This document collects and analyzes data on the evolution of COVID-19, collected by Johns Hopkins University and published daily by the European Documentation Center of Almería during the months of May, June and July 2020. COVID-19: Europe Overview Evolution of confirmed cases Europe At the end of May, the European continent registered a total of […]
Coronavirus Present situation in Europe. Russia 816.680 cases
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the name given to the new coronavirus of 2019. COVID-19 is the name given to the disease associated with the virus. SARS-CoV-2 is a new strain of coronavirus that has not previously been identified in humans. Next table shows european countries with reported laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths. Data […]
EU-UK talks: MEPs display unwavering support for the EU position
Parliament regrets that differences remain substantial, with little time left to reach an agreement on the future EU-UK relationship. In a report adopted by a large majority on Thursday, Parliament takes stock of the EU-UK negotiations on a new partnership so far and acknowledges the negotiating parties’ call to intensify talks in July. They regret […]
Quality of Europe’s bathing waters remains high, latest annual assessment finds
The quality of Europe’s bathing water remains high, according to this year’s European bathing water quality assessment published today. Just under 85 % of swimming sites across Europe monitored in 2019 met the European Union’s highest and most stringent ‘excellent’ quality standards. The results published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European […]
Statistics: COVID-19 evolution in Europe – May
>>>Visit here the analysis of COVID-19 evolution in Europe: May-July 2020<< The European Commission is coordinating a common European response to the coronavirus outbreak. We are taking resolute action to reinforce our public health sectors and mitigate the socio-economic impact in the European Union. We are mobilizing all means at our disposal to help our […]
Renewable energy in Europe
Renewable energy is the collective name for energy, that is produced using the earth’s natural resources, like sunlight, wind, water resources (rivers, tides and waves), heat from the earth’s surface, or biomass. The process, by which these renewable resources are converted into energy, emits no net greenhouse gases, which is why renewable energy is also […]
CrowdHeritage: contribute to culture
The project aims at improving the quality of Europeana’s digital content by developing a standalone online platform for enriching metadata of selected cultural items. What is CrowdHeritage? CrowdHeritage is an open platform available in three languages (English, French, Italian), where everybody can contribute to improve the information about cultural heritage institutions’ collections. In addition to discovering new […]
European Council
Access to the official webpage and social networks Role: Defines the general political direction and priorities of the European Union Members: Heads of state or government of EU countries, European Council President, European Commission President President: Charles Michel Established in: 1974 (informal forum), 1992 (formal status), 2009 (official EU institution) Location: Brussels (Belgium) The European Council […]
European Comission
Access to the official webpage and social networks Role: Promotes the general interest of the EU by proposing and enforcing legislation as well as by implementing policies and the EU budget Members: A team or ‘College’ of Commissioners, 1 from each EU country President: Ursula von der Leyen Year established: 1958 Location: Brussels […]