All posts tagged "EU"

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  EU ‘on course to achieve 2030 emissions target’

  The European Union is “well on track” to meet its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by the end of the decade. The European Commission’s assessment of National

  • Posted June 5, 2025
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  France launches international strategy for feminist foreign policy

  The French government has adopted a new strategy that places the rights of women and girls and gender equality at the centre of its foreign policy. Its latest ‘International strategy

  • Posted May 15, 2025
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  Paris Agreement goals out of reach unless top emitters step up, study warns

  Collective efforts “still fall far short” of what is needed to limit global warming to 1.5C of pre-industrial levels, according to research by the World Resources Institute (WRI). The study

  • Posted April 24, 2025
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  UK government readies launch of defence innovation unit after 2.5% spending pledge

  The UK government is to launch a new defence innovation unit that is expected to foster the development of cutting-edge military technology. The chancellor Rachel Reeves said that the UK

  • Posted March 17, 2025
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  Digital identity dilemmas – and how governments are working to overcome them

  If done right, digital credentials can provide the convenience and user experience citizens crave. At the Global Government Digital Summit, public service leaders shared their approaches to digital ID Citizens

  • Posted February 28, 2025
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  Defeating disinformation: how to create a healthier national conversation

  Bad actors are poisoning the information well from which populations drink in the democratic world. In the final part of our investigation into overseas interference in elections, Matt Ross asks

  • Posted February 11, 2024
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  Russia’s elections toolkit: dollars, disruption and disinformation

  Hack and leak, astroturfing, perception hacking, reputation laundering: Russia has devised an armoury of new techniques to weaken and distract its opponents. In this second part of our investigation into

  • Posted January 21, 2024
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  Fraud fighters: public authorities look to fuse technology with data to battle criminals

  Government agencies and law enforcement bodies are looking to combine the latest technology with digital data to combat fraud. Ian Hall reports on a Global Government Fintech webinar exploring the

  • Posted December 3, 2023
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  European e-government analysis: digital growth ‘remarkable’ in four nations

  A European Commission-backed ‘mystery shopper’-style research exercise that culminates in an annual ranking of the digitalisation of public services across Europe has highlighted ‘remarkable’ recent growth in four countries. Turkey,

  • Posted November 8, 2023
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  The fight against climate change requires greater transparency

  The global effort to combat climate change demands increased transparency and oversight, given the complex interplay of various stakeholders, rapidly evolving regulations, and substantial financial flows. And these, writes Steven-Hristo

  • Posted October 29, 2023
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