Tanto a nivel global como en algunos países de la UE se ha detectado un incremento de los casos de violencia doméstica tras imponer medidas de confinamiento. Las mujeres en relaciones de violencia están obligadas a permanecer en casa, más expuestas por tanto al riesgo de abuso. También es más difícil contactar con los servicios de […]
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Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19
A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the humanitarian sector, including the WHO, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red […]
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Corona Crimes: Suspect Behind €6 Million Face Masks And Hand Sanitisers Scam Arrested Thanks To International Police Cooperation
A 39-year old man has been arrested in Singapore for his suspected involvement in money laundering offences linked to a business email scam-related to COVID-19. This person was usurping the identity of a legitimate company and advertised the fast delivery of FFP2 surgical masks and hand sanitisers The French police was fast to prioritise the […]
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Measures to prevent Covid19 crisis in refugee camps
The situation of refugees in Greece calls for a concerted EU response to avoid a Covid-19 outbreak, according to MEPs on the civil liberties committee. As Europe grapples with the challenges of the coronavirus crisis, concern is also growing over the living conditions of asylum-seekers in camps on the Greek islands. The situation at the […]
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Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic have failed to fulfil their obligations under European Union law
Those Member States can rely neither on their responsibilities concerning the maintenance of law and order and the safeguarding of internal security, nor on the alleged malfunctioning of the relocation mechanism to avoid implementing that mechanism. In the judgment in Commission v Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic (C-715/17, C-718/17 and C-719/17), delivered on 2 […]
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International Day of Human Space Flight: The challenges of long-term space travel
The International Day of Human Space Flight is an opportunity to celebrate our exploration of space, marking the day Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth and became the first human in space. Since then, progress has been made: we have been to the Moon, built an orbital laboratory, the International Space Station (ISS), and sent probes […]
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Commission and European Investment Fund unlock €8 billion in finance for 100,000 small and medium-sized businesses
The European Commission has unlocked €1 billion from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) that will serve as a guarantee to the European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the European Investment Bank Group. This will allow the EIF to issue special guarantees to incentivise banks and other lenders to provide liquidity to at least […]
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Participate in our special bulletin on Covid-19
As a result of the events we are experiencing in most countries, the European Documentation Centre in Almeria has dedicated this last month to publishing relevant information on COVID-19. We are currently preparing a special bulletin on this subject. In this bulletin we would like to include the activity currently being carried out by European […]
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The European Commission welcomes the cooperation agreement concluded between the European Central Bank, the Eurosystem and Sveriges Riksbank
The European Commission welcomes the cooperation agreement concluded on 3 April 2020 between the European Central Bank (ECB), the Eurosystem and Sveriges Riksbank which will allow settlement of instant payments in Swedish krona in the TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS). The Commission shares with the ECB the objective of fostering the development by European payments […]
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