The defence of multilateralism and basic rights must be the priority of EU-Latin American cooperation, according to the co-chairs of the EuroLat Parliamentary Assembly. During the inauguration in Brussels of the meeting of the standing committees of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, Javi López MEP (S&D, Spain), president of the European component, highlighted the “good […]
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EU Global Health Strategy
The Commission adopted a new EU Global Health Strategy to improve global health security and deliver better health for all in a changing world. With the Strategy, the EU deepens its leadership and reasserts its responsibility for tackling key global challenges and health inequalities head-on: the unfinished agenda in global health and combatting health threats […]
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Commission authorizes acquisition of Bluevia’s joint control by Telefonica, Predica and Vauban
Under the European Merger Regulation, the European Commission has authorized the acquisition of joint control of Bluevia Fibra S.L. (“Bluevia”) by Telefónica S.A., both based in Spain, Prévoyance Dialogue du Crédit Agricole S.A. (“Predica”) and Vauban Infrastructure Partners S.C.A. (“Vauban”), both based in France. Bluevia will operate and operate a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in rural […]
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Intellectual property: Industrial design
The Commission is presenting revised rules that will make it cheaper, quicker and more predictable to protect industrial designs across the EU. An industrial design constitutes the outer appearance of a product characterised by its lines, contours or shape. The proposals for a revised Regulation and Directive on industrial designs modernise the existing Community design […]
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Spain will receive €1.12 billion from the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund 2021-2027
Following the adoption of the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027 with Spain, the Commission has adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) programme for Spain, to implement the EU common fisheries policy (CFP) and EU policy priorities outlined in the European Green Deal. The total financial allocation for the Spanish programme 2021-2027 is €1.57 billion, of which the EU contribution accounts for […]
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The European Union launches calls for education, research and innovation for 2023 – Colombia
The call for proposals for the European Union’s Erasmus+ 2022 programme was launched on 23 November. With an annual budget of €3,393 million (17.2 billion pesos), Erasmus+ is reaffirming its support for inclusion, active citizenship and democratic participation, as well as ecological and digital transformations in the European Union and the world. The programme has […]
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Creating a large-scale European drone market
The European Drone Strategy 2.0, adopted by the Commission, sets out a vision for the further development of the European drone market. It builds on the EU’s safety framework for operating and setting the technical requirements of drones, which is the world’s most advanced. The new Strategy lays out how Europe can pursue large-scale commercial drone operations while […]
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Erasmus+ programme for undergraduate students presents new advantages at the UAL
The 2022/2023 call for applications includes a significant increase in the number of places, to over 1,300, and almost half a million euros more in the budget. The new programme innovates with additional grants for travelling to the Netherlands, to UNIGREEN member countries or for using environmentally friendly means of transport. In addition, mobility grants […]
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Council and European Parliament agree on new product safety rules
The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on the general product safety regulation (GPSR). This regulation updates the current rules to ensure that products sold both offline and online are safe and live up to European standards. This regulation will help to reduce the number of dangerous products sold both offline and online […]
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