The European Innovation Council (EIC) has revealed the winners of its annual innovation awards, with prizes going to the cities of Métropole Aix-Marseille Provence and Haarlem, as well as six leading women innovators. The prizes were announced by Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, during the EIC’s two-day summit, taking place until tomorrow. EU Prize for […]
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HORIZONTE EUROPA: Effective fight against illicit drugs production and trafficking
Expected Outcome Projects’ results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes: Improved and complete intelligence picture of security practitioners and policy-makers on drug production and trafficking, such as modus operandi, both offline and online, including the whole chain of trade, cross-border dimension, new trends, prevention of illicit drug market, new […]
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Equal Pay Day: Pay Transparency essential to close the EU gender pay gap of 13%
Women in the European Union still continue to earn less than men for equal job, with the average gender pay gap in the EU standing at 13%. This means that for every €1 a man earns, a women will make €0.87. Progress is steady, however still too slow, with a 2.8 percentage point gap reduction […]
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The Ukrainian people awarded the European Parliament’s 2022 Sakharov Prize
MEPs have awarded the brave people of Ukraine, represented by their president, elected leaders and civil society, the 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced the 2022 laureate in the Strasbourg plenary chamber on Wednesday afternoon, following a decision by Parliament’s Conference of Presidents (the President and political group leaders). “This […]
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EU Commission accelerates work to strengthen the resilience of EU critical infrastructure
The sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines and other recent incidents made it clear that the resilience of the EU critical infrastructure is under threat. Action is urgently needed to step up the EU’s capacity to protect itself against attacks on critical infrastructure, both in the EU and its direct neighbourhood. The Commission is […]
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G7 leaders united in supporting Ukraine
G7 statement on Ukraine on October 11 We, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), convened today with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Our meeting took place against the backdrop of the most recent missile attacks against civilian infrastructure and cities across Ukraine, leading to the death of innocent civilians. We condemn these attacks in […]
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European and World Day against the Death Penalty: Joint statement by the European Union and Council of Europe
European and World Day against the Death Penalty, 10 October 2022: Joint statement by the High Representative, on behalf of the European Union, and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. On the occasion of the European and World Day against the Death Penalty, the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe firmly […]
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Statement by Vice-President Josep Borrell on the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winners
The decision to award this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to these champions of democracy and human right is a sign of hope and light amidst the darkness of internal repression in Russia and Belarus and Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. The European Union welcomes the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to […]
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EMA response to the monkeypox public health emergency
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has initiated a series of actions to respond to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, which has been escalated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on Saturday 23 July. This is the first new PHEIC to be declared since the regulation reinforcing EMA’s role in crisis preparedness and […]
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