The Galileo satellite GSAT0224 entered into service on 29 August. The satellite is named ‘Shriya’, after a Norwegian grade school student who won the Galileo drawing competition organised by the European Commission and the Norwegian Space Agency. The news comes after extended In-Orbit Testing that took place in January-March, followed by participation in the In-Orbit […]
Commission proposes full suspension of Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia
The Commission is proposing to fully suspend the EU’s Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia. A country like Russia, waging a war of aggression, should not qualify for visa facilitations as long as it continues conducting its destructive foreign policy and military aggression towards Ukraine, demonstrating a complete disregard to the international rules-based order. The suspension […]
EU and South Africa hold 7th Structured Dialogue Forum on Human Rights
The 7th EU-South Africa Structured Dialogue Forum on Human Rights took place on 6 September 2022 in Brussels. The Dialogue provided an opportunity for a dynamic exchange of views on bilateral and multilateral issues related to the promotion and protection of human rights, which are core values of the EU-South Africa Strategic Partnership. The EU and South […]
Health Union: HERA additional vaccine doses monkeypox
HERA, the Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, has secured an additional 170,920 doses of Bavarian Nordic’s 3rd generation vaccine to respond to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and to meet the more immediate needs. This brings the total number of doses directly purchased by the EU to 334,540 for Member States. These additional doses will be available […]
European Union supports families affected by floods in La Mojana
The European Union has just allocated more than 300 million pesos to provide emergency humanitarian aid to people affected by the floods in the La Mojana region of the Colombian Caribbean. The funds have been mobilized by the Directorate General for Civil Protection and European Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and will support the Colombian Red […]
Creative Europe: Innovation Lab
Objective The Creative Innovation Lab shall incentivise players from different cultural and creative sectors to design and test innovative digital solutions with a potential positive long-term impact on multiple cultural and creative sectors. The Lab shall facilitate the creation of innovative solutions (e.g. tools, models and methodologies) that can apply to the audiovisual sector and […]
Key Narratives in Pro-Kremlin Disinformation: ‘The Hahaganda’
A defining feature of pro-Kremlin disinformation is its repetitiveness. For all the outrageous claims they make, pro-Kremlin outlets often sound like a broken record sticking to just a handful of basic messages for domestic and international audiences. This is not by accident or oversight, it is by design: repetition makes lies sound more believable. Pro-Kremlin […]
Project adviser Position
Mission description Under the direct supervision of the Head of Sector/Head of Unit, the job holder will be responsible for the implementation of actions financed by the LIFE Clean Energy Transition Subprogram (LIFE –CET) and the legacy of the energy efficiency part of the Horizon 2020 energy challenge, including the management of all the stages […]
The European Union supports investments in Tanzania Blue economy companies
Three Tanzanian companies will be presented to international investors in an event organised by the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles, for the first edition of BlueInvest Africa on 7 and 8 September 2022 in Seychelles. This event, held under the high patronage of the President of the Republic of Seychelles, will bring […]