The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) launched today a public consultation on its draft Supervisory Statement regarding a more outcomes-focused supervision of the sales process and pre-contractual disclosures of insurance-based investment products (IBIPs), within the existing regulatory framework. The objective of EIOPA’s Supervisory Statement is to help supervisors calibrate their engagement with insurance […]
Volunteers from different religious and cultural communities removed 50 kilograms of waste near Padua’s railway station, continuing a series of joint initiatives promoting environmental responsibility and community cooperation. PADUA, Italy, 8 October 2026 — Scientology Volunteer Ministers joined members of Padua’s Muslim, Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities on Sunday, 4 October, for a neighbourhood cleanup in […]
Russia reports no confirmed infection, but unanswered questions prevent a full international risk assessment The World Health Organization has asked Russia for laboratory results and fuller information after an employee of an anti-plague institute in Siberia died from severe pneumonia of unknown cause. Pneumonic plague has not been confirmed, while European health authorities say there […]
Developing countries paid almost a trillion dollars in net interest on public debt last year, nearly three times what they paid in 2010, due to rising borrowing costs, leaving less for health, education and other priorities, UN Trade and Development warns.
MEDIA-SOCIETY.COM // Experts from ODIHR and international civil society organisations examine attacks against Christians, threats to religious converts and the need for coordinated protection across the OSCE region. WARSAW, 8 October 2026 — Religious hate crimes, the safety of vulnerable faith communities and the need for stronger institutional responses were at the centre of a […]
The first Inner Vertical Target (IVT) is completed and ready to face ITER’s blazing plasma. Fusion for Energy (F4E) andResearch Instruments (RI) have worked together for over a decade to set the factories in motion. The component will sit at the heart of the largest-ever fusion reactor and comes with uniquely demanding requirements. Europe’s supply […]
Poverty, widening inequality, conflict and violence against women are threatening hard-won social gains, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) heard today, as speakers warn that development cannot endure when women and girls are denied fundamental rights. That link was starkest in Afghanistan, whose representative said that, five years after the Taliban’s forced takeover, poverty, […]
Safety is essential to the successful development and deployment of hydrogen technologies and to the competitiveness of Europe’s hydrogen sector. As hydrogen projects move from research and demonstration towards commercial deployment, effective safety management and knowledge sharing are increasingly important. The European Hydrogen Safety Panel (EHSP), established under the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, provides independent safety […]
The secondPower to the Peatlands conference, held in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, from 2-4 September, brought together peatland practitioners, policymakers, researchers and land managers. Around 564 people participated across the two days, while more than 200 followed online. Under the theme ‘Back to the Future: imagining tomorrow, acting today’, the conference highlighted how peatland restoration […]
The Chair described the challenges of delivering on AMLA’s mandate while continuing to build the organisation, and was clear that convergence between Member States is still low, particularly in the non-financial sector. She explained how AMLA is cooperating closely with national supervisors, financial intelligence units and other stakeholders in the AML/CFT system to deliver on […]
While detailing national efforts to prevent and combat terrorism, speakers also underlined the need for an international framework to unite them as the Sixth Committee (Legal) continued its debate on “measures to eliminate international terrorism” today. “Iraq has suffered the brunt of terrorism and has sought to combat it with all its capacities and resources,” […]
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) today heard speakers from New Caledonia call on France to stop criminalizing those fighting for freedom. As petitioners from Non-Self-Governing Territories continued to address the Committee, several speakers raised the situation in New Caledonia, a Pacific archipelago administered by France. In May2024, there was unrest in that Territory […]
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From 1 July to 31 December 2026, Ireland holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the eighth time. The Irish Presidency is focusing its work on three closely connected priorities: competitiveness, values and security. Across Europe, EU-funded programmes support research, innovation and infrastructure that bring together organisations from different countries to […]
Media-Society.com // Presented in Warsaw, the OSCE chairpersonship’s plan turns established human rights obligations into practical measures for detention, investigation and survivor support Switzerland presented an 18-point roadmap for preventing and eradicating torture at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference on Tuesday, setting out practical measures for police stations, prisons, courts and independent monitoring bodies across […]
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