EUdebates Team

EUdebates Team

What is the Aarhus Convention agreed at the Environment EU Council?What is the Aarhus Convention agreed at the Environment EU Council?

What is the Aarhus Convention agreed at the Environment EU Council?

On 17 December, EU environment ministers met in Brussels to agree upon a full general approach on European climate law…

5 years ago
Promoting an Age-Inclusive Workforce to work for all generationsPromoting an Age-Inclusive Workforce to work for all generations

Promoting an Age-Inclusive Workforce to work for all generations

Governments and employers should work together to promote multi-generational workforces to adapt to ongoing changes in the world of work.…

5 years ago
WHO: Two billion COVID19 vaccine doses securedWHO: Two billion COVID19 vaccine doses secured

WHO: Two billion COVID19 vaccine doses secured

The end of the pandemic is in sight with 2 billion vaccine doses but we must not let our guard…

5 years ago
2021 priorities for European recovery and renewed vitality2021 priorities for European recovery and renewed vitality

2021 priorities for European recovery and renewed vitality

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President David Sassoli and Chancellor Angela Merkel, on behalf of the Presidency of…

5 years ago
Pandemic threatens to push more children into Learning PovertyPandemic threatens to push more children into Learning Poverty

Pandemic threatens to push more children into Learning Poverty

COVID-related school closures risk pushing an additional 72 million primary school aged children into learning poverty. Children are unable to read…

5 years ago
Libya: Oil money mostly divides people but now unitesLibya: Oil money mostly divides people but now unites

Libya: Oil money mostly divides people but now unites

The ceasefire and arms embargo that halted Libya’s civil war in October has begun to pay economic dividends to Libyans…

5 years ago
Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement under WTO rules fully operational on 1 January 2021Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement under WTO rules fully operational on 1 January 2021

Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement under WTO rules fully operational on 1 January 2021

If the UK and EU-27 do not agree on an FTA Brexit by the end of the transition period, Great…

5 years ago
Customs controls stopped fake and dangerous goods worth millionsCustoms controls stopped fake and dangerous goods worth millions

Customs controls stopped fake and dangerous goods worth millions

Customs controls stopped Fake goods with a retail value of over €760 million at the EU’s external borders in 2019,…

5 years ago
UNICEF to feed hungry children in UK after the Second World WarUNICEF to feed hungry children in UK after the Second World War

UNICEF to feed hungry children in UK after the Second World War

The first time for UNICEF to feed children in the UK in the 70-year-history. The most urgent crisis affecting children…

5 years ago
Migrant workers pay gap widens in EuropeMigrant workers pay gap widens in Europe

Migrant workers pay gap widens in Europe

Migrant workers earn nearly 13 per cent on average less than national workers in high-income countries, according to a new…

5 years ago
Europeans adopt 2021 new fishing catch quotasEuropeans adopt 2021 new fishing catch quotas

Europeans adopt 2021 new fishing catch quotas

Following a long night of negotiations, EU fisheries ministers agreed to provisional catch quotas until March due to ongoing Brexit…

5 years ago
The First Amazon Fiscal and Environmental Sustainability ProgramThe First Amazon Fiscal and Environmental Sustainability Program

The First Amazon Fiscal and Environmental Sustainability Program

The World Bank Board of Directors approved today the US$200 million First Amazon Fiscal and Environmental Sustainability Programmatic DPF. The project…

5 years ago
No end in sight to the Humanitarian Crisis in YemenNo end in sight to the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

No end in sight to the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, and the situation risks deteriorating even further. The conflict continues to take a…

5 years ago
COVID-19 vaccines: Development, evaluation and EU approvalCOVID-19 vaccines: Development, evaluation and EU approval

COVID-19 vaccines: Development, evaluation and EU approval

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) plays an important role in enabling the development, scientific evaluation, approval and monitoring of COVID-19…

5 years ago
Germany should invest more in infrastructure, digital economy and energy transitionGermany should invest more in infrastructure, digital economy and energy transition

Germany should invest more in infrastructure, digital economy and energy transition

Germany should increase public infrastructure investment and accelerate its digital transformation and energy transition to strengthen and sustain its recovery…

5 years ago

Has the Paris Agreement changed Climate after 5 years?

The Paris Agreement is a bridge between today's policies and climate-neutrality before the end of the century. This week marks…

5 years ago

Bill Gates predicts next months could be worst of pandemic

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates predicts LIVE on CNN that sadly, the next four to six months could be worst of…

5 years ago

Four Royal Navy ships stand-by in case of no-deal Brexit

Royal Navy sends four ships to help protect fishing waters from 1st January in case of a no-deal Brexit. This…

5 years ago