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EDITORIAL: The new Commission: Jobs for the boys and bigger jobs for the girls; an unwanted job for Austria
By Catherine Woollard The big news of the rentrée in Brussels is the new Commission. EU member states (MS) put forward their nominees during the summer and this week returning Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, presented her proposal for...

Meet Team Europe for International Cybersecurity Challenge 2024!
Press Release The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) unveils this year’s Team Europe that will compete in the 3rd International Cybersecurity Challenge in Chile. Published on September 30, 2024 This year’s team consists of twenty-one...

Justice Department Announces Charges Against Indian Government Employee in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City
Note: View the second unsealed superseding indictment here. The Justice Department today announced the filing of murder-for-hire and money laundering charges against Indian government employee, Vikash Yadav, 39, also known as Vikas, and Amanat, in...

The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research Awards $450,000 to Support Early-Career Investigators Through the 2025 Fellowship Grant
CHICAGO, July 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) is proud to announce the three recipients of the 2025 FSR Early Career Fellowship Grant: William Lippitt, PhD, (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical...

Foreign Minister Valtonen to outline Finland’s priorities as incoming OSCE Chairpersonship
VIENNA, 18 September 2024 – The Minister of Foreign Affairs Finland, Elina Valtonen, will be outlining the country’s priorities as the incoming OSCE Chair-in-Office for 2025 on Thursday, 19 September 2024. In her presentation to the OSCE Permanent...

Advancing protection from violence against women in conflict: civil society voices at the centre
From 9 to 11 June, 16 women human rights defenders and civil society representatives from Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina met in Vienna to highlight the urgent need to prioritize addressing violence against women and girls in post-conflict...

GERMANY: Government Announces Plans to Tighten Controls at All Borders ― First Deportation to Afghanistan Since Taliban Takeover ― Senior Official Proposes Deportations to Rwanda ― NGO Raises Concerns About Possible Misinterpretation of Court Ruling Re…
The government has announced plans to introduce tighter controls at all of its border crossings. Germany has carried out its first deportation to Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in August 2021. Special Commissioner for Migration...

Meeting of the Slovenian and Luxembourg Ministers of the Interior
SLOVENIA, October 18 - They discussed the current issues in the field of home affairs and the strengthening of relations between the ministries and polices forces of both countries in a constructive and friendly spirit. The ministers agreed that...

Enhancing Collaboration between Law Enforcement and Prosecution in Combatting Crime
27 September 2024, NEUM – By helping to ensure the consistent application of intelligence-led policing (ILP), the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) is advancing the country's ability to tackle serious crime and threats to security....

Enphase Energy Launches IQ8X Microinverters in the Netherlands and Austria, and IQ8 Series in Malta and New Caledonia
FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company and the world's leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, today announced that it has started...

British start-up Bio-cm wins international green business ideas competition
Press Releases 15 Oct 2024 Delft, The Netherlands, 14 October 2024 – Bio-cm from the United Kingdom won at the Europe Regional Final of ClimateLaunchpad 2024, one of the world’s largest green business ideas competitions for climate solutions....

Castellum Announces Closing of $5.0 Million Public Offering of Common Stock and Warrants
VIENNA, Va., June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Castellum, Inc. (the “Company” and “Castellum”) (NYSE-American: CTM), a cybersecurity, electronic warfare, and software services company focused on the federal government, today announced the closing...

IAEA inspectors exit Iran
(MENAFN) Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have left Iran, the agency confirmed on Friday. The move follows Tehran’s decision to suspend cooperation with the UN-linked nuclear watchdog in response to recent Israeli and...

Hungary, Slovakia prevent recent Russia sanctions
(MENAFN) Hungary and Slovakia have prevented the European Union from adopting its 18th sanctions package against Russia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced. The planned sanctions primarily aimed to reduce Russian energy imports—a...

DBL’s Win at Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Restores Oil & Gas Breach Case Against the U.S. Government
VIENNA, VA, UNITED STATES, September 13, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig (DBL), a renowned veteran-owned law firm, is proud to announce a significant legal victory in the case of Petro Mex, LLC against the United States. On...

Private Security Service Market to See Huge Growth by 2032 |G4S, SECOM Plc ,Andrews International
Global Private Security Service market is expected to grow from USD 270 Billion in 2023 to USD 420 Billion by 2032, with a CAGR of 6.50% from 2024 to 2032. PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, October 7, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Latest Released...

Health Canada Extends the Approval of Evkeeza® (evinacumab) to Children as Young as 6-months Old with Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH)
TORONTO, July 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialisation of novel therapies for rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases, today announced...

Germany, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands and France are calling for stronger legal enforcement in the field of E-Commerce
Germany, together with Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands and France call for a strong and unified European approach to address the challenges in E-Commerce regarding direct imports of products from third countries violating European standards....

Transportation: Mermec at InnoTrans 2024, continuing international expansion
ROME, Sept. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mermec, a global leader in advanced technologies for railway safety and digitalization (part of Angel Holding), is a key player at InnoTrans 2024, the world’s largest international trade fair for...

Boehringer Ingelheim expands cancer research at its Vienna site
Inauguration of Angelika Amon research building in Vienna Sustainable research building at a cost of EUR 60 million offers modern office and laboratory space Over the past five years, Boehringer’s capital investments reached EUR 6.0 billion...