Tag: EU
EU weighs single bid for WTO job; trade chief Hogan confirms interest
European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan confirmed on Tuesday that he was considering a bid to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, as…
EU reaches provisional deal on new rules for truck drivers
The EU Parliament’s transport committee endorsed Monday a provisional agreement with ministers to improve driver working conditions, posting of drivers and better enforcement against illegal…
EU says needs more cash to fight Chinese disinformation
The EU’s diplomatic chief on Tuesday called for more resources to fight disinformation from China, warning that Europe needed to stop being naive in its…
RadoNorm – Yhteinen eurooppalainen tutkimus luonnonsäteilyn riskeistä ja hallinnasta
Säteilyturvakeskus sekä Helsingin, Itä-Suomen ja Tampereen yliopistot ovat mukana suuressa EU-rahoitteisessa tutkimushankkeessa, jossa selvitetään kuinka luonnon radioaktiiviset aineet altistavat ihmisiä säteilylle ja minkälaisia terveysriskejä siihen…
Sitra on valittu koordinoimaan EU:n terveysohjelman yhteistoimintahanketta
Euroopan komission järjestyksessään kolmanteen terveysalan toimintaohjelmaan (European Health Programme) liittyvä EU-maiden yhteistoimintahanke (Joint Action) käynnistyy ensi vuonna. Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö nimesi Sitran sen toimivaltaiseksi viranomaiseksi…
Coronavirus: EU to start allowing in outside travellers from July
The European Union will not fully open internal borders before the end of June, meaning restrictions on travel to and from other countries will only…
The Brief: Consultations begin on EU scheme of minimum wage
The European Commission launched a new consultation with social partners on Wednesday to ensure a minimum wage for all workers which it argues is necessary…
EU provides coronavirus aid to Yemen, as famine looms
The EU will provide funding of EUR 70 million in Yemen, the Commission said Wednesday, as the coronavirus threatens to worsen one of the world’s…
EU leaders will intervene in Brexit talks in autumn, says German official
Britain must give away some sovereignty to secure free trade with the EU but Europe’s leaders will intervene in the negotiations in the autumn with…
Brussels consults on fair minimum wages
The EU Commission launched Wednesday the second-stage consultation of European trade unions and employers’ organisations on how to ensure fair minimum wages for all workers…
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