This document collects and analyzes data on the evolution of COVID-19, collected by Johns Hopkins University and published daily by the European Documentation Center in Almeria during the months of May, June and July 2020. COVID-19. Total data Africa Evolution of confirmed cases in Africa At the end of May, the African continent registered a […]
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Commission sets out new ambitious mission to lead on supercomputing
The Commission takes further steps in the Digital Decade agenda to strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty, as announced by President Ursula von der Leyen in her State of the Union on Wednesday. The Commission has proposed a new Regulation for the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking to maintain and advance Europe’s leading role in supercomputing and quantum computing. It […]
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Impact of gender quotas on EU politics and business
EIGE has published its latest data on women and men in decision-making across the EU, in the seven countries that receive support from the EU’s Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), and in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Politics Men still outnumber women in parliaments across Europe In November 2019, two thirds of EU parliamentarians were men […]
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Webinar: Introduction to EUMOFA. The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products
The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture products (EUMOFA) is offering a free webinar in English that will give an overview of the EUMOFA website, browsing through its main sections together with the EUMOFA team. It will also offer insights into how the EUMOFA database may be used to extract and analyse data, providing […]
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SOTEU 2020: President Von der Leyen sets the course for Europe
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today pledged that the European Commission will drive a sustainable and transformational recovery that will give Europe a global platform to lead economically, environmentally and geopolitically. MAIN HIGHLIGHTS of the State of the Union 2020 The response to coronavirus – and protecting Europe’s health in the future The President […]
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European Cybersecurity Month
What is the European Cybersecurity Month? The European Cybersecurity Month first launched in 2012. The campaign is now part of the actions designed to implement the provisions of the EU Cybersecurity Act on awareness raising and education. The Act mandates the EU Agency for Cybersecurity to organise regular outreach campaigns in cooperation with Member States, […]
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Statement by the European Commission following the extraordinary meeting of the EU-UK Joint Committee
Recently, a meeting took place in London between Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič and Michael Gove, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Following the publication by the UK government of the draft “United Kingdom Internal Market Bill” on 9 September 2020, Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič called for an extraordinary meeting of the EU-UK Joint Committee to request the UK government to elaborate […]
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EIB provides EUR 100 million to Valencia for reconstruction and prevention of storm damage
The agreement will boost both the repair of affected infrastructure and preventive measures to improve the region’s climate resilience It is estimated that the investments will create 1,500 jobs during the implementation phase The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide EUR 100 million to the Valencia Region for rebuilding infrastructure damaged by the DANA (Isolated […]
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COVID-19 Evolution in America: May-July 2020
This document collects and analyzes data on the evolution of COVID-19, collected by Johns Hopkins University and published daily by the European Documentation Center of Almería during the months of May, June and July 2020. COVID-19: America Overview Evolution of confirmed cases in America America recorded a total number of confirmed cases of 2.259.925 at […]
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