Below is the agenda of the Council of the EU, European Commission and European Parliament for the week of 4 May to 8 May 2020. Council of the European Union 5 May 2020 Video conference of employment and social affairs ministers Video conference of telecommunications ministers 6 May 2020 EU-Western Balkans Zagreb summit 8 May […]
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Winners of the European Research Council Proof of Concept Grant Call 2020
The 55 ERC project beneficiaries who have been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant call 2020 – first cut have been announced and will receive around 8,250,000. Of these, 5 projects will go to Spanish centres, where 5 researchers will be able to explore the marketing and social potential of their research results. Spain […]
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We are working from home and we thank you
We are still working… The team of the European Documentation Centre is still working to keep you informed as we believe it is important to offer an information service that covers the current situation truthfully and transparently. From the very beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, the University of Almeria took the measures at our disposal […]
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EU’s long-term budget
The process to establish the next long-term budget of the EU for the period 2021-2027 has started. It’s about the future of Europe, about whether the EU does less, the same or more for its citizens. This Q&A reflects Parliament’s position and the state of play before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The European […]
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MEPs to discuss citizens’ petitions related to COVID-19
Parliament’s Petitions Committee will debate citizens’ petitions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, 30 April at 10.00. Following the large number of petitions submitted to the Parliament in the past few weeks linked to COVID-19, the Petitions Committee decided to urgently organise an extraordinary meeting to highlight and respond to citizens’ concerns. On Thursday, MEPs will examine four […]
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PLAnd COVID-19: Andalusian Platform to face the pandemic
On the occasion of the health emergency caused by the expansion of COVID-19, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Regional Government of Andalusia has launched PLAnd COVID-19, an Andalusian Platform for the Reception, Identification, Analysis and Transfer of Innovation Capacities and Solutions for the fight against COVID-19 by Andalusian companies and […]
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Coronavirus: Commission issues guidance to mitigate clinical trial disruption in the EU
The Commission published yesterday guidance to ensure that clinical trials can continue taking place in the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim The aim is to mitigate the disruption of clinical research in Europe and therefore the negative effects of the pandemic, without compromising on quality and safety. These recommendations are an important part of the […]
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Coming up: economic impact Covid-19, agriculture, tyre labelling
Committees have a busy week ahead of them: from discussing Covid-19’s economic impact to voting on plans for tyre labelling and support for the agriculture sector. Coronavirus The economic affairs committee will discuss the economic impact and response to the Covid-19 outbreak with Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People, and […]
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Results of the conference of foreign affairs ministers, 22 April 2020
We discussed how to better support Ukraine and other countries in the Eastern partnership in times of Covid-19 pandemic. Our message to them is clear, we will keep helping them in these challenging times. Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Gradually returning to core foreign policy issues, ministers first held […]
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