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How to halt democracy erosion
Gütersloh (ots) - The quality of democracy in developing and transformation countries has been in steady decline over the past 20 years. The latest findings of the Transformation Index of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, now in its tenth edition, show that out of 137 countries surveyed, only 63 remain democracies, while a majority are classified as autocracies. However, there is reason for hope. The examples of the transformation countries Brazil and Poland, where voters have ...
moreLarge majority recognises disinformation as danger to democracy
Gütersloh/Berlin (ots) - The German population is concerned about disinformation being disseminated deliberately over the internet. They fear that political opinions and elections are being influenced in this way. The political class, civil society and the media must confront this challenge. Comparison with the United States shows that polarisation boosts awareness of ...
moreTwo years of war in Ukraine: EU citizens back joint defence policy
Gütersloh (ots) - The situation for Ukraine is deteriorating in the 2024 election year in the EU and US. While a majority continues to support aid to Ukraine in both the EU and in Germany, this applies primarily to supporters of centrist parties. However, a joint European defence policy enjoys majority backing across party lines: 87 per cent of all EU citizens, and 86 per cent of Germans, support the idea. Two years ...
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EU-Member states should agree to EU Due Diligence Directive
Berlin (ots) - The German Institute for Human Rights urges the German Government and all other EU member states to vote in favour of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in the final vote on 9 February. The EU directive is critical to safeguard and protect human rights and the environment in global supply chains. After lengthy negotiations, the CSDDD may now fail due to disagreements within the ...
moreYoung People in Germany have Trust in Democracy and in the EU
Gütersloh (ots) - The 18 to 30 generation in Germany has more trust in the European Union than is the case on average in other European countries. But they lack confidence in the German government and parliament. These are the findings of a data analysis commissioned by the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Many young people in Germany have confidence in democracy and in the European Union. In a representative survey of people aged ...
moreEnvironment Ministers failed to acknowledge the value of biobased and compostable plastics’ innovation for packaging solutions
Brussels (ots) - European Bioplastics reacts to the General Approach adopted by the Environment Council on the proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste. European Bioplastics (EUBP) regrets the position adopted on 18 December by the Environment Ministers in the Environment Council, deeming the ...
moreEuropean Parliament sends mixed signals to the bioplastics sector
moreEuropean Parliament improves rules on packaging recyclability but takes a risky bet on recycled plastic content
moreThe American Academy in Berlin
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Receives the American Academy in Berlin’s 2023 Henry A. Kissinger Prize
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‘Clear Direction for Climate Protection’ / DBU presents German Environmental Award
Lübeck/Osnabrück (ots) - The German Federal Environmental Foundation confers this year’s German Environmental Award today (Sunday) in Lübeck, worth a total of 500,000 euros – presented by German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to climate scientist Professor Friederike Otto and wood construction pioneer Dagmar Fritz-Kramer. Despite ongoing devastating ...
more“Time to Decide Europe Summit 2023”: Over 300 guests to attend high-level conference organised by ERSTE Foundation and IWM
Vienna (ots) - Today, Tuesday 16 May 2023, ERSTE Foundation is hosting the Time To Decide Europe Summit 2023 in cooperation with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM). 15 leading European intellectuals are developing propositions and debating possible solutions for the future of Europe given the crises we are ...
moreEuropean Bioplastics sides with specific EU Commission proposal / Why coffee capsules should be compostable
Berlin (ots) - European Bioplastics (EUBP) supports the European Commission’s intention of making coffee capsules mandatorily compostable and calls on the EU Parliament and Council to uphold this specific proposal to not undermine its effectiveness. “While we regret that currently only a limited number of ...
moreBarcelona designated as the first European Capital of Democracy
more68th Bilderberg Meeting to take place 2 - 5 June 2022 in Washington, D.C., USA
Washington, D.C., USA (ots) - The 68th Bilderberg Meeting will take place from 2 - 5 June 2022 in Washington, D.C., USA. About 120 participants from 21 countries have confirmed their attendance. As ever, a diverse group of political leaders and experts from industry, finance, academia, labour and the media has been invited. The list of participants is available on ...
more#TimeToDecide22 – Discussing the Future of the EU, Ukraine, Russia and the Western Balkans in Vienna
Vienna (ots) - Around 300 guests attend high-level conference organised by ERSTE Foundation and IWM Today, Friday, ERSTE Foundation is hosting the Time To Decide Europe Summit 2022 in cooperation with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM). Over 20 leading European intellectuals are developing propositions and possible solutions for Europe, the Western Balkan ...
moreErste Foundation: Notification - #TimeToDecide22: Questions on the Future of the EU, Ukraine, Russia and the Western Balkan Countries
Vienna (ots) - The summit will be livestreamed from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. On 20 May, leading European intellectuals will discuss propositions and possible solutions for Europe, the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Russia. On the initiative of ERSTE Foundation in cooperation with the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), the ...
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2The First China-Jordan Friendship Dialogue Held in Beijing
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2UNIDO Change of Management: DG Gerd Müller succeeds DG LI Yong
moreBundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “We need a radical transition and more bold action for democracy”
morePhilanthropy as an opportunity for sustainable change / European conference of public benefit foundations held in Vienna - 400 guests turned Vienna into "capital of philanthropy"
Vienna (ots) - The annual conference of the European Foundation Centre (EFC) came to a successful close. For three days, discussions among around 400 representatives of philanthropic foundations and organisations across Europe focused on trends and possible solutions to topical challenges. In addition to several ...
moreCoronavirus: Commission launches the Coronavirus Global R&I Collaboration Portal
Brussels (ots) - At the European Research and Innovation Days today, the European Commission launched a new coronavirus collaboration portal that offers matchmaking opportunities for researchers and research projects worldwide focusing on the socio-economic aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. The initiative supports the ’Global Approach to Research and ...
moreHow the Federal Republic of Germany shaped its image anew at documenta / ‘documenta. Politics and Art’, opens on 18 June 2021 at the Deutsches Historisches Museum
moreProf. Dr. Heino Stöver - Sozialwissenschaftliche Suchtforschung
Expert for addiction studies, Prof. Dr. Heino Stöver, criticizes the new EU Beating Cancer Plan: "Target of less than 5 percent of smokers in the EU not achievable without harm reduction approach".
Frankfurt/Main (ots) - Prof. Dr. Heino Stöver has sharply criticized the EU Commission's "Beating Cancer Plan" presented today: "For years, the always same methods have been used trying to attain the ambitious goals of an almost tobacco-free continent. Tax increases, advertising bans and no-smoking zones are too ...
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Western Balkans Ministerial meeting to further strengthen region ties to the EU in Education and Training & Research and Innovation
Brussels (ots) - On Wednesday 2 December, the Ministerial Meeting of the Western Balkans Platforms on Education and Training & Research and Innovation will bring together key stakeholders from the European Union and Western Balkan region in an online exchange forum. During the meeting, Mariya Gabriel, European ...
moreBDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie
With respect to the forthcoming G20 summit, BDI President Dieter Kempf says: "German industry's expectations from the G20 summit are moderate."
Berlin (ots) - - "German industry's expectations from the G20 summit are moderate. Since the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the G20 has been more concerned with damage control, obstructionism and national egoism than with solving global problems. Opportunities for a vital multilateral restart and ...
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Steinmeier: We cannot lose sight of the other major challenges facing mankind / German President recognises German Environmental Award as "a particularly important message"
Hannover/Osnabrück (ots) - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier recognised the German Federal Environmental Foundation's German Environmental Award as "a particularly important message" for us not to lose sight of "other major challenges facing mankind" in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The award, which ...
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German President symbolically presents German Environmental Award via video message / "Taking the climate crisis seriously despite the COVID-19 pandemic "
Hannover/Osnabrück (ots) - Today (25 October 2020), the German Federal Environmental Foundation's German Environmental Award, which has a remuneration of EUR 500,000, is being presented for the 28th time at the HCC Hannover Congress Centrum. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, German President Frank-Walter ...
moreDEKRA becomes a member of the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) /Collective Action for Greater Road Safety
Stuttgart (ots) - - ETSC devoted to reducing accidents in the transport sector - Every effort required in face of nearly 23,000 traffic fatalities in the EU DEKRA is committed to achieving greater road safety as a global market leader with around 27 million vehicle inspections per year and by contributing its ...
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BDI statement on the final debate in parliament on a British Internal Market Bill: "Another piece of bad news for companies on both sides of the English Channel"
Berlin (ots) - With respect to the final debate in parliament on a British Internal Market Bill, BDI Director General Joachim Lang says: "Another piece of bad news for companies on both sides of the English Channel" - "The Internal Market Bill is another piece of bad news for companies on both sides of the English ...
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