The Parliament is committed to helping EU countries deal with the coronavirus and address the socio-economic impact of the outbreak. Parliament support On 13 March, the European Commission set out the EU-coordinated response to counter the impact of the coronavirus. See all measures here. The measures announced by the Commission to address Covid-19 were welcomed […]
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Sassoli: Europe shows it is united and ready to act
Following the EU leaders’ video conference, David SASSOLI, EP President, makes a statement on the Coronavirus outbeak. Statement by the President of the European Parliament David Sassoli Europe is correcting the selfishness and lack of coordination between national governments in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. Today the extraordinary meeting of the European Council gave […]
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Judgment of the European Court of Justice on Unfair Contract Terms
A court before which a consumer claims that certain contractual terms are unfair is required to review, of its own motion, other terms of the contract insofar as they are connected to the subject matter of the dispute before it. It must, where necessary, take investigative measures in order to obtain the legal and factual […]
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Digital culture in the time of the Coronavirus
Since last Saturday, Spaniards must remain confined in order to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. Confinement is not only hard for the little ones but can also make the situation untenable for adults. To avoid it and make everything more bearable we propose a series of cultural proposals online that can reverse the circumstances […]
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Spanish Government will mobilize up to 200 billion euros, almost 20% of Spanish GDP, to address the economic and social impact of the coronavirus
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, appeared after the meeting of the Council of Ministers that approved the largest economic resource mobilization in democracy. They will be allocated to the most vulnerable families, workers, companies, and to research for developing a vaccine against COVID-19. El Consejo de Ministros ha aprobado un Real Decreto-ley de medidas […]
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Top Tips for Cybersecurity when Working Remotely
The EU Agency for Cybersecurity’s Executive Director, Juhan Lepassaar shares his top tips for teleworking in times of Covid-19. One of the key preventative measures for the spread of Covid-19 is social distancing. Luckily, in this increasingly connected world we can continue our professional and private lives virtually. However, with huge increases in the number […]
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Sassoli: Positive measures from Commission. Europe united in face of common challenge of COVID-19
Statement by Parliament President David Sassoli following the announcement by the European Commission of measures to address COVID-19 “Not since the end of the Second World War have we faced such a dramatic crisis. Today the European Union is taking action. We had no doubt that it would. This situation is so serious that no […]
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Covid-19: Meeting of the members of the European Council, 17 de marzo de 2020
On 17 March at 17:00, the members of the European Council will follow up, by video conference, on the EU actions responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. President Charles Michel said: Containing the spread of the virus, providing sufficient medical equipment, boosting research and limiting the economic fallout is key Second meeting This will be the second meeting […]
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Commission approves acquisition of Raytheon by UTC, subject to conditions
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Raytheon by United Technologies Corporation (UTC). The approval is conditional on the divestiture of a remedy package. The transaction combines UTC’s aerospace businesses and Raytheon’s defence business. Both companies are global suppliers of military systems and equipment to aircraft and guided […]
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