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Make or break for the ‘pro-Belarusian revolution’ – EURACTIV.com
In these difficult times for liberal democracy, the EU has to ensure its credibility more decisively than ever, writes Darya Mustafayeva. Darya Mustafayeva is an independent analyst, strategic communications expert and contributor with a background in international law and EU foreign affairs It has been six weeks since the election fraud gave rise to pro-democracy …
European Parliament to roll out ‘distance voting’ technology for MEPs – EURACTIV.com
Administrative staff at the European Parliament have been tasked with rolling out technology that will “facilitate the remote participation” of MEPs during the prolonged period of remote working brought on as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, documents seen by EURACTIV reveal. The technology will also allow for the possibility of ‘distance voting,’ European Parliament …
‘Regulation and risk assessment must evolve with technology’ – EURACTIV.com
Since new breeding technologies such as gene editing are still new and evolving, risk assessments and regulations also need to be evolving, says a molecular biologist for Bayer Life Science company. Dr Larry Gilberston, Ph.D., spoke to EURACTIV about the technicalities of gene editing, including the biological differences between new plant breeding techniques (NBTs) and …
‘The biggest health and business opportunity of a lifetime’ – EURACTIV.com
Indoor environment quality and healthy homes play an ever more substantial role in human well-being, according to new research unveiled at a high-level event last week (10 October). Last Thursday, Danish firm Velux released the fifth edition of its ‘Healthy Homes Barometer’, an in-depth look at the state of housing and other buildings, plus the …
Britain to create £1 bln fund for clean energy technology – EURACTIV.com
Britain will create a £1 billion ($1.25 billion) fund for scientists around the world to create and test new technology to help developing countries reduce carbon emissions, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will say on Monday (23 September). At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Johnson will call for greater global action to tackle …
How do Power-to-X technologies work? – EURACTIV.com
P2X, P2Y, PtG, PtL, power-to-gas… These somewhat cryptic terms stand for energy conversion processes that can be used to store surplus power from renewable sources and help meet climate targets. But whether they will actually reduce emissions depends on many different factors, EURACTIV Germany reports. Detractors of renewable energies often make the point that they …
