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2021 Year in Review: Refugee, migrant numbers rise, despite travel curbs
Pandemic-related travel restrictions may have put a dent on international migration figures in 2021, but the number of people forced to leave their homes, due…
EU and US officials discuss efforts to donate and deliver 1.7 billion vaccine doses around the world by mid-2022
Senior European Commission officials met yesterday with senior White House and other U.S. government officials on progress and next steps towards achieving the US-EU Agenda…
German NGO rescues over 400 migrants over Christmas weekend
The Greek and Tunisian coast guards have also reported successful rescue missions. Nonetheless, dozens of people have died in shipwrecks in the Mediterranean over…
Champions of the Earth: Kyrgystan’s environmental entrepreneur
Maria Kolesnikova, honoured in the Entrepreneurial Vision category, is an environmental activist, youth advocate and head of MoveGreen, an organization working to monitor and improve…
Commission hosts second matchmaking event to speed up the development and production of COVID-19 medicines
Today and tomorrow, the Commission is hosting a pan-European matchmaking event to accelerate and upscale the development and production of COVID-19 medicines in Europe, as…
Youth embody ‘spirit’ of 21st century more than parents, new survey shows
Even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and other global challenges, children and youth are nearly 50 per cent more likely than…
EU at COP26: Commission pledges €100 million to the Adaptation Fund
At today’s high-level plenary session at COP26, the European Commission announced a new pledge of €100 million in finance for the Adaptation Fund. Speaking in…
WFP warns 3 million more now ‘teetering on the edge of famine’
’The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries, has risen…
SMEs: national solvency measures in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic helped companies avoid bankruptcies
On Wednesday, the Commission published a report on national solvency measures for SMEs. According to this report, SMEs and other European businesses have been able…
EU, United States agree steps to decarbonise steel
The European Union and the United States agreed Sunday to suspend bilateral WTO disputes on steel and aluminium, and start discussions on a Global Arrangement…
EU disburses €600 million in Macro-Financial Assistance to Ukraine to address the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic
The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, has today disbursed €600 million in macro-financial assistance (MFA) to Ukraine. This disbursement is part of the…
UN-backed show highlights lifesaving benefit of ‘edutainment’ in South Africa
Young people in South Africa changed their attitudes significantly and adopted safer sexual behaviour, after watching a TV show called Down South – which the…
EU and Qatar sign landmark aviation agreement
The European Union and the State of Qatar signed a comprehensive air transport agreement Monday, upgrading rules and standards for flights between Qatar and the…
ErasmusDays 2021: The world celebrates the success of the Erasmus+ programme
On 14, 15 and 16 October, the 5th edition of #ErasmusDays will celebrate the Erasmus+ Programme with close to 5,000 events, both digital and in-person,…
WHO establishes new scientific group to study COVID origins, prevent future pandemics
] The proposed members of the WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) were selected for their expertise in areas such…
EU agrees 2022 fishing quotas for Baltic Sea
EU fisheries ministers reached a political agreement Tuesday on next year’s total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas per member state for the ten most commercially…
EU Sustainable Investment Summit: President von der Leyen calls on global partners to set global standards and support sustainable investment
This morning, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen delivered the opening address at the EU Sustainable Investment Summit, the first annual event…
COVID-19: Global vaccine plan aims to end ‘two-track pandemic’
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday unveiled an $8 billion pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a bid to make vaccines accessible…
Agriculture: Commission adopts exceptional measures to support the wine, fruit and vegetable
The support measures for the wine sector adopted today include increasing support for risk management tools such as harvest insurance and mutual funds, and extending…
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