The ever-increasing amount of plastic, its impact on biodiversity and contribution to climate change, and how to deal with it in a circular economy perspective have been on the European Union’s policy agenda for years. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the attention for plastic waste with images of masks in our seas, and large […]
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80 million euros of European funds to purchase computers for vulnerable students in Andalusia
On February 9, the Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation launched a tender to purchase more than 175,000 computers with connectivity for vulnerable students in Andalusia. This action aims to facilitate digital education, both at home and on-site, for students from vulnerable families studying in publicly supported educational centers in this region. The […]
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Spain: EIB provides €20 million to support RDI activities and growth at Galenicum
The EU bank funds will finance the pharmaceutical company’s 2020-2023 investment plans in the field of RDI and to boost the expansion of its business The financing is supported by the Investment Plan for Europe The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide €20 million to finance the research, development and innovation (RDI) programme of Galenicum, a pharmaceutical […]
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EU Defence: New strategic activities identified for assessment
EDA’s Steering Board has just approved a list of 10 topics to be assessed by the Agency in the coming months for their potential to be considered ‘Key Strategic Activities’ for the European Union in their endeavour to move towards strategic autonomy in the security and defence domain. The selected topics are all related to […]
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Interview to Amós García Hueso, General Director of Andalusians Abroad
The Digital Fund of the European Documentation Centre of Almeria includes among its freely accessible online documentation, interviews with personalities from the business and academic spheres, national and international institutions, etc. Its aim is to become an attractive and direct communication space, offering added value in the field of EU policies affecting European and Spanish […]
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Interview with Carmelo Rodríguez Torreblanca, Rector of the University of Almería
The Digital Fund of the European Documentation Centre of Almeria includes among its freely accessible online documentation, interviews with personalities from the business and academic spheres, national and international institutions, etc. Its aim is to become an attractive and direct communication space, offering added value in the field of EU policies affecting European and Spanish […]
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MEPs urge EU countries to be transparent about their COVID-19 vaccine supplies
Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee calls for a fact-based approach to the EU vaccines rollout to avoid disinformation. In order to respond to European citizens’ growing concerns, data on the number of vaccine doses supplied and on the vaccination schedules for each country must be transparent and provided on a monthly basis […]
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Covid-19 recovery: how the main EU instrument will work
The €672.5 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility is the key tool in the EU’s Covid-19 recovery plan to support reforms in response to the crisis. During the February plenary session, MEPs will vote on the rules establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the flagship EU programme in the €750 billion Covid-19 recovery plan. Parliament and Council […]
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How the EU wants to achieve a circular economy by 2050
Find out about the EU’s circular economy action plan and what additional measures MEPs want to reduce waste and make products more sustainable. If we keep on exploiting resources as we do now, by 2050 we would need the resources of three Earths. Finite resources and climate issues require moving from a ‘take-make-dispose’ society to a […]
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