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13/09/2026

In the days before the U.S. Labor Day holiday (September 7), the Trump administration launched its new Foundry School initiative aimed at modernizing and expanding America’s manufacturing base through a focus on advanced training of the manufacturing workforce.

https://www.neglobal.eu/united-states-unveils-foundry-school-reindustrialization-initiative/

In the days before the U.S. Labor Day holiday (September 7), the Trump administration launched its new Foundry School initiative aimed at modernizing and expanding America’s manufacturing base through a focus on advanced training of the manufacturing workforce. The official launch of the new proje...

10/09/2026

The International Space Summit in Paris, France, on September 9-10, brought together world leaders, ministers, industry representatives and astronauts at a pivotal moment for the future of space.

The International Space Summit in Paris, France, on September 9-10, brought together world leaders, ministers, industry representatives and astronauts at a pivotal moment for the future of space. “The International Space Summit brings together over 90 countries in Paris, with more than 50 projects...

09/09/2026

In a held on August 29, the people of voted against resuming accession negotiations with the . But analysts and diplomats argue the result was not so much a rejection of Europe as a willingness to keep the status quo.

https://www.neglobal.eu/eu-intesifies-arctic-strategy-after-iceland-rejects-accession-talks/

In a referendum held on August 29, the people of Iceland voted against resuming accession negotiations with the European Union. But analysts and diplomats argue the result was not so much a rejection of Europe as a willingness to keep the status quo. Turnout in the referendum was high, 82.6 percent....

03/09/2026

Op-Ed: , an industry alliance consisting of some of the Nordic countries’ foremost companies and investors, is reportedly looking into the possibility of merging the national stock exchanges of , , and to create a single regional marketplace – a first concrete step towards the kind of capital markets integration has been debating since 2015.

More than 10 years after the launch of Jean-Claude Juncker’s Investment Plan for Europe, it may be the private sector that finally delivers what political ambition has only promised and deferred. Nordic Compass, an industry alliance consisting of some of the Nordic countries’ foremost companies ...

29/08/2026

Happy to announce that our July-August digital edition is now available online.

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https://www.neglobal.eu/ne-globals-july-august-edition-can-washingtons-operation-economic-outcast-move-the-dial/

27/08/2026

In recent months, meteorologists have warned that the most severe on record may be coming soon. Although past cycles in the 1970s and 1990s wrought significant damage, the effects could potentially be stronger because of climate change, Alberto Troccoli, the managing director of the School of Environmental Studies at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, told NE Global on August 26.

In recent months, meteorologists have warned that the most severe El Niño on record may be coming soon. Although past cycles in the 1970s and 1990s wrought significant damage, the effects could potentially be stronger because of climate change, Alberto Troccoli, the managing director of the School ...

26/08/2026

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent has announced “Operation Economic Outcast,” sanctioning -linked entities with a particular emphasis on , shipping, aviation, gold, technology and digital assets.

It is often noted that economic sanctions are employed when leaders desire to take tough action against an enemy but hope to avoid armed conflict, and sometimes just to sleep at night knowing they have taken clear action. It is much rarer to see a situation where new sanctions are announced as an af...

22/08/2026

ExxonMobil on behalf of the Area 4 co-venturers – Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Italy’s ENI, South Korea’s KOGAS International Pte. Ltd. and ADNOC’s XRG - announced on August 17 it has awarded approximately $1.1 billion in pre-investment contracts for critical long-lead upstream equipment supporting the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 development in Cabo Delgado.

ExxonMobil Moçambique on behalf of the Area 4 co-venturers – Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Italy’s ENI, South Korea’s KOGAS International and Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC (XRG) – announced on August 17 it has awarded approximately $1.1 billio...

22/08/2026

Setting the stage for the usual high-stakes UN General Assembly session in September, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a strongly worded statement to the media on August 18, announcing sanctions on two top International Criminal Court (ICC) officials and threatening to work towards dismantling the ICC unless it terminates all efforts that Washington views as exceeding the ICC’s mandate.

Setting the stage for the usual high-stakes UN General Assembly session in September, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a strongly worded statement to the media on August 18, announcing sanctions on two top International Criminal Court (ICC) officials and threatening to work towards disma...

12/08/2026

In July, prolonged hot and dry conditions in western Europe led to the spread and intensification of extreme wildfires, the European Union’s monitor said on August 10.

In July, prolonged hot and dry conditions in western Europe led to the spread and intensification of extreme wildfires, the European Union’s climate monitor said on August 10. The month also saw the highest sea surface temperature (SST) ever recorded for July across the extra-polar oceans, partly ...