This week, an international alliance of UN, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies working to address the root causes of extreme hunger have released a new edition of their annual Global Report on Food Crises. The report by the Global Network Against Food Crises, along with key findings, statements by partners, and multimedia products unpacking its contents are […]
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The University of Almeria and Torrecardenas Hospital are working together against Covid-19
The World Health Organization has consistently stated that the most effective way to save lives is to “break the chains of transmission” by testing and isolating those infected: “Test, test, test”. To achieve this goal, the laboratories of the 17 Andalusian hospitals, as well as the different Andalusian universities and research centres, are collaborating intensively […]
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COVID-19: MEPs call for an action plan for the tourism sector
The European Commission must present an action plan to help the tourism sector overcome the COVID-19 crisis, according to members of the EP’s Transport and Tourism Committee. Tourism: a highly affected sector In a debate with Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, MEPs insisted that the tourism sector needs more support through specific measures, funding, strengthened […]
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Special Coronavirus Bulletin No. 1 now available
Special Coronavirus Bulletin No. 1 now available! Given the current situation of Coronavirus, the European Documentation Centre has published a special edition of the Bulletin that gathers the most relevant information that we have published in our web page in the last month. The bulletin is structured in News; Calls; Statistics and Infographics; Recommended Bibliography; […]
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COVID-19: EU emergency measures to help farmers and fishermen
Food producers are experiencing labour shortages due to the halting of the free movement of seasonal workers, on whom they are largely dependent. While delays in the cross-border transport of agricultural goods were resolved through so-called “green corridors”, which allow the movement of vehicles carrying critical goods, the aquaculture, agriculture and fisheries sectors still face […]
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European Council’s agenda: 20 April – 3 May 2020
There are no Council meetings scheduled during this period. Several videoconferences are planned in order to take forward work on the collective response to COVID-19 in a range of sectors, as well as address other issues. Tuesday, 21 April 2020 Informal videoconference of sport ministers Wednesday, 22 April 2020 Informal videoconference of ministers of European […]
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Efficient contact tracing applications to support the lifting of confinement measures
EU Members States, supported by the Commission, have developed an EU toolbox for the use of mobile applications for contact tracing and warning in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This is part of a common coordinated approach to support the gradual lifting of confinement measures. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Member States, backed by the […]
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Video conference of ministers of health, 15 April 2020
EU ministers of health are holding a video conference to take stock of the current situation and measures already taken in response to the spread of COVID-19 in the EU and to reflect on the challenges ahead in order to find the best coordinated approach for moving forward. Conclusions In their exchange of views, they […]
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Coronavirus: European roadmap shows path towards common lifting of containment measures
The Commission, in cooperation with the President of the European Council, has put forward a European roadmap to phase-out the containment measures due to the coronavirus outbreak. While we are still in firefighting mode, the necessary extraordinary measures taken by Member States and the EU are working. They have slowed down the spread of the virus […]
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