculture of Southern Europe – Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain – and representatives of FAO to discuss the risks and solutions to the impact of the Ukrainian invasion on the agri-food systems of Southern Europe and the world as a whole. […]
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Policy guidance on supporting the inclusion of Ukrainian refugees in education
The European Commission has provided policy guidance for EU Member States outlining key principles and practices supporting the inclusion of Ukrainian refugee children, young people and educators in schools, based on previous experience. The guidance document presents suggestions to Member States for a comprehensive policy approach to the integration of Ukrainian refugees in European Union (EU) education […]
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EU’s need for natural gas imports reduced to 83% by 2021
In 2021, the EU’s natural gas import dependency rate was 83%. This is 1 percentage point (pp) less than 2020 (84%). This small decrease in import dependency was significantly influenced by the fact that most EU Member States used stocks of natural gas that were imported in previous years. In fact, the drop in natural gas stocks in 2021 was […]
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Closer to a common charger for the whole EU
The EU is working on making USB type-C the common charging standard for small electronic devices. Find out what MEPs want from the new law. Having different chargers for different devices inconveniences consumers and produces tonnes of unnecessary e-waste. To help achieve its environmental objectives and lower costs, the EU wants to introduce one common charger. That is […]
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