Tag: pressure
Read here why Russia is putting pressure on Ukraine, what a new war would mean in practice and whether it would be a threat to Finland
Russia has brought more troops to the Ukrainian border, and the threat of war seems greater than ever. It is still unclear whether Putin has the political will to engage…
Voluntary organizations want to get rid of high regulatory pressure: ‘Aren’t we shooting a mosquito with a cannon?’
But according to the initiator of the petition many laws and regulations are difficult, technical and unclear and, moreover, often do not apply at all to small voluntary organizations in…
Poland under pressure from European institutions
The Polish government is awaiting the decision of the Court of Justice of the EU. It must decide on February 16 on the new European mechanism for conditionality of European…
Will Zeist pension fund collapse under pressure from climate activists? ‘There are no more excuses’
The office of the pension fund has been occupied by activists a few times. There is also pressure from Zeist itself. A number of concerned local residents are members of…
Glencore, Bluebell continues pressure for coal spin-off
(Finance) – Activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners is putting pressure on Glencore so that the Anglo-Swiss company – one of the largest in the world in the mining sector –…
Patients hospitalized “with” Covid-19, the other indirect pressure on the hospital
It is a paradox worthy of the most contagious variant of Sars-Cov-2. While the pressure exerted by Covid-19 patients is gradually easing on the intensive care units, and the peak…
“Some might crack”: between Omicron and boycott, the Beijing Games under pressure
The electric shuttles spin at full speed on Beijing’s fourth ring road, along reserved lines, marked with the five rings. Between the airport and the three Olympic sites, nothing must…
Spotify streaming platform under pressure from singer Neil Young reviews its copy
The world’s number one music streaming company reacted to the attacks and announced that it wanted to take measures to combat misinformation. After Neil Young, many artists spoke out, threatening…
Human spaceflight: ESA puts pressure on political decision-makers
Surprisingly, while Europe knows how to do everything in terms of manned space flight, it still does not have the political will to become autonomous in this area. However, the…
Serbia backs out of lithium mining project under pressure from environmentalists
The Serbian authorities have given up on a project to exploit a lithium mine which was to be carried out by the company Rio Tinto, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic announced…