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EU set to tighten up visa regime on external borders

The EU Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement Tuesday to make Europe’s external borders more secure, approving a proposal to revise and upgrade the…

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Inside the Port of Antwerp’s NextGen District, a new global hub set to accelerate the growth of the circular economy

  Antwerp and diamonds have had a long history, the Belgian city has been at the heart of the global trade since the 15th century…

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Risk of ‘substantial’ waste emissions by 2050, CCC says

  The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has warned that the waste sector could generate “substantial emissions” by 2050 unless it implements “new policy urgently”. In…

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World Press Freedom Conference spotlights dangerous job of separating ‘truth from falsehood’

Prominent journalists and champions of press freedom from across the world are examining ways to overcome increasing challenges facing the media during a two-day online…

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EU institutions agree funding for investment recovery

The EU Parliament and Council reached a political agreement Monday night on the InvestEU flagship investment programme for sustainable recovery of the European economy from…

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New rules on EU waste shipments from 1 January 2021

The UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a set of rules on waste shipments to come into force from…

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Veolia North America Launches Recycling Program for Wind Turbines

Veolia North America (VNA) will now recycle blades removed from its US-based onshore turbines during upgrades and repowering efforts. Through an agreement with GE Renewable…

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Shutting school systems, wrong response to COVID-19, UNICEF says

Countries fighting the coronavirus should not impose nationwide or large-scale school closures, which is the wrong response and compounds the societal cost of the disease,…

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China tightens recycling rules

China’s Ministry of Commerce has introduced a nationwide system for retailers to report their plastic consumption and will be established. It is part of a…

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New global hub to study factors driving radicalization and violent extremism

A new UN office in Doha will advance research into the factors that drive violent extremism and terrorism, the Organization’s counter-terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov said…

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