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More many years, scientists have attempted, in vain, to alert political authorities about the negative consequences of the current regulatory burden on biotechnology. As part of a consortium over 13 European countries, we could document, with figures in support, that the current anti-GMO political situation in Europe is an impediment to research in order to address agricultural challenges in the future. This is simply not a sustainable path.

Has Europe lost the new biotechnology battle?

By: EBR | Thursday, July 11, 2019

The EU’s rules on GMOs risk stifling innovation in biotechnology and could lead to China and the US increasing their patent domination

The challenges are stark: a collapse in the age-old business model of paying for news; a global tidal wave of misinformation and disinformation, washing away public trust in even the most respected news brands; a splintering Internet with geopolitical tectonic plates threatening to steal the concept of democratized information; a crisis of confidence for truthful news and information in the global attention economy.

Local Media Must be Strengthened if We Wish to Uphold Press Freedom

By: EBR | Thursday, July 11, 2019

This week, hundreds of delegates from around the world will gather in London for the Global Conference for Media Freedom, hosted by the UK and Canadian governments

Developing countries showed different challenges for increasing the coverage, such as massive urbanisation, refugee situations or sometimes isolation. “People there would walk for hours and wait for their jab because they know what these diseases can do.”The Global Monitor Report recently released by the Wellcome Trust, a partner organisation of GAVI, found that around a fifth of people in Europe either disagree or are unsure of whether vaccines are safe.

Vaccines are victim of their own success, global health expert says

By: EBR | Thursday, July 11, 2019

One of the reasons behind the decline in vaccine confidence is that people have become complacent, as diseases that have killed millions of people are no longer here due to the success of vaccination

Trying to change someone’s mind may feel like an exercise in futility. Cognitive nudges provide information and trust the consumer to make better choices. But we found that the only type of experiment that didn’t have a significant impact on healthy eating was providing nutritional information on its own, such as just listing a calorie count. We estimated that descriptive labelling could cut the number of calories consumed per day by about 54 kcal, or the equivalent of five sugar cubes.

Which Healthy Eating Nudges Work Best?

By: EBR | Thursday, July 11, 2019

Our framework shows how to guide consumers to choose healthier food options

Mitsotakis’ stance has provoked scepticism in Greece’s western allies but now he is widely expected to work towards repairing bridges with Berlin and Washington and to ease strains in relations with Brussels.It is no coincidence that after June’s EP elections, when it became clear that ND would easily win in national elections, party officials toned down the rhetoric against the Prespa Agreement.Mitsotakis has repeatedly said that “we don’t agree but we will respect the Agreement”.The new PM is not expected to “rock the boat” and instead, he’s more likely to try cosmetic changes in the setup of relations with North Macedonia.

Will New Democracy undermine the positive momentum in the Western Balkans?

By: EBR | Thursday, July 11, 2019

Following New Democracy’s return to power, there are concerns in Brussels, Berlin and Washington about changes in Greece’s policy towards its Balkan neighbors

Markets are likely to respond positively to Mitsotakis. Opinion polls projecting that he would win have already underpinned a significant rally in Greek bonds and equities so far this year.The European Commission and Eurozone finance ministers should follow suit, granting Greece short-term fiscal leeway under the condition that Mitsotakis indeed delivers the promised reforms to strengthen the country’s supply potential.

Greece: A Solid Base for Reform

By: EBR | Tuesday, July 9, 2019

The European Commission should grant Greece short-term fiscal leeway under the condition that Mitsotakis indeed delivers the promised reforms

Greece’s new Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is the son of a former prime minister. His older sister was Foreign Minister of Greece and his cousin is the New Democracy mayor of Athens.Mitsotakis, educated at Harvard and Stanford, is descended from Eleftherios Venizelos, who set up the modern Greek Republic after World War One.

Greece: The Mitsotakis Family Clan is Back in Power

By: EBR | Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Mitsotakis can celebrate his win and the return of his family clan to political power. But the problems will arrive very fast in Greece

Over the past decade, government policies and a rise of social consciousness have led to the increase in sustainable investments, or environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments as they are known in the jargon. For mining companies like Nornickel, probably the single biggest incentive to become more eco-friendly was the changes in the demand for what they produce.Like everywhere, the growing green sector requires metals and more of them. Electric vehicles (EVs), for example, are selling eight times faster than the overall market.

Mining companies spending millions to help boost the "green" economy

By: EBR | Tuesday, July 2, 2019

The metals and mining industry used to be very much the “bad boys” when it came to the environment

The women and men taking charge of the different EU institutions must set their global ambitions sky high. They must be ready to talk and walk very quickly on tackling major global challenges. And they should do so with confidence, vision and determination.It won’t be easy. The world today is not just more complex, contested and competitive than ever before, it is going through a period of massive change and upheaval. A new era is unfolding in myriad messy ways.

Peace in our time? Not really, but that should be the real aim of EU’s new leaders

By: EBR | Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Oh, the excitement and the suspense, the breathless reporting and the angry tweets. Osaka, Brussels, dinner, breakfast. Jet lag

The impact of overfishing is wide-ranging. It’s a cause of degraded ecosystems, according to the WWF, and affects the size of the fish left behind, as well as how they reproduce and the speed at which they mature. When too many fish are removed from one particular spot, the resulting imbalances can kill off other marine life, including sea turtles and corals.

David Attenborough’s worried about this ocean threat - and it’s not plastic

By: EBR | Friday, June 21, 2019

If the ocean was an economy, it would be the seventh largest in the world

Microsoft’s number one position among internet and mobile ecosystem companies (firms that produce software and networked devices) is mainly due to “strong governance and consistent application” of privacy policies across the four services – Bing, Outlook.com, Skype and OneDrive – evaluated in the study.Google and Verizon Media are tied for second place, and Facebook maintained fourth position. Until toppled by Microsoft this year, Google had held on to the top spot since the first RDR Index in 2015.

How tech companies compare at protecting your digital rights

By: EBR | Friday, June 21, 2019

Microsoft has edged past Google to reach the top of a ranking that grades the world’s tech giants on their respect for internet users’ rights

When a system posited on delivering the goods to the masses fails to accomplish that task, protests are bound to arise, especially if the people at the very top seem to be benefiting from the privations of others. Under state socialism, this led to widespread resentment of the nomenklatura, with their imported foods and country dachas. Under free-market capitalism, it leads to resentment of the one per cent, or 0.1 per cent, and anger at the political system that protects their interests.

Why socialism is back

By: EBR | Friday, June 21, 2019

The most basic problem is that in rich countries like Britain and the United States the pro-market tilt failed to deliver the promised results on a consistent basis

NewB wants to become an internet bank, without an expensive branch network, but with an excellent online service. A bank that manages your wages and savings, but does not invest in the financial economy, but rather in the green economy”, says CEO Tom Olinger. “The interest in ethical banking in Europe is growing.

NewB or not to be?

By: EBR | Friday, June 14, 2019

Belgium is waiting for its first ethical and sustainable cooperative bank to start. Will Belgium also get an ethical and sustainable cooperative bank? After more than five years of preparations, the decision is expected from the European Central Bank at the end of 2019

Changing the composition of our energy sources critical to our lives, is the biggest challenge we face. The complexity of going green or zero-emission is a technological one and it is far from solved.Abandoning coal is easy, abandoning nuclear is easy, abandoning even natural gas is easy. But replace it how? Wind and solar energy cannot do it. And take wind turbines for example. They kill millions of birds and bees every year!

Disgruntled Democracies

By: EBR | Monday, June 10, 2019

Why the problem is far greater than nationalist resurgence

Since opening its doors ten years ago, the Acropolis Museum has highlighted the close relationship between the famous sculptures it displays and the monuments from which they originate. It is with great pleasure that the Museum is hosting an exceptional exhibition of photographs of the marble craftsmen of the Acropolis at work.

Acropolis Museum: 10 years

By: EBR | Friday, June 7, 2019

The Acropolis Museum celebrates 10 years of operation and throughout this period over 14,5 million local and international visitors have passed through its doors and enjoyed its exhibits

Mass wealth anxiety has been layered onto other sources of economic insecurity, notably the transformations in the labour market associated with automation and technological change, also associated with rising inequality. In an era when political consensus is fleeting, the long-run prospects for liberal democracy have become increasingly dependent on the development of broadly conceived centrist policies aimed at reducing the economic anxiety of the middle class.

The wealth effect: The middle class and the changing politics of banking crises

By: EBR | Friday, June 7, 2019

The accumulation of mass financialised wealth has transformed the politics of banking crises. This column shows that the rising wealth of the middle classes has generated great expectations that their wealth will be protected by the government

A wild circus immediately erupted, with everybody accusing everybody else for this fiasco. Netanyahu blamed Avigdor Liberman, former defense minister and leader of the small Yisrael Beitenu Party, for dragging the country into a costly and unnecessary election campaign. Liberman, whose loathing of Netanyahu is legendary, blamed the prime minister for caving in to the ultra-orthodox — a vital element in any government coalition — who insist on not serving in the Israel Defense Forces while getting lavish allowances from the national treasury.

Netanyahu’s elections are just a distraction from the real issue confronting Israel

By: EBR | Monday, June 3, 2019

Just a few weeks after his victory in the recent elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suffered a humiliating defeat: Wednesday night, the Knesset dissolved itself, because he had failed to form a coalition government in the the time allotted for it by law

There are many ways to take action. Whether you are a CEO, a student or a professional athlete, your voice matters. We all have a unique reach and can create a ripple effect across our spheres of influence.

5 ways you can personally fight the climate crisis

By: EBR | Friday, May 31, 2019

As we watch the youth take to the streets over climate change, and read daily news reports on sea-level rise, glacier melt rates and the alarming amount of carbon in the atmosphere, many are left with a desire to act

Advertising is ubiquitous. In recent decades, the volume of advertising has been growing dramatically. Therefore, it is natural to ask if this harms our wellbeing.

Advertising as a major source of human dissatisfaction: Cross-national evidence on one million Europeans

By: EBR | Friday, May 31, 2019

Although the negative impact of conspicuous consumption has been discussed for more than a century, the link between advertising and individual is not well understood

The UK’s growing social inequalities and struggles to deliver inclusive growth were highlighted in the World Economic Forum’s Inclusive Development Index 2018, which found the country lagging behind many of its peers.It ranked 21st overall, falling near the bottom on many of the key indicators including healthy life expectancy and income inequality.

The UN went to one of the world’s richest countries to look at poverty – this is what it found

By: EBR | Friday, May 31, 2019

Picture a country where a fifth of the population lives in poverty. People have to choose between eating or heating their homes and children go to school hungry. Homelessness is rising. And basic services are in crisis, leaving many struggling to cope

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