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EU’s Fit for 55 Package
The EU has introduced a comprehensive climate action plan called the Fit for 55 package to minimize greenhouse gas emissions that plays a major role in the global warming and climate change. What is the Fit for 55 package? The ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
EU’s Markets in Crypto Act
The European Union’s legislature has granted final approval to the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulations, which are the new common rules for the crypto space in Europe. The MiCA will regulate the supervision, consumer protection, and environmental safeguards of ..
Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
EDPB’s ChatGPT Task Force
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has formed a task force to address concerns related to OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot. This move comes after the Italian government banned the use of ChatGPT in the country and accused OpenAI of stealing users’ ..
Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Digitization of Schengen Visa
The European Union member states’ ambassadors have approved a new proposal that aims to digitise the visa application process. This move will replace the current ‘Schengen’ sticker with a digital barcode to streamline the process and reduce visa processing delays ..
Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
NZIA and CRMA
The European Union (EU) has recently announced two major pieces of legislation that are part of its Green Deal Industrial Plan – the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) and Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). The aim of these measures is ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
U.N. draft resolution calls for ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. To mark the one-year anniversary, the European Union circulated a draft ceasefire resolution in European Union. The main objective of the resolution is to gather international support. It calls the UN members to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs