The Enterprise Europe Network invites leading business support organisations—including chambers of commerce, innovation agencies, and similar entities—outside the EU and from countries not part of the Single Market Programme to become International Network Partners. Join us and help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from your country or region connect with European businesses and access the EU Single Market, home to over 450 million consumers. The Enterprise Europe Network is the world’s largest business support network for SMEs and start-ups with international ambitions, bringing together experts from over 500 organizations worldwide. It creates a global platform for trade, research, and innovation,…
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On behalf of the people of the United States, I send our congratulations to the people of the Republic of Cyprus on the 64th anniversary of its independence. The Republic of Cyprus and the United States are partners in pursuit of a more peaceful and prosperous world and share a commitment to democracy and freedom. We are deeply grateful for Cyprus’s contributions and continued efforts to strengthen the rule of law, its leadership on regional security issues, and its continued assistance in support of civilians in crisis. The bonds between our nations have never been stronger, and we look forward…
Pay raises for workers in various industries under Fair Minimum Wage Act effective Sept. 30PAGO PAGO, American Samoa – Workers on American Samoa employed in industries covered by the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 will receive a 40-cent increase in their hourly wage beginning Sept. 30.The Fair Labor Standards Act applies generally to employment in American Samoa as it does to employment in the U.S. The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, as amended by Public Law 114-61, sets industry-specific minimum wage rates for American Samoa and provides that additional increases in those minimum wage rates of $0.40 per hour will…
“The scale of this tragedy, its impact on survivors, families and communities and the frequency with which we witness deaths in transit constitute an intolerable and utterly soluble, humanitarian crisis,” said Pär Liljert, director of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office to the UN, referring to one of the world’s most deadly routes for migrants and refugees, as they attempt to reach countries of the European Union. In 2023, IOM recorded 8,542 migrant deaths globally – the highest since it began collecting this data in 2014 – with 37 per cent of these deaths occurring in the Mediterranean, he…
The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union: Joint As we mark two years since Russia’s illegal annexation of portions of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, we the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, stand firmly with Ukraine and its territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence. We will never accept these or other…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $3.4 million to support continued disaster-relief employment and workforce training for Guam’s residents affected by Typhoon Mawar.In June 2023, the department announced a National Dislocated Worker Grant of up to $11.3 million – with an initial award of $4.5 million – for the Guam Department of Administration to provide people with temporary jobs focused on debris removal, water damage cleanup and the delivery of humanitarian assistance to those in need. The funding announced today continues that employment and supports career and training services. A powerful Category 4 typhoon…
Hidalgo hasn’t been afraid to anger them, as she’s made her anti-car crusade a key part of her mayoral agenda. Before slowing down the Périph’, Hidalgo spearheaded a referendum earlier this year which hiked parking fees for heavy vehicles such as SUVs; closed the banks of the River Seine to traffic and limited access to the central Rue de Rivoli — which passes both city hall and the iconic Louvre — to authorized vehicles; and put in place a maximum speed limit of 30 kph on most roads in the city. Some of those have proven popular with Parisians, especially…
To that end, China, jointly with Brazil and other countries of the Global South, launched a Group of Friends for Peace, he said in his address the UN General Assembly. “Its very purpose is to uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, build consensus for a political settlement of the crisis and contribute to a prospect of peace,” the Minister said. He noted that the question of Palestine is the “biggest wound” to the human conscience. The ongoing conflict in Gaza is causing more casualties with each passing day, he said, adding that fighting has started again in…
Whether you’re buying a can of sardines or a screwdriver, getting products to consumers requires that supply chains function well. The availability of labor is essential in each link of the supply chain. That includes the workers who make sure that your tinned fish and handy tools smoothly journey from their point of origin to where they’ll wind up, whether it’s a supermarket, hardware store or your front door. Amazingly, 90% of all internationally traded products are carried by ships at some point. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was hard not to notice the supply chain disruptions.…
Volker Türk also stressed the need for accountability for rights violations and violence connected to anti-government protests that rocked the country in recent weeks, prompting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India. An interim administration headed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus was sworn in on 8 August during a ceremony at the presidential palace in the capital, Dhaka. Reform, revitalize, restore “The transition ahead presents an historic opportunity to reform and revitalize the country’s institutions, to restore fundamental freedoms and civic space, and to give all in Bangladesh a part in building the future,” said Mr.…