MIL-OSI Europe: Text adopted – Discharge 2016: European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) – P8_TA-PROV(2018)0149 – Wednesday, 18 April 2018 – Strasbourg – Provisional edition
Source: European Parliament The European Parliament, – having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2016, – having regard to the Court of Auditors’ Special Report No 4/2016: ‘The European Institute of Innovation and Technology must modify its […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: In Indian Affairs Hearing, Udall Addresses Family Separation Policy: We Once Pledged ‘Never Again’
Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Tom Udall June 20, 2018 WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, issued the following statement on the troubling historical parallels between former federal policies that separated Native families during the ‘Boarding School Era’ and the current family separation crisis caused […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: At the Urging of Klobuchar, Smith, U.S. Department of Agriculture Extends Enrollment Deadline for Margin Protection Program to Assist Dairy Farmers
Source: United States Senator for Minnesota Amy Klobuchar Last month, Klobuchar, Smith, and a bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to the Department of Agriculture requesting that the enrollment deadline for the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) be extended Enrollment for MPP-Dairy continues through June 22, 2018; Dairy farmers are encouraged to apply […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: GDP growth eases slightly – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Gross domestic product: March 2018 quarter
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions GDP growth eases slightly – 21 June 2018 Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.5 percent in the March 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. This followed a 0.6 percent increase in the December 2017 quarter. Growth in service industries more than offset a fall in construction activity. “The service industries continue to show growth, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Visit to Australia by the Prime Minister of Vanuatu
Source: Australia Government Ministerial Statements I am pleased to announce that the Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu, the Honourable Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas MP, will visit Australia from 23 to 29 June. Australia enjoys a close relationship with Vanuatu, with our two nations sharing strong economic, security and people to people links. The visit […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: NZ scientists launch their part in bold project to map seafloor – 21/06/2018
Source: GNS Science Called Seabed 2030, the project is a collaboration between The Nippon Foundation in Japan and the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO). The work will be coordinated by four regional centres around the globe, with GNS Science, NIWA, and Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) jointly governing the South and West Pacific […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Europe: Official speeches and statements – June 20, 2018
Source: France-Diplomatie – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development Published on June 20, 2018 1. Foreign policy – India / partnership – Statement to the press by Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the visit to Paris by Ms. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs of India […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Road closure on Iowa 78 near Winfield in Henry County begins July 9
Source: US State of Iowa MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa – June 20, 2018 – Road construction work on Iowa 78 between Penn Avenue and Quaker Avenue near Winfield will require closing the roadway and bridge to traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, July 9, until the second week of August, weather permitting, according to the Iowa […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Sens. Cruz, Paul, Lankford, and Inhofe Call for Investigation at the National Science Foundation
Source: United States Senator for Texas Ted Cruz WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) this week requested National Science Foundation (NSF) Inspector General Allison Lerner investigate the NSF’s grant-making process, relaying their concern that the NSF has “issued several grants which seek to […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Bonamici Blasts Trump Administration Withdrawal of National Ocean Policy
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Suzanne Bonamici (1st District Oregon) WASHINGTON, DC [06/20/18] – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), co-chair of the House Oceans Caucus and Ranking Member on the Science Committee’s Environment Subcommittee, issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw the National Ocean Policy (NOP). “Most people […]
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