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Food security is one of the most acute and severe global challenges21 September 2022
The Global Food Security Summit 2022 concluded at #UNGA77 with strong statements from world leaders to combat global hunger and to keep food securi...
The #TransformingEducation Summit closes today19 September 2022
The Summit elevated education to the top of the political agenda – bringing together leaders and youth activists to combat the global education c...
UNGA 77: 10 Moments to watch out for15 September 2022
For many reasons, UNGA is especially important this year. It is the first fully in-person gathering since the outbreak of COVID-19, the world is fa...
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The busiest diplomatic season of the year has started! Follow our Linkedin page for daily updates and reports from #UNGA7713 September 2022
Today, the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly opens under the theme ‘ A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocki...
Happening now: The most important SDG event of the year4 July 2022
The United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) is happening in New York this week, yearly organized by the United Nations Economic and Social...
A global plan to cut agriculture emissions14 June 2022
In a letter to the UN FAO, coordinated by the FAIRR Initiative, major companies ask for a central roadmap with key milestones that #investors can u...
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First Global Meeting of National Focal Points for the Fifth Montevideo Programme7 June 2022
Happening now: First Global Meeting of National Focal Points for the Fifth Montevideo Programme of the UN Environment Programme, 6-9 June, at the U...
Business Guide – Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis2 May 2022
How can the private sector help battle the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine?
United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations OCHA have ...March Digest: A historic UN Plastic Treaty, IPCC controversy, and stopping the next pandemic8 April 2022
Plastic Waste: The UN Environment Assembly in March became a defining moment as leaders of the world adopted a resolution to start negotiations on...
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Three trends in human rights and business you should know about9 December 2021
The United Nations Guiding Principles (UNGP) for business and human rights celebrated their first 10 years of existence last week. During the UN Bu...
COP26: Forget grand gestures, the devil is in the details25 November 2021
In just a few days the most important climate talks since 2015 will take place in Glasgow: COP26 – The 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN F...
SOTEU: What to expect from a greener and more digital Europe15 September 2021
On 15 September, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her second ‘State of the Union 2021’ address during the ...
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Marcel Borger, founder and CEO of OrangeGas, shares OrangeGas’ views on the Fit for 55 package27 July 2021
On 14 July 2021, the European Commission presented the Fit for 55 package, which contains numerous legislative proposals aiming to make the Europea...
Dr2 Consultants Brussels welcomes Jeroen Lammers as Associate Partner22 June 2021
Dr2 Consultants is pleased to announce that Jeroen Lammers of Dr2 Consultants Copenhagen will from now on also share his international experience a...
Dr2 Consultants appoints Viktoria Vajnai as new Partner and launches new services on the ‘Fit for 55 Package’1 June 2021
Dr2 Consultants is pleased to announce Viktoria Vajnai as new Partner. Viktoria has been a member of the Dr2 Consultants’ office in Brussels ...
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Dr2 Consultants’ Breakfast Meetings: Key Takeaways15 March 2021
Cities have an important role to play in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and in reaching the goals of the European Green Deal. In its Sus...
Key takeaways of the first Dr2 Consultant’s Breakfast Meeting with Uber4 February 2021
Main takeaways
Cities have an important role to play in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and in reaching the goals of the European G...Update on Belgian federal government negotiations22 September 2020
Towards a “Vivaldi-coalition”
In early September, and for the first time in months, there were positive signs that a majority could be fo... -
The novelties of the new EU budget24 July 2020
On Tuesday, after almost five days of negotiations, the 27 Member States of the EU reached an agreement on a €1,074 trillion Multiannual Financia...
All eyes on Berlin as Germany starts the Council Presidency6 July 2020
On 1 July, Germany took over the Presidency of the Council of the EU from Croatia, for the second half of 2020, which is already dubbed the ‘Coro...
The EU Budget proposal and its impact on the digital sector29 May 2020
On 27 May, the European Commission put forward its proposal for a major recovery plan. The plan includes not only a proposal for the EU’s Multian...
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Brexit: impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the latest negotiatons rounds20 May 2020
During the last two months, the world has come to a stop because of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Trade negotiations have not been exempted, and...
EU consultation on Artificial Intelligence: seizing the business opportunity18 May 2020
With its new ‘Shaping Europe’s Digital Future’ Strategy, the European Data Strategy and a White Paper on Artificial Intelligence, all publish...
Dr2 Consultants hosts webinar on competitiveness of transport sector post COVID-1912 May 2020
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The COVID-19 outbreak has seen an unprecedented impact on the transport sector in the EU. Due to national containment measures... -
Jasper Nagtegaal Managing Partner at Dr2 Consultants6 May 2020
Dr2 Consultants is pleased to announce Jasper Nagtegaal (1985) as new Managing Partner. Nagtegaal has a professional background in maritime and log...
European Commission sets out coordinated response to counter the economic impact of COVID-1913 March 2020
On 13 March 2020, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a set of coordinated measures to fight the COVID-19 outbreak in the ...
Dr2 Consultants among top EU Public Affairs Consultancies in Brussels24 February 2020
Dr2 Consultants has been shortlisted among the top 60 EU Public Affairs Consultancies in the range of mid-to-large consultancies, published by Best...
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News alert: Dr2 Consultants launches European Green Deal Impact Scan17 February 2020
The start of the new European Commission marked also the start of a new European Growth Strategy: the European Green Deal. The ultimate goal: to be...
News alert: Dr2 Consultants opens Brexit office30 January 2020
Tomorrow, on 31 January, the United Kingdom will officially leave the European Union, and the two parties will have eleven months to negotiate a fo...
Dr2 Consultants hosts successful transport networking event with focus on sustainability27 January 2020
On 22 January, Dr2 Consultants hosted a transport networking event welcoming over 60 representatives of the transport sector both from EU instituti...
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Dr2 Consultants appoints new Junior Partner6 January 2020
Dr2 Consultants is pleased to announce the appointment of Viktoria Vajnai as Junior Partner.
Dr2 Consultants is a well-established consultan...
New Commissioner for Transport strives for decarbonization and multimodality21 November 2019
With the confirmation of the Romanian Adina-Ioana Vălean as Commissioner-designate for Transport, the new College of Commissioners is now complete...