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New collective Dare to Care focusing on mental health care in creative art
Dare to Care – Art Collective is a newly formed group of nine emerging arts professionals from a wide range of disciplines within the creative industry working across Europe. They decided to join forces to improve the working conditions in their careers and protect other emerging artists from facing similar challenges.
EU Parliament votes for warmer homes and climate protection
Dubbed the EU’s new “green building law”, the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) has been officially adopted in the EU Parliament today, signaling that Europe is gearing up to green one of the bloc’s biggest emission sources.
EU deal on energy savings: heat pumps can shine
The Reuse revolution: how social enterprises are leading the way
The 30 March 2023 marked the first-ever International Day of Zero Waste. It provided an opportunity to reflect on consumption patterns. But also on how to support those who are working to reuse, repair, and recycle to prevent waste. In this, social economy enterprises have been leading the way for decades.
Spain: over 16.000 young migrants obtain residence permits thanks to 2021 reform
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The EACR promotes CGI-Clinics at the EU Parliament – Implementing Cancer Personalised Medicine at National Level
European Parliament proposes strong measures for corporate transparency
The EU Council and Commission must match Parliament’s ambition and endorse progressive provisions to EU anti-money laundering package
Daring Cities 2022 spotlights how to procure much-needed funds for climate emergency work
The focus of Daring Cities is to catalyze and accelerate local climate emergency action. With well over 2,000 jurisdictions from around the world having formally declared a climate emergency, there is no shortage of projects that cities are seeking to launch tied to the goals of mitigating global warming and creating more resilient communities.
The race to the deposit box: European states tackling litter and plastic pollution
Since the adoption of the EU Single Use Directive in 2019, more and more European governments are deciding to introduce deposits on plastic cans and bottles.
European cities lead transition to zero-emission transport in urban areas
MOVE21, an innovation project funded by the European Commission aims at transforming European cities into smart zero emissions nodes for mobility and logistics. How? By helping them achieve a 30% reduction of transport-related emissions by 2030 via the implementation of 15 transport-related innovations.
Female-friendly city: Six projects to ’emasculate’ public spaces in Brussels
Following a call for projects to make Brussels public space more female-friendly, six initiatives that focus on gender and urban planning were selected to make sure women and girls will feel safer in Brussels city.
Promoting entrepreneurship and access to finance in the Cultural and Creative Sectors
“Microfunding Cultural and Creative Sectors” is a project to support the overall cultural and creative sectors (CCS) by bridging the skills gap of professionals in the sector and connecting them with the business and microfinance sector. The idea? To underpin cultural entrepreneurs in the implementation and financing of their business ideas!
Briefing for Mayors: Ensuring a Just Transition in EU Coal Regions
Spanish renewables giant Iberdrola switches on Europe’s largest solar plant
Belgrade’s Urban Greening Plan Makes History
With support from local experts, Belgrade has created a Urban Greening Plan for a Linear Park along a former railway corridor in the urban municipalities of Stari Grad and Palilua. The park will stretch from the Beton Hala along the Danube to the Pancevo Bridge.
FP190: GCF’s first at-scale private sector programme in the water sector
In the water sector, Climate Investor Two will help countries, undergoing, or expected to undergo water stress, adapt to climate change by building infrastructure which sources, transports, and treats the water necessary for both municipal and industrial users. This is GCF’s first at-scale private sector programme in the water sector.
Six new companies joined the H2Zero pledges to accelerate the use of decarbonized hydrogen
24/7 Carbon-free energy matching: shaping the future of corporate energy procurement
The EU power sector has a key role to play to end Europe’s addiction to imported fossil fuels. In the long-term, the only structural solution to future energy crunches is to massively decarbonise our energy system through clean and renewable electrification.
11% of the North-East Atlantic is now protected
Planting of the largest urban forest in Belgium
The company Urban Forests has been chosen to work with the Redouté-Peiffer Institute on this project. An innovative and 100% natural method, the “Miyawaki” technique, which allows the trees to grow much faster, will be used for the planting of this new forest
13 cultural projects creating sustainable connections across the Western Balkans and the EU
The Cultural Relations Platform is supporting the visibility and maximising the results of cultural cooperation projects in the Western Balkans. These projects cover a diverse range of sectors and contribute to the crosscutting objectives of the European Commission.
Museum collections inspire new Black history book
A new education book celebrating Black British history has been launched! The publication uses museum collections to tell previously untold historical stories from the Black community in Suffolk and beyond. It can be used in primary, secondary and further education, as well as by museums and community groups.
UNESCO and the European Union celebrate 10 years of strategic partnership
UN recognition of the human right to clean, healthy and sustainable environment: a new pathway for nature and people
This resolution is one of the most fundamental declarations to date of the relationship between people and nature. It recognises that clean and healthy ecosystems, biological diversity and a stable climate are fundamental to human life and dignity.