- Posted 29-Jun-2020
Victims' Rights: New Strategy to empower victims
The European Commission presented its first ever EU Strategy on victims' rights to ensure that all victims of crime can fully rely on their rights, no matter where in the EU the crime took place.
- Posted 29-Jun-2020
EU rights and data protection bodies: new technology and data protection have to go hand in hand
As EU countries continue rolling out new coronavirus contact-tracing apps, the data protection and privacy risks remain high on the agenda. Amid these developments, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) renew their cooperation agreement today to further strengthen data protection across the EU.
- Posted 29-Jun-2020
Ageing population, emerging technologies and fiscal sustainability can influence EU’s path to sustainable future
Environmental policies must be better integrated across all government work if Europe is to stay on target toward a sustainable, carbon-neutral future. This will be crucial amid the profound changes which are expected to happen as a result of an ageing European population, a widespread technological change, and the competing allocations of public budgets. Tackling these complex challenges with sustainability in mind will require clear, bold, long-term and future-proof policies, according to a recently published report by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
- Posted 29-Jun-2020
More protection for our seas and oceans is needed, report finds
The Commission adopted a report on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) which reveals that, while the EU's framework for marine environmental protection is one of the most comprehensive and ambitious worldwide, persistent challenges remain, such as excess nutrients, underwater noise, plastic litter, and other types of pollution as well as unsustainable fishing. This message is further reinforced in the European Environment Agency's “Marine Messages II”.
- Posted 29-Jun-2020
Green Deal: Coal and other carbon-intensive regions and the Commission launch the European Just Transition Platform
The Just Transition Platform (JTP) is launched to help Member States to draw up their territorial Just Transition Plans and access funding from the over €150 billion Just Transition Mechanism. This online Platform will provide technical and advisory support for public and private stakeholders in coal and other carbon-intensive regions, with easy access to information on funding opportunities and sources of technical assistance.