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Spanish anti-COVID drug 99% effective

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 08:04
The antiviral drug known as Plitidepsna, which is being produced by Spanish company PharmaMar and tested in experimental laboratories in France and the US, showed a 99% reduction in SARS-CoV-2 viral loads. The “in vitro” and “in vivo” experiments that...
Categories: European Union

Biden signs orders to curb climate change, announces April climate summit

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 08:03
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (27 January) signed a series of orders aimed at quelling rising global temperatures and announced that the United States will host a climate summit in April.
Categories: European Union

Baltic states favour rail over recovery

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 08:00
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are raising the stakes to secure EU funding for the Rail Baltica high-speed rail link connecting the three countries and continuing all the way to Warsaw, and may even be ready to block the EU’s €750...
Categories: European Union

Open strategic autonomy: what is in a name?

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 08:00
The United States, as the EU’s closest and most powerful ally, will be an essential partner in the EU’s pursuit of open strategic autonomy, writes Susan Danger.
Categories: European Union

Finland becomes Hollywood substitute

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 07:58
Finland’s fairly low infection rate has made the country a safe and lucrative shooting location for foreign production companies as studios across the world have been forced to close due to the coronavirus pandemic. Two American and at least one...
Categories: European Union

Amazon to reduce stock to Northern Ireland

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 07:57
Online retail giant Amazon is to withdraw some products for sale to Northern Ireland, due to trade obstacles that have arisen on the Irish Sea Border as a result of Brexit. The change will come into effect when the ‘grace-period’...
Categories: European Union

Belgian solutions for border crossings

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 07:57
Hikers, runners or cyclists who briefly cross the border during their trip will not be targeted for breaching the COVID-19 travel ban by police services. The Belgian government’s ban on non-essential travel came into effect on Wednesday until 1 March in...
Categories: European Union

Unemployment in France increased by 7.5% in 2020

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 07:57
The number of unemployed people rose by 7.5% in 2020 despite a 2.7% drop in the fourth quarter, according to figures published Wednesday by the French labour ministry’s department. While more than 3.5 million people on average were unemployed during...
Categories: European Union

Warnings over growing anti-Semitism in Germany

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 07:57
In honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the German Bundestag dedicated an hour to commemorating the victims of the Shoah on Wednesday, during which speakers warned of growing anti-Semitism in the country and condemned the Holocaust’s trivialisation by coronavirus sceptics. “Anti-Semitic...
Categories: European Union

Lawmakers push for EU due diligence law on environmental, human rights

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 07:45
The European Parliament's legal affairs committee adopted a report on Wednesday (27 January) calling on the European Union to legally require companies to protect human rights and the environment in their supply chains.
Categories: European Union

Germany sends medical experts to Portugal as hospitals face COVID-19 crisis

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 07:44
Hospitals in Lisbon flooded with COVID-19 patients are at risk of failing to meet soaring demand for oxygen, the head of Portugal's doctors association said as Germany sent military medics to the country to evaluate how they can help.
Categories: European Union

Protests in Belarus and Russia – new hope for the region and EU values?

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 07:42
Authoritarian regimes support one another and learn each other’s “tips and tricks”, but so do the protesters who aim to topple them. The time is ripe for a change, and the EU should uphold the values they are defending.
Categories: European Union

A question of moral leadership

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 07:33
Out of the EU, the UK is in a foreign policy tailspin. Boris Johnson’s moral leadership is in question and government decisions are tarnishing diplomatic relations, writes Emilie-Louise Purdie.
Categories: European Union

EU Commission presses platforms to de-monetise disinformation

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 07:20
As part of a wider bid to clamp down on harmful content on the internet, the European Commission has urged major digital platforms to take measures to de-monetise disinformation online.
Categories: European Union

Member states should create ‘synergies’ between recovery plans, Horizon Europe R&I programme – minister

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 07:17
Portugal’s science, technology and higher education minister on Wednesday highlighted the need to prioritise the relationship between science and employment, open collaborative research and career development in the areas of innovation and research. Manuel Heitor, speaking at a videoconference on...
Categories: European Union

2021’s ‘Doomsday Clock’ stuck at 100 seconds until the end of the world

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 07:08
After a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and continued fears over nuclear risks and climate change, the symbolic Doomsday Clock remains stuck at the same time as last year. “The hands of the Doomsday Clock remain at 100 seconds...
Categories: European Union

Beyond 2020: Global Youth – Voices & Futures [Promoted content]

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 07:00
TODAY’S YOUTH HAVE BEEN DEEPLY IMPACTED BY 2020 BUT REMAIN RESILIENT, POSITIVE AND COMMITTED TO WORKING TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE As the world continues on its path of unparalleled social, political and financial uncertainty, we wonder, what will the future...
Categories: European Union

Czech Republic’s transport decarbonisation ‘trapped’ in local politics

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 06:55
Efforts to decarbonise the Czech Republic’s transport through the increased use of bioethanol have fallen prey to local politics, putting the country’s renewable energy goals at risk. EURACTIV Czech Republic reports.
Categories: European Union

Cohesion money ‘won’t buy our consent,’ Greek islands governor says

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 06:26
EU cohesion policy funds to support social and professional integration of migrants and refugees will not solve the problems faced by Greek islands hosting camps, the governor of the region told EURACTIV.
Categories: European Union

EU border agency suspends operations in Hungary

Thu, 01/28/2021 - 06:20
The EU border agency on Wednesday (28 January) suspended all operations in Hungary after the EU’s top court said the country had broken the law by preventing some migrants from seeking asylum. “Frontex has suspended all its operational activities on...
Categories: European Union

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