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Released: 17-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Green growth loses weight as a consensus position in the European Parliament
 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Politicians in the European Parliament are supportive of post-growth and ecosocialist positions to tackle the climate crisis, and not only green growth. This is the main conclusion of a study carried out by researchers at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) and the Department of Political and Social Sciences at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), published this week in the journal Nature Sustainability, which analyzes viewpoints of political elites on degrowth and green growth.

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Released: 5-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Kim Jong-un ‘taking advantage’ of Russian need for artillery shells
 Cornell University

Newswise: GW Expert Available: E.U. Takes Major Step In AI Regulation
Released: 15-Jun-2023 9:40 AM EDT
GW Expert Available: E.U. Takes Major Step In AI Regulation
 George Washington University

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Newswise: New study reveals alarmingly massive economic costs of biological invasions to the European Union
Released: 13-Jun-2023 1:15 PM EDT
New study reveals alarmingly massive economic costs of biological invasions to the European Union
 Flinders University

A new scientific study published in the journal Environmental Sciences Europe sheds light on the stark economic cost resulting from biological invasions in the European Union.

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Released: 13-Jun-2023 10:15 AM EDT
WIMBY: Engaging communities for the acceptance and adoption of wind energy in the EU
 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

IIASA researchers are participating in a new Horizon Europe project that will develop innovative tools to facilitate citizens and stakeholders’ interaction in new onshore and offshore wind power deployments.

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Released: 12-Jun-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Ukraine Refugees Could Boost Europe’s GDP
 North Carolina State University

New research suggests the influx of Ukrainian refugees across Europe will improve long-term GDP for European countries that invest in infrastructure and other capital improvements. However, countries receiving Ukrainian refugees will likely face significant costs in the short term.

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Released: 12-May-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Immigration Nation: Research and Experts
 Newswise

Title 42, the United States pandemic rule that had been used to immediately deport hundreds of thousands of migrants who crossed the border illegally over the last three years, has expired. Those migrants will have the opportunity to apply for asylum. President Biden's new rules to replace Title 42 are facing legal challenges. Border crossings have already risen sharply, as many migrants attempt to cross before the measure expires on Thursday night. Some have said they worry about tighter controls and uncertainty ahead. Immigration is once again a major focus of the media as we examine the humanitarian, political, and public health issues migrants must go through.

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Released: 21-Apr-2023 3:10 PM EDT
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE Live Event for April 21: Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer’s proteins
 Newswise

Researcher will discuss the study which involved a sleeping aid known as suvorexant that is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for insomnia, hints at the potential of sleep medications to slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Newswise: Study compares NGO communication around migration
Released: 15-Mar-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Study compares NGO communication around migration
 Iowa State University

A new study compares the communication strategies of NGOs working on migration issues in two neighboring countries, Turkey and Bulgaria. The research findings highlight how the specific political and cultural context of a country affects an organization’s messaging.

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Released: 2-Mar-2023 9:55 AM EST
FSU political science professor available for context on Northern Ireland trade deal
 Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: February 28, 2023 | 12:36 pm | SHARE: The United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) announced Monday that they have reached an agreement on Northern Ireland trade issues, which became a major sticking point in post-Brexit negotiations.Florida State University Associate Professor Sean Ehrlich is available to provide context on the Northern Ireland trade deal.

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Released: 20-Feb-2023 5:35 PM EST
After one year of war, how to break the stalemate in Ukraine?
Cornell University

Newswise: Brittle concrete walls: Empa researchers find the cause
Released: 20-Dec-2022 4:05 AM EST
Brittle concrete walls: Empa researchers find the cause
 Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

After extensive analyses, Empa researchers found the cause of the concrete scandal in County Donegal, Ireland, where structural damage has been causing red faces and protests for years: Concrete walls of thousands of houses are riddled with cracks, necessitating expensive repairs or even demolition.

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Released: 16-Dec-2022 11:55 AM EST
Fostering policy dialogue and knowledge exchange of pollinator protection: new Safeguard policy brief
 Pensoft Publishers

The EU project Safeguard released its first policy brief with study-based policy recommendations as part of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.

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Released: 10-Nov-2022 8:05 AM EST
Protecting and connecting nature across Europe
 International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

The Horizon Europe NaturaConnect Project will support European Union governments and other public and private institutions in designing a coherent, resilient and well-connected Trans-European Nature Network.

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Released: 20-Oct-2022 11:20 AM EDT
Policy inconsistent with UK reality: Cornell experts available on Truss resignation
Cornell University

Released: 3-Oct-2022 3:20 PM EDT
New technologies for remote biodiversity monitoring
 Pensoft Publishers

Unbiased, integrated and regularly updated biodiversity and ecosystem service data is necessary for the creation of comprehensive EU policies. Despite this, efforts to monitor animals and plants remain spatially and temporally fragmented.

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Released: 8-Aug-2022 7:05 AM EDT
Cut tax incentives and multinational firms will cut investment and employment
 University of Iowa Tippie College of Business

A new study from the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business finds that when the European Union overruled tax incentives offered by four European countries to U.S. multinationals, subsidiaries of those firms reduced their investment by an average of $7.6 million.

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Released: 22-Jul-2022 3:25 PM EDT
Evidence that asylum seekers are facing human rights violations in Croatia is now incontestable, says new study
 University of Nottingham

Every week, hundreds of asylum seekers are facing extreme forms of police brutality, as well as being forcibly expelled from the EU without having their asylum claims processed by Croatian authorities, new independent research has found.

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Newswise: Johns Hopkins Expert: Russia Cutting Natural Gas to EU Could Backfire
Released: 20-Jul-2022 11:00 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Expert: Russia Cutting Natural Gas to EU Could Backfire
 Johns Hopkins University

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Newswise: Data Governance Mapping Project Finds Most Countries Struggle to Govern Data
Released: 13-Jul-2022 9:55 AM EDT
Data Governance Mapping Project Finds Most Countries Struggle to Govern Data
 George Washington University

A new report from the George Washington University’s Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub finds that some 68 countries and the European Union struggle to govern various types of data in a comprehensive, democratic and accountable manner. The researchers argue that this failure has huge implications for governance of technologies — such as artificial intelligence and augmented/virtual reality — which comprise the next phase of the internet.

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Released: 28-Apr-2022 5:45 PM EDT
Import tariffs: an alternative to a European energy embargo against Russia
 University of Cologne

Tariffs on Russian energy imports could provide the EU with a lever to reduce Russia’s financial gains from its oil and gas exports and allow it to flexibly react to Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, a team of economists from the European think tank Bruegel, Harvard, and the University of Cologne propose in a letter to Science and in a working paper.

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Released: 31-Mar-2022 10:25 AM EDT
In shadow of Ukraine war, EU elections face critical moment
 Cornell University

Released: 24-Mar-2022 4:25 PM EDT
US, EU plan to redirect gas poised to shift infrastructure priorities
 Cornell University

Newswise: GW Expert Available to Discuss E.U.’s Digital Markets Act
Released: 24-Mar-2022 4:15 PM EDT
GW Expert Available to Discuss E.U.’s Digital Markets Act
 George Washington University

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Released: 24-Feb-2022 1:55 PM EST
Expert sources for your Ukraine-Russia conflict stories
 Newswise

Expert sources for your Ukraine-Russia conflict stories

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Released: 15-Sep-2021 12:20 PM EDT
Global Methane Pledge a ‘major change in policy’
 Cornell University

   
Released: 20-Aug-2021 12:25 PM EDT
How well did the EU respond to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic? Experts now give their verdict
 Frontiers

A new study in Frontiers in Public Health presents a review of expert opinions on the achievements and shortcomings of the European Union’s (EU) COVID-19 response.

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Released: 19-Aug-2021 3:00 PM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Breakthrough Cases and COVID Boosters: Live Expert Panel for August 18, 2021
 Newswise

Expert Q&A: Do breakthrough cases mean we will soon need COVID boosters? The extremely contagious Delta variant continues to spread, prompting mask mandates, proof of vaccination, and other measures. Media invited to ask the experts about these and related topics.

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Released: 21-Jul-2021 11:25 AM EDT
In Wake of European Commission Fines on Carmakers, Economists Assess the Societal Cost of Corporate Collusion on Emissions Technology
 University at Albany, State University of New York

There are several ways for a business to make a dollar, and an often illegal one is collusion among corporations. But the usual practice is an agreement to keep prices high or quantities low. Less investigated, however, is collusion on non-compliance of regulations — and in the auto industry, those often mean environmental regulations.

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Released: 14-Jul-2021 11:15 AM EDT
EU climate plan faces likely pushback, progress still possible
 Cornell University

Released: 17-Jun-2021 10:55 AM EDT
Trends favor Le Pen victory, ‘somersaults’ in French politics
 Cornell University

Released: 27-May-2021 1:45 PM EDT
EU lacks leverage in pushing privacy standards on Amazon, Microsoft
Cornell University

Released: 18-Mar-2021 1:25 PM EDT
COVID-19 denial depends on a population's trust in social institutions
 National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE)

An international team of scholars studied how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Europeans' stress levels and their trust in their national governments and the healthcare systems.

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Released: 25-Feb-2021 11:10 AM EST
European unions’ support varies for precarious workers
 Cornell University

In many cases, unions in Europe have helped nonunionized workers whose jobs are precarious, according to new Cornell University research.

   
Released: 15-Oct-2020 11:35 AM EDT
Ford needs to make ‘quick deal’ to meet EU emission standards
 Cornell University

Released: 14-Oct-2020 12:45 PM EDT
Endocrine Society welcomes European Commission’s chemical strategy
 Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society welcomed the European Commission’s new Chemical Strategy for Sustainability and its measures to protect the public from endocrine-disrupting chemicals. The communication was released Wednesday as part of the European Green Deal.

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Released: 13-Oct-2020 8:55 AM EDT
EU building renovations plan ‘bold’ example of green recovery
 Cornell University

Released: 22-Sep-2020 11:40 AM EDT
‘Overarching concern’ for new EU green bonds: investor appetite
 Cornell University

Released: 2-Sep-2020 11:30 AM EDT
E.U. Expert Available to Discuss Hungary, E.U. Coronavirus Relief Fund
 Rutgers University-New Brunswick

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Released: 19-Feb-2020 2:50 PM EST
EU lapses in effort to compete with big tech, takes the lead in AI ethics
 Cornell University

   
Released: 31-Jan-2020 12:30 PM EST
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Brexit
 Rutgers University-New Brunswick

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Released: 31-Oct-2019 10:05 AM EDT
30 years after fall of Berlin Wall, barriers keep going up
 Cornell University

Released: 29-Oct-2019 12:05 PM EDT
Experts from @JohnsHopkins Available on 30th Anniversary of Berlin Wall’s fall
 Johns Hopkins University

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Released: 3-Oct-2019 10:05 AM EDT
After WTO ruling, Trump hits EU with attention-grabbing tariffs
 Cornell University

Released: 21-May-2019 9:50 AM EDT
Aggressive populists to reshape EU politics by obstruction
 Cornell University

Released: 19-Feb-2019 9:00 AM EST
Warwick experts explore what economic policy should look like after Brexit
 University of Warwick

Opinion formers and policy experts welcomed Which way now? Economic policy after a decade of upheaval, a new report from the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), launched last night [12] with a panel debate at the University of Warwick.

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29-Jan-2019 11:05 AM EST
What Brexit Means to UK Business: Like Jumping Out a Plane Without a Parachute
 Stanford Graduate School of Business

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Released: 22-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Buffalo State professor on Brexit: In or Out? Implications for the EU, the UK, and the US
 SUNY Buffalo State University

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Released: 16-Jan-2019 2:05 PM EST
Oregon State University EU expert comments on Brexit turmoil
 Oregon State University, College of Engineering

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Released: 16-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
Oregon State University professor on Brexit: "The old system is cracking. What will replace it remains to be seen."
 Oregon State University, College of Engineering

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