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Pfizer, in partnership with Germany company BioNtech, plans to supply 1.3 billion doses of the vaccine in 2021 from factories...

EU-wide survey on violence, harassment, crime, safety and victims rights

More than one in four Europeans were crime victims of violence and harassment and 22 million were physically attacked in...

Fake negative Covid-19 test certificates sold across Europe

As long as travel restrictions remain in place due to the pandemic, it is very likely that criminals will seize...

Europol and the World Anti-Doping Agency join forces

Europol and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) join forces and they are fighting doping for 'clean' sport in and out...

Big Data shape and boost Europe’s digital smart future

Big data means benefits and challenges for people, businesses and the environment to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Our...

LIFE Programme: EU invests in environment, nature and climate projects

The European Commission announced an investment of €121 million for new integrated projects under the LIFE programme for the Environment...

Ms Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission; Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA, Managing Director of the IMF

IMF Kristalina Georgieva: Path to recovery is highly uncertain in Europe

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, EU debates at the online debate of the European Parliamentary Week 2021....

EU debates tourism industry and tries to save summer season 2021

Can Europe save summer season 2021 with all travel restrictions related to the Coronavirus pandemic, which have decimated the tourism...

Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission

President von der Leyen eudebates Global Citizen’s global recovery

President von der Leyen will join EU support to international initiative Global Citizen for global recovery. On Tuesday, 23 February...

Data Protection GDPR needs updates to secure EU data flows to UK

There is a further transition period of six months to enable the European Commission to update GDPR EU law and...

SURE to fight Covid-19: €100 billion to keep people in jobs

21/02/2021

The EU provides additional financial support to member states to protect jobs and workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The...

Variants, vaccines and HERA Incubator in Europe

21/02/2021

New variants are already present in Europe and the EU is setting up a European bio-defence preparedness plan “HERA Incubator”....

Teleworking: The risk of illegal work overtime at home

21/02/2021

Working from home is a new reality for millions of employees across EU which is here to stay with the...

Exomars Rover ESA EXOMARS MISSION - Mars 2020

Watch LIVE the Mars NASA rover landing today

18/02/2021

NASA space agency will land a car-sized rover on Mars in its most complex mission yet to search for ancient...

Exterior of European Medicines Agency in Amsterdam - EMA

EMA preparing guidance to tackle COVID-19 variants

18/02/2021

EMA is developing guidance for manufacturers planning changes to the existing COVID-19 vaccines to tackle the new virus variants. In...

Visegrad cooperation celebrates 30th anniversary

17/02/2021

The Visegrad Group, known as the "Visegrad Four" or simply "V4" reflects the efforts of the countries of the Central...

Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of an Economy that works for People, and Commissioner for Trade

Strong EU trade enforcement rules enter into force

17/02/2021

Robust new trade enforcement rules have entered into force that will further strengthen the EU's toolbox in defending its interests....

COVID-19 global vaccination ‘wildly uneven and unfair’, UN chief warns