In 2021, EASO’s operational support to national asylum and reception authorities will cover all five Mediterranean EU Member States which receive the most asylum applications, accounting for 50% of the Agency’s budget. The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has begun operational support to the reception authorities in Spain, as was recently announced following the signature of the […]
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The European Committee of the Regions calls for a new Atlantic macro-region to better tackle Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic
Atlantic regions are facing the consequences of Brexit in fisheries, trade and transport while also suffering from the impact of COVID-19 on maritime links, tourism and logistics chains. The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has put forward a set of proposals to strengthen cooperation between EU Atlantic regions to better tackle the impact caused […]
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13 UAL researchers, among the most influential in the world
Their names appear in the list ‘Ranking of the World Scientists: World’s Top 2% Scientists’, composed of scientists whose work has been widely cited during the last year. UAL researchers belong to the Department of Chemical Engineering and the areas of Graphic Expression in Engineering, Analytical Chemistry, Food Technology and Plant Production. Thirteen researchers from […]
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JURI Committee proposes waiver of immunity for Puigdemont and other MEPs
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee proposed on 18 February to waive the immunity of the three Catalan MEPs, Carles Puigdemont, Clara Ponsatí and Antoni Comín, who were included in the Supreme Court’s request submitted to the Parliament on 10 January last year. The report, drafted by the Bulgarian MEP Angel Dzhambazki as rapporteur, was […]
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Bypassing age verification measures on social media
An EU-backed study has shown how easy it is for children to bypass the mechanisms that the most popular apps use to verify their age: all they have to do is lie. The measures that popular social media apps use to verify age during the sign-up process are basically ineffective. According to research supported by […]
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Commission sends letter of formal notice to the United Kingdom for breach of its obligations
The European Commission has sent today a letter of formal notice to the United Kingdom for breaching the substantive provisions of the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland, as well as the good faith obligation under the Withdrawal Agreement. This marks the beginning of a formal infringement process against the United Kingdom. It is the […]
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The UAL obtains the first data on the ecology of the mohor gazelle in the wild
A researcher from the University of Almeria has co-edited a work led by the research team “Biología de la Conservación de Especies Amenazadas de la Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas” (EEZA-CSIC). The objective was to study the ideal terrain for their survival using a GPS. Besides, researchers from the University of Almeria, such as Professor […]
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COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca: PRAC investigating cases of thromboembolic events
EMA is aware that the Danish Health Authority has paused its vaccination campaign with COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca. This was decided as a precautionary measure while a full investigation is ongoing into reports of blood clots in people who received the vaccine, including one case in Denmark where a person died. Some other Member States have […]
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Unravelling the secrets hidden inside the TRAPPIST-1 planets
EU-backed researchers have calculated the seven TRAPPIST-1 planets’ densities more precisely than ever before, providing better insight into their composition. Forty light years away from the Sun lies the star we call TRAPPIST-1 and the seven Earth-size planets that orbit it. Since the star’s discovery in 1999 and the subsequent discoveries of its rocky planets, […]
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