Photo by Marie Rouilly on Unsplash On 21 September, the Russian Air Force launched its first attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in a long time. Kyiv came under attack – at least 20 missiles were shot down in the airspace around the Ukrainian capital. As a result of the strike on Rivne, the city briefly lost electricity –…
Photo by Winston Chen on Unsplash Rail Baltica is a greenfield rail transport infrastructure project with the goal of integrating the Baltic States into the European rail network and is a part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), European Union’s instrument aimed at ensuring the territorial cohesion of the Union and facilitating the free movement of goods and…
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash The Greens/EFA Group has published a new report highlighting the amounts of tax revenue that, it say, European countries could garner through a small tax on the wealthiest 0.5%. The study,out on Wednesday, finds that even a tax of 1.7-3.5% could bring in as much as €213.3 billion to…
Photo by NEOM on Unsplash The EU has pledged to plush for “unprecedented” protection for the world’s oceans. This comes after EC President Ursula von der Leyen signed, on behalf of the EU, a new “Treaty for the High Seas.” The document is also known as the ‘Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction’ (BBNJ) treaty. The EC calls it a “landmark treaty”…
Photo by AXP Photography on Unsplash The Consultative Meeting of the Heads of Central Asian States, held on September 14 in Dushanbe, had literal historical and political significance. It completed the full cycle of Central Asian summits began in 2018 at the initiative of Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and endorsed by the leaders of all countries in the…
