Euronews: Finland works towards goal of carbon neutrality by 2035
The Finnish government pledged last April to make the country carbon neutral by 2035, reports Euronews. Finland holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU until December, and this is their main policy priority. The country hopes to convince the 27 other member states to invest in this transition, especially the eastern countries.
Voluntary National Review of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development implementation
The presentation of the first Voluntary National Review on the Implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development during the UN High Level Political Forum 2019 is an opportunity for Croatia to evaluate its current performance in terms of the achievement of sustainable development goals. The review was prepared in parallel to the 2030 […]
European Union presents its progress towards sustainable development
Today, at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development in New York, the EU reaffirmed its strong commitment to deliver on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – a shared global roadmap for a peaceful and prosperous world, with human well-being on a healthy planet at its core. A dedicated event […]
EU Commission unveils new measures to protect rule of law, Politico reports.
The European Commission on Wednesday announced new measures aimed at protecting the rule of law in EU member states, according to Politico. The package, whose central feature is an annual EU-wide rule-of-law review, is meant to reinforce existing mechanisms. Brussels has struggled to address concerns of democratic backsliding in some of its member countries. The EU’s […]
Press Release: Civil society priorities for the EU Presidency published
Forum 2020, an informal platform for non-governmental organizations gathered on the occasion of the presidency of the Republic of Croatia to the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2020, has defined the priorities of the civil society perspective. Forum 2020 brings together more than 20 organizations interested in the presidency process […]
Video interview: Finnish and Croatian presidency priorities
During the Romanian Development Campa public advocates, Gordan Bosanac from CROSOL-a and Rili Lappalainen from Fingo ry – Suomalaiset kehitysjärjestöt compared Finnish and Croatian civil society priorities for Finnish and Croatian presidencies of the Council of the EU – they overlap in 75% of content. Find out what matters to civil society organizations and what will be the […]
“Sustainable Europe – Sustainable future” Finland’s EU Presidency programme is published
Finland’s new government published the official EU Presidency programme a week before the actual presidency. The priorities for Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union are to: Strengthen common values and the rule of law Make the EU more competitive and socially inclusive Strengthen the EU’s position as a leader in climate action […]
“Sustainable Europe – Sustainable future” Finland’s EU Presidency programme is published
Finland’s new government published the official EU Presidency programme a week before the actual presidency. The priorities for Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union are to: Strengthen common values and the rule of law Make the EU more competitive and socially inclusive Strengthen the EU’s position as a leader in climate action […]
European Elections – A short summary from Romania, Finland and Croatia
The European Parliament elections took place on the 4-day period between the 23rd and 26th of May. More than 400 million citizens were urged to vote across 28 countries. At 50.97%, the projected overall turnout is the highest for the last 25 years. The European Parliament shared provisional results of overall turnout and country by country percentages. In […]
Small grants call open for local CSOs in Croatia
In cooperation with Solidarna foundation, as a part of the presidency project, CROSOL has published call for small grants for CSOs related to the Croatia presiding European Council in 2020. Through the consultations with CSOs we have define four thematic call priorities:(1) Strengthening EU internal mechanisms for respecting the rule of law, human rights and […]