Coronavirus

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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

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

4 years ago

Variants, vaccines and HERA Incubator in Europe

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

4 years ago

EMA preparing guidance to tackle COVID-19 variants

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

4 years ago

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

António Guterres warns that progress on COVID-19 global vaccinations has been wildly uneven and unfair and UN Security Council will…

4 years ago

European Alarm over the increased threat of variants

Commission is proposing immediate action to prepare Europe for the increased threat of coronavirus variants. The new European bio-defence preparedness plan against…

4 years ago

EU strengthens the EU Civil Protection Mechanism

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached an important political agreement to strengthen the EU…

4 years ago

WHO: New COVID-19 variants raise questions around vaccines

The emergence of new coronavirus variants has raised major questions around whether currently available vaccines will be effective, the head…

4 years ago

Rwanda: COVID-19 pandemic pushes Rwandan economy into recession

Rwanda has fallen into its first recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic and could potentially compromise years of gains in…

4 years ago

WHO: Post-COVID symptoms will impact global healthcare

Far more research is needed into the “constellation” of sometimes debilitating symptoms among people who’ve recovered from COVID-19, the World…

4 years ago

EMA transparency and independence standards for treatments and vaccines

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has re-affirmed its long-standing commitment to independence and transparency in its evaluation of COVID-19 treatments…

4 years ago

Updates on EU travel restrictions, measures and border controls

European Union Member States are constantly reviewing and updating measures to deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Schengen Area travel…

4 years ago

Ursula von der Leyen admits to failings in vaccine EU plan

MEPs grilled Ursula von der Leyen over EU vaccine strategy and EU chief today admitted to failings in vaccine EU…

4 years ago

EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA)

European Commission creates HERA - EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, a new body to prepare for future Pandemics.…

4 years ago

Regions and cities need bolder support to art, culture and creative sectors

Art and culture should be considered as a 'basic commodity' in order to get support and not be penalised by…

4 years ago

COVID-19 impact exposes millions to the risk of human trafficking

“Millions of women, children and men worldwide are out of work, out of school and without social support in the…

4 years ago

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