Senator-for-life Liliana Segre shared her experience of the evil inflicted in Auschwitz and the duty to bear witness, in a ceremony to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. In the presence of Ms Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, world famous cellist and surviving member of the Women’s Orchestra in Auschwitz, Mischa and Maxim Maisky performed “From Jewish Life: Prayer” by […]
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UK leaves the European Union
The Withdrawal Agreement was approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday evening by 621 votes in favour, 49 against and 13 abstentions. In a debate with the Croatian State Secretary for European Affairs Nikolina Brnjac on behalf of the Presidency of the Council, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and the EU’s Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier, […]
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European Documentation Centre of Almeria: 2019 Results
Contents published on the web In 2019, the CDE of Almería published 1,218 entries on its website, 221% more than in 2018, of which 741 were News and 489 were calls. The Digital Fund grew to 4,442 documents; in addition, the Media Library now has 460 videos. Likewise, 28 thematic bulletins were published, almost twice […]
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Trade: EU and 16 WTO members agree to work together on an interim appeal arbitration arrangement
The EU and Ministers from 16 Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have agreed to develop a multi-party interim appeal arrangement that will allow the participating WTO members to preserve a functioning and two-step dispute settlement system at the WTO in disputes among them. This initiative was launched in mid-December 2019 by the EU and a […]
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EU Aviation Safety Agency recommendations in response to the Coronavirus 2019-nCoV
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued a Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) giving recommendations to national aviation authorities, airlines and airports in response to the evolution of the Coronavirus ‘2019-nCoV’ outbreak in the City of Wuhan, China. Recommendations The SIB recommends that airlines provide information to crew members as to how to manage a case […]
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The President and Members of the European Commission give a solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Union
At a formal sitting before the Court of Justice today at 15.00, the President and Members of the European Commission gave the solemn undertaking prescribed by the Treaties in the presence of his Royal Highness the Grand Duke, the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Mr Fernand ETGEN, and the Prime […]
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Humanitarian aid: EU steps up support in Nigeria for conflict victims
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, […]
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CryoSat 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 […]
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Novel 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 […]
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