Photo © European Union (BRUSSELS) – The EU Commission reached first agreement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca Friday to buy a potential vaccine against COVID-19 as well as to donate to…
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Coronavirus research (BRUSSELS) – The European Commission announced EUR 128 million of EU funding Tuesday for 23 new research projects involving 347 research teams from 40 countries in response to…
The EU Commission opened Tuesday an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Fitbit by Google over the amount of data Google…
Image by BaptisteGrandGrand (BRUSSELS) – The European Commission signed a contract with pharmaceutical company Gilead Tuesday to secure treatment doses of Veklury, the brand name for Remdesivir, for EU Member…
The EU agreed to temporarily adapt its banking rules Wednesday in order to maximise the capacity of banks to lend money and…
von der Leyen – Photo EU Council (BRUSSELS) – The importance of the EU’s trading relationship with China for recovery from COVID-19 was underlined at a…
Coronavirus research (BRUSSELS) – The EU Commission presented Wednesday plans for a joint European approach to the development, manufacture and deployment of vaccines against COVID-19, and a permanent solution to…
Image by Markus Winkler on Pixabay (BRUSSELS) – EU states, with Commission support, agreed Tuesday a set of technical specifications for safe exchange of information between national contact tracing apps…
The EU cranked up plans to relaunch tourism in Europe Monday with the launch of ‘Re-open EU’, an online platform offering information on…
Social media (BRUSSELS) – The EU stepped up its campaign against online disinformation Wednesday, asking online platforms for monthly reports on actions to promote authoritative content and limit coronavirus disinformation.The…
