Consistency•Jun 19 ’24 at 16:08Author of the book: PNR Web Editorial In the last three years the energy transition in Italy has achieved a ‘return’. That’s the conclusion of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual report on energy transition. According to researchers, the reason is Italy’s reliance on gas. Internationally,…
Read MoreUnited Kingdom seeks tens of billions to meet ‘green targets’
Consistency•Jul 9 ’24 at 16:29Author of the book: PNR Web Editorial The United Kingdom is urgently looking to raise tens of billions of pounds to meet its green investment targets by 2030. The country wants to raise a total of £57 billion for this, of which the new ruling party…
Read MoreWho is Keir Starmer, the new Prime Minister of England?
British Labor leader Keir Starmer (61) is set to become the UK’s new prime minister after Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party suffered a historic election defeat. Who is Starmer and what does he stand for? A portrait of the new Prime Minister. Sir Keir Rodney Starmer was born on September 2,…
Read MoreRevolution in the United Kingdom: Labor heading for a landslide victory, according to first exit polls
How does the British electoral system work? Britons elect 650 new MPs to the House of Commons, comparable to our House of Representatives. The country is divided into 650 constituencies, where each party nominates a candidate for one seat. Independents can also contest that seat. The candidate with the most…
Read MoreWhy can’t the Netherlands conclude an asylum agreement with Rwanda like the UK? And other questions answered
Deport asylum seekers to a safe country? This was made possible by the British Parliament’s controversial ‘Rwanda Agreement’. We asked what you want to know about these and other asylum deals. Your questions will be answered by Annik Bijnenburg, Assistant Professor of International and European Law at Radboud University, and…
Read MoreThe United Kingdom is first taking dozens of migrants to Rwanda for deportation
British authorities this week began detaining asylum seekers they send to the African country, shortly after the controversial ‘Rwanda deal’ was ratified. British ministers confirmed this on Wednesday British media. Authorities will continue to make arrests over the next eleven weeks; The first flight with asylum seekers to Rwanda is…
Read MoreEuropean consultation with the United Kingdom on sandeel fishing
The European Union has today requested consultations with the United Kingdom under the dispute settlement mechanism of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the United Kingdom’s decision to ban sand eel fishing, with a view to reaching a mutually acceptable solution. From 26 March 2024, the closure of sand…
Read MoreSubmarine cable with Morocco: UK excluded?
March 15, 2024 – 08:00 – Morocco © Rumors of a change of partner began to circulate thereafter Bloomberg Xlinks has announced that it is considering moving the UK to Germany. Xlinks strongly denies this. “Morocco and the United Kingdom are at the ‘core’ of the project and a priority…
Read MoreLocal DAB+ fully released – RadioVisie
In Great Britain, all channels programmed on local DAB+ now work. Two transmitters were deployed this week, Edinburgh (Scotland) and Fishguard (Wales). The rollout of local DAB+ covering 50 local multiplexes was given the green light by the British government in 2015. The cost of the local network is split…
Read MoreThe United Kingdom increases the airline tax further: 262 euros for premium passengers
Passengers in first class, business class and some premium economy classes now pay £200 tax on long-haul flights to destinations over 5,500 miles from London. That amount will increase to £202 on April 1 this year, but the real increase will take place on April 1, 2025: to £224. In…
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