Media review 26.4.2024 (Friday)

1. Employers in 24 hours, page 7 - In 6 days, the minister and MPs changed the law - unblocked the crisis with workers in tourism Published: 26.04.2024 00:31 Unexpectedly, but on the penultimate working day of this parliament, the MPs showed that they can to respond adequately to business needs. Exactly 6 days ago - on April 19, the minister...

New rules for companies to protect people and the planet

At the last plenary session this week, the European Parliament adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). With this decision, the adoption of a common European standard was accepted, requiring companies to better manage the risks associated with human rights violations in global supply chains, as well as their impact on the environment. Companies and their partners will be required to…

Nature flourishes in Chernobyl 38 years after the nuclear accident

The International Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl Disaster is celebrated every year on April 26. The day is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. It creates awareness of the catastrophic accident where approximately 8,4 million people were exposed to harmful nuclear radiation. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded on April 26, 1986, spreading…

We celebrate World Intellectual Property Day

The European Patent Office (EPO/EPO) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have published a joint study on the commercialization of clean and sustainable technologies on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day. It found that from 2016 to 2021, inventions in this area grew by 33%. From 1997 to 2021, more than…

G-20: The world's billionaires should pay a minimum 2% wealth tax

The world's 3000 billionaires should pay a minimum of 2% tax on their fast-growing wealth to raise £250bn a year for the global fight against poverty, inequality and global warming, ministers from four leading economies have proposed. In a sign of growing international support for a tax on the super-rich, Brazil, Germany, South Africa and Spain said a tax…