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The fifth Steering Committee Meeting of the Joint Project on Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of Court of Cassation was held online on 28 April 2022. The focus of the meeting was the progress achieved since the last Steering Committee Meeting held in October 2021 and the activities planned to be carried out for the period May-November 2022.

Representatives from the Court of Cassation, Constitutional Court, Council of State, Ministry of Justice (Directorate General for Foreign Relations and European Union Affairs), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Directorate for EU Affairs), Union of Turkish Bar Associations, Justice Academy of Turkey, Delegation of the European Union to Turkey, Central Finance and Contracts Unit and Council of Europe attended the meeting.

During the meeting, Dr Mustafa Saldrm, Deputy Secretary General of the Court of Cassation, mentioned the role and importance of the Project in terms of the reform strategy of the Court of Cassation and provided information about the Court of Cassation Case Law Centre to be established within the Court. The representative from the EU Delegation expressed her satisfaction with the progress made in the Project especially since last November, emphasising the strenuous efforts of the project teams. In her presentation, Prof. nayet Aydn from the Faculty of Education Sciences of Ankara University focused on the training needs analysis, job description and job analysis activities under the training component of the Project.

The Joint Project on Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of Court of Cassation is co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and the Court of Cassation of Turkey is the end beneficiary of the Project.

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The EU is ready to defend Finland and Sweden in the event of a Russian attack, even as it waits to join NATO, according to the bloc's foreign policy chief.

Josep Borrell welcomed the final decision of the two Nordic countries to apply for NATO membership during a meeting of Europe's defence ministers in Brussels on Tuesday.

When asked whether Article 42.7 of the EU Treaties would be triggered in the event of an attack on Finland and Sweden, Borrell was explicit.

"If a state is attacked in its territory, if there is an armed attack against a member state of the European Union, this state can ask others to help it. And the others are obliged to do so with all its means. No more no less," the High Representative told reporters on Tuesday.

Article 42.7 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty is the so-called solidarity clause, which says that if a member state is the victim of armed aggression against its territory, the other members of the bloc have "an obligation of aid and assistance by all the means in their power" towards it.

The UK also offered security guarantees to what could be NATOs newest members last week.

But how real is the risk of Russia attacking these two countries?

For Fabrice Pothier a political analyst at Rasmussen Global, Putin is not too concerned by it, for now.

"Clearly, Moscow has taken a pretty mild approach to the thing. I mean, they have obviously said they were unhappy about it,"Pothier told Euronews.

"They had threatened to take some military-technical measures, but the bottom line is they have accepted the political decision. What they will not accept, and I think Putin is trying to draw a red line here, is any kind of NATO capability of forces being deployed on their territory," he said.

The EU also says it will provide another 500 million in financial support to Ukraines military, bringing the total value of the blocs overall military funds for the country to 2 billion.

The money is being provided via the European Peace Facility and allows Ukraine to procure weapons and equipment for its ongoing fight against Russias invasion.

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EU ready to defend Finland and Sweden in event of Russian attack amid NATO bids - Euronews

Policies that promote going circular decisions by consumers are most effective if they are designed by addressing factors shaping individual behaviour, according to the new EEA briefing Enabling consumer choices for a circular economy. The briefing looks at how policies can enable more circular-economy friendly consumer behaviour by understanding the factors that influence it.

Consumers and companies both influence demand for products. Producers not only respond to but also shape consumer demand through the products offered and how the products are marketed. Consumer choices shape decisions made by actors upstream, such as product designers, and downstream, such as recyclers, in product supply chains, according to the EEA briefing.

Economic factors, like the price of products, are often the most important in consumer decision-making, while the importance of the other factors is less clear. Other factors that come into play include to what extent the available products meet consumer needs, the information available to consumers, social factors, such as adherence to social norms, community values and examples from role models, and individual preferences and beliefs related to, for instance, prestige, brand loyalty or personal values. Traditionally, policies have aimed to give consumers information (like eco-labels) and to a lesser extent to make circular alternatives more economically attractive.

There are opportunities to explore a range of future policy options across different governance levels, including tax breaks and subsidies, legally binding regulations, avoiding greenwashing, making circular options more convenient, and using eco-labels and measures targeting consumers to, for instance, enhance emotional attachment to products.

The European Union has already moved to put on place measures to make circular economy-friendly choices more attractive and convenient for consumers. For example, the European Commission's sustainable products initiative, which focuses on providing information through labelling and product passports, and placing product requirements focusing on durability and recyclability, among others. This initiative recognises the key role of consumers in establishing a circular economy and is expected to enable an acceleration of circularity in the EU economy.

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Consumers can play key role in creating demand for 'circular' goods and services - European Environment Agency

Fifteen young talents from twelve different European Union and EFTA countries, aged between 21 and 26, form a Team Europe.

Team Europe was officially announced today by the Vice President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas, and ENISA Executive Director Juhan Lepassaar. The team will gather from May 13th to May 15th in Vienna, Austria for their final training to prepare for the 1st International Cybersecurity Challenge (ICC).

The 1st International Cybersecurity Challenge aims to identify and pool the worlds top cybersecurity talents.

Juhan Lepassaar, stated that: With this 1st International Cybersecurity Challenge, I am truly confident we are on the right track to effectively build the next generation of cybersecurity experts. The motivation and engagement of these young people already stands as evidence that our seeds are there and ready to grow, ensuring a safer digital world.

In order to choose the final team members, ENISA collaborated closely with five experts whose mission was to train, evaluate the competitors and assist with the selection process. With the support of the Team Europe trainers, ENISA organised three bootcamps, two online Capture The Flag (CTF) qualifiers and a number of online training activities over the past year. Fifty-five candidates from twenty-one different European Union and EFTA countries joined the training activities which led to the selection of the final Team Europe.

Team Europe is now getting ready to compete against another six teams from Africa, Asia, Canada, Latin America, Oceania and the United States.

The Awards Ceremony

The winning team of the International Cybersecurity Challenge will be announced at the awards ceremony scheduled to take place at 5 pm local Greek time on June 17th.

The programme of the award ceremony will include a keynote speech by the European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas, Prof. Bart Preneel (KU Leuven), and ENISA Executive Director Juhan Lepassaar.

The ICC awards are sponsored by Accenture, Census-labs, Cyber Noesis, ISACA, Netcompany Intrasoft, Trend Micro, UbiTech, and Yes We Hack.

Stay tuned!

Stay tuned on social media via #ICC from June 14th to June 17th, 2022 to experience the first edition of the International Cybersecurity Challenge from the inside.

Further information

ENISA press release Vice-President Schinas announces Team EU for the first Cyber World Cup

ICC website -International Cybersecurity Challenge

ICC trailer video -1st International Cybersecurity Challenge

ENISA topic European Cybersecurity Challenge(ECSC)

ECSC website -European Cybersecurity Challenge

ENISA report Capture the flags competitions(CTFs)

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TEAM EUROPE on the Starting Blocks for the 1st International Cybersecurity Challenge! - ENISA

The survey was carried out in 27 Turkish provinces between March 2 and 26, 2022 by means of face-to-face interviews, with 2,180 respondents representing Turkeys adult population.

Turkey-EU relations have been marked by political crises. As a result, Turkeys EU accession process has more or less been put on the back burner. However, since the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean began to decline in Autumn 2020, several high-level dialogue meetings have taken place between the two sides and relations have started to ease. Nevertheless, establishing a stable relationship and a positive agenda has yet to be achieved.

Similarly, after years of tension between the United States and Turkey, the relationship has struck a more positive tone over the last year, particularly since the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan. While high level political dialogue is still lacking, there has been close dialogue on bureaucratic level.

While not one of the key drivers, public opinion has increasingly become an important factor impacting foreign policy in democratic countries. The field study of this years survey was conducted during Russias invasion of Ukraine, making the results even more interesting.

Within this framework, we hope that this survey will provide a valuable resource for policymakers, media, think tanks, and academics who are searching for ways to put the EU-Turkey or EU-Western relationship back on track.

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Turkish Perceptions of the European Union 2022 | Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation - German Marshall Fund