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Russian-Backed Organisations Amplifying QAnon Conspiracy Theories, Researchers Say

Τρι, 25 Αυγούστου 2020 - 14:01

Russian government-backed organisations are amplifying conspiracy theories promoted by QAnon, raising concerns of interference in the November US election, academics who study QAnon said. The movement, launched in 2017 with anonymous web postings amplified by YouTube videos,

The New Normal and the Second Cold War

Παρ, 14 Αυγούστου 2020 - 13:57

Western societies are doubly trapped. The one-way path of no return that they are on, which leads to the New Normal of the now emerging new civilization. The second trap is the new Cold War between the US and China, which will soon evolve into a generalized Cold War between the East and West. This is the Second Cold War in history.

A Critical East Med Crisis

Πεμ, 13 Αυγούστου 2020 - 17:36

The Eastern Mediterranean and its adjoining regions remain an extremely turbulent and unstable neighborhood and the security environment continues to be “Hobbesian”. The region has evolved into a multi-player security system, as non-western powers have been steadily increasing their presence and influence. Given that it remains a region of critical importance for Europe and the US, it is quite surprising

The Arctic’s Frozen Ground May be a Safe Haven from Earth’s Hazards

Τετ, 12 Αυγούστου 2020 - 17:38

Temperature trends in the sub-Arctic and Arctic have been notably on the rise in recent decades. In fact, in the last half century the overall annual mean Alaska temperatures have increased three to four degrees. As America’s only Arctic state, Alaska may be a proverbial canary in the coal mine for the rest of the United States when looking at the effects of climate variations. Such variations can affect water supplies, available flammable biomass fuels, or introduction of pests thus influencing crop harvests and local environments.

Starvation

Τρι, 11 Αυγούστου 2020 - 17:18

There is a new social class emerging in, still, few countries of the western world, the class of the “hopeless”. Middle class people who lost their jobs and salaries and spent their savings to manage the first round of the pandemic lockdown. Without job and salary, they lost the ground under their feet and in no time, they became neo-poor.

ENI and ASSTRA Team up Promote Decarbonised Mobility Under EU Green Deal

Δευ, 10 Αυγούστου 2020 - 15:50

Italian energy giant ENI and ASSTRA, the national association of local public transport companies in Italy, signed on August 4 a collaboration agreement to implement a series of initiatives and trials to decarbonise transport and reduce the levels of particulates released into the air, using a holistic and technologically neutral approach to identify the appropriate solution for each area of use.

EU Releases €33 mln in Emergency Aid for Beirut Blast

Παρ, 7 Αυγούστου 2020 - 14:28

The European Union announced Thursday that it had released €33 million to finance initial emergency aid for Lebanon and mobilised material resources to help relief efforts in Beirut. On Tuesday, a massive explosion killed hundreds and wounded thousands in Beirut, a city still scarred by its civil war three decades ago.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Europe’s Island Economies

Πεμ, 6 Αυγούστου 2020 - 14:04

Opening travel and tourism on Europe’s thousands of islands after COVID-19 is not an issue of just pushing a button, but, instead, need a slow, attentive, and eventually more painful effort than other coastal areas. Since it is unknown how long the virus will go unchecked without an effective cure or a vaccine,

Where Do We Go From Here?

Τετ, 5 Αυγούστου 2020 - 14:00

On July 1, the first real-time conference in Europe since the start of lockdown took place at the Diplomatic Academy Vienna. This highly anticipated event, entitled “From Victory Day to Corona Disarray, 75 Years of Europe’s Collective Security and Human Rights Legacy of Antifascism for the Common Pan-European Future”, was organized

The New Cold War is Unfolding

Τετ, 29 Ιουλίου 2020 - 14:10

New Europe was the first mainstream newspaper to assess the aggressive approach launched by Donald Trump against the Communist Party of China some three years ago, which he has managed to turn it into a new Cold War between the United States and China. Whether it is right or wrong is a different issue.

EU Energy Future Wants to Wean Off China’s Raw Materials

Τρι, 28 Ιουλίου 2020 - 13:59

The European Union is as dependent on Asian countries, especially China, when it comes to batteries and raw materials for technologies of the future as the EU was dependent on Russia for fossil fuels before the EU Energy Union, European Commission Vice President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Maroš Šefčovič said on July 23, noting that the EU wants wean off China’s raw materials.

Organic Farming and Climate Change

Πεμ, 23 Ιουλίου 2020 - 13:59

In early 2019, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, published an interesting study related to the effects of organic agriculture on the Earth’s climate. In January 2019, Stefan Wirsenius, a professor of environmental sciences, published a study concluded that organic food production has a worse impact on the climate as compared to conventional farming methods.

EU Reflects on the Future of Arctic Policy

Τρι, 21 Ιουλίου 2020 - 14:04

“The Arctic is a rapidly evolving frontier in international relations,” High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell said, adding that climate change is dramatically transforming the region, and increasing its geopolitical importance, with a number of players seeing new strategic and economic opportunities in the High North.

Cyprus’ Anastasiades Warns Against Turkey’s Illegal Drillings Amid Negotiations on Recovery Fund

Δευ, 20 Ιουλίου 2020 - 14:00

Amid key negotiations among EU leaders during an extraordinary summit on the bloc’s fiscal response to the Coronavirus crisis, the Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades seized the opportunity to also warn against Turkey’s continuous violations in the Eastern Mediterranean. Anastasiades raised the issue on Saturday, during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel,

MEPs Set More Stringent Limits on Portable Car Emission Tests

Παρ, 17 Ιουλίου 2020 - 14:02

The European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee adopted on July 14 an amendment to EU rules on measuring emissions from light passenger and commercial cars (Euro 5 and Euro 6) with 55 votes to 14 and 11 abstentions. MEPs want to substantially reduce NOx emissions to address the serious problems caused by air pollution, the European Parliament said in a press release.

Revenue from Gold Sales in Russia Surpass Oil for First Time Since 1994

Τετ, 15 Ιουλίου 2020 - 13:58

Russia made more money from its gold exports than from its gas exports for the first time since 1994, according to data released by the central bank and the Federal Customs Service. The statistics are surprising for Russia, which traditionally has gas exports