As millions of people continue to be affected by the conflict in Nigeria’s Lake Chad region, European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič has announced a first emergency aid package of €26.5 million for 2020 whilst visiting north-east Nigeria today. The EU’s new aid package will provide food aid, access to clean water and sanitation facilities, shelter, […]
Read MoreCryoSat brings us closer to understanding what happens in the Antarctica’s biggest glacier
Ice loss from Pine Island Glacier has contributed more to sea-level rise over the past four decades than any other glacier in Antarctica. The way this huge glacier is thinning is complex, leading to uncertainty about how it is likely to raise sea level in the future. Thanks to ESA’s CryoSat mission, scientists have now […]
Read MoreNovel coronavirus 2019-nCoV: what it is and what we know about it
Authorities in China confirmed human-to-human transmission of this virus on 20 January 2020, including to a number of healthcare workers. What is the outbreak about? From what ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control), national and international agencies currently know, the outbreak is caused by a novel coronavirus. There are still many unknowns regarding to the […]
Read MoreThis week at the EP: Brexit, wage gap, memory of the Holocaust
The vote on the UK exit agreement from the EU, the reduction of the gender pay gap, the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the request for a common charger for all devices are some of the issues on the agenda of the plenary session of Brussels. Brexit Before the United Kingdom leaves […]
Read MoreThe new EU Single Market Bulletin No.10 is now available!
The new EU Single Market Bulletin No. 10 is now available! In this January edition, we can highlight news such as The European Green Deal Investment Plan and Just Transition Mechanism; EIB and BBVA provide €600m to support SMEs or Digitalisation – a key challenge for SMEs in the Mediterranean region. Below, you can consult various […]
Read MoreThe construction sector has the largest waste stream in the EU
At present, many of the material streams from demolition and renovation works are not suitable for reuse or high-grade recycling. This is stalling efforts in shifting to a circular economy. The EEA briefing ‘Construction and demolition waste: challenges and opportunities in a circular economy,’ says more must be done in preventing or recycling the large […]
Read MoreVET mobility scheme selects three projects for funding
The results of the pilot Vocational Education and Training mobility (VET) mobility scheme for the Enlargement Countries and Africa have now been published. The European Commission has made available €8.5 million for two pilot projects with Africa and one with the Western Balkans in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, confirming its commitment to invest in young […]
Read MoreECB launches review of its monetary policy strategy
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) today launched a review of its monetary policy strategy. The monetary policy strategy was adopted in 1998 and some of its elements were clarified in 2003. Since 2003 the euro area and the world economy have been undergoing profound structural changes. Declining trend growth, on the […]
Read MoreExternal action: videoconference between Josep Borrell and the heads of EU missions and operations
“The EU has around 5,000 women and men working for 16 crisis management missions and operations deployed on three continents – soon to become 17 with the new civilian mission to be launched in the Central African Republic. They are the beating heart of the EU’s common security and defence policy and often the face […]
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