Storys zum Thema Politik

Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)

"The effects of climate change are already apparent around the world." / The German President presented the DBU's German Environmental Prize today in Erfurt

Erfurt (ots) - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier thanked "thousands of people" in Germany for ensuring that "mainstream society has truly become aware" of both the environment and environmental protection. At the award ceremony for the German Environmental Foundation's (DBU) German Environmental Prize that ...

Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)

The DBU highlights the importance of the oceans for climate, biodiversity and food supply

Erfurt (ots) - German Environmental Prize awarded to marine biologist Antje Boetius and a team of wastewater experts from Leipzig The German Environmental Foundation (DBU) has awarded the German Environmental Prize for the 26th time. Today in Erfurt, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the Head of the Board of Trustees of the DBU and Parliamentary State ...

European Bioplastics

Reduction of single-use plastics needs to tie in with circular economy actions and consumption realities in Europe

Berlin (ots) - The European Parliament approved yesterday its report on the draft Directive on Marine Pollution and Single-use Plastics. "European Bioplastics fully supports the transition from a linear to a circular economy. Bioplastics enable more sustainable solutions for a range of products", says François de ...

International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)

Vienna Migration Conference 2018 - seeking viable options for future migration governance

Vienna, Austria (ots) - "Refugee Protection" and "Labour Migration" will be the central themes of the two-day migration conference in Vienna "Migration Ministers" from Afghanistan, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, and Tunisia In its third year, the "Vienna Migration Conference 2018" organised by the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) is ...

BDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie

BDI chief executive Joachim Lang on Brexit: "Europe must prevent a worst-case scenario"

Berlin (ots) - - Lead negotiators must show even greater readiness to compromise - A transition period to the end of 2020 is essential for business - Companies are making preparations for a hard Brexit "Europe must prevent a worst-case scenario with Brexit.A split between the United Kingdom and the European Union without a separation and transitional agreement and ...

WSSCC

India hosts the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention / 29th September to 2nd October 2018, New Delhi

New Delhi (ots) - Ministers and sanitation sector leaders from around the world will convene this month at the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) in New Delhi. Hosted by the Government of India, this event will be an opportunity for delegates to exchange sanitation successes and best ...

foodwatch e.V.

Protest in Brussels: foodwatch Accuses EU of Large-Scale Failings in Health and Safety - Open Letter: Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Is "Detached from Reality"

THE HUS.institute Est. - Transformation Think-Tank

Liechtenstein based Think-Tank THE HUS.institute unites international tech and sustainability experts in Vaduz

Vaduz (ots) - For the last two years, the Liechtenstein-based Think- and Action-Tank THE HUS.institute intensively engages with the consequences of the transition to the Digital Modern Era, which marks a turning point for humanity. On 1st September, the collective held THE HUS.day 2018 ...

Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker e.V. (GfbV)

Criticism of the growing influence of authoritarian state / Consultative status of human rights group under fire at the United Nations

Göttingen/Bozen (ots) - The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) has warned against restricting the freedom of independent non-governmental organizations at the United Nations (UN). "The influence of authoritarian states in the world organization continues to grow. Non-governmental organizations must not be ...

ARD Presse

European CIVIS Media Prize 2018: 25 programmes nominated - three decisions already final

Cologne (ots) - CIVIS Media Prize 2018 - Nominations and first prize-winners Europe's most prestigious media prize for integration and cultural diversity is once again celebrating outstanding radio, film, TV and internet programmes. In 2018, a total of 847 programmes from 21 EU member states and Switzerland entered the Europe-wide competition. 25 programmes have been ...

European Bioplastics

EU waste legislation recognises benefits of bioplastics

URBAN FUTURE Global Conference

Courageous CityChangers sparking innovation in cities / The agenda for Europe's biggest event for sustainable cities is online

Vienna (ots) - 3,000 attendees from more than 400 cities, 50 countries and 4 continents are expected at the URBAN FUTURE Global Conference (UFGC) from 28 February to 2 March 2018. For the first time the conference will be held in Vienna, bringing together the most inspiring CityChangers of our time. The world's ...

European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)

ECCHR: Expulsions conducted by Spain at the EU's external borders violate the European Convention on Human Rights

Berlin (ots) - Spanish authorities systematically and often violently expel refugees and migrants at the border with Morocco. This long-standing practice of push-backs at the external borders of the European Union (EU) is unlawful. Automatic expulsions violate the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as the ...

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Schaeffler at the IAA 2017: Angela Merkel visits Schaeffler at IAA trade show

Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)

DBU: Trio of Conservationists and Technology Pioneers receive German Environmental Prize

Helaba

Helaba commits itself to the principles of the UN Global Compact

Frankfurt am Main (ots) - Helaba has signed a declaration on the implementation of the UN Global Compact's ten principles for corporate sustainability in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. In so doing, it has committed itself to supporting and promoting the principles. Herbert Hans Grüntker, the Chairman of Helaba's Board of ...

WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk

Merkel: European Funds not to be used as a means of exerting pressure

Köln (ots) - The Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel rejects the idea of threatening to cut EU subsidies to member states should they fail to comply with EU decisions or violate the principle of the rule of law. In an exclusive interview (WDR) for the ARD-Europamagazin (German Television/Das Erste, 26.03.2017, 12.45 Uhr) held at the sidelines of the Rome Summit, she ...

Axel Springer Akademie

President of EU Parliament Martin Schulz: "Europe is not keeping its promise"

Berlin (ots) -   In an interview for the launch of the Axel Springer Akademie's English-language digital magazine "GENERATION SEPARATION", the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz (SPD), voiced strong criticism of European politics and its representatives. More and more young people perceive Europe as "undemocratic , boring and aloof." Schulz verbatim: ...

Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)

German Environment Award goes to excellent efficiency experts

European Bioplastics

Ban or tax oil-based plastic shopping bags, says European Bioplastics

Berlin (ots) - European Bioplastics publishes its latest position paper on shopping bags, ahead of the forthcoming European Commission proposal on single use plastic bags announced today by Commissioner Janez Potocnik. The association recognises that an overall reduction in the consumption of plastic shopping bags will play an important role in increasing resource ...

JT International Germany GmbH

Tobacco Products Directive: The EC's Regulatory Impact Assessment is not sufficiently robust, Oxera concludes

Brussels, Belgium (ots) - The Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) undertaken by the European Commission on its proposed revisions to the 2001 Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) is not sufficiently robust when reviewed from the perspective of regulatory best practice, including the Commission's own guidelines for RIA's ...

Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)

Planning Europe's future electricity highways / EU-consortium develops modular plan for a pan-European transmission system

Brussels (ots) - A European research consortium, supported in part by the European Commission, has launched the e-Highway2050 project with the aim of developing a long-term planning methodology for the necessary expansion and conversion of the European electricity transmission grids. The resulting approach will ...

Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)

Germany's head of state Gauck calls for action on climate protection

Osnabrück (ots) - German president spoke out at the opening of "Environment Week" - leading industrial nations called upon to keep their promises "I am convinced that there is no better breeding ground for our ideas and solutions than our open society with open markets and free and fair competition. It is urgent to establish a reliable political framework so that we ...

STOP THE BOMB Kampagne

Pan-European call for P5+1 to not tolerate Iranian delaying tactics on nuclear issue / Policymakers, prominents and STOP THE BOMB demand determined action against Iranian nuclear program

Wien (ots) - STOP THE BOMB, the European coalition for a nuclear-free and democratic Iran, which was founded in 2007 in Austria, published today a common statement by European policymakers and prominent public figures to warn about the danger of a weak compromise with the Iranian regime ahead of the nuclear talks in ...

Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena)

Planning of electricity and gas networks at European level / EU project: Integration of large shares of renewable energy requires a trans-national strategy

Brussels/Berlin (ots) - The EU countries should develop a joint strategy for the development of European energy infrastructures. According to the participants in the SUSPLAN (PLANning for SUStainability) project, this is a basic requirement for further expanding renewable energy and climate protection beyond current ...

PAN AMP AG

PAN AMP: 9th Congress on European Security and Defence

Berlin/Hamburg (ots) - In the preparatory stage of the 9th Congress on European Security and Defence (Berlin, 9th/10th November 2010) Robot-Technology® (10|06) for automated capture, evaluation and documentation of cyber attacks was presented for the first time. The technology performs an automated tracking of virtual attacks through the internet and Deep Internet® against processors, computers, systems or networks, and ...

Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft

Stifterverband warnt: Bundesfinanzministerium will im Ausland tätige gemeinnützige Organisationen knebeln

Essen (ots) - Ein Referentenentwurf aus dem Bundesfinanzministerium sieht wesentliche Änderungen im Gemeinnützigkeitsrecht vor. Unter anderem soll die Auslandsförderung durch gemeinnützige deutsche Einrichtungen drastisch eingeschränkt werden. Der Stifterverband wendet sich gegen Pläne des Bundes, die ...

Europäisches Patentamt (EPA)

Creation of a patent academy by the European Patent Organisation

Munich, Germany (ots) - With a view to fostering the development and harmonisation of patent-related intellectual property law and practice within its member states, the European Patent Organisation has adopted regulations setting up a European Patent Academy. The new institution will be managed by the European Patent Office (EPO) and will have its seat in Munich. In close co-operation with national, European and ...

Europäisches Patentamt (EPA)

Election of the President of the European Patent Office

Munich, Germany (ots) - At its 94th meeting, held in Munich and chaired by Mr Mogens Kring (DK), the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation decided on 29 October 2003 to elect: - Mr Alain Pompidou (FR) to serve as President of the European Patent Office for a three-year term beginning on 1 July 2004 - Ms Alison Brimelow (GB) to serve as President of the European Patent Office for a ...

Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)

"We need even more courageous pioneers to master the challenges of the millennium" / Deutscher Umweltpreis awarded for the eleventh time - presented by Federal President Rau today

Osnabrueck, Germany (ots) - Europe's best-endowed environmental award, the Deutscher Umweltpreis, worth EUR 500,000, was awarded for the eleventh time today. Federal President Johannes Rau presented it to the Head of the Biomechanics Department at the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Professor Dr. Claus Mattheck ...