The month of August ended with a total of 65,409,073 diagnosed cases of COVID-19, implying a monthly increase of 8.47%. Likewise, the number of COVID-19 deaths amounted to 1,277,013, 4.64% more than in the previous month. The following graph shows the evolution of confirmed cases and deaths from COVD-19 during the month mentioned above: The […]
Conference on the Future of Europe: time for your ideas
The Conference on the Future of Europe is looking for your ideas on how the EU should change and what it should focus on. Now is the time to get involved. After its official launch in spring, the Conference is entering a crucial stage: it needs to get as much input from citizens as possible on how […]
EU-UK relations: Commission proposes draft mandate for negotiations on Gibraltar
The European Commission has adopted a Recommendation for a Council decision authorising the opening of negotiations for an EU-UK agreement on Gibraltar. The Commission also presented its proposal for negotiating guidelines. It is now for the Council to adopt this draft mandate, after which the Commission can begin formal negotiations with the United Kingdom. Gibraltar […]
COVID-19 evolution in Europe – 1st half 2021
Through data published by Johns Hopkins University and collected daily by the European Documentation Center in Almeria, an analysis of the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe during the first half of the year 2021 has been performed. During the first half of 2021, COVID-19 cases continued to increase steadily. The European continent began […]
European Research Council Advanced Grants
European Research Council (ERC) grants are available to support researchers in carrying out frontier research projects. The European Research Council (ERC) is a European funding initiative, designed to support the best scientists, engineers and scholars in Europe. Its mandate is to encourage the highest quality research in Europe through competitive funding and to support investigator-initiated […]
COVID-19 vaccination developments in Europe – 1st four-month period 2021
Vaccination against COVID-19 started on 27 December 2020 across the European Union, in a moment of unity. To date, 4 safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines have been licensed for use in the EU, following positive scientific recommendations from the European Medicines Agency: BioNTech-Pfizer: On 21 December 2020, the European Commission granted conditional marketing authorisation to […]
Andalusia for the Future of Europe
The Andalusia for the Future of Europe initiative, led by the Regional Ministry of the Presidency, Public Administration and the Interior, with the collaboration of the European Information Network of Andalusia, aims to promote the participation of Andalusian society in the Conference on the Future of Europe promoted by the institutions of the European Union. […]
Conference on the Future of Europe: what is it and how will it work?
In a world fighting a pandemic and looking for solutions to long-term challenges such as climate change, the EU is committed to an open, democratic debate with people about what it should focus on. Inclusive, democratic process A recent Eurobarometer survey showed that 92% of Europeans want people’s voices “taken more into account in decisions relating […]
Why are morning people happier?
Scientists claim one sleep habit can lead to more happiness. Feeling the blues? It’s time to reset your alarm clock. According to a study published in the journal ‘JAMA Psychiatry’, adjusting your sleep schedule could be good for your mental health. The research concluded that waking up just an hour earlier than usual could lower […]