EU Secures Another Covid-19 Vaccine for Europeans

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The European Commission on Monday announced a new contract to secure up to 405 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine produced by the European company CureVac. “This is the fifth contract with a pharmaceutical company for our Covid-19 vaccine portfolio,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told a press conference. The contract comes after […]

EU to Buy 300m Doses of BioNTech-Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine

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Photo source: biontech.de The European Commission on Wednesday announced that it will authorise a contract for up to 300 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer. The companies on Monday said their vaccine was more than 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19 among those without evidence of prior infection. “This is […]

EU Leaders Step Up Fight Against Covid-19 with More Testing and Tracing

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European Council video conference on Covid-19. European Commision President Ursula von der Leyen and Europen Council President Charles Michel. Copyright: European Union Keeping borders open, monitoring UCI capacity and enabling transfer of coronavirus-infected patients, increasing rapid testing and tracing, and moving ahead with effective vaccination strategies once the

EU Announces More Measures Against Covid-19 Resurgence

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In an attempt to address an aggressive resurgence of the coronavirus across Europe, the Commission urged member states on Wednesday to follow a single approach to Covid-19 testing, require the same passenger locator form (PLF) at all entry points and increase the use of contact-tracing and warning apps. The announcement was made on the same day […]

European Commission Issues First Emission of EU SURE Social Bonds

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The European Commission recently issued a 17-billion-euro inaugural social bond under the EU SURE instrument to help protect jobs and keep people in work. The issuing consisted of two bonds, with 10 billion euros due for repayment in October 2030 and 7 billion euros due for repayment in 2040. Announced in May, the SURE instrument […]

ΣΥΜΒΑΙΝΕΙ ΤΩΡΑ: Στα 3 εκατ. € οι ενισχύσεις ανά επιχείρηση για Covid, από 0,8 που ήταν έως σήμερα

By admin 14 Οκτωβρίου 2020

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Μια εξαιρετικά σημαντική απόφαση για το προσωρινό πλαίσιο για τις κρατικές ενισχύσεις, έλαβε χθες το βράδυ η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή, ανταποκρινόμενη στα αιτήματα των φορέων του Τουρισμού στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, αυξάνοντας εκθετικά το όριο της ενίσχυσης ανά επιχείρηση με τα διάφορα χρηματοδοτικά μέτρα για τον κορονοϊό και παράλληλα επέκτεινε σημαντικά και την χρονική ισχύ των

Greek PM – EU Commission Chief Discuss Fair Migration Management

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a video conference last week with EC President Ursula von der Leyen. Photo Source: @Ursula von der Leyen Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed on the need for joint efforts to address the ongoing refugee crisis impacting Europe. The two sides […]

EU Tables New Pact to Address Migration and Asylum

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Photo source: @MargSchinas In an effort to address and effectively manage the ongoing migrant crisis in Europe, the European Commission tabled this week a new proposal aimed at involving all EU member states in the responsibility. The so-called a new pact on migration and asylum comes five years after the refugee crisis began with Greece […]

EU Covid-19 Recovery Funding to Go into Green and Digital Investments

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Restarting European economies in the aftermath of Covid-19 on a more sustainable basis through the newly launched EU-wide recovery fund is the next step in addressing the repercussions of the health crisis, the European Commission said this week, presenting its strategy for 2021. The Commission presented its 2021 Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy which includes a […]

Europe’s Travel and Tourism Industry Call for End to Quarantines in EU

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Photo source: European Travel Commission (ETC) Over 20 travel and tourism bodies as well as unions across Europe on Friday united in an unprecedented call for European Commission leadership to replace quarantine restrictions with a common EU testing protocol for travel. According to the groups, the current restrictions taken to combat the coronavirus (Covid-19) are […]