The island is a condominium, the world's smallest, under joint sovereignty of Spain and France, and for alternating periods of six months is officially under the governance of the naval commanders of San Sebastián, Spain (1 February – 31 July) and of Bayonne, France (1 August – 31 January).
Schlagwort: Europa
Phun Fact.
Pink Venice.
The announcement of the event was spread in the beginning of April 1989, triggering a bitter polemical debate in the following three months, particularly concerning the city's decorum and the fear that the excessive volume of the music could damage its artistic heritage. The Superintendency of Cultural Heritage therefore set a limit of only 60 decibels so as not to damage the Byzantine mosaics of St. Mark's basilica [...]
Eurolectricity.
The Spanish-Portuguese wholesale market intervention is a thought-through instrument that has, despite significant drawbacks, merits for the specific context. However, three conditions need to hold to make the intervention work as intended: little interconnection to neighbouring countries, an unconstrained gas market, and only limited forward hedging. In many European countries outside the Iberian Peninsula, none of these prerequisites holds.
To mitigate the impact of high energy prices, targeted measures such as income support (e.g. Bethuyne et al. 2022) are better policies than an intervention in the wholesale market.
Creative Commissioner.
Nicht die Bürokratie ist das Problem, sondern die Menschen, die sich hinter ihr verstecken.
Rena Tangens: Laudatio zum BigBrotherAward für die irische Datenschutzaufsicht (DPC)
Nucleurope.
Schon jetzt kommen die ersten Lkw mit Fässern voll mit grünem, nachhaltigem Atommüll aus allen Mitgliedsstaaten am Hauptsitz der EU-Kommission in Brüssel an, wo sie entladen werden. Mehrere tausend sollen folgen.