The Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) consider the EU to be a central part of Germany’s future. Although both parties have made a strong pledge to the EU, they currently  lack clear ideas for future EU integration.

Conversely, the Greens and the FDP both have a strongly pro-integration, federalist vision for the EU’s future. The Greens want to use the Conference on the Future of Europe as a starting point on a path to a Federal European Republic, and the FDP envisions a decentralised federal European state as the final destination of EU integration.

Editors of 228 leading medical, nursing and public-health journals from around the world called for urgent action on climate change, in a joint editorial. They warn that current efforts aren’t enough to address health problems resulting from rising global temperatures caused by emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. “Health is already being harmed by global temperature increases and the destruction of the natural world,” the journals’ editors say in the editorial.

Austria

• Umweltdachverband
• Nationalpark Hohe Tauern
• Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie

Belgium

The IUCN European Regional Office represents 344 Members (2019), to include 32 Governments, 312 CSOs, Zoos, Academic Institutions, Foundations, Research Institutes and Museums. IUCN provides regional and global services to the Union, by providing vital linkages to EU institutions and other stakeholders in Brussels. Its  primary role is to connect and engage in policy dialogues with European institutions, governments, civil society, NGOs, science and the business communities to improve conservation policy and action.

Source: OECD Report

Alabama 

1. Calera/Fremifontaine
2. Mobile/Pau

Alaska

1. Fairbanks/Aix-les-Bains

Arizona 

1. Phoenix/Grenoble
2. Tempe/Beaulieu-sur-Mer

California 

1. Beverly Hills/Cannes
2. El Monte/Marc-en-Baroeil
3. Gilroy/Saint-Clar
4. Los Angeles/Bordeaux
5. Newport Beach/Antibes
6. Orange/Orange
7. Palo Alto/Albi
8. Sonoma/Chambolle-Musigny

Colorado

French Cities linked to US Cities

Edelman: Edelman has announced the launch of Edelman Global Advisory (EGA), formed through its acquisition of American strategic consultancy Basilinna. The new firm will focus on public relations and public affairs services, and its co-COO and managing principal is Gurpreet Brar, former general manager of Edelman in Brussels.

Edelman Brussels: In addition to his current role as head of health at Edelman Brussels, Nicola Scocchi has been appointed head of health policy for the EMEA region.

The history between the two groups can be traced back to the Afghan jihad against the Soviet Union. AlQaeda and an important sub-group of the Taliban, the Haqqani Network, are bound by ties of marriage among families of key leaders. Al-Qaeda also remains popular among the rank-and-file of the Taliban. There appears to be a firm political basis for the relationship. Both groups fit into each other’s ideology-based political projects.