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Coming months critical for future pandemic preparedness: WHO chief
The next three months will be a critical period for stepping up global collective action against future pandemics, the head of the World Health Organization…
State aid: Commission gives green light to new synthetic securitisation product under the European Guarantee Fund to further support SMEs affected by the coronavirus outbreak in 22 Member States
The European Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, the introduction of a new product in the the form of guarantees on synthetic securitisation tranches…
Commission approves €36.7 million to support migration management in Lithuania
The Commission has decided to make available €36.7 million to Lithuania in emergency assistance under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund to help improve reception…
EU strengthens support to speed up vaccination in the Eastern Partnership region
As part of the European Union’s efforts to support vaccination in partner countries, the Commission today increased from €40 million to €75 million its assistance…
Shocking’ escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan: UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed shock on Monday at the rapid escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan, following the deaths of…
Hiroshima memorial: UN chief laments slow progress on nuclear-free goal
Underlining UN commitment to achieving a nuclear-free world, Secretary-General António Guterres has urged governments to strengthen efforts to make this goal a reality. “The only…
Forest fires: EU helps Italy, Greece, Albania and North Macedonia to fight devastating fires
As forest fires continue affecting various regions in the Mediterranean and the Western Balkans, the European Commission is swiftly mobilising support to assist countries in…
EU invests €122 million in innovative projects to decarbonise the economy
For the first time since the creation of the Innovation Fund, the European Union is investing €118 million into 32 small innovative projects located in…
UN climate science talks open amid heatwaves, floods and drought
The low-lying archipelago, Tuvalu, in the Pacific Ocean is reclaiming land as it fights the effects of climate change. Negotiations began on Monday to approve…
Forest fires in Sardinia: EU mobilises immediate assistance to Italy
In response to Italy’s request for assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help in the fight against the ongoing wildfires in Sardinia, the…
Water-related hazards dominate list of 10 most destructive disasters
Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing global climate, water-related hazards top the list of natural disasters with the highest human losses in the past…
Conference on the Future of Europe: greater say for regions and social partners
On Monday, the Executive Board agreed to allocate more seats in the Conference Plenary to regional and local elected representatives, as well as to social…
June 2021 Was the 5th Warmest June on Record for the Globe
First 6 months of the year remain among the top-10 warmest. In keeping with Earth’s warming trend this year, June 2021 placed as fifth-warmest June…
New Satellite Data Techniques Reveal Coastal Sea-Level Rise
For the hundreds of millions of people living in coastal regions around the world, rising seas driven by climate change pose a direct threat. In…
EU plans upgrade for occupational health and safety
A new strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027, adopted Monday by the European Commission, sets out key actions needed to improve workers’…
EU launches EUR 88m calls for Creative Europe
The EU Commission launched Wednesday the remaining calls for the culture and creative sectors within the culture strand of Creative Europe programme, making available a…
EU sets out vision for a climate-resilient society
EU states approved Thursday a new strategy outlining a long-term vision for the EU to become a climate-resilient society that is fully adapted to the…
EU Parliament gives go-ahead to Covid certificate
EU states are set to accept the Digital COVID Certificate – proving vaccination, negative test result or recovery from a COVID infection – from 1…
Towards a stronger and more resilient Schengen area
On Wednesday, the European Commission is presenting a new Strategy to make the largest free travel area in the world – the Schengen area –…
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